2008 Santa Cruz County Cyclocross Championships Sunday

The 2008 Santa Cruz County Cyclocross Championships will be held this Sunday at Pinto Lake County Park in Watsonville. The highest-placed
County resident will be awarded the title of 2008 Santa Cruz County Cyclocross Champion and be presented a special prize in all 19 categories.



This Championship race will be the third race of the Peak Season Cyclocross series, hosted by the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club. More details at
http://www.cyclocross.cx

New Race Feb 16th! - CXSR in Santa Rosa

From Bike Monkey:

Bike Monkey has partnered with the City of Santa Rosa to host an inaugural late-season cyclocross event, CXSR, on February 16th at Dan Galvin Park, just 3 days before the Tour of California comes to Santa Rosa in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Next year, Bike Monkey will extend a series throughout the normal cross season that visits multiple parks throughout the City limits. You can register for the event at http://www.BikeMonkey.net.

Editor: Great to hear about a new series for next season as well! -funke

CCCX Series Final Set For This Sunday In Winter Storm Conditions

From Dusty Downs:

This will not be Kansas, where Northern California riders battled to so many podium finishes at the past National Cyclocross Championships. However, with a Winter Storm Warning in effect, the racing at the CCCX Series final for 2007-08 should be epic and memorable for all who make the trip to Monterey and the Ft Ord Day Camp this Sunday. Nor-Cal riders such as Justin Robinson, Andy Jacques-Maynes, Alan Coates, Todd Hoefer, Gannon Myall, Chris D'Aluisio, Josh Snead, Rachel Llyod, Josie Beggs Jacques-Maynes, Barbara Howe, Sarah Kerlin, Stella Carey, Shelley Olds, Beverly Chaney, Julie Bates, Thomas Feix, Norm Kriess, Jim Gentes, Peter Dahlstrand, Frank Cauresma, and Aaron Kereluk, all went and battled the horrible conditions at the Kansas National Championships and came away with great success. Now the rest of the Northern California racers will have a chance to race when the going gets tuff and winter weather hits in full force. They are calling for heavy rains during the days leading up to the CCCX Series final, with possible rain the day of racing. There will not be snow on the ground, and the temperatures will be warm compared to Kansas, but the action will be exciting and CCCX Series titles are up for grabs in the final race of the year. The Ft Ord grounds have been extremely dry all year, the sandy and hard packed dirt sucks up water and makes for awesome racing even in the worst conditions possible. Some area in and around the day camp actually gets perfect for racing and riding when the rain is heaviest, as the terrain is sandy and it soaks up water like a sponge. So the racing should be challenging and exciting with lots of water involved. The CCCX Race Course for the final looks to be a special route for Cyclocross, using some of the sections from the past race at the Day Camp, as well as a few new sections that have never been used for a Cyclocross race at this venue.

Please go to www.cccx.org for directions and info for the racing.

Also one of Northern California's finest Cycling Photographers Rick Rasmussen will be in attendance to photograph each athlete in action. All of Mr. Rasmussen's photos are available on his web site, there will be a link to the site on the CCCX Results page, and his specialty is getting photos of riders in adverse weather conditions doing their thing.

Happy New Year to all!, see you at the races.

Sacramento Series Finale, Party, and Raffle

From Rich Maile:

HEY CROSS FANS, THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER AND IT'S TIME TO RACE. SACRAMENTO CX IS PROUD TO PRESENT IT'S SERIES FINALE FOR THE 07/08 SEASON THIS SAT, JAN 5. WE ARE SURE TO HAVE A GREAT COURSE AS THE WEATHER GODS WILL BE BLESSING US WITH THE NASTY THAT CROSS IS ALL ABOUT.

THE COURSE FOR THIS SATURDAYS' RACE IS SMACK DAB IN DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO ALONG THE AMERICAN RIVER GIVING IT A BIT OF AN URBAN FEEL. THE COURSE WILL HOLD UP NO MATTER HOW MUCH IT RAINS(JUST LIKE LAST YEAR) MAKING FOR CLASSIC CYCLOCROSS RACING. THERE IS A COVERED AREA TO NEXT TO THE COURSE TO TAKE SHELTER FROM WHAT IS BEING BILLED AS THE STORM OF THE YEAR.

THIS IS THE FINAL RACE RACE SO THERE ARE DOUBLE POINTS UP FOR GRABS. IT ALSO CANNOT BE THE ONE DROPPED RACE THAT COUNTS TOWARDS THE FINAL POINTS SCORE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ALL OF THE RACES THIS SEASON. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE DAILY RACE PRIZES AWARDED, CASH FOR SENIOR A MEN AND SENIOR A WOMEN, MEDALS FOR ALL OTHER CLASSES.

SAC CX WILL BE HAVING THE SEASON ENDING AWARDS PARTY AND RAFFLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RACE. IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT OLD SOUL COFFEE IN DOWNTOWN SAC. THERE WILL BE FOOD AND HOT BEVERAGES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THERE WILL BE A DESIGNATED SPACE INSIDE OLD SOUL COFFEE FOR RACERS TO BRING THEIR BIKES WITH THEM SO FOLKS DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THEM IN OR ON THE CAR. A MAP WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT THE RACE TO OLD SOUL COFFEE.

SERIES WINNERS WILL RECEIVE COMMEMORATIVE JERSEYS, THE REAL STASH WILL BE RAFFLED OFF. WE HAVE 2 COMPLETE BIKES FROM FUJI, FRAMESET FROM CANNONDALE, WHEELS AND COMPUTERS FROM MAVIC AND A TON OF OTHER STUFF TO GIVE AWAY. IT WILL PAY OFF TO COME TO THE PARTY.

THANKS TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME OUT TO THE SACRAMENTO CYCLOCROSS SERIES RACES THIS SEASON. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THIS SAT, JAN 5 FOR THE FINALE.

RICH MAILE