See You at Santa Cross...

Southern California cyclocross season is drawing to its inevitable end, with a handful of weekends left on the racing calendar. If you have ever wanted to check into what all the cx hype is about, next weekend (December 17 and 18) would be a good time to do so. Santa Cross will be two days of racing and other assorted fun at the Greek Theater and Griffith Park. That is two days of bike action, two days of costumes, there will be live music, food, vendor expo (think Christmas presents for all the cyclists on your list). Fun rides, canine races, kids races, a Sunday toy ride are also scheduled, and since it is Griffith Park, you can bring your bike for a loop through the park (in between taking photos, that is my plan for Saturday). Bring your favorite Santa or elf hat, your holiday spirit, and have some fun. Racing starts at 9:00 both days; for more info check the So Cal Cross website, here.

SoCalCross, Season 2011-2012...

Just in case you missed it, were outside the area, or otherwise unaware, Dorothy released the seventeen week schedule for the upcoming cyclocross season in Southern California this morning. There are two more UCI weekends again this year, the first in Irvine, and a return to the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, for the second. I see some other familiar venues as well. Bummer no Bonelli Park race this time, it was nice having one close enough to ride to. But you can't please all the people, all the time, and there will be plenty of other good racing to fill in. You can check the schedule here.