CCCX, Fort Ord 15 January 2012 At the Central Coast Cyclo-Cross Series finale, Sofia Gomez-Villafane (Ibis/Buy-cell.com) doubled-up with wins in Junior and Elite Women. In the latter, Gomez-Villafane took the early lead and proceeded to stretch out the gap over second place. “I was super-nervous.” said Gomez-Villafane, “In my mind I was thinking what if [...]
Read more →Don Myrah (Ibis/Buy-cell.com) followed up his US National Cyclocross crown with a win in Men 45-49 at the 2012 UCI Master’s Cyclocross World Championships. NorCal racers joining Myrah were fifth place James Coats (California Giant/Specialized) and bronze medalist Gannon Myall (California Giant/Specialized). Lap times indicate Myrah built a 30-second lead after three laps that ballooned [...]
Read more →USA Cycling announced the names of racers to compete for the United States at the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium, 28-29 January. The World Championship team includes recently crowned National Champions Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant), Jeremy Powers(Team Rapha-Focus), Zach McDonald (Team Rapha-Focus), and Logan Owen (Team Redline). Northern California is well represented in [...]
Read more →If you want to know how crazy it is that racing in California starts in January, just call up one of your friends on the east coast and see what they say. The typical response is silence, disbelief, and then annoyance. A comment about the cost of housing and earthquakes will likely be in there, [...]
Read more →USAC 2012 National Cyclo-cross Championships Badger Park, Verona, Wisconsin US ‘cross racers decided the national Championships for the Elite Women and Men and U23 Women today, just outside Madison, Wisconsin. The day started out colder than previous days this week but the heavily muddy conditions, evident at Friday’s racing, stayed away. Sunny skies and steadier [...]
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