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Category : Racing

07 Aug 2015

Riding in Breakaways at the Brentwood Grand Prix

This past weekend, the SoCalCycling.com Team competed at the Brentwood Grand Prix along San Vicente Boulevard in the upscale city of Brentwood.  The Brentwood Grand Prix, which also hosted the SCNCA Elite Criterium Championships, had an expo area, nice crowd and atmosphere in Downtown Brentwood with over 90 riders lining up to compete for the Elite Criterium Title. The course was technical, challenging and the speed was very fast. The SoCalCycling.com Team rode a great race with representation by Josh […]

22 Jul 2015

Product Review: KMC X11L Silver Chain

If you haven’t used or heard of KMC chains, KMC specializes in making some of the best and most reliable chains on the market around the world. No matter if you are riding BMX, mountain bike, track, fixie or road, KMC makes a variety chains for each type of bike, for various speeds and in different chain weights. The SoCalCycling.com Team has been using KMC chains for the last 9 years. This year our Team bikes are equipped with the KMC X11L […]

29 Jun 2015

On the Podium at the Ontario 4 Corner Criterium

The Ontario 4 Corner Criterium was held on a short .7 mile course that runs on some of the same streets as the popular Grand Prix course. The Pro 1-3 race was only 60 minutes long, so the SoCalCycling.com Team was aggressive and made solid attacks throughout the race in an effort to get something to stick in the hot and humid weather. A break of twelve riders got off late in the race and with a few laps to […]

22 Jun 2015

Making the Podium at the 805 Criterium Weekend, By Wesley Eslick, SoCalCycling.com Team

Day 1 – 805 Hancock Twilight Criterium in Lompoc The Explore Lompoc presents 805 Criterium Weekend kicked off on Friday evening with a twilight criterium on a nice banked 1.3 mile course. This year they put in a nice twist and reversed the courses from previous years which made it fast and hard. The Pro 1/2 race kicked off at 6:45 pm with the wind blowing hard which would make it a hard 90 minutes. Attacks were going off the […]

15 Jun 2015

Product Review: fi’zi:k Aliante R3 K:ium Saddle

My name is Wesley Eslick, I am a 20 year old South African riding on the SoCalCycling.com Team in California, USA. I have been fortunate enough to ride the new fi’zi:k Aliante R3 K:ium saddle for 2015. It’s Italian look as well as it’s non slip patch which sits towards the back of the saddle has made for a really comfortable ride and sleek design not to mention. The fi’zi:k Aliante R3 K:ium comes in at a very light weight […]

10 Jun 2015

Race Report: On the Podium at the Manhattan Beach Grand Prix – By Garrett Olsen, SoCalCycling.com Team

Manhattan Beach Grand Prix holds a special place in my heart.  It is very close to the center of the known universe, aka the Manhattan Beach Pier, and only a half an hour ride from my humble abode in Santa Monica, CA. The weather was perfect for a bike race. The race started with numerous attacks going from the start with many of them being chased down as the field was motivated and fresh. With the speeds being so high […]