Southern California - SoCal Cross Fever #1 (MT SAC)

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jtcastillo
01-12-11, 03:40 PM
CX racing is so fun to watch. The action is right there, in your face. I think I'm going to give it a try!

There are some pics. I will post more during the week at BicycleFriends.com (http://bicyclefriends.blogspot.com/)

Part One (http://bicyclefriends.blogspot.com/2011/01/socal-cross-fever-1-mt-sac-part-one.html)

Part Two (http://bicyclefriends.blogspot.com/2011/01/socal-cross-fever-1-mt-sac-part-two.html)

Part Three (http://bicyclefriends.blogspot.com/2011/01/socal-cross-fever-1-mt-sac-part-three.html)

calamarichris
01-12-11, 03:45 PM
Someone here in BF has this as their signature:

Cyclocross: a bike race made as stupid as possible; yet people still do it.

They aren't actually racing on the Mount Sac cross-country course, are they? My XC used to race at meets there and there were steeeep sections on that course.
Rumpled
01-12-11, 05:14 PM
Someone here in BF has this as their signature:

Cyclocross: a bike race made as stupid as possible; yet people still do it.

They aren't actually racing on the Mount Sac cross-country course, are they? My XC used to race at meets there and there were steeeep sections on that course.

Portions of the course. Poopout hill one called it was a steep run/walk up. It can be seen in the above gallery.

I really liked the course and did about as good as I've ever done - I even almost lapped a guy.

Here's what my GPS showed, it cuts some of the corners and such; but the overall is there.
Rumpleds CX 4 Race (http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=42808)

Click on Playback and then zoom in a bit and pick your favorite type of map.

OUC
01-12-11, 05:25 PM
They aren't actually racing on the Mount Sac cross-country course, are they? My XC used to race at meets there and there were steeeep sections on that course.

I can't remember if it was last year or the year before at Mnt. Sac, but there was a guy in front of me on a cyclo cross bike in a very bumpy single track portion. I had to go around as he was slow in that section. Every one else had mountian bikes. I think he finished descent though.
jtcastillo
01-12-11, 09:28 PM
I actually have tons of pictures. I plan to unload all of them in the next couple of days. I want to do SoCal Cross Fever #3. What is the cost to race? Is there membership fees or etc???

Part Four (http://bicyclefriends.blogspot.com/2011/01/socal-cross-fever-1-mt-sac-part-four.html)
thenomad
01-13-11, 12:40 AM
About $35 gets you racing.
DO IT. It's fun. I plan on doing much more of it. I wanted to go to that one but it didn't work out. Not sure if I can make this next one either.
jtcastillo
01-13-11, 07:47 AM
About $35 gets you racing.
DO IT. It's fun. I plan on doing much more of it. I wanted to go to that one but it didn't work out. Not sure if I can make this next one either.

Thanks. I heard there is going to be a series in June/July maybe in Mt Baldy. Coates Cyclery in Claremont mentioned this to me over the weekend.