PRESS RELEASE: So. Cal Cross Series brings in some new faces! Celo Pacific CX - Vista, California 10/16/05 by Dorothy Wong

SoCalCross Series charged on full steam ahead Sunday with its 4 th week of record breaking attendance and brought with it some new faces.   The growing cross fever in So Cal sparked the interest of UCI Elite Team Sea Silver rider, Adam Livingston and newly crowned National Marathon mountain bike champion, Monique Sawicki (Team Mata).

Under cloudy skies the Celo Pacific CX racing began on the super fast championship course with the Masters 40+ race won by Celo Pacific's own, Charles Morris.   And with his 4 th straight win, Jonathan Livesay of PAA/Merrill Lynch... also the course designer for next week's Verdugo CX race... continued to destroy the 50+ field.  

Finishing up the first wave of racing were the Juniors.   In the Jr. Women 18+ under event, National MTB champ, Brittney VanVleet (KHS/Swamis) powered her way down the long straightaways to take the win, while Didier Jourdain (Karl Strauss/SDBC) on his brand new Redline Conquest, took the victory in the Jr. Men 18+ under race.

Minutes before the next wave of racing began, the rain blew in, but in So Cal, it meant dampening the sandy course for the 30+ Men, won this time by Mike McMahon of Team Velocity.   Next up was the largest B Men's field of the series-to-date and was won by up and coming crosser, Jason Perkins of Encore Cycling taking the log garden section with ease.

Completing the wave was the A Women's field which drew the interest of National MTB Marathon Champion, Monique Sawicki of Team Mata.   Monique and defending SoCalCross champ, Dorothy Wong (Kelly Bike Co.) duked it out with Wong winning the battle of the barriers, and Sawicki using her mountain bike skills twisted through the off-camber tree section   to upset Wong, taking the victory in the end.

The finale of the day was the A Men's event which has grown over the past two years into a highly competitive field.   Adam Livingston of UCI Team Sea Silver paid a visit in his first cross race.   Amgen's elite squad led by 40+ Nat'l champ, Mark Noble (Amgen) and Celo Pacific's elite team in full force led by cross icon, Brent Prenzlow, quickly turned the field of 24 into a break of 7 riders.   As the 2.2 mile course played out, the group was widdled down to 3 with Prenzlow, Noble and Noble's son, Chance becoming the top 3 for the day with Mark taking the victory in the last 300 meters of the course.

Series Sponsor, Kelly Bike Company hosted Bike Demo Day.   Showing off   new for 05' their new and greatly improved Knobby X.   Keeping the basic overall geometry and virtual sizing, Kelly went back to the original straight or "euro" chain stay design, a semi-compact cut and an 1 1/8" head tube.    Knobby on!    SoCalCross also welcomes Control Tech to our series sponsors!

The SoCalCross Series continues next weekend with race #5:   Verdugo CX   in Glendale.   A favorite of the 2004 season, this classic course twists its way around a tree filled park setting.   And sure to spice things up this year are two special categories, a free Kids race and also a Public Safety category.

The 2005 Southern California Cyclocross Cup looks to be the biggest & best year so far!

PRESS RELEASE: The much anticipated 2005 Southern California Cyclocross Cup racing series is set to kick off on September 18 th   for another exciting season of cyclocross racing. A full series of 15 races is sure to bring out the best in Southern California cyclocross. A few new venues and promoters have been added and the series is already attracting attention.The euro style courses offer true cyclocross racing action and some of the best riders in the state will compete for the overall series title.The 2004 So.Cal. Cross Series brought out a few big names such as 7 time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and sure to compete for 2005 will be National Champion Mark Noble and So Cal cross phenoms Brent Prenzlow, Dorothy Wong and Chris Gallup. According to Dorothy Wong, cross fanatic and promoter of the series cup, "The 2004-2005 season was an exciting year for us and we saw some growth in all areas of the sport. The coming season should be bigger and better with new venues and more riders than ever interested in cross. We truly want to promote cyclocross in our neck of the woods and share our awesome courses. We encourage everyone to come out and at least spectate, but hopefully we can convince even more roadies and mountain bike riders to join in. The response thus far is overwhelming!" Information about the series, promoters and all the venues can be found at www.socalcyclocross.com>>

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