The UCLA cycling team has been promoting its killer race up in Pear Blossom for sometime now and this year they decided to open it up to USCF categories.The course was very similar to Devils Punchbowl RR, the only difference being they took the first right up a steep ~1 mile run up to the finish, cutting the lap sizes down a bit. The course was roughly 13 miles a lap with 1500 feet of climbing per lap. The Cat 3's did 4 laps, the P123 raced 5. … [Read more...]
Platinum riders fare well at Mothballs criterium
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Platinum Performance had a strong presence in the first Criterium of the year promoted by Echelon Santa Barbara and appropriately titled "Mothballs". The Platinum boys rode well with representation in every move that jumped off the front. At 6 laps to go they took complete control of the race with Steve Smith and John Orach going pull for pull on the front, stringing out the pack to keep the race safe and discouraging any surges or attacks. … [Read more...]
