The Urban Cyclocross^TM Series continued with the Black Cat Cross^TM at Ken Malloy Park. The cat grab once again entertained both spectators and riders. Bonus series points were picked up in the Masters 45+ by Greg Castaneda (Lightning Velo) and in the Singlespeed A by Noah Holcomb (Cannondale Factory) for grabbing the ornamental cat and tossing it at the announcer. The weather cooperated as clear skies and clean air were the norm despite the recent wildfires. The Elite Men 1,2,3 race was treated to an appearance by Tony Cruz (Discovery Channel Team). Initially missing the lead break of riders, the cruiser was able to get rolling to eventually catch the group that included Jason Lowetz (Team Bearclaw), Brandon Gritters (Rock N Road), Gary Hanson (Giant), and John Baily. After the catch, Cruz tore the group apart with only Lowetz able to hang on to Cruz but only for a short time as he too could not keep Cruz’s pace. Hanson and Gritters traded pace for several minutes until an unfortunate bad remount caused Gritters to snap his seat post taking both him and Hanson off their bikes. A hilarious move was made by Hanson as he chased his bike that had kept going without him! Once Hanson caught up to his bike, he was able to settle in to a solid third place behind Lowetz and Cruz. Gritters was lucky to be next to the mechanical pit and lost no time as he retrieved his spare bike to hold on to fourth place. A tremendous thank you to SoCalPOBA and South Bay Wheelmen for their help! A bit of rain 24 hours before race day made for another excellent course and the Random Cash for the Elite Men’s and Elite Women’s was again a hit with the spectators and riders. Watch for more cash to be handed out at random to the riders at the upcoming Urban Cyclocross^TM  Turkey 'Cross at Entradero Park in Torrance, November 18^th hosted by Liquid Fitness Cycling.
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Riders at this year's first Urban Cyclocross Series^TM were treated to an exceptional course at the Palos Verdes Peninsula High XC running course due to the rain and thanks to hundreds of student runners the day before.  Men’s Elite 1,2,3 category started out with a lead group of eight riders breaking away from the rest. Team Bearclaw’s duo of Fritz Bottger and Jason Lowitz rolled away only slowing down when Fritz stopped to pick up the greenbacks scattered on the ground and pocketed them. Yes, that was real cash handed to the riders at random on the course just for racing! Team BearClaw went on to sweep the top three places in the Elite Men’s category.
Prestigiously nestled among million dollar homes, with an ocean view, Urban Cyclocross^TM #1 was an awesome race with perfect weather conditions, No heat, no wind and no dust. Just cool and sunny weather. The course was lengthen, several new sections were added including Capital Hill where cash was handed to (and thrown at) the Elite Men and Women riders. This was a huge success. Singlespeed categories were also bigger than ever with a $100 value JANDD messenger bag awarded to the fastest rider on the first lap, Cid Castillo. Closing the day was the Shimano Youth series which brought out a peloton of young riders from SBW.