Happy Hour Tour '08

The 2008 SoCalCross Happy Hour Tour travels across Southern California and is both a FREE clinic and a celebration of cyclocross.  Each event meets at one of our Official SoCalCross Bike Shops at 5:30PM departing for a short warm up as we ride to a local park for a CX Mini Clinic covering basic CX techniques and racing tips including:  dismounts, remounts, run ups and race tactics.

We return to the shop at 7:00PM for Happy Hour Food and Drinks and a presentation on CX including latest CX bikes, equipment, videos, training tips and more about the Prestige Series... then end the night with a giveaway from our Happy Hour sponsors. Thanks to: Clif Bar, Fluid, Kool N Fit Sport, Figueroa Farms, CX Magazine, Voler and Willamette Valley Vineyards.

The SoCalCross Happy Hour Tour begins Monday, 9/8 at Banning's Bikes in Fullerton. After the presentation, head over to the Muckenthaler Cultural Center - get a preview off the first race of the Prestige Series and enjoy a screening of the classic film, Breaking Away at 9:00pm - admission to the film is only $5.00.

For the LA crowd, meet us at 5:30pm - Tuesday, 9/9 at Montrose Bike Shop for the second stop in our Happy Hour Tour.  Food, fun, friends… cyclocross!

The festivities continue throughout the month, including...

ROUND TWO BEGINS WITH THE CX CLINIC WEEKEND 9/13 & 9/14:
Irvine - focus on Juniors and San Luis Obispo - focus on family…

DON’T MISS UPCOMING WEEKEND MORNING ‘CROSS CLINICS!
These are more extensive clinics  - 2 hours of instruction, practice circuits and relay fun race.  Clinic is FREE for USA Cycling licensed riders, one day licenses are available for $5.00.

WEEKEND - CX CLINIC SCHEDULE:
Sat, 9/13: UC Irvine… Bike Religion with focus on Juniors
Sun, 9/14: San Luis Obispo… Meet at Laguna Lake and spend a day at the park.
Sun, 9/28: Rock N Road Cyclery in Laguna Niguel… try cross on some classic trails nearby.

8:30am     Check-in Begins/Continental Breakfast
9:00am     Presentation – Intro to CX – Equipment, SCNCA CX Schedule 2008-09
10:00am   CX Clinic Drills
11:00am   Practice Circuits – Relay Race
11:30am   Post Clinic Q & A

SEPTEMBER  HAPPY HOUR TOUR SCHEDULE:
Monday    September 15th             Rock N Road Cyclery              Mission Viejo                
Tuesday    September 16th             B & L Bikes                             Solana Beach                 

More clinics are planned for Ventura, Santa Barbara and LA to finish out September and the first few days of October leading into our second Prestige Series Psycho-Cross at Fairview Park in Costa Mesa on 10/5 hosted by Lightning Velo.

Thank you to our Official Bike Shops: Banning’s Bikes, Montrose Bike Shop, Bike Religion, Rock N Road Cyclery and B & L Bikes.  Thank you to our Happy Hour Sponsors:  Clif Bar, Fluid, Kool N Fit Sport, CX Magazine, Voler Team Apparel and Willamette Valley Vineyards.  Go to:  www.SoCalCross.org for more info!  Questions?  Contact:  dot@socalcross.org