SOLON, OH (BRAIN)—Solon Bicycle owner Dan Sirkin will be hosting a BMX Freestyle Reunion festival on July 18, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Solon Community Center.
In the mid 80s to early 90s, Randy Loop of Columbus, Ohio assembled BMX Freestyle competitions that were held all across the country. The bulk of his efforts were concentrated in the Columbus region, however. His competitions consistently showed some of the strongest turnouts of any event series going at the time. Over the years, many of these riders ended up becoming sponsored by major bike companies. Some of these riders stuck with it throughout the 90s when the sport died while others just quit riding altogether…Â Details
Throughout its nearly two decades, the Sea Otter Classic has evolved as a cycling festival as much as its competitors have evolved as athletes.
World champions to Olympic gold medalists to Tour de France riders have all made yearly treks to Laguna Seca Recreation Area in Monterey for this event.
The majority of participating athletes are amateurs, with newbies to nearly lifelong recreational competitors progressing through age-group divisions. Some of their children are now doing the same.
An increasing number of cyclists in recent years have participated in the Sea Otter Classic, which begins Thursday, as an extension of the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Racing League.
Now in its ninth year, the league has 35 teams and about 425 participants. The corresponding first-year Southern California division has 15 teams and about 85 athletes…Â Details