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Come to the 3rd Annual San Francisco Bay Area Northern Bicycle Expo! Â
WHERE: Cow Palace! – San Francisco/Daly City, CA
WHEN: November 6th 2010
TIME: Doors open at 10 AM
General Admission:
$10 Pre-sale. $12 at the Door. A percentage of the door will go to building the potential bike park at McLaren Park. Tickets will be available at Ticket Master, the Cow Palace Box Office, rideSFO and select locations. 12 and under will be FREE!Â
8:00 AM: Registration Opens for the Cycle Showdown
9:00 AM: AT’s Showdown Practice Starts
9:45 AM: Fixed Gear Battle Pro/AM Practice Starts
10:00 AM: Doors Open to the Public
10:00 AM: Registration Opens for the Cross Palace
10:15 AM: Fixed Gear Battle Pro/Amateur Practice Ends
10:15 AM: BMX Intersection Practice Starts
10:45 AM: BMX Intersection Ends
11:00 AM: Cross Palace – Junior Boys 10-14; Junior Boys 15-18; Junior Girls Start
11:00 AM: AT’s Showdown Qualifying Starts
11:00 AM: Fixed Gear Amateur Battle Comp Start
11:30 AM: Cross Palace – Women’s Cat; C Singlespeed Women’s (OPEN CATEGORY) Start
11:45 AM: Fixed Gear Amateur Battle Comp Ends
11:45 AM: BMX Intersection 1st Round Start
12:15 PM: Cross Palace – Men’s Cat C; Men’s Cat 55+ B Start
12:30 PM: Pedal Savvy Fashion Show Starts
1:00 PM: Cross Palace – Men 35+ B; Men 45+ B Start
1:15 PM: BMX Intersection 1st Round Ends
1:15 PM: BMX Intersection 2nd Round Start
2:00 PM: Cross Palace – Kids under 10 can race FREE
2:15 PM: BMX Intersection 2nd Round Ends
2:15 PM: Fixed Gear Pro Battle Comp Starts
2:30 PM: Cross Palace – Men B; Singlespeed Men B; Singlespeed Men A
3:00 PM: Fixed Gear Pro Battle Comp Ends
3:00 PM: BMX Intersection Finals Starts
3:30 PM: BMX Intersection Finals Ends
3:30 PM: Cross Palace – Women A; Women B Start
3:30 AM: AT’s Showdown Final Starts
4:30 PM: Cross Palace – Men A Men 35+ A Men 45+ A Start
4:30 PM: AT’s Showdown Final Ends
4:30 PM: AT’s Showdown Best Trick Starts
5:00 PM: AT’s Showdown Best Trick Ends
5:00 PM: Track Stand Competition Starts
5:30 PM: Awards
6:00 PM: Final Pedal Savvy Fashion Show Starts
7:00 PM: SF Bike Expo Ends
7:00 PM: Ride starts for BikeStyle: The Official After Party at Art Now SF (3075 17th Street SF)
8:30 PM: BikeStyle: The Official After Party at Art Now SF (3075 17th Street SF)
Police in Long Beach shut down a recent Critical Mass bike ride of about 85 cyclists and seized more than 20 bicycles for various offenses, including riding unlicensed bikes, officials said Monday.
The Critical Mass ride is an international event that takes place on the last Friday of each month in hundreds of cities around the world, said Ronnie Sandlin, of Long Beach, a spokesman for Pedal Movement, a cycling rights advocacy group.
The Long Beach ride was shut down because organizers said riders lacked a special events permit, and many broke traffic laws, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The ride began at Cal State Long Beach and within 20 minutes  … Details
For the first time in history USA Cycling is partnering with the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to award USA Cycling Athletes of the Year, with Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./Trek-Livestrong) and Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Peanut Butter & Co TWENTY 12) earning the inaugural honors. The awards recognize the season’s top male and female cyclists who have participated in USA Cycling’s National Development Programs and will be presented in conjunction with the 2010 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Davis, Calf.
“USA Cycling is proud to partner with the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to recognize the outstanding achievements of developing athletes in Olympic cycling disciplines,†stated USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson. “It is an honor to recognize these two athletes whose achievements have helped illustrate our continued commitment to develop the future of American cycling.â€
The USA Cycling Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards highlight  …. Details