Santa Clarita criterium 1985. That’s the UberFred at the head of the peloton. For a rail-thin skinny freddie, mira los  brazos – que hombre! – must o’been all those years of  dry wall schlepping. Photos courtesy of Sam Emerson from Facebook window.fbAsyncInit = function() { FB.init({appId: “364015433630063″, status: true, cookie: true, xfbml: true}); }; (function() [...]

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Jen’s Voight’s Army.  I like their sense of humor. This is good.  And Tortuga has a little kit competition.  We can cut the JVA, but other than that, the shorts are cool. JVA – Jen Voight’s Army [KOoL]. Jens is a tough mO’FO. Here’s the group’s mission statement:   We are a somewhat serious semi-competitive unprofessional [...]

Frank Picarelli recently had a conversation with a registered, certified nutritionist.  He asked about stuff to eat during the ride that would pack the most punch: Power Bars, Clif Bars, GUs, etc. Her answer: Pygmy Scrots. Q.E.D. Click here to revisit the nutritional analysis for pygmy scrots vs. GU Please note: The Picarelli family was [...]

(ˈyȯr/ˈkärbən/di’äksid/ˈfu̇t-print/) This is your carbon footprint. If everyone suddenly stopped driving we’d reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 10% (there’s a balance that also gets shifted around but we’ll ignore that for this argument). Consider that CO2 contribution next time you get in your car. Huh? 10%  – How many drivers need to be converted [...]

World Expo 2010 was hosted in Shanghai China:  an event designed to explore the full potential of urban life in the 21st century. Fifty-five percent of the world’s population lives in cities/urban environments. The prospect of future urban life, a subject of global interest, concerns all nations, developed or less developed, and their people. Being [...]

Freddies have asked if there’s an official boycott of El Dorado Park: NO There is, however, a number of Freddies who are boycotting; it’s a personal decision. The El Dorado Park Series is a great event for everyone to exploit to their own ends.  The issue is with the promoter – not the event.  Nothing [...]

Are you in or arn’t (aren’t) ya!? I discovered there are some who think the Freddie naming system is lame.  Below is a a comment I found on someone’s blog-site whose name I simply will not repeat (I’m just tired now. Can’t we all just get along). In the barrio, nicknames are a badge of [...]

Public Service Announcement: The El Dorado Park Series Point System (provided to CBR by Entryworks.com)  will be discontinued.  Although new points cannot be added to the system, a history of points is still available; see the link below to navigate to the point system. The service will be reinstated when the park is managed by [...]