SSCXWC 2011, San Francisco CA

More SSCXWC Love from Cycling Utah

Dennis — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:42:24 +0000

Dave from Cycling Utah has a nice write up here

http://www.cyclingutah.com/?p=763

FIN.

SSCXWC Team — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:53:19 +0000

As many of you are aware – and have voiced your opinion about – both Chris Jones and Julie Krasniak of Rapha Focus Racing demonstrated their super pro skills to take the 2011 title of Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships. Unfortunately – and much to the surprise of us as organizers and you, as race participants – both also chose to forgo the ultimate prize for winning, that being the privilege of receiving a SSCXWC championship tattoo. We were certainly caught off guard at this cough, weak sauce, cough, outcome as we considered there to be two, and only two, rules of SSCXW:

1. Race a singlespeed

2. Get the tattoo if you win

Now, we know that the other 468 of you who raced on that famed Sunday in Golden Gate Park would have shot your hands up like overeager 5^th graders yearning to be called on in class if given the opportunity to receive the SSCXWC tattoo (that is, if you were victorious as were Chris and Julie). Our only precedent for this lack of tattooity is Barry Wick’s similar dodge after winning the 2007 SSCXWC. Faced with the same situation this year – but in what has seemed a much more visible forum, thanks in part to the Interwebs – we were forced to think long and hard, hem and haw, consult the race founders and go back and forth, and back and forth, and yes, back and forth, with Chris and Julie themselves.

And so, we’ve come to two, and only two, conclusions:

1. Chris and Julie are allowed to keep their Singlespeed Cyclocross World Champion titles. But as is tradition, they will be banned from future SSCXWC races until they receive and present their SSCXWC tattoos. Frankly, we think this means we won’t be seeing them at our sick little twisted race again.

2. Going forward, we will set expectations accordingly so as to avoid future disappointments. In other words, we will make it obvious as fuck from here forward that there are two, and only two rules, to SSCXWC.

See you next year in Santa Cruz, bitches.

ps. Courtesy of Peloton Magazine and filmmaker Chris Leavell.

Single Speed CX Worlds from MovePress, LLC on Vimeo.

Yeah, this about captures it

SSCXWC Team — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:34:38 +0000

Hats off to Bay Area local Jenny Oh Hatfield, who did a fine job of telling the story of a thousand words for this weekend with just one image. From Saturday’s qualifier at Ocean Beach.

a racer celebrates the SSCXWC Saturday qualifier at Ocean Beach

Here’s a link directly to the image on Flickr.

Results!

Dennis — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:31:51 +0000

You got ‘em! Not much else we can add.

Thanks to everyone for making it such a great event…

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AigTa2y6Hqf3dDdJY1AtWjI1VXNjLWRDTExZTzJvTmc

Photo and media links

Dennis — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:59:32 +0000

Here are some of the things I got today

For you Flickr users, please join our group

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1829648@N23/pool/

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2011/11/21/sscxwc-2011/

http://seandersonphoto.smugmug.com/Sports/SSCXWC-Golden-Gate-Park/20193018_5ZjLWS#1594942889_FkGQpRK

http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/2011/11/ok_now_what_the_hell_just_happ.html

https://picasaweb.google.com/117452162577828210290/2011SSCXWCGoldenGatePark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/plattyjo

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iconnelly/sets/72157628074752057/

http://www.jamesbikesgreen.info/2011/11/sscxwc-2011-san-francisco.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96201277@N00/sets/72157628077152767/

SSCXWC 2011 San Francisco – a set on Flickr

Sscxwc – a set on Flickr

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/cyclocross/2011-singlespeed-cyclocross-world-championships-a-wil-matthews-gallery_198298/attachment/singlespeed-cyclocross-world-championships-3

Skotty Pawz

Videos

SSCXWC 2011 – MWC Aerial Footage

http://vimeo.com/32425514

Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships 2011 – SSCXWC 2011

We’re kind of a big deal around here.

SSCXWC Team — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:24 +0000

While we wait for results and scour Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and all those other social medias to relive the excitement of the weekend, please allow us to gloat, if just for a second:

1. We’re live and in color on the homepage of Flickr right now (look on the right side of the page) and have our own little color spread on the Flickr blog.

2. Our beloved (more or less) hometown rag, the SF Chronicle, gave us a shoutout over the weekend: “Cycling insanity hits Golden Gate Park…”

3. Velo News brought our event to the cycling masses with a lil’ show and tell.

4. And of course, most importantly, CX Magazine gives the event its full due with we’re-not-worthy style coverage.

5. You proably know this already because you check Cycling News 100 times a day, but just in case you missed it Cycling News gave us additional notoriety as well.

Lastly, since we’ve got your attention, please note that we made a bit o’ history this weekend with the first-ever All Women’s SSCXWC field, which pulled in 100 racers, as promised. Check it…

2011 SSCross World Champs Women’s Start from Stephen Federico on Vimeo.

Video courtesy of Stephan Federico, aka SFed.

SSCXWC 2012? The envelope please…

murphy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:45:19 +0000

We’ve tallied up all the numbers and the winner is clear: Santa Cruz, California!

Runner up: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philly put in a good showing but Santa Cruz came out on top. Selene from Philadelphia says they’ll be gunning for it again next year so watch out!

Results? etc….

Dennis — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:01:17 +0000

We are working on it. All results except for 30 men were posted at the event and/or bar afterward.

look for them soon

Also

1. We have a flickr pool, Join us

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1829648@N23/

2. Please tag your pics ”SSCXWC2011″ It will make it easy for everyone to find

Click the pic for some fun!

Photos, send us pics, links etc….

Dennis — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:37:08 +0000

We now have a Flickr Group, please join us

I will get links up later today

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1829648@N23/

I would love to get pics and links to all the great shots people did out there.
We had such a great time bringing this event here, we don’t want to go dormant just yet.

Leave a comment here and I will post links etc…

I will also be happy to post a good shot or two from any photographer

Costume confusion, one more time

Dennis — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:42:25 +0000

It wasn’t until I saw one of these at Friday’s party that I figured out why everyone is thinking we required costume. Unfortunately, the race organizers did not receive this post card that most of you might have.

COSTUME ARE NOT REQUIRED in spite of what this wonderful card says!

Sorry for all the misunderstandings due to marketing folks.
So far it has been a great weekend and the real fun begins today!!!!