In the Cross Fire: Santa Cruz has become a hotbed for cyclo-cross bike racing
Cycling October 10, 2002 Santa Cruz County Sentinel By KAREN KEFAUVER Mud bogs, sand pits, fallen logs and even torrential downpours are assets in a cyclo-cross race. Cyclo-cross is the only form of bicycling which requires the rider to leap on and off the bike, carry it up...Ciao Bellas: All women’s cycling group set to charge the field at Laguna Seca
Cycling April 15, 2004 Santa Cruz County Sentinel By KAREN KEFAUVER Meredith Obendorfer remembers the pain of always being picked last for grade school sports teams. “I was slow. I never learned how to push past the burn,” recalled the 26-year-old Santa Cruz...Big Day at Sea Otter
Cycling April 17, 2005 Santa Cruz County Sentinel By KAREN KEFAUVER MONTEREY—The road and mountain bike race action shifted into high gear Saturday at the 15th annual Sea Otter Classic. Under sunny skies, thousands of spectators and athletes packed Laguna Seca Recreation Area...
Ned Overend: Mountain bike legend helps Sea Otter celebrate its 20th anniversary
Cycling April 16, 2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel By Karen Kefauver http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_14895972 Andrew Murray spent a couple of hours earlier this month helping people sign up for the Swanton Road Time Trial, a low-key, monthly event organized by his...
Tour of California: Q & A with Lance Armstrong’s coach Chris Carmichael
Cycling May 16, 2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel By Karen Kefauver http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/ci_15096916 Chris Carmichael knows Lance Armstrong. In fact, few people know the seven-time Tour de France winner better. Carmichael coached Armstrong through his...
All About Amgen
Cycling All about Amgen: The tour, the pro cyclist, what it means for Santa Cruz-and more. Plus: Local Shelley Olds Evans is setting her sights on the 2012 Olympics. May 13, 2010 Good Times Weekly Vol 36. No. 2 By Karen Kefauver AMGEN HEADS INTO TOWN. MEANWHILE, LOCAL CYCLIST...
Paradise Under the Palm Trees
Feature Articles A quick overview—and a virtual tour—of Zihuatanejo, Barra de Potsi, and Troncones May 2008 Away.com By Karen Kefauver http://away.com/features/mexico-costa-grande.html Photo Gallery:...
Sea Otter Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Cycling A racer and reporter reflects on Monterey’s spring cycling extravaganza March/April 2010 Adventure Sports Journal By Karen Kefauver Say the words “sea otter” and most people think about cute, furry marine mammals. But for those of us who immediately...