Drake Girl-Pirates line up at the season opener and have helped bring the team to the top position this season.
Riders await that start of the JV Boys (Div. 1) race at the Central Coast Invitational amid cold and wet conditions - every other category escaped the rain.
Thomas Fox, parent sweeper for the JV Boys at the Central Coast Invitational, enjoys his ride through the rain and mud.
The JV Boys (Div. 1) podium at the Central Coast Invitational.
Tiana Row comes through the finish at the Vail Lake Challenge. The Vail Lake Challenge, the first race of the 2009 SoCal Series, marked the beginning of Tiana's domination of the Varsity Girls category.
The Newport Beach Composite Team celebrates their win at the Vail Lake Challenge. The Newport Beach Composite Team finished the 2009 SoCal Series with a commanding lead in the Team Classification over Hemet High School and Rim of the World High School (second and third, respectively).
Christine Weir of the Nevada Union Miners racing in Granite Bay. Christine, the 2008 NorCal Series Champion, has faced stiff competition in the Varsity Girls category. She heads into the State Championships in second place.
The start of the Freshman Boys (Div. 1) race at the Granit Bay Invitational I. The race began on a tough uphill section of sand, giving riders the first of many challenges from the gun.
Conor Wilcox of the newly formed Miramonte Cycling Club navtigates the mud pit at the Granit bay Invitational I.
Bryan Duke of Salinas High School flys through a downhill switchback on his way to winning the Granite Bay Invitational I.
Shawn Soria of ever strong Salinas High Cowboys concentrates during the Granite Bay Invitational I.
Davis Bently (Redwood High) leads Chris May (Los Gatos High) into the sand pits at the Granite Bay Invitational I.
SoCal rider Marquel Vargas (Warner High School) braves the wind and rain during the Warner Ranch Roundup.
The JV Boys begin their race under difficult conditions at the Warner Ranch Roundup.
Cody Doran of Royal High School navigates a rocky section at the Warner Ranch Roundup.
The Varsity Girls leave the starting gate at the Granite bay Invitational II, race 4 of the NorCal Series.
Eric Reinhard (San Rafael High) leads Hurculaas Botha (San Marin High) at the start of their second lap in the Freshman Boys (Div. 1) event.
The Varsity Boys field rounds a turn shortly after the start of Round 4 of the NorCal Series, the Granite bay Invitational II.