Sea Otter Classic

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    Sea Otter Classic history and 2025 tips

    Below learn some history on the annual Sea Otter Classic, and get tips on free admission. [Update: Did you miss the 2025 SOC? Hear from some of the people there in our short videos on Languages and Countries, Women, and Youth, along with some videos and photos in First-Timers and Long-Timers.] Mark your calendar for…

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    Scenes from 2024 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey County

    The 2024 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey County—a Celebration of Cycling—was April 18-21. Save the dates for 2025: April 10-13. All photos and video clips in this post were shot by Bicycling Monterey’s founder unless otherwise credited. Our gratitude to James Short, Sierra Rad, and Sieg Magenheim for their photo contributions. All links go to posts…

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    Bike Buzz: Spring 2024 News from Bicycling Monterey

    This edition of Bike Buzz includes some sections about law enforcement; look for the four dark blue “Law Enforcement” headers. Those sections include pursuing justice, cops on bikes, traffic citations and alternatives to fines, and how to avoid citations—and help others avoid them—through bike law education. May 31 ended Bike Month, but it won’t be…

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    Bike Buzz: Spring 2023 News from Bicycling Monterey

    SEA OTTER CLASSIC: For some snippets from Monterey County’s 4-Day Celebration of Cycling, scroll down. BIKING ON SIDEWALKS—RESOURCES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH: Among Bicycling Monterey’s educational projects is our new video in Spanish about riding on sidewalks. It will be of interest to many people regardless of where they bike, and will be of special…

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    Scenes from 2022 Sea Otter Classic Expo

    Monterey County’s Sea Otter Classic was launched in 1991 as Laguna Seca Challenge, then renamed Sea Otter Classic in 1993. World-renowned as a Celebration of Cycling, April 7-10, 2022 was the 31st event. SOC has been an annual event in Monterey County for 32 years—with the exception of 2020, when it was cancelled due to…

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    Bike Buzz: Spring 2022 news from Bicycling Monterey

    Happy spring! Directly below are snippets of news, followed by photos of some Monterey County winter scenes (21 Dec 2021 – 19 Mar 2022). At the end of this post, see recent samplings from our Twitter stream. Special dates Report a pothole, uneven pavement, vegetation or other debris in a bike lane, or similar conditions…

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