UC San Diego’s Boulevard Road Race in San Diego County is as close as you can get to an official kick-off to the Southern California race season. The UCSD Cycling Team is one of twenty-four schools that compete in the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference (WCCC). Going on its 12th edition, Boulevard has come to be known as a “hard man’s race” as each lap is packed with 22.4 miles of riding and 3,100 feet of exhilarating descents and climbing, making it a welcomed change of scenery from the typical business park merry-go-round scene that dominates the SoCal racing calendar The race is a fantastic event as a racer and spectator, attracting upwards of seven hundred individuals each year, many of whom can be found crowding around the uphill finish. Many domestic professional teams have used Boulevard as a test in preparation for the Amgen Tour of California, and racers have included Floyd Landis and neo-pro Caleb Fairly, who subsequently went on to for Team HTC-Columbia in the 2011 season. Historically weather conditions on the course have ranged from perfectly sunny to snow, and everything in between, making Boulevard the perfect venue for all categories and ages to challenge their fitness.

Revenue from the race helps the UC San Diego Cycling Team to travel and compete across California and Nevada in the WCCC. Additionally, Boulevard could not happen without the generous support of UCSD alum Michael Robertson (Dar.fm), Swami’s of Encinitas, and the entire racing community.>

The 12^th Annual Boulevard Road Race presented by Dar.fm will be held on Saturday, February 4^th, 2012. To register, please use SoCalReg. For more information, please contact boulevardrace2012@gmail.com. See you out there!