Sea Otter Classic 2011 - 3 photos of cycling studs off their bikes!

• Ben Jacques-Maynes, road pro – Team Bissell
• Cam McCaul, freeride pro - Trek Bicycles
• Lorri Lee Lown – Sea Otter Ladies Activities Coordinator
• Katie Compton, XC pro – Giant/Rabobank 
• Jeff Frost, Sea Otter Classic – Director of Athlete Services
• Eric Carter, athlete ambassador and former World Champion, GT Bicycles
• Matt Thompson, Momentum Trail Concepts – DH course upgrade contractor
• Jasen Thorpe, press conference moderator, Thorpe Media (Not pictured)

Ben Jacques-Maynes of Team Bissell had just crossed the finish line of his criterium road race, Thursday, April 14, right before attending this press conference to answer our questions.

Cam McCaul, left, is world famous for his bicycle stunts and lives in my town, Santa Cruz. I told his girlfriend, right,  it would make me nervous to see him flying into the air, but she said she's gotten used to it!

Speaking of Cam McCaul here's a story about him in the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper:

Sea Otter Classic: Aptos pro rider McCaul places second in new, speed and style driven race

By JULIE JAG - jjag@santacruzsetinel.com

Posted: 04/17/2011 01:30:04 AM PDT

Mountain Biker Karen Shows Her Year of The Tiger Race Face

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Originally uploaded by Steve.Anderson

More mountain bike races, please. I had a fun time at my first cross country mountain bike race in a year, this past Sunday. I was delighted that photographer Steve Anderson caught this action shot.