If you can't beat'em, watch'em.(closed-circuit bicycle races in California)(Brief Article) From: Sunset | Date: June 1, 2001| Author: McConnell, Amy | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

From Nevada City to Watsonville, criteriums are a thrilling spectacle

* Music blares a frenetic beat as a phalanx of bicyclists rounds a corner, leaning in so tightly the bikes look as if they might scrape the ground. I can feel the wind on my face as the last of the peloton (pack) whizzes by. No wonder: These cyclists are averaging 30 miles per hour, uphill. Downhill, double that.

In a country where bicycle racing remains an underdog sport, the Nevada City B...

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