There are bucket list to do items here in California and Folsom Rodeocross is at the top of the list.
Even though I live in Southern California, this event’s lore has traveled even beyond in part to Erik Mathy‘s coverage in the Radavist.
Folsom Rodeocross takes places Wednesday evenings for the month of October, but the prime event is the finale combining the flair of Halloween attire.
While technically it’s a race and timing chips are affixed to your number, the competition isn’t even secondary as the camaraderie and festival atmosphere.
I’ve documented many times before what a great cycling community Sacramento has and Rodeocross feels like its ultimate convergence.
Part of the region’s inclusivity is built into this event as it is beginner friendly and even juniors get to ride for free.
At the same time, this is different from other events with only two races meaning the eleven categories get bulged in meaning there are a lot of people out on the course at once.
This was captured right off the start heading into a giant spiral amazing to have riders flowing in all directions merging in and then out of this vortex.
Not always a feature, but the course went through the center of the grandstands with friends and family lined up to enable your trick or treating.
On the backside we’d soon enter the most infamous portion of the ride dipping into Heckler’s Hollow where the madness was at 11.
With a big dip leading in, there was a cavalcade waiting around the turn with so much intensity if there was any heckling, it was drowned out by others while there was no shortage of handups along the way.
It’s harder to say whether the riding or spectating was better than the other, but you’ll get to experience both so even better!
Cycling starts with community and Folsom Rodeocross has the biggest tent possible to enjoy this circus.