Their story has no byline, so perhaps #AI is the reason for the inaccuracy in Australian Leisure Management 10/9/25 article ("Sea Otter Australia is the first [sic] international expansion of the world-renowned Sea Otter Classic, a major cycling festival founded in Monterey, California”) .

To our knowledge, international expansions of #SeaOtterClassic include Sea Otter Europe, first in Girona, Costa Brava in 2017. https://www.seaottereurope.com/did-you-know-that-sea-otter-europe-is-originally-from-california/ Some Sea Otter Canada events also took place. https://seaottercanada.com/

Sea Otter Australia is set for October 24-26, 2025: https://seaotter.au/sea-otter-australia-two-weeks-to-launch-2025/

Sea Otter Classic was founded in Monterey County in 1991, known the first two years as Laguna Seca Challenge. After more than 30 years of local ownership, SOC was acquired by LifeTime, as announced summer 2021.

Next Monterey County SOC is April 16-19, 2026. https://www.seaotterclassic.com/

#MontereyCounty #cycling #biking #BicycleFestival #SeaOtterEurope #SeaOtterAustralia #Australia #Europe #Italy #Canada #ScarecrowBikeFestival

We took to Sea Otter Classic some Salinas Valley youth who were first-time attendees. Our advance “to bring” checklist included a hat / sun protection, but this child didn’t have a hat. Now they do, thanks to a kind gift of a hat from Jake Scott of Novatec Wheels! https://www.novatecusa.net/

#BicycleExpo #BicycleFestival

Thank you to Hilary Kave of Skratch Labs for her April 13 gift in support of youth participating in our cycling education rides: one box of Energy Chews; seven .8 oz and one 4.2 oz Hydration drink mix; and three Energy Bars.

We met Hilary at Sea Otter Classic, where she was celebrating the SOC racing of Skratch-sponsored athletes Haley Batten and Caroline Wreszin!

We’re grateful to Skratch Labs https://www.skratchlabs.com/ and all who contribute supplies for Bicycling Monterey projects: https://bit.ly/SuppliesBikeMRY.

#SeaOtterClassic #BicycleFestival #BikeExpo #BicycleRaces #CyclingRacing #cyclists #hydration

Over 70K people attended the 4-day Celebration of Cycling in Monterey County this month, Sea Otter Classic.

Our Bike Buzz, Special Edition shares the viewpoints of some of those people, in four posts — including youth, women, first-time and long-time attendees, people speaking languages other than English, and people visiting from other countries:
https://bikemonterey.org/reports-from-sea-otter-classic-2025.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #PeopleWhoBike #cyclists #cycling #bicycling #biking #BikeAdvocacy #BicycleFestival #BicycleRaces #BikeExpo

April 10-13, 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Monterey County’s world-renowned 4-day Celebration of Cycling.

Details on that (including how to get free admission): https://bikemonterey.org/april-10-13-sea-otter-classic-2025.html

#BikeTooter #BicycleFestival #BikeFest #BicycleRaces #BicycleExpo #MontereyCounty #cycling #bicycling #festival #SeaOtterClassic

Final day of Monterey County's #SeaOtterClassic is Sunday, April 21. It's Family Day, and
up to 2 adults get free admission if attending with a child age 12 or younger.
Children 12 or younger receive free admission too, as every day.

#Free #Family #Fun #MontereyCounty #Monterey #Salinas

#BikeTooter #BikesOfMastodon #BikeFestival #BicycleFestival #Children #KidsBike

“There’s always been a population base out there that loves #cycling. But what I find interesting and encouraging and I see it every year when I go to Sea Otter in April is how much that’s growing.”—Frank Yohannan, co-founder of #SeaOtterClassic.

https://www.montereyherald.com/2024/04/16/sea-otter-classic-returns-to-laguna-seca/

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeFestival #BicycleFestival #bicycle #bike

#JamesRaia #MontereyHerald