Sea Otter Classic mixes cross-country, gravity and road racing

By Steve Medcroft

The Sea Otter Classic, a Monterey, California-based cycling festival and racing venue, got underway Wednesday morning as more than 250 vendors claimed their expo spaces and dozens of pro road and mountain bike teams made camp, dirt jump and trials exhibitionists dialed in their workstations and event organizer's prepared for expected crowds of over 50,000.