Sea Otter Classic

The Sea Otter Classic is a bicycling and outdoor sports festival and exposition held each spring since 1991 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The four-day event is considered the world's largest cycling festival, drawing nearly 10,000 professional and amateur athletes and 74,000 fans. The Sea Otter Classic is named in honor of the southern sea otter, an indigenous mammal which flourishes along the neighboring Pacific coast.

Sea Otter Classic

Race details
Date	April 18 - 21, 2024
Region	Monterey, California USA
Local name	Sea Otter
Competition	Professional/Amateur
Type	Multi-discipline
Organiser	Sea Otter Classic, Inc.
Race director	J. Frost
Web site	www.seaotterclassic.com
History
First edition	1991 Laguna Seca Challenge 06–07 April 1991
Editions	28

Ryan Trebon during the Elite Men's Short Track race at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic in Laguna Seca

Gee Atherton at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic

The Sea Otter Classic was founded by Frank Yohannan and Lou Rudolph. The inaugural event was held 06–07 April 1991. The first two events were held under the name Laguna Seca Challenge. The event name was changed to the Sea Otter Classic in 1993.

In August 2021, Frank Yohannan, who has owned and operated the Sea Otter Classic for more than 30 years, found a new owner for the event — Life Time, Inc., a multi-billion dollar fitness and event company. Despite the change in ownership Yohannan will remain as director.

Lists of Winners

Year	Enduro	Cross Country	Short Track	Super D	Downhill	Dual Slalom	Road Stage Race	Circuit Race	Criterium	Road Race	Time Trial
2016	AUS}} Teal Stetson-Lee |USA}}	Todd Wells |USA}} Katerina Nash |USA}}	Geoff Kabush Chloe Woodruff
2015		Nino Schurter |SUI}}	Nino Schurter |SUI}}
2014	USA}} Kelli Emmett |USA}}	Christoph Sauser |SUI}} Marianne Vos |NED}}	USA}} Marianne Vos |NED}}		USA}} Anneke Beerten |NED}}	USA}} Luana Oliveira |USA}}		USA}} Leah Kirchmann |CAN}}	CAN}} Kendall Ryan |USA}}	USA}} Alison Tetrick |USA}}
2013		FRA}} Marianne Vos |NED}}	CAN}} Marianne Vos |NED}}		USA}} Jill Kintner |USA}}	AUS}} Jill Kintner |USA}}	Kirk Carlsen |USA}} Jacquelyn Crowell |USA}}	USA}} Jacquelyn Crowell |USA}}	USA}} Jade Wilcoxson |USA}}	Alexander Hagman |USA}} Jade Wicoxson |USA}}	Kirk Carlsen |USA}} Alison Tetrick |USA}}
2012		CAN}} Georgia Gould |USA}}	CAN}} Katerina Nash |CZE}}		AUS}} Jill Kintner |USA}}	USA}} Jill Kintner |USA}}	Andy Jacques-Maynes |USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}	USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}	USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}	Matt Cooke |USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}	Nate English |USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}
2011		USA}} Emily Batty |CAN}}	CAN}} Georgia Gould |USA}}		AUS}} Melissa Buhl |USA}}	AUS}} Jill Kintner |USA}}	Francisco Mancebo |ESP}} Kristin Armstrong Savola |USA}}	BRA}} Jade Wilcoxson |USA}}	USA}} Kristin Armstrong Savola |USA}}	Francisco Mancebo |ESP}} Kristin Armstrong Savola |USA}}	Francisco Mancebo |ESP}} Kristin Armstrong Savola |USA}}
2010		Burry Stander |RSA}} Georgia Gould |USA}}	USA}} Georgia Gould |USA}}	USA}} Kelli Emmett |USA}}	AUS}} Melissa Buhl |USA}}	AUS}} Jill Kintner |USA}}		USA}} Alison Powers |USA}}	NZL}} Amanda Miller |USA}}	Paul Mach |USA}} Carmen Small |USA}}
2009		SUI}} Georgia Gould |USA}}	USA}} Emily Batty |CAN}}	USA}} Kelli Emmett |USA}}	AUS}} Tracy Moseley |GBR}}	AUS}} Melissa Buhl |USA}}			USA}} Kelly Benjamin |USA}}	Levi Leipheimer |USA}} Tiffany Cromwell |AUS}}
2008		FRA}} Kelli Emmett |USA}}	USA}} Lea Davison |USA}}	USA}} Lea Davison |USA}}	RSA}} Melissa Buhl |USA}}	RSA}} Sabrina Jonnier |FRA}}			USA}} Tiffany Cromwell |AUS}}		GBR}} Dotsie Bausch |USA}}
2007		CAN}} Georgia Gould |USA}}	FRA}} Katie Compton |USA}}	USA}} Kelli Emmett |USA}}	AUS}} Rachel Atherton |GBR}}	AUS}} Sabrina Jonnier |FRA}}		USA}} Shelley Olds |USA}}		Andrew Bajadali |USA}} Jane Despas |USA}}
2006		GBR}} Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa |NOR}}	USA}} Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa |NOR}}	AUS}} Tracy Moseley |GBR}}	USA}} Tracy Moseley |GBR}}		AUS}} Tina Pic |USA}}
2005		CAN}} Alison Sydor |CAN}}
2004		Filip Meirhaeghe |BEL}} Alison Dunlap |USA}}
2003		Roland Green |CAN}} Alison Dunlap |USA}}
2002		Roland Green |CAN}} Alison Dunlap |USA}}
2001		Bart Brentjens |NED}} Caroline Alexander |GBR}}
2000		Bas Van Dooren |NED}} Laurence Leboucher |FRA}}
1999		Cadel Evans |AUS}} Alison Dunlap |USA}}
1998		Cadel Evans |AUS}}
1997		Jérôme Chiotti |FRA}}	Jérôme Chiotti |FRA}}
1996		Miguel Martinez |FRA}}	Andrés Brenes |CRC}}