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Date archive for December, 2007

• Andy Jacques Maynes in the News: From Hospital to Nationals…

  28 December 07 • 0 comment

  Andy Jacques Mayne won the 30-34 masters division at the national championships in Kansas City a few weekends ago, after recovering from a horrific crash in May in a criterium that left him in intensive care for 9 days. The Santa Cruz Sentinel got wind of this great story and has a nice article on [...]

• Spirit of Cross Essay Winners Announced

  27 December 07 • 2 comments

  Thank you everyone for entering our contest #1. We were overwhelmed by the number of passionate and creative “Spirit of Cyclocross” contest entrants. Judging was a ton of fun, and we thoroughly enjoyed all the tales of how ‘cross enhances, entertains, and enriches your lives. Choosing a winner was tougher than frozen ‘cross in Kansas [...]

• Petition: Let ‘Em Race at Nationals

  26 December 07 • 1 comment

  We’ve been made aware of a petition to change the way concurrent races are run and handled at the national championships. This petitions stems from the re-running of the masters 60-64, 65-69, and 70+ categories on Sunday morning, after racers were pulled from their event on Saturday because they were in danger of being lapped [...]

• Last Minute Gift Idea: Give a Subscription to CXM!

  22 December 07 • 0 comment

  We’ve been getting emails about giving a gift subscription to a ‘cross friend. You can do it, it’s easy, and we’ll email your friend on Christmas Day if you’d like them to be notified of the gift. Simply use the buttons below to place an order. Just change the shipping address (not billing) to the [...]

• Photo Gallery from Nationals

  19 December 07 • 0 comment

  

  CXM Staff Photographer Larry Rosa captured some amazing images from the races in Kansas City last weekend.

• More Day 4: Collegiate and Singlespeed Reports

  18 December 07 • 1 comment

  

  On Day 4, our sport’s future stars and our sport’s founders raced on frozen, rutted Kansas tundra in the day’s early races. Singlespeeders, Collegiate, and the Masters 60+, 65+ and 70+ all tackled the course before the Elite Men and Women. Singlespeed: At 8am, with a starting temperature at 15 degrees, one of the sport’s [...]

• More Videos from the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, KS

  16 December 07 • 0 comment

  Here are some videos from KCCX and the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships. It was a beautiful and the racing action was unparalleled. The day’s conditions went from an ice block extravaganza to a mud wrestling contest – an amazing day for cyclocross.

• 2007 National Cyclocross Champions Crowned: Katie Compton 4-peats, Tim Johnson Survives

  16 December 07 • 0 comment

  

  Kansas City, KS – 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships Day 4: Elite Women and Elite Men Best in the US, Best in the World? Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) returned to normal winning ways with her fourth national championship today in muddy and icy conditions at the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships. She had [...]

• A Slideshow of Day 3 of Cyclocross Nats

  16 December 07 • 1 comment

  

• Fast Old Guys: Dwight Beats McCormack for 35+, Coats Surges to Win 40+, and Wittwer and Overend Dominate

  15 December 07 • 0 comment

  

  Kansas City, KS – Cold, windy, snowy conditions greeted the fast old guys in the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, but it didn’t slow them down a bit. Being around for a while, these guys have seen all types of ‘cross conditions, and mostly were unphased by icy course or falling snow. In perhaps [...]