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Date archive for April, 2008

• Life after racing: Adrie van der Poel and…asparagus?

  25 April 08 • 1 comment

  Adrie van der Poel was the Dutch hard man of cyclocross throughout the 90s, and racked up some impressive international victories, including winning the World Championships in 1996 and the World Cup and Superprestige titles in 1997. He finished second no less than five times at the Worlds, and had some notable results in the [...]

• Sea Otter Has Cyclocross!

  19 April 08 • 3 comments

  

  The 2008 Sea Otter Classic, despite offering almost every type of cycling event, does not have an official cyclocross event. But there’s no shortage of  cyclocross love and eye candy at the event, with numerous vendors at its festival, and cyclocross riders everywhere disguised by their off-season road and mountain bike vehicles. Cyclocross Magazine, continuing [...]

• It’s Contract Time: Nys signs with Landbouwkrediet / Credit Agricole

  15 April 08 • 1 comment

  

  Contract talks are in full swing among ‘cross pros. Sven Nys, after considering several offers from teams including his current sponsor Rabobank, has signed a three-year contract with the Belgian Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner team, and will ride for them beginning January, 1 2009. Landbouwkrediet is a Belgian bank and part of the the Credit Agricole / Landbouwkrediet [...]

• Jonathan Page Signs With Planet Bike

  11 April 08 • 0 comment

  

  Planet Bike Announces Jonathan Page Sponsorship, UCI Race Madison, Wisc.- Planet Bike, a leading manufacturer of innovative, high quality, and practical bicycle accessories, is excited to announce its 2008-2009 Cyclocross Team roster. In only its second year of sponsoring a Cross team, Planet Bike is thrilled by the signing of Jonathan Page, the top UCI [...]

• Season’s Last Race or First? Cult Cross Wrap-Up

  8 April 08 • 0 comment

  

  Larry G tried something new this year…a spring ‘cross series in Colorado. The races proved to be the ideal fix for the ‘cross diehards, as well as a great chance for newbies to try out the sport without getting swarmed by huge packs and amped up racers releasing months of cyclocross-less angst. Is he on [...]

• Tired of that cubicle? Dream of a job in the bike industry?

  8 April 08 • 0 comment

  

  Tired of your cube? Miss your bike all day? Or rather be in a cube focused on someone else’s bike? There’s hope. Now there’s an easy place to look for bike industry jobs. OutdoorIndustryJobs.com launches BicycleIndustryJobs.com to help the job seeker and the bike industry connect. Check it out – perhaps you might even find [...]

• Manufacturer Recalls – ‘Crossers Beware

  1 April 08 • 3 comments

  

  Note: This was one of three April Fools stories, posted on April 1, 2008. Alan and Guerciotti make fine ‘cross bikes and have not recalled any of them. Following last month’s recall of cyclocross cranksets by Ritchey Design, cycloross racers have more reason to be careful of what they ride. Alan bicycles and Guerciotti have [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine Files Class Action Lawsuit Against USPS

  1 April 08 • 2 comments

  

  Note: This was one of three April Fools stories, posted on April 1, 2008. We have no plans to sue our hardworking USPS, even if delivery in some areas took much longer than expected. We now can plan better with delivery times for Issue 3. Cyclocross Magazine has filed a class action lawsuit against the [...]

• UCI Bans Tubeless Tires and Zertz Inserts, Considers Banning Barriers

  1 April 08 • 9 comments

  

  Note: This was one of three April Fools stories, posted on April 1, 2008. Although we would not be surprised by a ban on barriers, tubeless tire systems, Zertz, and Buzzkill are not banned. In a surprising move by the UCI, the international governing body of cyclocross has banned all tubeless tire systems, Specialized’s Zertz [...]