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Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 30, 2009
April 30th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news
I apologize for the gap of a day, but we’re back and rolling. Updates for this week: Our weekly Marianne Vos update, North Americans polar opposites in Offenburg, Suspended sentence for Roodhooft, and much more!
The Marianne Vos Train Keeps On Rolling
Marianne Vos, current World Cyclocross Champion has been having arguably the best season of any cyclist on the planet this season, and kept up her torrid pace in last weekend’s Omloop van Borsele in The Netherlands …continue reading: Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 30, 2009
Robb Jebb Continues Three Peaks Race Domination
April 29th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, race results
Rob Jebb winning the 2006 Three Peaks Cyclocross Race. by Andy Rushford
Robb Jebb, seven-time winner of the Three Peaks Cyclocross race, can’t get enough of the hills of UK’s Yorshire Dales National Park. Jebb won the Three Peaks running version of the race this past Saturday, completing the 55th running of the hilly 24-mile race in a time of 2 hours, 54 minutes and 53 seconds. This is actually Jebb’s fourth win in the foot race, having won it three years in a row from 2005-07.
Winning both the prestigious cyclocross and running endurance races is …continue reading: Robb Jebb Continues Three Peaks Race Domination
Katie Compton Seeks World Cup Title and Bike Sponsor
April 28th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, the racer's view
Compton leading the 2008 World Championships. © Joe Sales
Katie Compton is starting to ramp up her training with the mountain bike and cyclocross season in mind, and has planned out an aggressive schedule with her most ambitious goals yet. The six-time national cyclocross champion (five elite, one espoir) is planning to race the fat tire circuit this summer, starting with the Bump n Grind U.S. Cup mountain bike race on May 31 in Alabama, and then defend her title at the Teva Mountain Games in Colorado. Later, she’ll return to the U.S. Mountain Bike National Championships in Solvista, Colorado, just an hour away from her Colorado Springs home. As the ‘cross season nears, she hopes to fine-tune her form with some international fat-tire competition by racing the two Canadian World Cup mountain bike races.
Once ‘cross season hits, Compton plans to attend every UCI …continue reading: Katie Compton Seeks World Cup Title and Bike Sponsor
Sven Nys and SpongeBob Team Up to Host Youth Cyclocross Clinics
April 27th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news
Sven Nys, Nickelodeon Launch Kids' Cyclocross Clinics
No, this is not an April Fool’s joke. Sven Nys, the world’s number one cyclocross racer and his coach are teaming up with Nickelodeon, the children’s television network that brings you SpongeBob SquarePants, to host a series of five cyclocross clinics for children of ages 8 to 14. The clinics, titled “The Wheel of Sven,” will give kids a chance to get tips from Nys and coach Paul Van Den Bosch and test their improved skills on a cycling obstacle course.
The series is set for five …continue reading: Sven Nys and SpongeBob Team Up to Host Youth Cyclocross Clinics
200 Laps of Dismounts, Mounts, Crashes, and Beer? The Little 500 Returns
April 26th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, race results, video
by Andrew Yee
Mom: He was very sickly until he started riding around on that bicycle.
Dad: Yeah… well… now his body’s fine, but his mind is gone.
-Breaking Away, 1979 Academy Award Winner, Best Screenplay
Many long-time cyclists have lost count of the # of times they’ve seen the classic movie Breaking Away, including your truly. I still think of Dave (Dennis Christopher) racing around rural roads anytime I hear Rossini’s Barber of Seville or Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony and can’t go by a quarry without images of Mike (Dennis Quaid) hitting his head on the rock wall popping into my head.
But what does that have to do with cyclocross? A lot. While the coming-of-age movie has a bigger story to tell, the featured Little 500 race involves furiously pedaling a bike on a dirt track, dismounting and mounting at speed, riding countless laps and avoiding many crashes and UCI-like penalties, all while inebriated fans are screaming their lungs out to cheer you on or see you crash. Sounds like ‘cross to me. …continue reading: 200 Laps of Dismounts, Mounts, Crashes, and Beer? The Little 500 Returns
Tim Johnson and Lynne Besette Talk Riding, Racing and Life
April 25th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, interviews, the racer's view
Our friends at Cyclingdirt.com took the time to sit down with former National Cyclocross Champion Tim Johnson and his wife and Multiple Canadian National Champion and Olympian Lynne Bessette following their rides at the Hopbrook Dam mountain bike race. Johnson took second behind Andrew Freye and ahead of Cyclocross regular Matt O’Keefe. Bessette also took 2nd in the Women’s race behind Aleksandra Rokita.
Lynne Bessette recently announced that she would be returning …continue reading: Tim Johnson and Lynne Besette Talk Riding, Racing and Life
New Product Spotlight: Kore Palmster Road Handlebar Grips
April 24th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, cyclocross tech, new products
Kore's Palmster Road Bar Grip adds better ergonomics and shock absorption for cyclocrossers
Okay, maybe the Kore Palmster road handlebar grip is not totally new – the innovative road bar grip has actually been out for over a year now. But even Kore admits they’re little-known, and we finally got our hands on a pair to try on a ‘cross bike.
Kore created the grips for people who want a more ergonomic and comfortable position while riding the tops of their road drop bars. Similar in shape but not as pronounced as Ergon’s popular mountain bike grips, the Kore Palmster grips snap onto the tops of round profile handlebars and add more surface area …continue reading: New Product Spotlight: Kore Palmster Road Handlebar Grips
Cyclocross Magazine and Erwin Vervecken Team Up to Support Summer CX
April 24th, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
Cyclocross Magazine and Erwin Vervecken team up to sponsor the summer SpectaCross in New Jersey. Full press release below.
April 23, 2009; Conshohocken, PA, USA: Cyclocross Magazine has joined the New Jersey State Fair SpectaCross as a sponsor of the cyclocross races on the opening weekend of this year’s New Jersey State Fair / Sussex County Farm and Horse show. The magazine joins Erwin Vervecken Webdesign, TrialsIn.com, BikeReg.com and Beth Mason Physical Therapy as sponsors of the two day event. “As the only print and online publication dedicated to cyclocross 12 months a year, we’re thrilled to sponsor the opening race day of the North American ‘cross season, ” said Andrew Yee, the publisher of Cyclocross Magazine.
The Cyclocross Magazine Friday Night Sprints will consist of …continue reading: Cyclocross Magazine and Erwin Vervecken Team Up to Support Summer CX
Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 22, 2009
April 23rd, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, euro-file, fantasy
Marianne Vos continues winning ways, Tour of the Battenkill wrap up, Powers wins in Ancaster, Cyclocross at Sea Otter, Jacobs banned for 2 years. The cyclocross world was active over the last week!
Marianne Vos Wins Womens Flèche Wallonne, 4th at Ronde van Gelderland
World Cyclocross Champion and Dutch Road Champion Marianne Vos kept up her hot form in the early season by winning Wednesday’s Womens Flèche Wallonne. The win marked the third consecutive victory in Huy for Vos, who easily outpaced runner up World Cup leader Emma Johansson and third place Claudia Hausler. Despite taking home victory, Vos was not able to reclaim the coveted World Cup leader’s jersey from Johansson, but did manage to cut her points lead to 18. Vos’ attack with 500 meters left to ride proved …continue reading: Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 22, 2009
100 Days Until Cyclocross – New Jersey State Fair Features Big Money Summer ‘Cross
April 22nd, 2009 Filed Under cyclocross news, press releases
One Hundred Days Until Cyclocross Season
Registration Opens for New Jersey State Fair
April 21, 2009; Conshohocken, PA, USA: As U.S. President Barack Obama approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, American cycling marks the start of its own historic 100 day countdown as registration opens today for the first bicycle race held as a featured attraction at a major fair or exposition in over a century. The ground-breaking New Jersey State Fair Spectacross on July 31 and August 1 will feature …continue reading: 100 Days Until Cyclocross – New Jersey State Fair Features Big Money Summer ‘Cross
