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Date archive for July, 2009

• Spectacross Adds Trials Exhibition

  6 July 09 • 1 comment

  July 6, 2009; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Matt Gilman has better bike control than most pro racers.  As an accomplished trials rider, he can jump onto obstacle as much as four feet high without a ramp and jump gaps without ever dropping his front wheel onto the ground.  What he can’t do is see where he’s [...]

• CXM on Facebook, V2

  5 July 09 • 0 comment

  A few weeks back we announced the easiest way to find us on Facebook, via our vanity URL at http://facebook.com/cyclocross. Well, little did we know that as a business we were supposed to switch our account to a Facebook Page. So after a brief transition period, we’re all set up now, with the same domain [...]

• When Does the Cyclocross Season Really Start?

  4 July 09 • 6 comments

  As the biggest off-season race gets underway in Monaco, cyclocross racers have to wait just a little longer for the early summer ‘cross races to start. But does that mean ‘cross season is almost here? CXM contributor Jamie Mack takes a deeper look at this touchy subject. by Jamie Mack “Cyclocross seems to be starting [...]

• One Promoter’s Perspective on Equal Pay for Women

  3 July 09 • 6 comments

  Voting on our current poll on equal pay for women (see right sidebar) has revealed that only 23% of you feel the market should decide the salaries and prize money for women. The remaining 77%  are split pretty evenly between those that believe only salaries should be equal and others that believe both salaries and [...]

• Bay Area and Chicago Series Schedules Unveiled – Add Your Event to Our Calendar

  2 July 09 • 0 comment

  We’ve received preliminary schedules from two major regional series, the Bay Area Super Prestige series and the Chicago Cross Cup series, via our online submission form for our 2009 calendar. It’s not too late to get your race, series, or clinic in our calendar before it goes live! Just fill out our easy self-service online [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – July 1, 2009

  1 July 09 • 1 comment

  After a week where almost nothing happened to the champions of cyclocross, we’re back with a week chock full of action from around the globe. European road were crowned, mountain bikers flocked to British Columbia to strut their stuff, an amazing three-peat in California, and much more. Vos, Ferrier-Bruneau Crowned National Road Champions World Champion [...]