Dan Bernards (aka Beer Gazelle – Built for Speed, Optimized for Beer) just wrapped up his first ‘cross season with the February 13th CX Santa Rosa series finale. It was the feeling of community that originally brought him into the fold. Although his local race scene includes the Santa Rosa and Livermore series in California, [...]
Cyclocross Magazine continues its exploration of the best custom ‘cross kit providers on the market – a great resource if you’re trying to help your road, mountain or cyclocross-specific team find the right products. Today we’re taking a look at Sugoi. Previously, we reviewed Capo Forma, Nalini , Mt. Borah and Castelli. by Brian Hancock [...]
by Christine Vardaros While most of the Belgian cyclocross racers are spending part of their first post-season month skiing or on some warm sunny beach sipping umbrella drinks by the seaside to unwind, I chose to spend mine suffering on the bike – but at least it’s under sunny skies with the most magnificent views [...]
by Christine Vardaros Pawel Szczepaniak admits to having taken EPO leading up to the U23 World Championships from a still unnamed drug source, but claims that at the time he thought he was taking vitamins. According to an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, after his form dipped post-European Championships, where he placed second, he was [...]
by Brian Hancock In 2009, Rick Plite decided to create a new event to fill out his season of race promotion. As the mastermind behind the fall Kiss Cross cyclocross series, Plite is known for laid-back grassroots events. In only the second year of the race, the Barry-Roubaix (BRX) has grown from 262 participants in [...]
Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman takes a break from his normal updates on his progress as a Masters racer to reflect on…well, “kids today.” He’s a teacher, so he knows of what he speaks. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column and his thoughts on quitting. by Lee Waldman [...]
Great to see an electronic media class putting their skills and available technology to a worthy, important cause – namely, making a cyclocross video! It shouldn’t be surprising that this well-done synopsis of the sport comes for the ‘cross hotbed of Oregon, with plenty of Cross Crusades footage as well as the elements of the “sideline [...]
The hand-built bike show madness heads for sunny San Diego in April. Want to attend and cover it for CXM? Drop us a line. Press release below: The City of San Diego and the California cycling community prepare for the 2010 San Diego Custom Bicycle Show, scheduled for April 8th-11th at the Town and Country [...]
by Natalia McKittrick It’s in the low 40’s and the sun seems half awake behind clouds discharging water that invades houses by leaking through ceilings and flooding basements. The puddles are determined to accumulate into small lakes. BikeSnobNYC tweets about dinners instead of regreasing the urban cycling culture… It may seem like another B-rate rainpocalypse [...]
It was an uncharacteristically busy week in the world of cyclocross considering the time of year, so sit back and soak up a lot of interesting off-season movement. The Sczcepaniaks are back in the news, for less dastardly reasons. Lots of contract talk was flying about despite the calendars saying March, and a French Woman [...]
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