The Cult Cross 2010 flyer’s headline says it all: “Suffer in the Spring As You Do in the Fall.” Maybe you’ve built up some early season road/mtb fitness, but you yearn to be back where you belong, on the ‘cross course? The Eagle, Colorado venue will host six “flights” of races tomorrow (April 3, 2010), [...]
by Josh Liberles Bend, Oregon, may have grown too quickly, only to be subsequently hit particularly hard by the downturned economy, but the town seems to have found a focus to try to turn things around: event promotion. We cyclists are well aware that Bend is hosting the USA Cyclocross Nationals for both 2009 and [...]
by Christopher Bagg Sal Collura, organizer of innovative cycling events (he ran last September’s inaugural ‘Cross-Over Stage Race, bringing three ‘Cross events together for one weekend of racing), will bring the flavor of the departed-for-Seattle Single-Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC) back to Oregon when he opens the Tandem Cyclocross World Championships (TDCXWC) at the end [...]
This was published on April 1, 2010 and was an April Fools’ story. Following an emotional interview published in Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (and discussed previously in Cyclocross Magazine) in which disgraced U23 World Championships winner Pawel Szczepaniak revealed what prompted him and his younger brother, second place finisher Kacper, to use EPO before the [...]
According to Cyclocross Magazine sources, Kona’s Barry Wicks is hanging up his knobbies this year to pursue some flatter, more paved pastures. Following his move to the Midwest last fall, mountain bike World Cup contender and perennial cyclocross podium favorite Wicks has been facing increasing difficulty in finding appropriate places to train.
by Julie Popper After Paul Curley handily won the Masters 55+ National Championship, both riders and manufacturers alike were left scratching their heads. What was with that disc wheel, and how can we get one? Leave it to the bicycle industry to come up with a quick solution to this question—one that will lighten your [...]
For the second off-season in a row, six-time Cyclocross National Champion Katie Compton is in another long search for a title sponsor for this upcoming cyclocross season. Her one-year contract with Planet Bike expired this winter and the company pulled out of sponsoring its Elite cyclocross team. After a much drawn-out sponsor search last year, [...]
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