Date archive for August, 2010

  • MAC Announces Equal Payout for Top Women

    Laura Van Gilder has extra incentive to defend her MAC crown. © Anthony Skorochod

    Plus Financial Incentives for Amateur Women The Champion System MAC Cyclocross Series has announced a radical increase of the Women’s prizes at every event of this year’s 11-race series. Effective immediately, starting with the UCI Nittany Lion Cross in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, on September 11, every race in the Champion System MAC Series will pay equal [...]

  • Lake Shoes Announces CrossVegas Cyclocross Sponsorship

    Vegas

    Lake Cycling announced their role as “Supporting Sponsor” of the CrossVegas cyclocross event, one of the premier UCI events on the domestic calendar providing spectators and competitors alike with an exhilarating experience. Lake has a long history of supporting US cyclocross events and athletes. Chris Dimmick of Lake stated, “We believe this event truly represents [...]

  • Southern Australians Head North for Wollongon Cross

    That looks like trouble... © Blakey

    While we may just be ramping up our season in the northern hemisphere, Down Under the action is already full gas. This past weekend two of the skinniest racers from the past two rounds of Dirty Deeds Cyclocross Series in Melbourne ventured north to see how their Australian brethren to the north run ’cross races. [...]

  • Breaking News: Powerhouse Stevens Team to Unite Compton, Kupfernagel and Van Nieuwpoort

    Compton powers through the sand pit, Photo by Joe Sales

    Cyclocross Magazine has just learned of a new powerhouse team which will bring together six-time American national champ and multiple-time World Cup winner Katie Compton with three-time world champion Hanka Kupfernagel of Germany and young up-and-coming Dutchwoman Tessa van Nieuwpoort. Kupfernagel finished second at Worlds the past two seasons, while Compton took the silver in [...]

  • CrossVegas 2010 Claims “Strongest Field Ever Assembled in American Cyclocross”

    Jamey Driscoll and Chris Jones surprise the main favorites. © Joe Sales

    CrossVegas Announces Preliminary Field CrossVegas organizer Brook Watts sounded like a Las Vegas odds maker as he described the field that he has managed to bring together for the September 22nd race. “The winners of the CrossVegas titles are going to come from the best field ever assembled in America. Whether you break it out [...]

  • Tennessee’s Mud, Sweat and Gears Announces the “Biggest Ever” Season 7

    Mud, Sweat and Gears 2010 flyer

    MSG is starting early this year at a beautiful new venue, Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens in Unicoi, TN. The course will be demanding, considering it’s the first race of the year, but when does a ’cross race not hurt? There will be lots of fun after the race on Saturday too, so stick around. This [...]

  • Oregon Cyclocross Season Dusts Itself Off at Kruger’s – UPDATED: Photo Galleries

    Molly Cameron, pre-dust © Josh Liberles

    by Josh Liberles This year’s Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit, held on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon, was not quite a cyclocross race, since there were no barriers or running sections, but it was closer to ’cross than anything else. And while the first full-on cyclocross race may still be two weeks out – at the [...]

  • Pro Bike Preview – Twin Towers’ Carbon Kona Jake – UPDATED: Photos

    The Jake won

    Ryan Trebon and Barry Wick have a new weapon in their race kits. While shooting the latest and greatest at the Crankworx festival in Whistler, Cyclocross Magazine contributor Joe Sales was able to catch a glimpse of the new all-carbon Kona Major Jake. The new photos provide a closer look at the updated ride that [...]

  • ’Cross Stars Fine Tune Fitness at Windham World Cup

    Georgia Gould showed great form, looks ready to rock the cyclocross bike © Rob O'Dea

    by Jamie Mack Many of the top ’cross racers that we’ll soon be rooting for on courses around the country spent this past weekend on a small ski mountain in upstate New York. The World Cup stopped at Windham Mountain for the sixth round of cross country competition. With this being the first time in [...]

  • Lessons Learned – A Column by Lee Waldman

    Lee picks off the competitors with calm patience © Annette Hayden

    Regular columnist Lee Waldman watches hole shot battles unfold in corridors of the middle school where he teaches, continues his own quiet, steady progress and gets ready for another cyclocross season. In case you missed Lee’s previous column about “The Most Important Thing” go back and check it out. by Lee Waldman The great thing [...]



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