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• 15-Year Old Bahnson Nipped by Bishop at MABRA Championships

  1 December 08 • 0 comment

  If you’ve been following MABRA results this year, you likely have noticed National Champ Jeff Bahnson winning the 2/3 races most of this season. He’s recently upgraded to battle the Elite Men, and hasn’t missed a beat, nearly winning Sunday’s MABRA Championships. He’s quickly becoming a future star and looks ready to try his hand [...]

• Vantornout Wins Gieten Superprestige #5

  30 November 08 • 1 comment

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton The fifth round of the Superprestige in Gieten was threatened by cold weather and lots of rain the entire day. The win went to Sunweb-Projob rider Klaas Vantornout as he defeated Bart Wellens in a close finish. Belgian Champion Sven Nys was best of the rest completing the [...]

• Vervecken Takes Fidea-Dominated Koksijde World Cup – Photos and Video

  30 November 08 • 1 comment

  photos by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton Erwin Vervecken feels quite at home in Koksijde, Belgium. For the fifth time in his long career, the Belgian won on the sand dunes of Belgium, taking the victory in a Fidea-dominated race, with four Fidea riders in the top five. Vervecken is clearly coming back to [...]

• Overend, Sawicki, Collegiate Racing and Running Highlight UC Irvine Race Weekend

  29 November 08 • 0 comment

  By Dave Sheek and Dot Wong The West Coast Collegiate Championship (WCCC) hosted by University of California, Irvine Cycling Team, and the SCNCA CX District Championships hosted by Team Velocity: Fall weather finally showed for an historic two days of racing in Southern California “cooling” off the memories of two weeks ago and the “heated” [...]

• The Final Cross Crusade: Reaching the Holy Land

  19 November 08 • 1 comment

  While many series across the country are just reaching their midway point, the world’s biggest ‘cross series, The Cross Crusade in Portland, Oregon, held its season finale last weekend. The women’s race boasted a field of 200 women. Here’s one racer and fan’s perspective: by Stephanie Chase,  Photos by Carrie Goodbrake “Check it out,” my [...]

• O’Dell and Howe Win Bay Area’s First Night Race

  18 November 08 • 0 comment

  by Geoff Gunderson Tom Simpson’s enthusiasm for cyclocross is contagious. Year in and out he continually tries to mix up his Bay Area Super Prestige Cyclocross Series with enough changes and twists to keep racers entertained. This year, seeing the random occurrences of night races popping up, the Pilarcitos crew decided to give it a [...]

• Trebon and Butler Double Up at Cross Crusade

  12 November 08 • 0 comment

  by Stephanie Chase, photos by Janet Hil Every little kid loves the chance to get muddy, and many adults find that as they’ve gotten older they enjoy getting dirty less and less. These adults are not cyclo-cross racers. If you don’t like mud, get a road bike. If you like mud, check out the video [...]

• SoCalCross Prestige Series UCI Race, 5k Run and Eco-Sportfest

  6 November 08 • 0 comment

  Southern California is creative in their promotion of ‘cross, and it has resulted in tremendous growth of their scene. This weekend, SoCal hosts California’s only UCI race, as well as a 5k “Cross Run and an eco festival. Rachel Lloyd headlines the list of racers looking to grab some Southern Cal UCI points. See the [...]

• Ben Popper Gets His Win, Rebecca Much Repeats in Chicago

  5 November 08 • 2 comments

  by Kevin Clark After two straight weeks mostly flat, less-than-technical courses, the Chicago Cyclocross Cup returned to St. Charles and it’s varied terrain. This is not to say that it was without its sections suited for power, but compared to Bartlett’s windswept fury the week before, and Carpentersville’s fast and flat event two weeks ago, [...]

• Wells Bests Trebon, Gould Runs Away at Boulder Cup, Day 1 – Report and Photo Gallery

  2 November 08 • 4 comments

  Boulder, CO – Todd Wells (GT) took his first UCI cyclocross win of the season by beating an under-the-weather NACT series leader, Ryan Trebon (Kona) at Day 1 the Boulder Cup, the fifth race of the eight race NACT series.

• Schmpf and Buerkle Solo to Wins in DC, Frites and Chocalate Add Euro Flair

  27 October 08 • 0 comment

  By Mark Drajem, Photos by Joe Foley and Joel Gwadz October 27, 2008; Washington, DC, USA: Weston Schempf of C3-Sollay.com claimed his second consecutive victory in the DCCX Cyclocross Race, which is presented by DCMTB/City Bikes in Washington, D.C. The race, held on the grounds of the historic Armed Forces Retirement Home, is the third [...]

• Win a Custom Richard Sachs Team Bike at Whitmore’s Super Cross Cup

  23 October 08 • 1 comment

  Myles Romanow, promoter of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup, rounds 8 and 9 of the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross series, is proud to announce that one lucky entrant to his races in the Hamptons of Long Island will receive an otherwise unobtainable, made-to-measure Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team bike completely outfitted with SRAM Parts [...]

• Help a Grad Student Out, Take a CX Bike Survey!

  21 October 08 • 0 comment

  Contributing writer Kerry Litka is earning another degree, and has to suffer through a stats class.  For a data project, she’s adding some ‘cross flair to the assignment and conducting a cyclocross bike survey to make her data analysis a bit more interesting. You can help her out by answering just ten ‘cross questions.  What [...]

• Kalmthout World Cup Photos

  20 October 08 • 2 comments

  We’ve got some great photos from the UCI World Cup Opener in Kalmthout, Belgium in our galleries below. Full coverage of the race is here.

• World Cup News Flash: Nys and Compton Injured, Kupfernagel to Start

  18 October 08 • 0 comment

  Have you read our World Cup fantasy preview? Even if you’re not playing our fantasy cyclocross league, you should still check it out, because it’s a great preview of the weekend’s racing. But we’ve got some last minute news prior to tomorrow’s UCI Cyclocross World Cup start, and it centers on the race’s favorites. Sven [...]

• Klug and Dust Climb to Success to Take Chicago Cyclocross Cup #3

  15 October 08 • 0 comment

  By Imelda March, Photo by Jeff Kao Atypical cyclocross weather once again was around for the Chicago Cyclocross Cup #3 that had enthusiasts travel to Hawthorn Woods, a suburb just outside of the City of Chicago. Sun, and warm temperatures in the high 70s Fahrenheit greeted the racers in this installment. The race course was [...]

• Live Coverage of Ohio and Gloucester

  11 October 08 • 0 comment

  After a limited test of live coverage at Star Crossed, we’re stepping it up and have got live updates throughout the day of the cyclocross action at the Gran Prix of Gloucester and the Cincinnati Internation Cyclocross Festival. While updates will focus mainly on the elite races, who knows what you’ll learn from CXM contributors [...]

• Jeremy Powers and Katie Compton Win Darkhorse Cyclo-Stampede in Kentucky

  10 October 08 • 2 comments

  The three-day UCI Cincinnati International Cyclocross Festival began this afternoon with the Darkhorse Cyclo-Stampede in Burlington, Kentucky. Jeremy Powers (Cannondale – CyclocrossWorld.com / Leer) took his second UCI win of the season, tackling the bumpy course and beating Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW) for the win. The two riders were bunny hopping the barriers after 

• Fantasy Cyclocross – Post Cross Vegas Results

  2 October 08 • 1 comment

  Our little fantasy ‘cross league has been a big hit. While we’re looking for a permanent place on our site for it, we’ve got some early results post Cross Vegas. Dave Sheek from SoCal takes an early lead with his US-heavy team. Stay tuned – we’ll have more reporting options and will add the ability [...]

• Interbike: New Cyclocross-Related Products Day 1

  25 September 08 • 5 comments

  Lots of ‘cross stuff seen at the expo, outdoor demo, and at Cross Vegas. Here’s some highlights. Click on each thumbnail for a larger view.  Highlights from the outdoor expo can be seen here.