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• Mathieu van der Poel Wins First Race of the World Championship in Koksijde: UPDATED Juniors Report, Results, Photos

  28 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  KOKSIJDE, BELGIUM—Winning on the same historic course on which his father, Adri, took home a victory 16 years ago, Mathieu van der Poel won the Junior Cyclocross World Championship in Koksijde today in fine style.

• Pauwels Bests Stybar in Hoogerheide, Wins World Cup Overall UPDATED:Photos, Full Results, J-POW Video

  22 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won a tactical affair here in Hoogerheide today, retaining his World Cup skinsuit in taking the series finale. Riders covered the fast course eight times, with the lead group swelling at times to more than ten riders. Pauwels, as series leader, finally seized the race, attacking late and [...]

• Vos Wins Hoogerheide World Cup, Sets Up for World Championships Ahead of Van Den Brand, Nash UPDATED: Gallery, Full Results

  22 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—In years past, Katie Compton (Giant-Rabobank) has rolled into the World Championships on a string of victories, only to miss out to Marianne Vos (Rabobank) at the the biggest race of the year. Vos has flipped the script thus far this year, however, and looks unbeatable going into next weekend’s championships [...]

• Vote Today! Cyclocross Magazine 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards

  20 January 12 • 16 comments

  

  As the 2011-2012 cyclocross season comes to an end, the editors of Cyclocross Magazine want to know what gear, racers and races you loved with our first-ever Cyclocross Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards. Who’s your favorite Euro star? Domestic racer? Your favorite brake? Tire? Have you adopted CXM Lab’s “Shimergo” drivetrain? What was the best tech [...]

• Pro Interview: Nicole Duke Talks About Her Breakout Season

  8 January 12 • 1 comment

  For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. VERONA, WISCONSIN—On the day before her crack at the 2012 Elite Women, Nicole Duke chatted with Cyclocross Magazine‘s Molly Hurford about downhilling, family, racing, the Nationals course and [...]

• 2012 Cyclocross Nationals Elite Races Preview UPDATED: Miller, Stetson-Lee, Chris Jones Video Interviews

  7 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. by Evan Schmitt & Robbie Carver Check out our just-posted interviews with Jonathan Page and Katie Compton. In the Elite Women’s race, Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) is looking for [...]

• Albert Continues Comeback by Winning GvA Loenhout Azencross; Vos Wins Again

  28 December 11 • 0 comment

  by Chris Bagg LOENHOUT, BELGIUM—On a course more cross-country and BMX than cyclocross, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Marianne Vos (Nederland-Bloeit) distanced their rivals on the way to victory. Albert, coming back from a wrist injury, and Vos, following a fuller cyclocross program after her traditional break from the road season, dominated their respective fields today [...]

• Holiday Cyclocross Product Spotlight: Planet Bike’s Cyclocross Fender Set

  18 December 11 • 2 comments

  

  The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for a [...]

• Nys Nips Albert for the Win in Namur World Cup — Report, Results, Galleries

  18 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Chris Bagg NAMUR, BELGIUM — Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) added to his mythology (and his 134 previous victories) today in Namur, beating a resurgent Niels Albert in the final few hundred meters to take round five of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup Series.  Nys recovered from two flat tires to take the win, making his [...]

• Vos Wins Round #4 of the Women’s World Cup in Namur — Report, Results

  18 December 11 • 5 comments

  

  by Chris Bagg NAMUR, BELGIUM — Marianne Vos rode away from the field today in Namur, Belgium, looking unstoppable in her campaign for a fifth cyclocross World Championship. Yesterday’s GvA Trophy race in Essen brought the first true cyclocross conditions, seeing riders completely covered in mud by the end of the race. Today’s World Cup in [...]

• Pauwels Takes Igorre Leg of World Cup ahead of Nys, Meeusen UPDATED: Full Results

  4 December 11 • 0 comment

  by Chris Bagg IGORRE, SPAIN — Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) took another win on the World Cup circuit today in Igorre, distancing main rival and last weekend’s adversary Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) by 15 points in the series. After some early shuffling, the outcome was never in doubt, as the non-technical course provided nothing to break up [...]

• Borem Completes Comeback from Life-Threatening Illness, Marian University Dominates Collegiate Field at Major Taylor Velodrome Race #2

  20 November 11 • 0 comment

  By Robert Annis for Planet Adventure INDIANAPOLIS, IN—For some, Saturday’s cyclocross race at Major Taylor Velodrome was a welcome return to form. But for one winner, it was emphatic proof that she was ready to retake her place on the podium after nearly dying months earlier. Bob’s Red Mill rider Nicole Borem won the Elite [...]

• Van Den Brand Wins Outright; Dombroski Takes Ninth at Hamme-Zogge — UPDATED Photos, Report, Full Results

  13 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  by David Evans Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) attacked from a group of six in the last lap of the women’s race to take the win. She managed to build her lead to 21 seconds in the last seven minutes of racing, a testament to her form and her suitability for tight and fast [...]

• Stybar Gaps Field on the Way to Victory at Hamme-Zogge, Pauwels Pips Nys for Second — UPDATED Photos, Report, Full Results

  13 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  by David Evans HAMME-ZOGGE, BELGIUM — Reigning World Champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) emerged triumphant from Sunday’s heavyweight slugfest that was the Hamme-Zogge Superprestige. Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) managed to outsprint Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) for second, and a visibly drained Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) rolled over the line for fourth.

• Pauwels Victorious Again, Sprints to Ronse GVA Trofee Race #2 Victory—Photo Gallery, Brief Report, Full Results

  6 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) continued his excellent season today, winning at the incredibly hilly Ronse GVA Trofee race. In a back and forth battle that saw an early attack by Bart Aernouts (Rabobank), a huge chase group, an escape by Pauwels and Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep), a furious pursuit by Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), and a sprint finish, [...]

• Compton and Powers Add to their Weekend Hauls at Cincy3 Festival — Report, Photos, Results

  6 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  They call it “riding the brown stripe.” It’s the dirty mark of a dialed course, the kind of course you usually only see on Belgian TV, and Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival had it on Sunday at Harbin Park in Fairfield, Ohio. With plenty of muddy patches after a record rainfall on Thursday, every racer of the day took home a little piece of the park. Katie Compton (Rabobank) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) took home the trophy, prize money and (most importantly) the big UCI C1 points.

• Compton Wins Again at One of Her Favorite Venues: Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival—UPDATED: Full Report, Photos, Brief Results

  4 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  DEVOU PARK, KENTUCKY—In the women’s race, after UCI officials checked every rider’s tire width, the French national champion Caroline Mani (CC Etupes Le Doubs Pays De Montbeliard) snagged the soft holeshot from pavement to grassy downhill with Sue Butler (River City Bicycles-Ridley), Georgia Gould (LUNA), Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com), Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) and Meredith Miller (Cal [...]

• Jeremy Powers Wins First Day of Cincy3 Cincinnati Cyclocross Festival—UPDATED: Full Report, Photos, Results

  4 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  Devou Park, Kentucky — A record one-day rainfall of 1.65 inches Thursday night caused many riders to mount their Limus and Rhino tires in order to tackle the run-off filled mud pits at three points on the course in Northern Kentucky today, the first race of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival. Between the quad busting climbs, [...]

• Pauwels Distances Field at Tabor World Cup; Stybar Takes Second over Vantornout UPDATED—Photos, Quotes, Full Results

  23 October 11 • 1 comment

  by Chris Bagg, with help from Christine Vardaros TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC—Just as they did in the women’s race, the moments on this Tabor course that forced the riders off their bikes made the decisive gaps. A greasy, off-camber corner let opportunistic riders break away from the packs, and the giant stairs that preceded a steep [...]

• Nash Victorious at Home in Tabor Ahead of Van Den Brand, Van Paassen: UPDATED – Photos, Results

  23 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Chris Bagg TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC — Katie Compton was not present today at the second round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup. Sanne Van Paassen (Brainwash), second in the WC standings after her runner-up spot last week, hoped to take advantage of the dominant American’s absence. When last we were here in 2010, Marianne [...]