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• Cyclocross Cup Planned in the North American Road Calendar?

  1 April 11 • 0 comment

  Many cyclocrossers and fans have attempted to recognize the results of cyclocrossers as they attempt to battle pavement specialists. We did so during last year’s Amgen Tour of California.  Now it appears that the UCI will finally officially do so. The UCI announced today that it has plans to incorporate a Cyclocross Cup in the [...]

• UCI to Mandate Disc Brakes, Regulate Gloves and Shoes in 2012

  1 April 11 • 25 comments

  

  by Paul Guerra Due to slower-than-expected adoption of disc brakes at the top level of the sport after their legalization a year ago, the UCI has made the surprising off-season decision to mandate the use of them at all UCI-sanctioned cyclocross races, effective January 1, 2012. Meanwhile, the governing body has also decided to further [...]

• Major Publisher Invests in Cyclocross Magazine

  1 April 11 • 5 comments

  

  The cyclocross space has been hot recently with investor activity, after the recent buyout of CrossResults.com and now a large, Pennsylvania-based publisher investing in Cyclocross Magazine. After featuring cyclocross in a photoshoot in Men’s Health magazine, and showcasing the sport in several issues of Bicycling, the publisher has seen the value and growth in cyclocross. [...]

• Sven Nys Commits to Race 2011-12 Cyclocross Season in U.S.

  31 March 11 • 3 comments

  

  by Benjamin Kirsch Sven Nys, who, with seven Belgian national titles, a World Championship, and almost uncountable Superprestige, World Cup, and GVA Trofee wins, might be the most successful European cyclocross racer of his generation, has announced he will spend next season racing exclusively in the United States.

• Interbike 2011 Adds Major Brands

  31 March 11 • 0 comment

  

  After the news of leaving Vegas for and August date in Anaheim and then the decision to remain in Vegas but move a week earlier, the annual Interbike expo for the cycling industry has had more chatter about logistics than attendees recently.  But with the date and venue locked down, companies are committing to the [...]

• BikeReg.com Buys CrossResults.com – Updated

  29 March 11 • 2 comments

  Colin Reuter, better known as ResultsBoy and featured in our Issue 12, has been running CrossResults.com for the last four and half years. (You may remember our Issue 2 article covering the eBay auction of sandbagger upgrade points that prominently featured his site.)  Well, after working around the clock on the site when not doing [...]

• New Product Spotlight: WickWërks Cyclocross Chainrings

  29 March 11 • 0 comment

  WickWërks is a Utah-based company founded by Chris Wickliffe with the intention of improving the front shifting on road, mountain and cyclocross bicycles. The front derailleur has not changed much over the last 40 years, and WickWërks’ Chris Brand told Cyclocross Magazine that Wickliffe has been spent many years developing and refining a new “Paradigm [...]

• Is There an Etiquette in Cyclocross Racing?

  28 March 11 • 6 comments

  

  Many road racers turn to cyclocross because it has less emphasis on etiquette and teamwork, isn’t pack-focused and is very welcoming to all abilities. Yet many hardcore cyclocrossers still maintain there is an etiquette racers should follow. Is there an etiquette in cyclocross? If so, what makes proper etiquette in your mind, beyond yielding to [...]

• Vos Earns Seventh World Title at 2011 Track World Championships

  26 March 11 • 0 comment

  Marianne Vos keeps adding to her closet of rainbow jerseys. The young Dutch star took her seventh world championship title in the scratch race at the 2011 UCI Track World Championships at the Apeldoorn Velodrom in Holland. This title is her second on the track, with her first track title being in the points race [...]

• Rocky Mountain Recalls Solo CX, CXD, and CXR Cyclocross Bikes Due to Fork Steerer Issue

  25 March 11 • 0 comment

  

  Have a Rocky Mountain cyclocross Solo CX, Solo CXD, Solo CXR or Metropolis SEA bike from 2010 or earlier? Know someone who might? See the official USCPSC recall below and spread the word (Twitter, Facebook, Email) about this serious recall. Don’t let your cyclocross brother or sister get hurt. Rocky Mountain Cyclocross Bicycles Recalled Due [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Panaracer Cedric Gracia Cyclocross Tire (CGCX)

  23 March 11 • 6 comments

  by Paul Guerra Cyclocross Magazine got its first look at the new Cedric Gracia cyclocross tire at QBP’s FrostBike 2011 Expo, but now we’ve got a pair in hand for testing. Here’s our first detailed look at the new cyclocross clincher from Panaracer. The newest member of the Panaracer cyclocross tire lineup is the Cedric [...]

• Cyclocross Video Spotlight: It’s Payback Time for Utah Cyclocrossers

  22 March 11 • 1 comment

  

  You may have seen him running around at the Cyclocross National Championships in Bend, Oregon and just thought he was yet another crazy cyclocross fan, but the hairy creature affectionately named “Slyfox” is one of the biggest supporters of Utah cyclocross, especially if you’re measuring by dollar hand-ups. The Utah-based cyclocross fan doesn’t limit his [...]

• “A Ruota Libera” Show Combines Artisan Pizza and Bicycle Frames

  21 March 11 • 3 comments

  

  by Paul Guerra On March 20th, Petaluma frame builder Soulcraft and Una Pizza Napoletana hosted ‘A Ruota Libera’ in San Francisco. A Ruota Libera, Italian for “Freewheeling,” was an intimate gathering of frame builders and Bay Area custom bicycle aficionados in Napoletana’s space and spilling out into the street. Anthony Mangieri, owner of Una Pizza [...]

• Jeremy Powers Hops to Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team

  17 March 11 • 2 comments

  

  Cyclocross star and USGP and NACT cyclocross series winner Jeremy Powers joins Team Rapha Focus from Cannondale-CyclocrossWorld. Full press release below. Team Rapha-FOCUS Signs Cyclocross Standout Jeremy Powers 2010 US Gran Prix and North American Cyclocross Trophy Series winner to strengthen top cyclocross team. March 17, 2011; Carlsbad, CA – Team Rapha-FOCUS has announced the [...]

• New Product Spotlight and Review: An Alternative Sticker to UCI’s Frame Approval Sticker

  17 March 11 • 2 comments

  

  Moments after attempting to shine some initial light on the UCI’s bicycle frame approval protocol and sticker program by posting  Are You Ready? UCI’s New Bicycle Frame Approval Protocol Impacts Upcoming Season and the initial list of approved frames, the comments flooded in, including one reader’s comment asking “So when do the counterfeit stickers start [...]

• Are You Ready? UCI’s New Bicycle Frame Approval Protocol Impacts Upcoming Season

  16 March 11 • 17 comments

  

  If you’re gunning for a UCI cyclocross point, or hoping to just measure up against the big boys this cyclocross season and not get lapped, you probably already know you have to pay attention to your tire width, wheels and clothing among other equipment. But starting this season, in case you haven’t already heard, you [...]

• UCI Approves First Frames, Richard Sachs Has First Approved Cyclocross Frames

  16 March 11 • 1 comment

  The UCI has now approved a handful of bicycle frames under its new bicycle frame approval process, and the short list of the frames is below. The good news?  There’s a cyclocross frame there, by none other than renowned custom builder Richard Sachs, and his team will be able to legally ride new frames this [...]

• Video Highlight: Rock Out with Socal Cross at Long Beach

  14 March 11 • 0 comment

  The folks at The Digital Creatives have put together an nicely-done, 1080p HD video highlighting some of the cyclocross racing in SoCal. The video features a from-the-ground look at the Long Beach race of the Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross. The video showcases the racers tackling almost every type of surface and obstacle, except [...]

• Video: Van der Haar’s Offseason

  10 March 11 • 0 comment

  

  Lars van der Haar is fresh off of a stunning 2010/2011 cyclocross campaign, which included winning the World and European Championships as well as the World Cup and GvA series overalls in the U23 division. Not too shabby. What’s scary is that the 20 year-old still has two more potential seasons of eligibility in the [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine’s Complete UCI Cyclocross Race Calendar for 2011 / 2012 Season

  9 March 11 • 0 comment

  

  We’ve got the 2011/2012 UCI Cyclocross Race Calendar loaded up and ready for your viewing pleasure. At the current count, there’s a whopping 144 races schedule for next season. You can sort the list by date, country, category, class or name, or search by keyword.