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• Weapons, UCI, and Crazy Fans – Ryan Kelly’s Interviews with the Stars

  3 November 08 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine’s contributing writer Ryan Kelly talks to some of the top riders including Tim Johnson, Jamey Driscoll, and Luke and Nick Keough at Gloucester. In the video below, he gets their thoughts on everything from double-booking UCI races, weapon fantasies, where the craziest fans are found, and whether he can fund his young journalism [...]

• Driscoll Doubles, Elliott and Van Gilder Split at Cycle-Smart International

  3 November 08 • 0 comment

  by Alan Atwood The oldest UCI cyclocross race in North America has showcased some of America’s best talent in the sport.  After this weekend, you can add 3 more names to that list, including a star in the making in Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld’s Jamey Driscoll, who chalked up UCI wins 4 and 5 this weekend at the [...]

• Johnson and Powers Head North for the Toronto International Cyclocross

  3 November 08 • 0 comment

  CXM columnist Ben Popper’s quest for just one UCI point may have just gotten a bit harder. He is heading to Canada this weekend, a race that might be off the radar of most top U.S. talent. But at least two stars are joining him on the trek. The Cyclocrossworld.com / Cannondale duo of Tim Johnson and Jeremy Powers [...]

• Shogren & Wulfkuhle Win Tactical Battles in Maryland

  3 November 08 • 1 comment

  Elkridge, Maryland: Clear skies and a revised course layout greeted a large field of racers to the second edition of the Kelly Benefits Strategies Cyclocross at Rockburn. And while the weather was an improvement from last year’s inaugural edition, it was the revised 3.3 km course that drew rave reviews, with many elite riders commenting [...]

• Johnson and Gould Win Boulder Cup Day 2 – Photo Gallery & Brief Report

  2 November 08 • 1 comment

  Georgia Gould (Luna) won for the second day in a row in Boulder, taking the lead for good on the first lap in the sand pit, and not looking back. By then end, she had taken a minute out of Rachel Lloyd (California Giant – Specialized), with Keli Emmett (Giant) finishing in third. Amy Dombroski [...]

• Albert Wins Super Prestige #2 – Brief Report

  2 November 08 • 0 comment

  In a reversal of the top three from yesterday’s Koppenberg race, Niels Albert (Palmans – Cras) took a convincing win today on the second stop of the Super Prestige series. Sven Nys and Lars Boom battled again, only this time it was for just second place, with Boom taking second. Check back soon for a full [...]

• Dewald and Swartz Win Wayne Scott Xross

  2 November 08 • 1 comment

  by Ken Getchell  Fair Hill, Maryland – On a warm day under clear skies, Melanie Swartz and Ryan Dewald stormed to victory at the Wayne Scott Xross in Fair Hill Maryland on Saturday.  The long and relatively flat course through the Cecil County Fairgrounds was fast and technical with few opportunities to recover.

• Nys Wins Koppenberg, Summerhill Briefly Leads – Full Report and Video Highlights

  1 November 08 • 4 comments

  Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) loves the Koppenberg race, and as he describes in our Issue 4 interview, he considers the first stop of the GVA Trophy series one of his favorite races of the season. Today he showed fans and competitors alike why he likes it so much

• A Conversation with Luke Keough

  1 November 08 • 1 comment

  CXM Contributing writer Christine Vardaros caught up with U.S. Junior National Cyclocross Champion Luke Keough in Tabor after his World Cup race for a brief chat to get his thoughts on his racing in Europe (we had a full interview of Luke in our Issue 3 of the print magazine). Here is what he had [...]

• Small Time Crash, Big Time Chasing: Louisville Day 2 – A Column by Ben Popper

  31 October 08 • 0 comment

  When you ride like I do, you’re going to crash eventually. All season I’ve dreaded the day I go down. I’m recklessly fast through the barriers, and I’ve seen that video of Nys going down, and I knew my time would come. I’m fortunate that it didn’t turn out as bad as it could have [...]

• SSCXWC – More Schedule Details “Leaked”

  31 October 08 • 0 comment

  Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships Weekend Update (Imagine Tina Fey reading it to you) For impatient readers everything important is in Bold.  Pretty cool, huh? SCHEDULE: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7TH- Realize the race qualifiers are the next day, scramble to complete/purchase/build a single speed cross bike.  Consider sweet costume idea and gather friends and family for [...]

• Boulder Cup Returns This Weekend

  31 October 08 • 1 comment

  

  The Boulder Cup returns this weekend to Boulder, Colorado and promises top-level racing, with half the country’s UCI-point hunters primed to do battle at altitude (the other half being at the Cycle-Smart International in Northhampton, MA). But with a “CycloCruise” and “Wacky Start Lines,” is Boulder going Cross Crusade on us? Full press release below: [...]

• Cycle-Smart International Preview: The Nation’s Oldest UCI Event Returns This Weekend

  30 October 08 • 1 comment

  NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts – This week brought an early onset to winter as many in the New England region hunkered down with the first storm of the season.  But the next storm will be not snow nor rain but some of New England’s best cyclists as the swarm invades Northampton, Massachusetts for the country’s oldest UCI [...]

• Apple Trees, Parking with the Stars, and Mexican Pizza – A World Cup Perspective by Christine Vardaros

  30 October 08 • 2 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Christine Vardaros, a regular print mag contributor, sent us this online report of her recent World Cup in Tabor. Enjoy her unique perspective of the day as a racer, journalist, and fan. You can read her first online installment of the Kalmthout World Cup here. Tales from Tabor by Christine “Peanut” Vardaros [...]

• McLaughlin Continues Winning Streak, Upshaw Solos to Victory in Chicago

  30 October 08 • 0 comment

  Chicago Cyclocross Cup #5 Report By Imelda March A sunny but extremely windy day greeted the riders in the Village of Bartlett, a northwest suburb of the City of Chicago.

• MAC, MABRA, and OVCX Promise Shotguns, Haunted Barns, and Pies

  29 October 08 • 0 comment

  The Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley Area have some unique fun in store for races this weekend. See the press releases below. Zipp OVCX Tour Returns to Cincinnati with a Bang Miamiville, Ohio, USA: Golfers are familiar with the term “Shotgun Start”, but they’ve never had, nor heard, anything like this. Following a month of [...]

• Berg and Weighall Answer Opportunity’s Knock at Seattle Cyclocross #4

  29 October 08 • 0 comment

  by LeRoi Smith, Photos by Janet Hill Lakewood, WA – On a sunny 63-degree day at the end of October, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone complaining about the weather in Seattle. However ‘cross racers are little different. Quite a few were feeling guilty about enjoying the sun and many were looking forward to [...]

• Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire – a Column by Andrew Bernstein

  29 October 08 • 7 comments

  Join Andrew Bernstein as he embarks on the adventure of his first season of ‘cross and reminds us of our own newbie days. In this third installment, he makes the jump to big-time cyclocross racing in Gloucester, and at the same time, upgrades from a mountain bike to a real ‘cross bike. The first installment [...]

• SSCXWC Returns to Portland – Are You Ready?

  28 October 08 • 2 comments

  Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships Returns to Portland By Matt Karre The premier event for single speed cyclocross enthusiasts returns to Portland this November. A weekend of racing dedicated solely to those who race with a sole gear, Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC) gathers top-level racers from across the country to compete for the [...]

• UCI Updates: Race Registration Deadline and Minimum Payout Changes

  28 October 08 • 1 comment

  According to Adam Myerson, UCI Cyclo-Cross Commission member, inscription forms and information on being a UCI event for next season are now available, and the deadline for registering events is just six weeks away, on December 15th. Of note is the expiration at the end of this season of the UCI’s exception given to North [...]