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• Tabor World Cup – Albert and Kupfernagel Step Up in Tabor, Page Breaks Chain – Full Report & Photos

  27 October 08 • 2 comments

  Last week’s silver medalists at the World Cup in Kalmthout moved up a podium step to take convincing wins in Tabor, while last week’s winners had to settle for fourth. Full reports by Christine Vardaros. Video highlights can be seen here. Men’s Race: Niels Albert (Palmans Cras) takes the win solo After being outsprinted by [...]

• Johnson and Gould Take Day 2 in Louisville – Brief Results

  26 October 08 • 0 comment

  Brief Results: Elite Men: Tim Johnson Jesse Anthony Jeremy Powers Elite Women: Georgia Gould Katerina Nash Rachel Lloyd Sue Butler Laura Van Gilder Stay tuned for a full report!

• Live Updates of USGP Louisville Weekend

  26 October 08 • 0 comment

  Thanks to the passionate members of CXM’s online community’s involvement, we’ll have more live updates throughout the weekend of racing in Louisville. While they may not be as frequent as Fantasy Jake’s blow-by-blow updates witnessed last weekend and at GStar, we’ll keep you up to date! Check back here on Saturday and Sunday. The women’s [...]

• Big Time Racing: Louisville Day 1 – A Column by Ben Popper

  26 October 08 • 3 comments

  USGP. This is big time. No more blowing up 40 minutes in, no more mechanicals or flats, no more hot weather dragging me down. It’s all about fast and fun, nothing else. I belong with these guys… well, most of them… and it’s time to put more of them behind me. I love cyclocross! Race [...]

• Lousiville USGP Day 1: Nash and Trebon Win – Full Results and Photos

  25 October 08 • 4 comments

  Katerina Nash (Luna) and Ryan Trebon (Kona) took decisive victories in Louisville on Day 1 of the USGP. Nash, her teammate Georgia Gould, and Rachel Lloyd (Cal Giant) took control of the race early, forming the lead group and leaving Lloyd to battle battle the two Luna riders. Gould attacked the group, and Nash bridged [...]

• Tabor World Cup: Course Preview Photos

  24 October 08 • 3 comments

  Christine Vardaros is the lone American woman racing in Tabor. After spending 10 hours in the car driving from Belgium on Friday, she managed to still get out to ride the course and send us the following photos from the venue.

• Rolling Thunder Brings Night Cyclocross to Montana

  24 October 08 • 4 comments

  Thanks in part to Seattle’s Star Crrossed race, night races are popping up around the country. With the Bay Area Super Prestige race at Sierra Point on November 15th, the SoCal Spooky Night Race this Saturday, and last weekend’s Rolling Thunder race in Montana, night ‘cross is catching on. We received this report on Montana’s [...]

• A Broken Bike, White Butt Panels, And Sneaking Into the Pit – A World Cup Perspective by Christine Vardaros

  23 October 08 • 4 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Christine Vardaros, a regular print mag contributor, sent us this online report of her recent World Cup in Kalmthout. Enjoy her unique perspective of the day as a racer, journalist, pit crew member, and fan. Kalmthout World Cup Report – perspective from the saddle   by Christine “Peanut”  Vardaros The first big [...]

• Get to KC Early, Party at the Mud and Blood Ball Party and Film Debut

  23 October 08 • 1 comment

  If you partied last year after nationals, and enjoyed ‘cross stars riding a mechanical bull, you know how much fun a ‘cross party can be. This year, Kansas City is stepping it up with a must-attend Nats kick-off party. Crossniacs National Syndicate and Cyclocross Magazine present The Mud and Blood Ball Crossniacs National Syndicate and [...]

• Watch CrossVegas on TV

  23 October 08 • 0 comment

  Residents in 10 states and customers of satellite TV can watch Cross Vegas on TV starting this weekend. Full details below. CrossVegas TV Broadcast Premiers on October 25th

• Two More Days for ‘Cross Poem Entries!

  23 October 08 • 0 comment

  Looks like we found winning contest idea that’s accessible for many of you. Judging will be tough but fun. Haven’t entered yet? You’ve got just two more days… Full details here.

• Rebecca Much Dominates, McLaughlin Beats Popper in Chicago

  22 October 08 • 2 comments

  McLaughlin and Much kick up the sand to victory in Chicago By Imelda March Temperatures finally hit the “crispy side” of things in Chicago and it actually felt like ‘cross weather had finally arrived. Crossers came out fresh and ready to tackle the newly redesigned Carpenter Park course. Jeff Provisor, owner of Main Street Bicycles [...]

• USGP Kicks Off This Weekend in Louisville

  22 October 08 • 0 comment

  

  US Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Crank Brothers to kick off this weekend in Louisville at the Papa Johns Derby City Cup presented by Toyota With a world class field of athletes assembling in Louisville this week, the excitement is building for the first weekend of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by [...]

• Knapp and Stevenson Dominate at Seatac, Scary Faces Make Early Appearance

  22 October 08 • 0 comment

  Seattle’s Cyclocross Series had it’s third race of the year last weekend, and we have two reports from the race. The first from LeRoi Smith recalls the racing action, while the second is from the unique perspective of photographer Janet Hill, as she both recalls and shows the day’s action, including an early appearance of [...]

• DCCX Promises Great Racing, History…and Food Fights?

  21 October 08 • 1 comment

  by Ken Getchell Washington DC has seen its share of cultural battles over the years, but nothing quite like what’s developing at the October 26 “City Bikes DCCX” BikeReg.com MABRAcross race. The organizers of the only cyclocross race held within the city limits of the U.S. Capital, have announced that their “Lil’ Belgians” Free Kids [...]

• Van de Brand Wins, Sven Nys Pips Albert at Kalmthout UCI World Cup – Full Men’s and Women’s Report

  20 October 08 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros, Photo by Krist Vanmelle Under normal circumstances, the winner of Cyclo-Cross World Cup opener in Kalmthout, Belgium would not have been a surprise. But an unfortunate incident the day previous at Kleicross race in Lebbeke, Belgium could have forced a different outcome. Last Saturday, Kalmthout pre-race favorite Sven Nys tripped on a [...]

• Van Gilder Wins, Powers Repeats in Wissahickon – Full Report and Results

  19 October 08 • 0 comment

  by Ken Getchell The UCI C2 Wissahickon Cyclocross, round four of the MAC Powered by SRAM Series, served up an exhibition of different ways to win a cyclocross race today. Laura Van Gilder (C3-Sollay.com) won the Women’s race in the last minute of the competition, while Jeremy Powers (Cyclocrossworld.com) won his race in the first [...]

• Live Updates of Granogue and Wissahickon This Weekend

  19 October 08 • 0 comment

  We’ll continue our live race coverage hackery this weekend, with live updates from the UCI races in Delaware and Pennsylvania. Check back here to see what’s happening as the nation’s top male talent finally converges in one location to do battle. The women’s racing promise to be equally tight, although Sue Butler and Katie Compton [...]

• Simunek Wins Lebbeke C2, Nys Injured and Hospitalized

  19 October 08 • 2 comments

  Radomir Simunek (Palmans-Cras) won Saturday’s World Cup warm-up race, the UCI C2 in Lebbeke, Belgium, over Bart Wellens (Fidea) and Davy Commeyne (Revor Cycling Team). While Niels Albert and Lars Boom rested for Sunday’s World Cup opener, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) is probably wishing he did the same. Halfway through the race on lap six, Nys [...]

• Trebon and Winfield Take Granogue Wins – Full Report

  18 October 08 • 0 comment

  by CXM and Ken Getchell, with reporting by Jacob Sisson In a classic edition of the Cyclocross at Granogue saw a double dip of Kona as Ryan Trebon (Kona) and Dee Dee Winfield (Velo Bella – Kona) scored wins in the Autumn classic. Both wins came down to last lap moves in the UCI C2 [...]