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• Van Gilder, Schempf, and Gallagher Lead C-3 Sollay.com Cyclocross Team

  2 September 08 • 0 comment

  C-3 Sollay.com has announced their roster for the ’08-09 season, and one name that may surprise many is Laura Van Gilder, a dominant criterium racer. We’ve got an interview with Van Gilder in our upcoming Issue 4. See the full press release below. C-3 Sollay.com, one of the Mid Atlanic’s Strongest Cyclocross teams, looks excitedly [...]

• NYCross Announces Clinic and Six Race Schedule

  1 September 08 • 0 comment

  More clinics and races are still being announced and added to still-growing our online calendar. New York releases their clinic and race schedule below: NYcross.com, Capital Bicycle Racing Club, Mohawk Valley Cycling Club, Farm Team Cycling, and the Bennington Cycle Club have combined forces and announce the 2008 NYcross.com Cyclocross Race Series. This year’s race [...]

• Ease Your Way (Back) Into Cyclocross with a Clinic

  31 August 08 • 1 comment

  New to the sport? Raced for a while but your technical skills have hit a plateau? Looking for an edge on those guys or gals who beat you last year? Try attending a ‘cross clinic in your local area. A well-run clinic can help almost any level of racer—you’d be surprised with all the little [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine’s Poetry Contest Officially Launched

  30 August 08 • 0 comment

  Alright, the details are finally here. Our third reader contest has officially started. Good cyclocross is poetry in motion, and can inspire good poetry as well. It’s time to get out your Robert Frost or Dr. Seuss books out and assemble up your best words and rhymes to impress the illiterate staff of Cyclocross Magazine [...]

• Chicago’s Deep Dish of Fun: ‘Cross Clinic and Bike Swap

  29 August 08 • 1 comment

  Chicago Cyclocross Cup is proud to present the first annual cyclocross clinic on Saturday, September 13 at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The clinic will be lead by Coach Ben Turner of Cycle-Smart. Ben who will be teaching the techniques and strategies needed for a successful cyclocross season. Ben is the current manager of [...]

• Jonathan Page’s Planet Bike Cup to feature equal prize money for women and men

  27 August 08 • 0 comment

  Women racers from Juniors up to Elites will be racing for the same prize list as the men at Jonathan Page’s Planet Bike Cup.”Women train as hard, spend as much money traveling to races, and race just as hard as the men,” says Renee Callaway, race director. “There’s no reason why they shouldn’t race for [...]

• Time for ‘Cross Dress Shopping?

  26 August 08 • 0 comment

  With September fast approaching, training races are popping up everywhere. In the Bay Area, training often involves a little twist if you know where to go. No training series near by? Consider starting your own. (This article originally appeared in Issue 1 of our print magazine.) When September rolls in, just like in many other [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine’s Events Calendar Nears 600 Events

  25 August 08 • 0 comment

  Since launching our comprehensive ‘cross calendar last week, we’ve been adding more events as they come in, and in less than a week the calendar has nearly doubled in size, with approximately 600 races, clinics, and training events listed for the U.S. alone. Sort, filter, search as you wish, and plan the perfect race season [...]

• Readers Want More Barriers, Tell Us Why CX Rules

  24 August 08 • 1 comment

  Our last poll was decisive – the vast majority of you don’t think the UCI and USA Cycling rules are for the better of the sport, and over half of you would first reject the limitations on the # of barriers that are allowed on a course. Power to the promoters, and ultimately, the racer [...]

• Interbike OutDoor Expo Adds Cyclocross Course

  23 August 08 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross has now been fully embraced by Interbike, with a new, dedicated cyclocross course added to the Bootleg Canyon OutDoor Demo site. (But Cyclocross Magazine wants to know if there will there be cowbells, a full pit and a beer tent. Because if we’re really going to test ‘cross bikes in the most non-cross weather [...]

• A Pre-Olympics Chat with Belgian Cyclocross Star Sven Nys

  22 August 08 • 5 comments

  Multiple UCI Cyclocross World Cup Winner and former World Champion Sven Nys is lining up for Belgium to race the best mountain bikers in the world in the Olympic mountain bike race on Saturday. With newly added technical features and the inevitable mud promised by Thursday’s rains, Nys, like skilled American mountain bike and cyclocross [...]

• SSCXWC – It’s BACK!

  20 August 08 • 0 comment

  Are you ready for ‘cross with aerobars and the burn of tequila? While new challenges may replace these faves from last year’s event, it doesn’t matter…SSCXWC (Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships) is coming back this season, and returning to Portland on November 8th and 9th. Cyclocross Magazine got the early heads up on the long-awaited news [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine Launches Comprehensive Cyclocross Calendar

  18 August 08 • 2 comments

  You’ve asked for it and we’ve built it and now it’s ready! We’ve launched the most comprehensive national cyclocross and clinic calendar. And we’ve done it in typical Cyclocross Magazine style, comprehensive and big. After all, if we’re not the place to find a cyclocross clinic or race, then we’re pretty much good for nothing. [...]

• Alpha Q Sticks a Fork in Cross Vegas, OVCX Registration Opens, Promises Barriers

  16 August 08 • 0 comment

  Promoters are starting are busy adding the finishing touches to their early season races. Here’s the latest on two of these races: Alpha Q Joins CrossVegas as Supporting Sponsor Alpha Q/True Temper, makers of super premium carbon forks, bars and stems ridden to victory by countless racers, has joined CrossVegas as a supporting sponsor. The [...]

• Cutting the Fat Part I – Time for a (bike) diet?

  14 August 08 • 2 comments

  This is Part I of a three-part bike diet series by weight weenie Jeremy Burlingame and was published in our premier issue of Cyclocross Magazine. Part II was published in Issue 2, and Part III was published online in July ’08.  If there was ever a good reason to be fanatical about shedding pounds off [...]

• Is Your ‘Cross Bike Legal? UCI Wheel and Brake Rules May Impact You

  13 August 08 • 4 comments

  We’ve been seeing some recent chatter on our forums about whether the once popular, and world championship-winning Spinergy Rev-X wheels are legal in ‘cross races. While there aren’t any specific new rules passed by USA Cycling or the UCI regarding wheels, our assistant editor Josh Patterson spoke with USA Cycling’s Technical Director Shawn Farrell to [...]

• Small Cyclocross Bike Hunting? – Don’t Dispair

  12 August 08 • 2 comments

  Finding a cyclocross bike that fits can be challenging for a small adult or junior. Pint-sized Kerry Litka has struggled to find the right fit for herself, and offers advice for the racer or parent facing the same challenge. This article was originally published in our premier issue of Cyclocross Magazine. If you are a [...]

• Get Your Bling on the Cheap: Echappe Equipment Wheels & Rental

  11 August 08 • 0 comment

  Echappe Equipment is offering cyclocrossers a chance to ride and race high performance, expensive wheels without having to buy them first with their innovative wheel rental program. Offering six different models of high-end tubular wheelsets suitable for cyclocross, the company will ship you a pair of wheels pre-glued with either Challenge or Tufo tubulars, straight [...]

• ZIPP OVCX Tour’s Ambitious 2008 Plans

  10 August 08 • 0 comment

  From SpectaSport PR: August 10, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA: The thirteen-race Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour has made no secret of its intentions to become the next major regional player on the American Cyclocross Scene. 2008 appears to be a watershed year for the up-and-coming Midwestern organization, which kicks off its campaign on September 14 with [...]

• Photo Gallery #2 & Last Call for Photo Submissions for Issue 4

  9 August 08 • 1 comment

  It’s not too late to submit your favorite ‘cross photos for consideration to be included in our Cross Eyed Gallery in our Issue 4 or in our online gallery. Just one more week left! Here is our second online gallery of our favorite photos recently shared by readers. Our first online gallery can be found [...]