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• Calling All ‘Cross Clinics

  7 August 08 • 22 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine is working hard to keep ‘cross growing. We think cyclocross clinics are invaluable in helping new folks learn the sport in a fun way, and have been getting a lot of questions from folks looking for a clinic near them.  To address this need, we’re building a list of ‘cross clinics across the [...]

• ‘Cross in North America: A Deeper Look at its Growth and Importance

  6 August 08 • 2 comments

  We all hear how ‘cross is growing rapidly in North America. Kevin Richards takes a deeper look at this growth of the sport here in the states through this editorial. Cyclocross Weaves a Web Across North America By Kevin Richards At its current growth rate, American cyclocross seems destined to soon be as ubiquitous as [...]

• Permanent Cyclocross Park Coming to Boulder?

  5 August 08 • 2 comments

  As ‘cross continues to grow, land access becomes an important issue for both racing and practices. Just ask the folks in Portland, as the Cross Crusade series’ explosive growth has forced the series to move out of the more urban settings to accommodate the 1000+ racers. Towns like Louisville (as featured in Issue 3) and [...]

• “Little Belgium” Cyclocross Movie Released

  2 August 08 • 0 comment

  The ‘cross movie producers keep getting younger and younger. First 18-year-old Evan Schmitt, now 14-year-old Andy Frothingham. We’re betting the next ‘cross movie will come from a kid still using training wheels. No matter to us, it’s all good. See Frothingham’s press release on his new cx movie below: Young Filmmaker Releases First Cyclocross Movie [...]

• Spectating the Classics with a Top Cyclocross Racer

  31 July 08 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine reader Greg Nelson sent us his story of watching and riding the classics in Belgium with one of the top ‘cross racers from America. How I lost a saddle or came to love the cobbles If you bend over your handlebars: a close inspection of the cobbles reveals a thick gooey layer of [...]

• Cutting the Fat Part III – Small Ways to Save Weight

  29 July 08 • 1 comment

  Jeremy Burlingame is obsessed with lightweight ‘cross bikes. He continues the “Cutting the Fat” bike-diet series that we featured in Issue 1 and 2 with an online installment below. Follow his path to light bike nirvana but do so at your own risk. In the first two of the weight saving corner that I so [...]

• Building Up a Cyclocross Bike, Part by Part

  27 July 08 • 5 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine reader and ‘cross newbie Chris Cowan discovered ‘cross after last season, and decided he’d build himself a bike late this spring to get comfortable on it prior to his first ‘cross race. It’s up and running finally, and he’s shared his experience with us so that all of you in the same boat [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Vittoria Evo XM Tubulars

  26 July 08 • 2 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine paid off a paparazzo (with just a free subscription) to capture a spy quick photo of the very first Vittoria Evo XM Tubulars, a new, aggressive-treaded model to join Vittoria’s existing XG and XN tires. Although we do not know what XM officially stands for, the “M” may as well stand for “Mud” [...]

• The Dirty Kanza 200 – Get Your ‘Cross Base Miles Done in One Day

  25 July 08 • 1 comment

  While most ‘cross racers are just starting to dust off their ‘cross bikes after several months of neglect, some racers are dusting off their ‘cross bikes after completing some recent, long, epic ‘cross rides and races. In part 1 of our enduro-cross series, Lelan Dains of team HighGear tells Cyclocross Magazine about his race experience [...]

• Get Your Pen Ready – Contest #3 is Coming!

  20 July 08 • 2 comments

  Note: Contest is up and running, and details are here! We’re still finalizing the details and confirming a few great prizes, but our Contest 3 is coming, and it’ll be a fun one. Get your creative juices going, we’re awarding the best ‘cross poets in our Cyclocross Poetry Contest. Maximum two entries a person. Great [...]

• Issue 3 Arriving and a Note About Google Checkout

  18 July 08 • 0 comment

  Issue 3 has been arriving on the west coast this week and it’s been traveling the country faster than our last issue thanks to upgraded shipping. We expect most metro areas to receive the magazine by end of next week. Also, for our subscribers who subscribed online via Google Checkout – you may have received [...]

• A Date With Sven Nys

  16 July 08 • 0 comment

  Sven Nys, the most dominant ‘cross racer of his generation, is having a go at the mountain bike event at the Beijing Olympics next month. As part of his preparation and focus, he’s refusing all interviews before the Olympics. That means refusing all interviews from any publication, with the one exception of Cyclocross Magazine, of [...]

• North American Cyclocross Trophy Series Details

  14 July 08 • 2 comments

  Seems like our investigative reporting on the new national series Sunday afternoon scooped the “big media” and encouraged the official details of the series to be released. So here are the full details of the new national series, dubbed “North American Cyclocross Trophy.” The new $40,000+ series consists of 4 weekends and 8 races: September [...]

• BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series Schedule Announced

  11 July 08 • 0 comment

  The BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series has announced its upcoming seven-race program. In a break with east-coast tradition, the 2008 BikeReg.com MABRAcross will utilize NASCAR-style scheduling with only one race each weekend. According to MABRA Cyclocross Director Chip Sovek, “Occasional multi-race weekends are great, but if you do it too often you run the risk of diluting [...]

• 3-Day Cincinnati ‘Cross Festival Announced

  11 July 08 • 0 comment

  Harbin Park to Pay Women According to “Gould Formula” Details are starting to emerge on the Cincinnati International Cyclocross Festival scheduled for October 10-12. Part of the Zipp OVCX Tour, the Festival consists of three UCI-sanctioned races in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area: the Darkhorse Cyclo-Stampede, the Java Johnny’s Lionhearts International and the newly-upgraded UCI-C1 [...]

• Announcing the Winners of the Promote the Promoters Contest

  10 July 08 • 0 comment

  In Issue 2, we announced our Promote the Promoter contest, and received some great entries highlighting the folks that make our sport happen. The winning entries are in our Issue 3 which is in the mail now, but here’s a summary of our top three entries: First Place: Pittsburgh’s Stephen Cummings wins big for highlighting [...]

• Single Ring: Removing the Double and Tap from SRAM Double Tap

  7 July 08 • 12 comments

  CXM’s Josh Patterson hacks his SRAM Double Tap levers for our readers. Update: As of 2010, SRAM offers several singlespeed brake lever options (the S900 and S500) that don’t require gutting a DoubleTap. Many racers find running a single front chainring an effective means of saving weight and lessening the chance of mechanicals — a [...]

• Missing States

  4 July 08 • 0 comment

  Happy Birthday USA!  Since sending the magazine to our mailers this week, we noticed one interesting thing.  We’ve got subscribers from every state but three.  So, if you know of a ‘crosser in South Dakota, Wyoming, or Mississippi, send them our way!  Those are the only three holdouts from keeping CXM from representing this entire [...]

• The First Dismount

  2 July 08 • 0 comment

  It’s that time of year already. Folks are laying out their cyclocross training plans, dusting off the ‘cross bike and running shoes, and starting to scrape off old tubular glue. In that spirit, we’re posting a timely Issue 1 piece for you from killer B racer and Kiwi, Damian Handisides. But before you go and [...]

• Need Motivation to Start Training for Cyclocross? CX Pros Dominant at Teva Games

  8 June 08 • 3 comments

  The other day we highlighted some of the recent road racing exploits of Euro ‘cross specialists as they get ready for the season that’s still three and a half months away. Sven Nys further added to his “off-season” results with an impressive 6th in the Saturday’s cross-country UCI World Cup in Fort William Scottland. But [...]