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• Cyclocross Mayhem – 2007 National Championships Masters Men 35+ Mens Video – Crash Fest

  15 December 07 • 0 comment

  The Kansas City 2007 Cyclocross National Championship course features a long pavement climb followed by a right hand turn onto the grass, with a big dip right in the middle of it. Every race featured pile-ups on the first lap in this section.

• Nats Day 2 – Selander and Jacque-Maynes Take Sprint Finishes, Dombrokski Dominates

  15 December 07 • 0 comment

  Kansas City, KS – In the morning’s early races of the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, we saw Amy Dombroski of Velo Bella/Kona dominate her women’s espoir race, overcoming a spill and banged up knee in the icy, snowy conditions to beat Kacey Manderfield of Verducci/Breakaway by over a minute. In her second cross [...]

• The Suffering Has Started: ‘Cross Nationals, Day 1 and 2

  14 December 07 • 1 comment

  We’re on our way to Kansas, but have already seen lots of content from readers and riders. Since our magazine isn’t just about the top categories, we thought we’d highlight some of early content from the community during our nats cx coverage: Larry Rosa has some awesome photos of Day 2 Racing here. Flickr users [...]

• 15 Riders to Defend Titles, 2045 Riders Registered

  11 December 07 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine is heading to the big event, and should have same-day race results and photos for at least Saturday and Sunday. Visit us often this weekend for updates! Kansas City, Kan. (Dec. 11, 2007) – Defending Elite Men’s champion Ryan Trebon and Women’s Elite champion Katie Compton are among the nation’s best athletes ready [...]

• Last day to register for Nationals

  7 December 07 • 0 comment

  A Public Service Announcement: If you’re going to Kansas City, you better register now: Kansas City, Kan. (Dec. 6 2007) – Registration for this year’s USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, Kan., closes this Saturday, Dec. 8 at midnight CST. Registration is only available through the official event website, www.kccrossnationals.com. No on-site registrations [...]

• Magazines for Your Event or Shop

  2 December 07 • 0 comment

  Issue 1 is almost gone…you folks have been kind enough to embrace our little mag, and we’re flattered. We’ve mailed it out to subscribers, races and some shops throughout the country, but know we’ve missed a few areas. We’ve got a few boxes of issue 1 left, and if we’ve missed your area, let us [...]

• Trebon and Gould Win Sunday’s Event and 2007 USGP Series Titles

  2 December 07 • 0 comment

  Trebon and Gould Win Races and 2007 US Gran Prix of Cyclocross Series Titles at the – USGP Toyota Portland Cup by Ed Donovan December 2, 2007 (Portland, OR) – On a day with freezing rain and wind gusts of 50 mph, Ryan Trebon (Kona-YourKey) and Georgia Gould (Luna) each won their respective races and [...]

• Upsets in Portland: Johnson and Gould Win Day 1!

  1 December 07 • 0 comment

  Tim Johnson loves mud and snow. Rumor has it last night he was seen in a local Portland church deep in prayer. Whatever he did, it worked. Today, his prayers were answered with mud, snow, and a victory. Building on his 2006 USGP victory in Portland, he continued his winning ways in Oregon’s sloppy conditions [...]

• Five More Days to Win a Redline Conquest Pro!

  27 November 07 • 1 comment

  We’re running an essay contest in our print mag, and the deadline is just five days away. We’ve gotten a good number of great entries, but it’s not too late to get yours in. Write something that best conveys the “Spirit of ‘Cross” and you might win yourself a beautiful Redline Conquest Pro frame and [...]

• Single Speed World Champs “Crowned” in Portland

  12 November 07 • 9 comments

  by Steve Ransom and Andrew Yee Over 140 riders contested the inaugural Single Speed World Championships ( SSCXWC) in Portland. Hosted by River City Bicycles and the infamous and popular Cross Crusade series, the race had a bit of serious racing combined with a huge focus on fun. Riders qualified for Sunday’s main event through [...]

• Ask the Pro: What do you want to know?

  5 November 07 • 11 comments

  If you had a chance to talk to a ‘cross pro, what would you want to know? While our focus here at Cyclocross Magazine is more on the average ‘cross racer, we average riders often find the pro’s perspective and personalities interesting, informative, and often entertaining. So, as we chat with some top racers, we’d [...]

• Weekend Crossings: Compton and Trebon Double Up in Boulder, Haywood and Bishop Win Tacchino

  4 November 07 • 0 comment

  Compton and Trebon take the wins again. How many times will we see this headline this season? Two riders suffering from leg problems have ignored the pain and taken back-to-back convincing wins this weekend in Boulder. These two winners were not a big surprise – perhaps the biggest surprise was Chris Horner, beating many ‘cross [...]

• Dewald and Popovic Take Wayne Scott Memorial

  4 November 07 • 1 comment

  RACE REPORT: WAYNE SCOTT MEMORIAL (Not Dead Yet) CYCLOCROSS by “Fat Marc” Vettori November 3, 2007; Fair Hill, Maryland, USA: Over two hundred riders converged upon the Fairhill Nature Center in Elkton, Maryland Saturday for the 4th round of the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series. The riders were treated to a swoopy, curvy, technical race course designed [...]

• Katie Compton Interview – Cyclocross Magazine’s Exclusive Interview

  2 November 07 • 1 comment

  This interview was originally published in Cyclocross Magazine’s Issue 1, November 2007. Katie Compton is the reigning national cyclocross champion, as well as the silver medalist at the 2007 UCI World Cyclocross Championships. When Katie won her first national championship in 2004, she surprised her competitors and the media, but she wasn’t a stranger to [...]

• Costume ‘Cross Sweeps the Nation – Let’s See Your Best Pics!

  29 October 07 • 2 comments

  October often brings two exciting events for most of us: Halloween and the first full month of cyclocross. But combine the two, and you get double the fun! Costume ‘cross hit local scenes this past weekend, and we want to see your best pictures of folks in their full costume glory. Surf City in Santa [...]

• Two Days in a Row: Powers and Johnson Topple the Twin Towers in Kentucky, Compton Beats the Canucks

  28 October 07 • 1 comment

  Both Saturday and Sunday at the USGP stop in Kentucky, the usual dominant Kona/YourKey.com pair of Trebon and Wicks failed to continue their streak of domestic wins. On Saturday, Jeremy Powers notched a big win, while on Sunday Tim Johnson took his turn on the top step of the podium. Katie Compton was dominant on [...]

• The Print Mag Is Ready…Subscribe Today!

  15 October 07 • 3 comments

  We never thought this day would arrive…the day you waited so patiently for…the day we’ve worked so hard for…the day ‘cross could be enjoyed beyond just a few cold, wet months…the day the cyclocross community finally has its own magazine! That day is finally here! It’s off to the printers, and now we’re taking subscriptions [...]

• Whitmore’s Day 1: Compton Dominates, Vervecken Doesn’t

  7 October 07 • 0 comment

  October 7, 2007; Southampton, NY, USA: Don’t call Katie Compton a ‘Drama Queen’. The amiable U.S. National Champion quietly pulled into the Southampton Youth Services Center on Saturday looking relaxed and hanging out with her parents. Then she quietly stomped any drama out of the Elite UCI race to take the biggest slice of the [...]

• Page and Barnholt Take Day 1 at Double Cross, Frattini and Popovic Win Charm City

  23 September 07 • 1 comment

  Whew! Three big season opening races went down this weekend, and they had a distinctly European flavor to them, with current and former Swiss National Champs fighting for the wins in Seattle and Michigan, and Italians winning in Maryland. See the race reports on the races in Michigan and Maryland below. Page Doubles at Michigan [...]

• Christian Huele and Wendy Williams Win Star Crossed in Seattle

  22 September 07 • 2 comments

  Tonight we were fortunate to get live race results from our guy in Seattle, Sean Horita. Christian Huele, the Switzerland Cyclocross National Champion and 6th ranked rider in the world, won tonight’s FSA Star Crossed race in Seattle, besting Ryan Trebon (Kona) in a close sprint. Barry Wicks (Kona) led most of the race, before [...]