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It’s been five years since Dani Dance and Rich Maile first conceived the idea of the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships, and cyclocross in general and singlespeed specifically has grown quite a bit in the following years. After three years in Portland, and another in Seattle, a San Francisco crew, led by promoter Murphy Mack and [...]
UCI cyclocross returned to the beach of Biwa Lake in Kansai for the first weekend of the double UCI weekend in Japan.
by Andrew Yee Today’s SSCXWC 2011 Day 1 qualifying heats provided a new twist on qualifying for the main event at the singlespeed “World Championships.” While past editions offered time trials, second-chance races, and even an alley-cat style, partially off-road race, this year’s promoters prioritized showcasing the beauty of San Francisco by combining both a [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — With a 150 racer field limit in the championship race, the SSCXWC (Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships) 2011 Day 1 qualifiers in San Francisco have narrowed down the men’s field to the singlespeed world championship race and the singlespeed E.A.W (Everyone is a Winner) event. Women did not have to qualify and [...]
Win this KHS CX-300 cyclocross bike! Cyclocross Magazine’s goal is to provide compelling content for all cyclocrossers and cyclocross fans. As a tiny operation, one way we are able to do this is via race report and content submissions from the cyclocross community, from readers like you. We value covering local race scenes and individual [...]
The fifth annual Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships is on tap for this weekend in San Francisco, Calif., and the promoters have a fun, full weekend planned, with a Saturday qualifier that’s catered to showing the out-of-towners not only a good time, but some picturesque sights. More than 300 racers have signed up for the Championships [...]
Just in time for SSCXWC, we’ve got a how-to article on singlespeed conversions. This article is part of the Singlespeed Overdose feature in Issue 2 that also reviewed tensioners and covered the first edition of the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships in Portland, Oregon. Be sure not to miss our follow-up singlespeed how-to article and [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s Cowbell member Taylor Kruse caught up with three of the top American cyclocrossers before and after the 2011 Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival Day 2 to hear the predictions and reflections on the Java Johnny’s UCI race in Middleton, Ohio.
After Katie Compton’s second-straight win at the Cincy3 UCI three-day cyclocross race and festival, Ohio racer Taylor Kruse caught up with the American national champion after her race, along with the French national champion, Caroline Mani, who finished in second place, for a quick interview. Mani is racing her last weekend in the States as [...]
Cyclocross is the best spectator sport in our humble opinion, and one of the awesome aspects of the sport is a fan’s ability to stand just inches from the athletes and see every drip of sweat and all the drama as the race unfolds. But once in a while, we witness another perspective that reminds [...]
Joachim Parbo, fresh off back-to-back top ten places at the 2011 Spooky Cross weekend, drives north to the Bay Area to host a cyclocross clinic and free post-clinic talk today (Tuesday). Parbo has offered three Cyclocross Magazine readers free tickets to attend the event. Details and press release below. Sterling Sports Group and TRP Brakes are [...]
We’ve got live, crowd-sourced coverage of the Gran Prix of Gloucester cyclocross race right here on Cyclocross Magazine. Thanks to the folks at the Shimano New England Pro Cyclocross Series, Cyclocross Magazine, and passionate spectators, enjoy the live updates from the historic Gloucester race, also known as the “the New England Nationals” right here.
Seeing another headline about American cyclocross and dollars in the Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblad.be, and one is likely to assume it’s another controversial piece about the finances and the likelihood of the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships happening in Louisville, Kentucky. But this one is not. The newspaper article instead focused on the amazing number of dollars [...]
By any measure, Telenet-Fidea’s Bart Wellens’ first U.S. cyclocross campaign has been a success, with three victories in five races, one second place, and one late-race attack in CrossVegas that nearly netted him the victory. Wellens leaves the States with a pile of 2011 UCI points to bring home, and leaves behind a slew of [...]
Zdeněk Štybar (Quick Step) and Hanka Kupfernagel (Stevens) showed their World Champion pedigree by taking commanding wins at the 2011 Baden Supercross in Switzerland. The four-time World Champion Kupfernagel took an early lead and kept it until the end, winning by 30 seconds over home favorite Swiss racer Jasmin Achermann. The German racer was surprised by [...]
Two-time Elite World Champ Zdeněk Štybar (Quick Step) made a quick transition from road to cyclocross, winning the first race of the Toi Toi Cup #in Stríbro, the Czech Republic. The race was a mostly Czech affair, with large domestic field and 13 of the top 14 riders hailing from the host country. Belgian Jan [...]
Sven Nys (Lanbouwkrediet) took a narrow win over compatriots Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb / Revor) and Niels Albert (BKCP / PowerPlus) in today’s UCI C2 race in Belgium, the Fidea Eric Vanderaerden Gran Prix in Neerpelt. Kevin Pauwels, racing in the new colors of Sunweb / Revor, had a strong race and showed he’s ready to [...]
Just 15 miles from Madison, Wisconsin is the town of Sun Prairie, the home of this weekend’s Planet Bike Cup opener of the Exergy US Gran Prix of Cyclocross. The course features a mostly-grass, twisty, turny course with a few signature features including a rideable (for some) stair and run-up section, and several horseshoe off-camber [...]
We’ve been getting a bunch of questions about the digital magazine, especially Issue 13, and wanted to announce that our much-loved and highly-discussed Issue 13 has been available for several weeks now, as well as several more back copies, including Issues 6 and 7. Included in Issue 13 is our eye-opening CXM Labs testing of [...]
Katerina Nash, in our feature on her Issue 13 said, “The bottom line is that cyclocross is all I want to race.” It’s clear the Luna rider meant it, and has been anxiously waiting for this season to begin. She’s transitioned from her mountain bike schedule into this year’s cyclocross season fully motivated and fit, [...]
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