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• Cyclocross Magazine Fantasy Cyclocross Returns For 2010

  3 September 10 • 1 comment

  It’s that time of year. Time to get out your collective research from the past few years and put it to good use. That’s right, it’s time for Cyclocross Magazine Fantasy Cyclocross! Think you know better than anyone else in the world how to pick a team of professional cyclocross racers? Now is your chance [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – May 5, 2010

  6 May 10 • 1 comment

  Quite a bit has been going on in the world of professional cyclocross. Marianne Vos continued to leave the burning rubble of the European women’s peloton in her wake, while Jonathan Page tentatively announced that Americans may be seeing more of him this season. Also, Sven Nys has outlined his goals for the summer – [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 29, 2010

  29 April 10 • 0 comment

  It’s been a relatively slow week for professional cyclocross, but an “old” champion returns to the Czech Republic, while the Mountain Bike World Cup kicked off, with some of America’s favorites leading the way. Marianne Vos Wins Stage One of Gracia-Orlova, Rivera 12th World Cyclocross Champion and Dutch Road Race National Champion Marianne Vos returned [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 21, 2010

  21 April 10 • 0 comment

  The road season is getting its wheels turning in high gear, and it has already claimed its first cyclocross casualty; one that is near and dear to our hearts. Also, Rabobank-Giant has picked up some young talent, Marianne Vos picks up where she left off last road season, and America’s cyclocross stars head to Sea [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – March 24, 2010

  24 March 10 • 0 comment

  It was an uncharacteristically busy week in the world of cyclocross considering the time of year, so sit back and soak up a lot of interesting off-season movement. The Sczcepaniaks are back in the news, for less dastardly reasons. Lots of contract talk was flying about despite the calendars saying March, and a French Woman [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – March 17, 2010

  17 March 10 • 0 comment

  Happy St. Patrick’s Day one and all! It was a dark week for professional cyclocross, with the announcement of a pair of EPO positive tests from the World Championships, and the subsequent reports of a suicide attempt in its aftermath. Here at PCR&R, we’ll try to keep those parties out of the news as much [...]

• Szczepaniak Brothers Positive for EPO at World Championships – Updated

  11 March 10 • 7 comments

  The Polish brothers Kacper and Pawel Szczepaniak were found to be positive for EPO at the UCI World Cyclocross Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic on January 31. Pawel, 20, came away with the Espoir World Championship title, winning with a 20 second gap over the younger Kacper, 19, in second place. Pending a review and [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – March 11, 2010

  11 March 10 • 0 comment

  While the glow of the 2010 cyclocross season has not yet faded, most of cyclocross’ elite have settled into their off-season road careers. None have settled in faster than Lars Boom, who achieved a major milestone in his road career at the Paris-Nice stage race. Jesse Anthony, too, has found his feet on the road [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – February 24, 2009

  24 February 10 • 0 comment

  As the cyclocross season drew its final curtain, a number of riders will find their way to new homes when the curtain rises on the 2010-2011 season. Amongst them are Dutchman Stef Boden, Czech Martin Zlamalik, and the three Sweeck brothers. Also, a major contract has been signed that will better your cyclocross viewing experience! [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – February 10, 2010

  10 February 10 • 0 comment

  With the season almost over, the transfer rumors are starting to heat up in earnest, with some major young riders switching teams for the 2010 season. In Belgium, the value of cyclocross as a spectator sport was reinforced following two strong weekends of TV viewing by the faithful Belgian audience, and Zdenek Stybar revels in [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 21

  9 February 10 • 0 comment

  

  The buzz of the World Championships is finally settling down, and as a result of the requisite post-Worlds parties, Fantasy Cyclocross has two weeks worth of racing to Update. Undoubtedly you are all familiar with the big winners of the World Championships weekend, with Elite crowns awarded to the Czech Republic’s Zdenek Stybar and the [...]

• World Championships Preview: Juniors and Espoirs

  29 January 10 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson The snows and ice of Tabor, Czech Republic are sure to bring out the best of every category that is set to contest the UCI World Championships this coming weekend. The first to hit the course will be the Elite Juniors and the Espoir men, who kick off on Saturday, while we [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – January 27, 2010

  27 January 10 • 0 comment

  In the lead up to the World Championships this weekend in Tabor, Czech Republic, there have been some technology changes that the UCI has imposed to make riders’ lives a bit more difficult, Americans head to the World Championships a week early, but still come home with some medals, and some late-season transfer rumors begin [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 19

  26 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  There was only one race on tap over the past weekend, with the final race in the UCI World Cup series closing out another fine World Cup season in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands. Neils Albert signaled his return to form by escaping from the rest of the pack to take his fourth World Cup win of [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 18

  19 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  After a busy few weeks, both for your moderator and the cyclocross peloton, things are starting to settle out for the upcoming push for the World Championships. The big favorites are beginning to get their games in order, and, barring a few outliers (see: Neils Albert and his fractured ribs), the big names you’d expect [...]

• Czech Champs Sweep Roubaix World Cup – Updated: Videos, Full Results, Men’s and Women’s Photos

  17 January 10 • 2 comments

  Reigning Czech Cyclocross Champions Zdenek Stybar (Telenet -  Fidea Cycling Team) and Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) took wins in the seventh World Cup stop of the season, in Roubaix, France. Stybar’s victory was his third of the season, while Nash took home the first World Cup victory of her career in only her second [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 14

  22 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  We’ve officially moved into the most critical time in international cyclocross, late December and January. You can tell that cyclocross has begun to become more and more important now that we’re starting to see mid-week racing. This week, we saw some Thursday action, with racing in Antwerp at the Scheldecross. From there, focus shifted to [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – Nationals Favorites Preview Edition Part II: Chris Jones

  12 December 09 • 1 comment

  Be sure to keep checking our complete coverage of the 2009 Cyclocross National Championships Center as we continue to update the page with more updates, tech pieces photos, and videos. Chris Jones has had one of the strongest and most consistent seasons of any of the favorites heading to Bend this weekend. Jones, riding for [...]

• National Championships Favorites Preview – Espoirs and Juniors

  10 December 09 • 1 comment

  With the United State National Championships bearing down upon us, speculation is rife about who will take home this year’s set of stars and stripes. Jake Sisson, who has been keeping tabs on the top ten riders on the United States Cyclocross circuit, takes a look at who to watch for in Bend, Oregon on [...]

• National Championships Favorites Preview – Elite Women

  10 December 09 • 1 comment

  With the United State National Championships bearing down upon us, speculation is rife about who will take home this year’s set of stars and stripes. Jake Sisson, who has been keeping tabs on the top ten riders on the United States Cyclocross circuit, takes a look at who to watch for in Bend, Oregon on [...]