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• National Championships Favorites Preview – Elite Men

  10 December 09 • 2 comments

  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 [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – Nationals Favorites Preview Edition Part I

  9 December 09 • 0 comment

  In honor of this weekend’s United States Cyclocross National Championships, Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings will trot out a couple of interviews with big time favorites for this week’s action. First on the list is Olympic mountain biker and terror of New England and the Mid-Atlantic, Mary McConneloug, who rides for the Kenda – Seven [...]

• North American Cyclocross Power Rankings – December 8, 2009

  7 December 09 • 1 comment

  Sure, USAC and UCI have their own cyclocross rankings. And with the USGP, NACT, MAC and Verge series with UCI points up for grabs and North Americans hitting all of these series, it’s hard to figure out who’s the best of our continent. Enter Cyclocross Magazine’s North American Cyclocross Rankings, the first of its sort, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 12

  7 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  While the American cyclocross calendar is drawing nearer and nearer to its close, the European calendar is just heating up. The Portland Cup was the final major two race weekend in America, and it provided the fireworks that it had promised. Thousands of miles away, the top end of Europe’s talent was in Igorre, Spain, [...]

• Timmerman, McConneloug Tops at NBX Gran Prix – Brief Report and Full Results

  5 December 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson Dan Timmerman and Mary McConneloug look like strong favorites to take home their respective Verge New England Cyclocross Championships Series titles after each took home strong victories at day one of the NBX Gran Prix in Warwick, Rhode Island. Rain and cold made for miserable conditions, and much of the course turned [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 11 & Another Chance to Enter and Win Prizes!

  4 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Did you miss out on Fantasy Cyclocross’ November giveaway? Fear not folks, even if you weren’t Pedal Sports (Mike Davis, USA), who’s team scored the most points in the month of November, with 1477 and won himself a pair of Briko Prowler sunglasses, you now have the chance to get back on the ball in [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings & Kaitlin Antonneau Interview – December 2, 2009

  3 December 09 • 3 comments

  

  This week, Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings takes time to sit down with Planet Bike’s Kaitlin Antonneau, who has been making waves in the American cyclocross scene, routinely beating women twice her age. On top of that, there’s been a bit of a storm brewing over a couple controversial World Cup selections in Belgium, Thijs [...]

• North American Cyclocross Power Rankings – December 1, 2009

  1 December 09 • 0 comment

  Sure, USAC and UCI have their own cyclocross rankings. And with the USGP, NACT, MAC and Verge series with UCI points up for grabs and North Americans hitting all of these series, it’s hard to figure out who’s the best of our continent. Enter Cyclocross Magazine’s North American Cyclocross Rankings, the first of its sort, [...]

• North American Cyclocross Power Rankings – November 24, 2009

  24 November 09 • 0 comment

  Sure, USAC and UCI have their own cyclocross rankings. And with the USGP, NACT, MAC and Verge series with UCI points up for grabs and North Americans hitting all of these series, it’s hard to figure out who’s the best of our continent. Enter Cyclocross Magazine’s North American Cyclocross Rankings, the first of its sort, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 10

  24 November 09 • 1 comment

  

  For the first time this season, there was equal pickings on both Saturday and Sunday in both North America and Europe. Unfortunately, there were no points available for women across the pond, so the week’s biggest winners were heavy on American talent, and, unsurprisingly, contained Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com’s Tim Johnson, who took over the title of the [...]

• Johnson, Dombroski Win, Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com Sweeps in Southampton – Updated: Full Results, Photos, Video

  21 November 09 • 1 comment

  by Jake Sisson , Ken Getchell Southampton, NY -  Natasha Elliot (Louis Garneau) did just enough to clinch the 2009 NACT Title Belt at today’s first day of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup today, while Tim Johnson led a crushing display by the Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld.com team to clinch the men’s title. Johnson and Amy Dombroski (Schlamm [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings and Kabush Interview – November 18, 2009

  19 November 09 • 1 comment

  

  This is what you’ve all been waiting for from Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings: this season’s transfer whale. Last year it was Sven Nys and Erwin Vervecken, this year, an Italian makes the first major splash in the transfer market. Also, take a chance to get to know Canadian Cyclocross Champion Geoff Kabush of Team [...]

• Big Surprises In Store at Whitmore’s Landscaping Supercross Cup

  19 November 09 • 0 comment

  Big surprises in store at the race and during our live coverage with the Zipp Swag Giveaway! Details on the prizes available at the race below. Southampton, N.Y. – Excitement is building for this weekend’s upcoming Double-header in Southampton on November 21-22. The Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup weekend promises to combine awesome amateur and [...]

• North American Cyclocross Power Rankings – November 17, 2009

  17 November 09 • 0 comment

  Sure, USAC and UCI have their own cyclocross rankings. And with the USGP, NACT, MAC and Verge series with UCI points up for grabs and North Americans hitting all of these series, it’s hard to figure out who’s the best of our continent. Enter Cyclocross Magazine’s North American Cyclocross Rankings, the first of its sort, [...]

• USGP 2009 Mercer Cup Live Coverage Archive

  14 November 09 • 0 comment

  Our live coverage of the cyclocross racing at the 209 USPG Mercer Cup  is over. You can relive the racing action from Day 1 below:

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – November 11, 2009

  11 November 09 • 1 comment

  A couple important health updates came forward this week, as Sunweb-Projob loses another rider for next weekend and the swine flu hits the cyclocross peloton. Over in the states, a bit of a sponsorship mix up turns some heads, and Neils Albert gets into a bit of spat with fans in Niel. Neils Albert Draws [...]

• North American Cyclocross Power Rankings – November 10, 2009

  10 November 09 • 0 comment

  Sure, USAC and UCI have their own cyclocross rankings. And with the USGP, NACT, MAC and Verge series with UCI points up for grabs and North Americans hitting all of these series, it’s hard to figure out who’s the best of our continent. Enter Cyclocross Magazine’s North American Cyclocross Rankings, the first of its sort, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 8

  10 November 09 • 0 comment

  

  Despite scintillating racing in the United States, the only fantasy sanctioned race was the World Cup in Nommay, France. While in France, a number of streaks were extended, as both Neils Albert and Katie Compton each extended their World Cup win streak, with Albert barely out sprinting Zdenek Stybar to the line to take his [...]

• Powers and McConneloug Take Cycle-Smart Day 1

  7 November 09 • 1 comment

  by Jacob Sisson Mary McConneloug (Kenda – Seven – NoTubes.com) and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale – CyclocrossWorld) reigned supreme today in what could be considered the East Coast Championships as most west coast riders either stayed left to try their luck for the Golden Speedo, or sat this non-NACT and non-USGP weekend out. Nick Weighall (Cal [...]

• Updated! Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – November 4, 2009

  6 November 09 • 1 comment

  

  It was a slow week in the world of professional cyclocross, despite a lot of intense racing action across the globe. Despite the downturn in activity, we’ve got a ten question grill session one of cyclocross’ best up and coming young stars, Thule-Van Dessel’s Adam McGrath. We’ve also got a number of health updates on [...]