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• Sven Nys Wins in Oostmalle, Takes Home GvA Trophy – Brief Report

  22 February 09 • 0 comment

  A last lap crash by World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) worked to the advantage of Belgian Champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) and allowed Nys to cruise home to victory in the final race of the season. Nys and Albert were locked in a two up battled that looked to come down to a sprint finish before [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Finale Preview – February 21, 2009

  21 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson So we’ve reached the end of the road. The battles have been hard, and while hope has faded for some teams who got out to a hot start, hope has sprung anew for many teams who got a late start. Our leader heading into the final day, Montanacyclocross.com missed the first week [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 20, 2009

  20 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson Sometimes, schedules can be cruel. 24 hours ago, I started out on my first of three exams. 24 hours later, I had just finished up my third. But now I finally can finally focus on homework that matters…Fantasy Cyclocross scores. This past weekend’s action featured the final stop in the Superprestige circuit [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Fluid Recovery Drink

  16 February 09 • 1 comment

  

  by Jacob Sisson With cyclocross’ short efforts, you might not think recovery drinks are important for the ‘crosser. But the intense training efforts and common back-to-back race days make proper recovery a top priority for the serious athlete. Recovery drinks can be a convenient aid in quick recovery. Preference for sports nutrition products generally comes [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 10, 2009

  10 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson We’ve now got 21 weeks of fantasy cyclocross in the books, and amazingly, the overall victory is not a closed case just yet. This weekend’s action included a GVA stop, Kwattencross Lille in Lille, Belgium, and a Superprestige stop, this weekend in Hoogstraten. While, for the most part, it was in your [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 2, 2009

  2 February 09 • 1 comment

  By Jake Sisson Well, Worlds is over, and we don’t have a ton of cyclocross left to look forward to, but there are three weeks worth of racing left, and while the battle for the overall title may not be as tight as it has been in past weeks, there are still little battles left [...]

• Vos Outkicks Kupfernagel and Compton to Win Worlds – Updated: Full Report, Results, Photos

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton, photos by Joe Sales Also see our blow-by-blow coverage archive. Day 2 of the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, dawned looking much like Day 1, clear and cold.  And, for a while, it looked like the races would go like they did on Day 1 as well, when Katie Compton, who [...]

• Full Elite Mens World Championships Results

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  Full Results:

• Preliminary Elite Women World Championship Results

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

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• Eising Wins Junior World Championships, Keough 13th – Full Report and Photos

  31 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton, Photos by Joe Sales and Masae Otsuka. Also see our live updates archive here. On a frozen and cloudless morning in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, the juniors kicked off the 2009 cyclocross world championships.  Racing on a dry and frozen course, Dutch rider Tijmen Eising was able convert a first lap attack into an [...]

• Jonathan Page Added to US Worlds Team

  29 January 09 • 0 comment

  Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 29, 2009)–USA Cycling announced today the addition of Jonathan Page (Northfield, N.H.) to the U.S. National Team roster for next weekend’s UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. USA Cycling originally denied Page’s initial petition to the world championship team, citing his ineligible status stemming from an open anti-doping investigation at the time of [...]

• Nys, Van den Brand Wrap Up World Cup Season With Wins – Updated: Full Photo Gallery

  26 January 09 • 0 comment

  

  Daphny Van den Brand and Sven Nys won the Elite Women’s and Elite Men’s races in Milan in hotly contested races, with each taking close victories over their biggest rivals. Full reports below by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton with photos from CXM star shutterbug Joe Sales. Also, for full details on how the [...]

• Live Updates from World Cup in Milan!

  24 January 09 • 1 comment

  In our lead-up to the World Championships in Hoogerheide, Holland, we warmed up with live coverage of the final UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Milan, Italy. You can view the archived, blow-by-blow coverage below:

• The Next American Legend? – An Interview with Zach McDonald

  23 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  After winning the US National Title in the elite junior category, Zach McDonald headed overseas to test his mettle against the best that the world had to offer. McDonald seems to be finding his form at exactly the right time, after taking home the biggest achievement of his young career over the weekend at the [...]

• Page Cleared, Added to Worlds Team

  23 January 09 • 1 comment

  Sources have told Cyclocross Magazine that USA Cycling’s National Championships Bronze Medalist and former World Championships Silver Medalist Jonathan Page has been cleared of any wrong doing after missing a post-race doping control and will be able to finish out his season. While the USADA has cleared him, the UCI still will be able to [...]

• Gearing Up For Worlds – Riders Get the Call

  20 January 09 • 0 comment

  As worlds gets closer and closer, the teams that will be sent for each nation are starting to get hammered out. Check back regularly to see who will be mixing it up for the rainbow stripes! Belgium Elite Men: Niels Albert, Sven Nys, Kevin Pauwels, Sven Vanthourenhout, Klaas Vantornout, Erwin Vervecken and Bart Wellens. Reserves: [...]

• An Inside Look at Katie Compton’s Victory in Roubaix – Photos and Video

  20 January 09 • 1 comment

  by Mark Legg-Compton Katie had a good weekend in France, winning the first title on Roubaix cobblestones by an American. The race course was a really challenging despite the its location in and around the Roubaix velodrome. The route included a lot of elevation change on one half of the course with an extremely steep [...]

• Walsleben Wins Roubaix and World Cup U23 Title – Updated: New photos

  20 January 09 • 2 comments

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton Photos by Joe Sales German Champion and World Cup winner Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-PowerPlus) has won the final U23 race for the World Cup in Roubaix today. Walsleben who is dominating the whole u23 scene this year won with a big gap on his competitors. France Aurelien Duval and [...]

• North American Cyclocross Trophy Announces 2009 Schedule

  19 January 09 • 0 comment

  

  Coming off of a strong first year that saw series champions Ryan Trebon and Georgia Gould capture the individual titles, as well as the coveted “NACT champions belts,” the North American Cyclocross Trophy announced its 2009 schedule with expansion to Canada. The 2009 season will include 10 events:

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – January 19, 2009

  18 January 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson We’re almost in the home stretch of the Cyclocross season, but don’t despair, there’s plenty of action still in store. Erwin Vervecken proved in Roubaix that, even in the twilight, lights can shine brightly. The same could ring true in our fantasy competition, where a late charge could prove pivotal in the [...]