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• Details on 2010 New Jersey State Fair SpectaCross

  13 July 10 • 0 comment

  With less than a month remaining before cyclocross racing returns to the New Jersey State Fair, the focus of attention is shifting to the serious side of SpectaCross and its keynote Garden State Open. While much of the attention during the months leading up to SpectaCross were understandably centered on some of the amusing, left-of-center [...]

• Cycle-Smart Announces National Grassroots Program

  12 July 10 • 0 comment

  Boston, Massachusetts—With cyclo-cross season close at hand, Cycle-Smart President Adam Myerson is opening up the doors to the Cycle-Smart’s grassroots cyclo-cross team. All of Adam’s personal cyclo-cross sponsors are on board to back the amateur program. For years Cycle-Smart has been an asset to aspiring cyclists’ training goals and racing preparation. The company has long [...]

• Bike Hutt Offers July Cyclocross Series – in New Zealand

  11 July 10 • 0 comment

  The Independence Day Cyclocross Classic kicked of the Bike Hutt’s July ‘cross series last weekend, the first of four races put on by Go Home Yanqui Promotions. As the organization’s name implies, unfortunately for those of us Stateside, the series isn’t on US soil, but instead is put on by an American expat in New [...]

• ’Crossers in 2010 Marathon MTB Nationals

  7 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  While married couple Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski and Heather Irmiger (both of Subaru-Trek) were busy putting together repeat wins in the US Marathon MTB National Championships in Breckenridge, CO, this past weekend, there were plenty of cyclocrossers in the mix as well.

• SpectraCross to Host Three Clinics During August Event

  7 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Organizers of the New Jersey State Fair SpectaCross have announced details of no fewer than three clinics that will take place in conjunction with the race on August 6-7. SpectaCross may take place in the middle of the summer, but organizers see the date as an important bridge to the traditional autumn cyclocross season. “For [...]

• Fulcrum Coaching and JBV Coaching Present 2010 Cyclocross Clinic Featuring Jeremy Powers

  6 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  Fulcrum Coaching and JBV Coaching are stoked to announce that US pro cyclocrosser Jeremy Powers will once again share his years of racing experience at their annual cyclocross clinic. Building on the overwhelming success of last year’s clinic, this one-day cyclocross boot camp — sponsored by Swiftwick socks, Cannondale bicycles, and the Bike Doctor of [...]

• USGP Heading to Colorado?

  4 July 10 • 3 comments

  

  The cyclocross rumor mills have been buzzing about a big race headed to Fort Collins, Colorado, but we at Cyclocross Magazine couldn’t figure out what all the hub-bub was about. Until yesterday. Although nothing has been formerly announced yet and we’re still in the realm of hearsay, the beans started to spill

• Dirty Deeds Australian Cyclocross Series in Full Swing

  3 July 10 • 4 comments

  It may be a half a world away, but if you’re looking for what seems to be some spirited cyclocross action, the Dirty Deeds series may be for you. The first race was on June 27th, and there are two more to come on July 25th and August 29th. The races take place at venues [...]

• Beverly, Mass. Brings Gran Prix Criterium with Special Cyclocrossers Competition

  2 July 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Short circuits, intense efforts, handling skills and plenty of accelerations. The similarities between criteriums and cyclocross races have always run deep, but the Gran Prix of Beverly, scheduled for August 4th, takes it one step further: Anyone who raced the Gran Prix of Gloucester cyclocross race in either 2008 or 2009 will [...]

• Adam Myerson Reflects on the New UCI Rule Changes

  1 July 10 • 7 comments

  Adam Myerson is a longtime racer who has worked his way up to the pro ranks of road and cyclocross racing. As both a competitor and the owner of Cycle-Smart coaching, Myerson knows what goes into maximizing performance on a cyclocross course, but it’s his additional experience as the promoter of the oldest running UCI [...]

• Making Excuses and Smiling like George – A Column by Lee Waldman

  30 June 10 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman comes up with some darned excuses for any potential misfires, but has a smile at the ready to see him through the dark times in races. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column as he uses Bike Racing as a Vehicle [...]

• Wrap Up of ’Crossers in the Mix at Road Nationals in Bend

  29 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles The US Road National Championships wrapped up on Sunday and, not surprisingly, some of the top cyclocrossers continued to be at the sharp end of many of the races. (See our coverage of the first half of Road Nats here.) Friday saw the marquee criterium races, with Logan Owen (Lake Washington Velo) [...]

• USADA Releases First Quarter 2010 Doping Statistics

  28 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the national organization charged with keeping the country’s sports clean of performance-enhancing drugs, recently released its report on testing and doping violations for the first quarter of 2010. The 1,868 doping control tests, across all sports, turned up seven infractions – three nonanalytical positives (proof of doping not derived from testing), [...]

• Schlamm Continues as Official Clothing Supplier of USGP Series for 2010

  27 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  As Schlamm and the USGP has just reported, they will continue their relationship through the 2010 season with Schlamm supplying the official clothing for the race series. It’s great to see bike businesses continue to see the value in partnering with US cyclocross races. More info below. Organizers of the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross, [...]

• Product Review: Dr. Will Offers a Great All-Natural Energy Bar to Cyclocrossers

  26 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Kenton Berg In a very crowded market like energy bars, it’s hard for the little guy to stand up and get noticed sometimes, but this is exactly what the folks at Dr. Will Bar have done. They’ve strayed from the mold, literally, and have figured out how to make a great-tasting, calorie-packed, small square-shaped [...]

• ’Crossers in the Mix at Road Nationals in Bend – Part One

  25 June 10 • 4 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles While we may be almost exactly a half-year away from the last – and next – Cyclocross National Championship in Bend, Oregon, many of the top American ’cross racers find themselves in that same town vying for stars-n-stripes jerseys yet again. Bend is playing host to the Road Nationals for the second [...]

• ’Crossers on the Tarmac: Nash Takes Two, Summerhill Beauce’s KOM

  23 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles Cyclocross superstars Katerina Nash (Luna Pro) and Danny Summerhill (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin U23) continued to demonstrate their depth of  talent by backing up their stellar 2009 cyclocross results with impressive rides on the road this past weekend. Even though summer only technically kicked off a couple of days ago, we’re already midway through [...]

• Cowbeller Booksy Sounds Off on Singlespeeding against the Geared

  19 June 10 • 3 comments

  

  ‘Cross is all about community. That’s why we love our cowbell forum, where you, our readers, get to sound off and share everything from gruesome crash pics to the best gear tips. Recently, a member asked about about racing single speed in the geared categories, and before we could even consider the question, fellow cowbeller Travis Book [...]

• Race Report: Big Ring Rumpus Brings June ’Cross Category to New England

  18 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  And Max said, “Let the Wild Rumpus begin!” – Where the Wild Things Are by Chip Baker The ’cross gods are not of the the nice, gentle baby Jesus in golden fleece diapers variety from the movie Talladega Nights. They are angry, vengeful gods that punish the weak and extract retribution for even the most [...]

• Tag Team Race Kicks off Chicago Cyclocross

  17 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  A new twist to kick off the cyclocross season is coming to Chicagoland. Two-racer relays will allow teams to alternate hot laps and get some good fitness-pushing intensity work in a competitive environment. With a whole variety of different categories to choose from, it sounds like a great season-opener to us. According to xXx Racing-AthletiCo [...]