Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclo-cross News, Race Reports, Bike Reviews, Forums and More

Author Archives

jliberles

• MCBC Offers Fun Mixed Terrain Ride in Marin this Sunday

  16 June 10 • 0 comment

  As much as we at Cyclocross Magazine love racing – whether cyclocross or one of the summer “off-season” disciplines, just going out and riding bikes will always be near and dear to our hearts. And the best of the best of those pleasure cruises are the ones that mix all kinds of crazy terrain and [...]

• Bike Racing as a Vehicle for Giving Back – A Column by Lee Waldman

  16 June 10 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman takes a minute to reflect on the charmed life than many of us cyclists live, and ways in which we could give back. Call it altruism, or maybe it’s a selfish act in itself because helping others makes us feel good. We won’t settle that debate, but [...]

• Video: Ride, Run or None of the Above?

  15 June 10 • 4 comments

  

  It’s an age-old debate among ’crossers: when to ride, when to run. The same section of a course will elicit a variety of approaches from different racers. The video below shows a third alternative. After unsuccessfully trying to ride one technical section and bogging down, with competitors scampering on past, one racer opts for Plan [...]

• Dan Timmerman Retires – An Exclusive Interview

  14 June 10 • 6 comments

  

  We at Cyclocross Magazine were initially surprised that Dan Timmerman’s name was missing from the newly-announced 2010 roster of the Richard Sachs cyclocross team, but we figured that Timmerman, who has enjoyed a great deal of success at the top end of the sport the last several seasons and is a regular on the podium [...]

• Seattle Season Starts NOW, with Baron Bicycles Ride

  10 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  Why wait for “official” races to start up? If you’re like us at Cyclocross Magazine, you’re ready to get back to the ‘cross course and the camaraderie. Baron Bicycles in Seattle, WA., has just the low-key solution: a weekly, informal foray that’s suitable for bikes of all types and shapes that kicks off Saturday, June [...]

• Richard Sachs Announces 2010 Cyclocross Team

  8 June 10 • 1 comment

  Legendary frame builder Richard Sachs, who also serves as title sponsor and team director of the Richard Sachs cyclocross team, has just released his finalized roster for the 2010 campaign. Perhaps the biggest news is the rider who’s missing from the lineup – New England ‘cross superstar and former pro roadie Dan Timmerman is bidding [...]

• Rocky Mountain Bicycle Festival During Leadville 100

  7 June 10 • 4 comments

  

  Planning on 100 miles of high altitude double track this summer, or just want to head out to Leadville, Colorado, to enjoy the epic show as a spectator? Either way, now there will be some cycling eye candy to serve as a further incentive for you to make the trip this August. Festival Moves to [...]

• Dutch Cyclocrossers Tackle Ronde van Limburg

  7 June 10 • 0 comment

  Yesterday’s Ronde van Limburg one-day, 188km road race in the Netherlands featured plenty of climbing – and plenty of cyclocrossers anxious to test their uphill fitness. Cyclocross Magazine‘s own Bart Hazen was in attendance and contributed the following report. Dutch ‘Crossers Test Form in Climbing Race by Bart Hazen Many of the top Dutch cyclocrossers, [...]

• Registration for CrossVegas Opens August 1st

  4 June 10 • 0 comment

  ‘Cross is coming! It must be true when we’re already talking about registrations for races going live. CrossVegas, the full-bore Elite kickoff to the season just released information for the upcoming 2010 edition, held in conjunction with Interbike in Las Vegas, Nevada. Responding to a flood of recent inquiries, CrossVegas organizer Brook Watts reminds everyone [...]

• “The Cyclocross Meeting” Takes Manhattan, Bicycle Film Festival

  4 June 10 • 0 comment

  Brian Vernor’s latest film, The Cyclocross Meeting, impressed a sold out crowd at its world premier in Bend, Oregon, during Nationals last December. For those among the burgeoning ‘cross scene in New York City, or anywhere within travel distance, now’s your chance to feast your eyes on beautifully filmed international cyclocross racing on the big [...]

• US-Based Crossniacs Team Seeks Riders for European Professional Syndicate

  2 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  Think you’ve got good ‘cross game? Want to see how it stacks up against the best of the best in the cyclocross motherland of Belgium? Well, thanks to the new Crossniacs Professional Syndicate Team based in Oudenaarde, Belgium, this could be your chance. Resumes are due in a few short days, so get to work! [...]

• 37th Annual Harlem Skyscraper Cycling Classic Criterium

  2 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  OK, so it’s all paved, sans dirt and grass, and the circuits are only a little more than a kilometer. But, while waiting for cyclocross season to kick off, why not try your hand – and legs – at a fast-paced urban criterium? The Harlem Cycling Classic sounds like a great one, too. Rockstar Games [...]

• SSCXWC 2010 Registration Opens Today!

  1 June 10 • 1 comment

  

  Registration for Single Speed Cyclocross Worlds in Seattle, Washington, opens today,  June 1st, at 12:00 AM Pacific Time. The first 50 pre-registered racers will receive a limited edition SSCXWC t-shirt, a SSCXWC Stanley mug and a custom handmade number from Seattle bag maker Dank Bags. Go to BikeReg.com to sign up!  As of 9 am [...]

• To the Short Track for Skills and Anaerobic Pain – A Column by Lee Waldman

  29 May 10 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman ramps up the intensity, courtesy of a short track MTB race in Colorado. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column as he Relearns Old Lessons. by Lee Waldman It’s May. ’Cross season for most of us is still four months away. [...]

• Rumors Over Stybar’s New Team Put to Rest

  27 May 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Zdeněk Štybar, the Czech rider who won the 2010 World Championships in Tabor while racing for Telenet-Fidea, has been at the center of much speculation for the past several months. Although Štybar is under contract with Fidea through February 2011, the rider had openly discussed on his Web site that he wasn’t [...]

• Rider Interview: JPow Discusses His Tour of California, Upcoming ’Cross Goals

  26 May 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Jeremy Powers, who races for Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com during the “real” season, just finished up an impressive eight days of racing with his Jelly Belly road squad. As we at Cyclocross Magazine documented in our Tour of California CX GC very unofficial rankings, Powers was joined by a slew of prominent cyclocrossers in the [...]

• Tour of California – Crossers’ Wrap Up

  24 May 10 • 5 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles Although the battle for the top step went down to the bitter end, with Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) narrowly holding off Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) and Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack), it was Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Doimo), a 20 year-old Slovak with a cyclocross background, who distanced all challengers in the very unofficial “ToC CX GC” and [...]

• NAHBS Goes To Austin for 2011

  24 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  Local bicycle stores and the Texas frame builder’s community step forward to support the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, scheduled for February 25-27, 2011. With the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show scheduled for Austin, Texas, February 25-27, preparations are already underway, with significant members of the Austin cycling community – Mellow Johnny’s and [...]

• Breaking News – Szczepaniaks Receive Doping Suspensions, U23 Podium Resolved

  21 May 10 • 3 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles While Floyd Landis’ leaked emails are creating quite the firestorm within the ProTour regarding athletes and officials involved with the US Postal Service, Discovery and Phonak teams, the UCI is just now resolving the biggest doping bust ever to hit cyclocross. Brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak tested positive for using the banned [...]

• Cyclocross GC at Tour of California

  21 May 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles Nowhere was the prevalence of cyclocrossers at the top end of pro road cycling more apparent than during stage 4 of the Tour of California. The day’s decisive four-man breakaway contained three ‘crossers – Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly on the road, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com for the real racing), Rob Britton (Bissell roadie, frequent ‘cross [...]