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• Zipp OVCX Releases Red Hot 2010 Schedule

  28 April 10 • 0 comment

  The Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Tour has released a 2010 race schedule that is long on tradition, but with a heightened sense of significance. “I think this schedule will establish the Ohio Valley as a bonafide, red-hotbed of ‘cross,” said Zipp OVCX Director Mitch Graham. “There are only eight UCI C1 races in the U.S. [...]

• Age is a State of Mind – A Column by Lee Waldman

  28 April 10 • 8 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman is getting older, as we all are, but his looming 60th birthday has made him realize the mental aspects of age and youth. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column, The Things I Carry. by Lee Waldman Happy Birthday to Me! [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Sneak Peek of 2011 Redline Bikes

  26 April 10 • 1 comment

  by Andrew Yee Sea Otter has come and gone, but we still have more new cyclocross products to reveal that we came across while in Monterey. Redline is preparing to launch its 2011 lineup, and we managed to grab a sneak peek of a few of the new bikes. If you missed our other product [...]

• De Ronde van West Portlandia: Eaten by Lions

  22 April 10 • 2 comments

  

  The Ronde van Portlandia has only been around for a few years, but it’s already become the stuff of legends. It’s not a race, or really even a sanctioned event—which is precisely what makes it special. It’s an annual group ride that has swelled to as many as 600 riders over low-traffic, super-steep roads that [...]

• The Things I Carry – A Column by Lee Waldman

  21 April 10 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman feels re-enregized by spring and is picking out summer rides and races to keep him feeling alive and ready for ‘cross! In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column on Overtrainers Anonymous. by Lee Waldman This is the time of the year [...]

• Seattle’s 2010 SSCXWC Coming Out Party

  20 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  This year’s SingleSpeed Cyclocross Worlds (SSCXWC) may still be several months away, but the event’s new hosts are clearly excited to get things rolling. For 2010, the event will leave the Portland founders’ capable hands for the first time ever, and Seattle’s ‘cross contingent is determined to take over the reins in style. After winning [...]

• Cyclocross in the Mainstream News

  19 April 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Cyclocross is winning the hearts and minds of the general American public, one mainstream news story at a time. Well, OK, perhaps not, but the sport does seem to have momentum on its side, and exposure and recognition are growing. As far as we at Cyclocross Magazine are concerned, it’s good news [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Kore crankset, Cobalt stem, Fizik seatpost, Nuvinci N360 hub, Cycle Soles, Salsa Ti

  17 April 10 • 0 comment

  Still more new and cool gear to ogle at Sea Otter. If you missed our other product news and photos, you can check out our other Sea Otter cyclocross product galleries here. In addition to a new cyclocross wheelset, Kore has a new cyclocross crankset with a unique 36/48t chainring combo, offering more range than [...]

• Shelbyville, KY, Keeps it Dirty All Spring with Cyclocross Time Trials

  17 April 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles This Sunday, April 18th marks the second race in the CX TT series put on by the Main Street Bikes shop in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Nearby Louisville may be getting all of the cyclocross attention for its plans for a permanent cyclocross park and as host city for the World Championships in 2012 [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Cinelli, Avid Ultimates, Voodoo Nakisi, Crank Bros, SRAM Apex Road Components – Updated

  16 April 10 • 0 comment

  We found lots more to geek out over today at the Sea Otter festival in Monterey, California. Photos and eye candy are below, here’s a brief synopsis of what we’ve taken in so far: Cinelli teamed up with sister company Columbus to offer a sexy cyclocross race rocket built with Airplane aluminum tubing. We offered [...]

• Sea Otter Expo Cyclocross Products – Crank Brothers’ Revamped Pedals

  15 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  New cyclocross products are surfacing at Sea Otter. Stay tuned throughout the weekend as we bring you all the new cyclocross gear from Monterey, California. Also see our preview of the TRP CX9 cyclocross mini v-brake. Crank Brothers has just revamped their Eggbeater and Candy pedal lines. Already well-known by cyclocrossers for their great mud-shedding [...]

• San Diego Custom Bicycle Show 2010 – Report and Photos

  14 April 10 • 2 comments

  Our roving reporter, Dave Lawson, made his way to the Town and Country Resort in San Diego’s Mission Valley last weekend for the second annual San Diego Custom Bicycle Show. Thirty-five frame builders were on hand to show their wares along with a number of companies displaying everything from tweed cycling caps to custom carbon [...]

• Cyclocross Riders Rock Tour of the Battenkill Pro/Am

  12 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles You don’t have to look to northern Europe to see true classics conditions. Sure, the world’s top one-day riders lined up in Flanders last weekend and for Paris-Roubaix yesterday, but the day before France’s queen cobbled classic, American amateurs and pros were throwing down in what Battenkill promoters bill as “America’s queen [...]

• Watching Paris-Roubaix? Look Out for Cyclocross Bikes!

  10 April 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Robbie McEwen (Katusha) remains one of the world’s fastest finishers on the road. This year he’s adding some of the nasty, northern European Classics to his race calendar – events like last weekend’s Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) and this Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix. McEwen, like many of his fellow competitors, will be [...]

• Overtrainers Anonymous – A Column by Lee Waldman

  9 April 10 • 1 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman checks in on his training progress and reports on his enlisted help to reign in his obsessive training tendencies. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column on instant gratification. by Lee Waldman “We have a new member joining us tonight…” “Hi, my name is [...]

• Cult Cross: A Promoter’s Lessons Learned

  8 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  Promoter Larry Grossman is fresh off of the announcer’s stand from this past weekend’s Cult Cross.  After a well deserved rest, Larry has pulled together some thoughts on his most recent race and provides some good insight for others looking to pull off a grassroots race. by Larry Grossman Grassroots: it’s a fantastic concept, and [...]

• Cyclocross Flavor at De Ronde and Cross Skills for Roadies – Updated Video

  8 April 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles Cyclocross season hasn’t been over for long now, and as we watch the best roadies duke it out in northern Europe, the oft-asked question is, “Why don’t more of these guys race cyclocross?”  – Lars Boom, Marianne Vos, Steve Chainel, et al excluded. The obvious short answer is that the pay scales [...]

• A Racer’s POV from Cult Cross

  4 April 10 • 2 comments

  by Ryan Hamilton Just as the weather was turning from winter to spring and getting very ‘cross-like with rain and mud, I cracked open the embrocation to get a whiff and realized there are still seven months until ‘cross season starts. That’s when I remembered someone posting in the Cyclocross Magazine Forum about a springtime [...]

• Sven Nys Goes Moto

  3 April 10 • 2 comments

  A few days ago Sven mentioned a new endeavor called “project M” on his blog. Now however all is revealed: Sven Nys will ride motocross! As if Sven Nys, arguably the best technical ‘crosser in the business, needs any more work on his skills! Sven Nys (33) just had another very good winter. The Landbouwkrediet-Colnago [...]

• Cult Cross Cometh to Colorado, This Weekend

  2 April 10 • 1 comment

  The Cult Cross 2010 flyer’s headline says it all: “Suffer in the Spring As You Do in the Fall.” Maybe you’ve built up some early season road/mtb fitness, but you yearn to be back where you belong, on the ‘cross course? The Eagle, Colorado venue will host six “flights” of races tomorrow (April 3, 2010), [...]