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• Albert’s Rib Fractured by Spectator, Roubaix World Cup Start in Doubt

  13 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles The snowy course may have been the key element in the Belgian National Championship this past weekend, but it wasn’t the conditions that sent reigning world champion Niels Albert (BKCP – Powerplus) sprawling. A drunk spectator, whom Albert believes to be a Sven Nys supporter, yanked Albert off of his bike in [...]

• An Interview with Katie Compton: A Lead Up to Worlds Part II

  13 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Matt Haughey Katie Compton is the six-time US Elite Women’s National Cyclocross Champion and current UCI World Cup Cyclocross points leader. With the two remaining World Cup events and the elusive World Championships taking place over the next three weeks, Compton stands poised to not only take a World Cup series but finally best [...]

• An Interview with Katie Compton: A Lead Up to Worlds Part I

  12 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Matt Haughey Katie Compton is the six-time US Elite Women’s National Cyclocross Champion and current UCI World Cup Cyclocross points leader. With the two remaining World Cup events and the elusive World Championships taking place over the next three weeks, Compton stands poised to not only take a World Cup series but finally best [...]

• Amy Dombroski Reflects on Her Zolder World Cup and Euro Racing

  11 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Amy Dombroski “World Cup”…the two words bring about those same butterflies as that angry  “Boy Sets Fire” song, the same fizziness of a hard espresso shot, the similar uneasiness of the scent of warming gel. It sounds like a big deal, eh, but it’s just another gun shot, whistle blown or red light changing [...]

• Nash Cruises, Stybar Repeats in Czech National Championship–Full Results, Video

  11 January 10 • 0 comment

  The top competitors in this weekend’s Czech National Championships had a unique advantage to tune-up; the course in Tabor is the same that will be used in three weeks’ time for the World Championships. The Elite Women’s winner, Katerina Nash (Luna), who spends the bulk of her season racing in the U.S., has extended her [...]

• British National Cyclocross Championships Postponed

  10 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  Postponing a cyclocross event–a fall/winter sport that’s all about inclement weather and toughing it out–is far from typical. Yet that’s exactly what happened to this weekend’s British National Championships in Sutton Park, Birmingham, UK. Winter weather has again swept through Europe, blanketing much of the northern parts of the continent in a blanket of snow [...]

• Belgian U23 Race Opens Up with Meeusen and Van Compernolle Racing Elites

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  Tom Meeusen (Fidea) and one of his closest rivals in the European U23 ranks this season, Kenneth van Compernolle, have officially moved up to the Elite ranks after dominating the leader board in U23 races this season. Meeusen put in a crushing performance to take the U23 race in Baal and has also claimed wins  [...]

• End of Year Party for MAC Cyclocross Series

  4 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Ken Getchell MAC Cyclocross’ end-of-season get-together, awards banquet and beer fest will once again be held at Philadelphia’s famed Manayunk Brewery on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Of particular interest to discriminating cross racers will be the craft beers available on tap at the Brewery’s cash bar:

• Product Spotlight and Review: Kurt Kinetic Road Machine and Power Computer

  4 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Josh Liberles It’s hard for me to get excited about an indoor trainer. If I’m riding a trainer, it usually means I’ve either done a poor job of time management and have no other alternative, or I’m being too much of a wuss to put up with the weather du jour. Fact of the [...]

• Product Spotlight – Kool N’ Fit Sport Conditioning Spray

  31 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles Kool ‘N Fit Sport is a liquid spray designed to help with muscle warm-up and recovery. Add “does laundry” and “cooks your recovery dinner” to its list of attributes and it would be every racer’s perfect mate. Seriously, product manufacturer Kool Fit recommends using their Sport product to improve warm-up, invigorate, avoid [...]

• Helen Wyman’s Christmas Campaign, Nabs 5th in Loenhout

  31 December 09 • 0 comment

  A busy Christmas schedule has now finished for Kona – FSA rider Helen Wyman with a fifth place finish in the Loenhout. Part of the GVA series, this race was very important to Helen to try to gain some valuable points to edge her closer to the overall GVA Trofee series lead (Helen currently lies [...]

• Training with Power for Cyclocross: Kenton Berg’s Diary #7 – What If?

  25 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation and decided to seek professional help. This is his seventh entry. Read his previous entry here. WHAT IF… What if I hadn’t gone skiing… if [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine To Cover EuroCrossCamp VII

  24 December 09 • 4 comments

  by Nathan Phillips Back for its seventh year, Geoff Proctor’s EuroCrossCamp has returned to Izegem, Belgium with eighteen riders to compete against the world’s best. Only a few days into the first week, the Camp already boasts two podium finishes from Junior Yannick Eckmann and newly crowned U23 National Champion Danny Summerhill, who has matured [...]

• Cyclocross is Spoken Here: Pony Shop, Chicagoland

  24 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Here’s another in our series of articles that dig a little deeper to find the unique and great cyclocross shops out there. We just wrapped up an insane amount of racing and other bike and ‘cross events in Bend, Oregon for the National Championships, so we’re taking the opportunity to highlight Sunnyside Sports, one of [...]

• New Product Spotlight: FastForward F4C Wheelset

  23 December 09 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles For the past several months, Cyclocross Magazine’s remote test lab in Oregon has been slinging through the mud, putting Fast Forward’s new F4C carbon cyclocross tubulars to the ultimate test. Founded in 2006, Fast Forward is a relative newcomer to the high end world of carbon wheels. The Dutch company’s wheels are [...]

• December Update: Vicki Thomas En Route to Worlds

  23 December 09 • 0 comment

  Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her November update of her chronicles of Belgium here. I suppose the simplest way to start this update is to tell you my big news. You may have heard, but in case you haven’t – [...]

• Gut-Wrenching Mechanical Mondays: A Very Low-Tech, End of Season Tech Tip

  21 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  As Cyclocross Magazine contributor Dave Drumm is quick to point out, both the holidays and the end of cyclocross season are good times to reflect on the past year and to thank those who helped to make it possible. This week’s Gut-Wrenching Mechanical Mondays feature is decidedly low-tech, but it just might be our best [...]

• So Close in Bend! – a Column by Lee Waldman

  21 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Here, in installment #9 of Lee Waldman’s yearlong quest for glory in Masters cyclocross races, Lee tells about his experience at the National Championships in Bend. Missed Lee’s account of his podium-worthy appearance in Colorado’s state championships? Check it out here. Also, read our race coverage of the Nationals Masters 60-64 event. If this cyclocross [...]

• Meet the Lucky Dogs – U.S. Nationals Live Coverage Contest Winners

  21 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  To accompany Cyclocross Magazine‘s recent live coverage of the U.S. National Championships, we ran two contests in conjunction with  Edge Composites and Raleigh USA that had ‘cross fans from coast-to-coast – and even abroad – clamoring for sweet prizes. First was our wheel give away courtesy of Edge Composites. Edge helped to sponsor our live [...]

• Summerhill Takes Lichtervelde U23 ‘Cross Race – Updated: Photo Gallery

  20 December 09 • 1 comment

  December 19, 2009: Lichtervelde, Belgium – Fresh off of snagging the U23 National Championship in Bend, Oregon last weekend, Danny Summerhill showed that he’s still on good form as his third place in Lichtervelde, Belgium netted him the top result among the U23′s. Kendric Van Grembergen (Rogelli Cycling Team ) and Paul Oldham (Hope Factory [...]