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The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Our editors have reviewed, tested and hand-picked a plethora of last-minute gift suggestions. Today we bring you an array of nutrition products we’ve reviewed that might just [...]
The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for a [...]
The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some last-minute ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for [...]
As the domestic cyclocross calendar winds down for 2011, Cyclocross Magazine Issue 15 arrives in mailboxes and on store shelves around the country. Issue 15 takes readers back to the roots of American ’cross, and reports on where we’ve come to at this point in our sport’s history. If you haven’t subscribed to the only [...]
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The following article launching Cyclocross Magazine’s “Cheap Bike” project originally appeared in Issue 14. Part 2 of the article is in Issue 15, which is arriving in shops nationwide now, and soon to be available for purchase on our website and as a digital download. by Andrew Yee Cheap Bike: An Introduction Bike racing has [...]
Call it “The 12 days of Crossmas,” “The Festival of Cyclokkah” … or something similarly themed surrounding Kwanza, Saturnalia, Festivus (or your favorite winter holiday of choice) that we’re not witty enough to make sound cyclocross-related, but the gear-heads at Cyclocross Magazine have been busy digging through piles of bike stuff to bring you some [...]
by Josh Liberles Tim Johnson, one of America’s top ’crossers, has had a disc-brake-equipped prototype carbon Cannondale SuperX on board the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team truck for most of the season, but he’s only busted it out in races recently. It was aboard that rig that Johnson finally notched his first wins of the season, at the [...]
Yesterday the Cyclocross Magazine website featured a report, “USA Cycling Pressures OBRA, Independent Organizations and Events,” that generated quite a bit of attention and feedback. Rumors have been surfacing about USAC no longer permitting dual-sanctioned events (where another sanctioning body runs some of the categories, as in the USGP in Bend, Oregon) as well as [...]
Call it “The 12 days of Crossmas,” “The Festival of Cyclokkah” … or something similarly themed surrounding Kwanza, Saturnalia, Festivus (or your favorite winter holiday of choice) that we’re not witty enough to make sound cyclocross-related, but the gear-heads at Cyclocross Magazine have been busy digging through piles of bike stuff to bring you some [...]
by Josh Liberles Take velo, add eau (French for water) and you end up with VelEau, a French-sounding, but American-made, on-the-bike hydration system. Rather than wearing a bladder on your back, the VelEau puts a hard-shell reservoir into a saddle bag and snakes a hydration hose along the bike’s top tube.
UPDATE: USA Cycling’s response to this report appears in a separate post: USA Cycling Responds: Cyclocross Support and Independent Sanctioning Bodies. We hope that our readers will chime in with comments below, as well as via Twitter as we continue to bring you updates. Also, be sure to check the NEW POLL on our homepage: [...]
by Pat Malach BEND, OREGON – Jeremy Powers took his fifth-straight USGP win Sunday at the Deschutes Brewery Cup series finale on his way to wrapping up his second-consecutive overall crown. However, an early crash by Tim Johnson ended hopes for a rematch of Saturday’s penultimate throwdown thriller, where Powers nipped Johnson at the line [...]
by Pat Malach BEND, OREGON – Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) capped a dominant 2011 USGP performance with her fifth win of the series Sunday, adding another jewel to the overall crown that she secured several races earlier. But the big move on the final day of the Deschutes Brewery Cup came from Nicole Duke [...]
by Pat Malach BEND, OREGON – Former longtime teammates Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson put on a thrilling one-on-one smackdown Saturday during Day 1 of the USGP Deschutes Brewery Cup, with Powers eventually taking a two-up sprint ahead of Johnson but just barely hanging on, after celebrating a tick too soon.
by Pat Malach BEND, OREGON – Katerina Nash powered away from the Elite Women’s field Saturday during Day 1 of the USGP Deschutes Brewery Cup in Bend, finishing solo and adding to her already significant series lead. Nash (Luna) and Nicole Duke (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) gained an early advantage on the first lap, while behind them, Julie [...]
by Josh Liberles Where do bike tubes go when they die? Well, if they’re lucky, they head to Boulder, Colorado, for a second life as a part of super-cool, bomber Green Guru gear. Green Guru has specialized in building products from used-up pieces – including wetsuits, bicycle tubes and vinyl billboards – for several years, [...]
by Josh Liberles The Cyclocross Magazine Labs had the chance to preview some of the latest product offerings from clothing company Castelli, and we found several that are worthy of consideration for your cyclocross wardrobe. Or perhaps someone on your holiday gift list could use better weather protection or a style upgrade? One of these [...]
Cyclocross Magazine got a rare look at a top-’crosser’s power file: Ryan Trebon’s (LTS-Felt) race winning effort at the 2011 Planet Bike USGP. Power specialist and coach Russell Stevenson analyzes the data and looks at exactly why – and where – Trebon is so good. See for yourself what constitutes a world-class cyclocross talent! by [...]
Heading to Bend next weekend (December 10th/11th) for the USGP finale? Well, if you’re there Thursday night, make sure you stop by the CXmas party to meet cyclocross superstars of the past, present and future, and support the dreams of local Juniors making a run at stars ‘n stripes jerseys in Madison! Former professional cyclist [...]
by Joey Mullan (one of the FPDX singlespeed crew and, yes, he’s OK) Portland and Seattle. They both claim to have the finest in cyclocross around the Pacific Northwest. Let’s be honest, they do. At Cross Crusade #3 this last Sunday, a statement was made about cyclocross. For the last three months, a dubious plan [...]
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