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Today’s Shoe Week bonus: although not a cyclocross shoe review per se, we bring to you a quick write-up of a product that could both increase your shoes’ lifespan and make for happier, drier feet. Read up on the Dry Guy Widebody below. Missed our previous reviews? See our features from Day 1, Day 2, [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s year-long search for the perfect cyclocross shoe continues with Day 3 of Shoe Week. Today we take a look at Lake’s MX170 shoe. Missed our previous features? See our reviews from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3. by Andrew Yee I’ve been a longtime Lake shoe fan, since their shoes sported Shimano-made [...]
by Christine Vardaros Koksijde, Belgium – The Koksijde World Cup can be summed up in two words – rain and sand. As the course literally wound through the Belgian coast’s dunes, almost half the track was in sand. While the rain turned some of the sand sections into single-file highways, all of the races were [...]
Promoters and Sponsors of the Midwest-based Zipp OVCX Tour are sending nearly two-dozen Junior racers to the U.S. National Championships starting December 11th in Bend, Oregon. It’s estimated that it will cost $30,000 to send the Junior contingent across three time zones to compete for the Stars and Stripes jerseys. The Ohio Valley has some of the [...]
“10 + 1, the second decade has begun!” That’s the mantra of the organizers of one of MAC’s oldest races, the Capital Cross Classic presented by The Bike Lane in the Washington DC suburb of Reston Virginia on December 6th. Traditionally the final race in the MAC Series, Capital Cross starts its second decade by [...]
Chicago, IL – The Illinois State Cyclocross Championships is scheduled for Sunday, December 6th at Montrose Harbor in the City of Chicago. This is the last event for the Chicago Cyclocross Cup. Turin Bicycle of Evanston, host establishment and club, have assembled an enhanced prize list. The event will carry a cash payout of $1,170 [...]
Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her Nommay World Cup and Belgium update here and her report from the Treviso World Cup here. I’m sitting here in the spacious dining room of my “home” here in Blauberg, Belgium, thinking about the [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s year-long search for the perfect cyclocross shoe continues with Day 3 of Shoe Week. Today we take a look at Northwave’s Aerlite SBS shoe. Missed our previous reviews? See our reviews from Day 1 and Day 2. by Andrew Yee Northwave released their Aerlite SBS mountain bike shoe just before the Beijing Olympics [...]
Another entry for Shoe Week! We at Cyclocross Magazine are running a week-long roundup in our search for shoes well-suited for ‘cross, featuring everything from wicked cheap to ultra-bling. Some we love, others we don’t – and we’ll provide unbiased feedback on the lot. Several members of our staff will write about their experiences and [...]
by Josh Liberles British cycling clothing company Rapha has redesigned their original Cross Kit (reviewed in Issue 5) for the 2009/10 season. Rapha apparel is well-known for their subdued, classic styling and quality construction. Their cyclocross garb is no exception. The “Cross Bundle,” which is also available as separate items, consists of the Cross 3/4 [...]
This is the second installment in a weekly series of from-the-crew-pits tips. Some will be straight-forward, others more involved, but they’ll all help you to keep your cyclocross bike humming smoothly along. Dave Drumm is the Webcor chief mechanic during the road season and wrenches on a freelance basis during cyclocross season for the likes [...]
Introducing… Shoe Week! We at Cyclocross Magazine will run a week-long roundup in our search for shoes well-suited for ‘cross, featuring everything from wicked cheap to ultra-bling. Some we love, others we don’t – and we’ll provide unbiased feedback on the lot. Several members of our staff will write about their experiences and preferences so [...]
It’s down to the business end of the cyclocross season as Master’s racer Lee Waldman fine-tunes his preparation for the Colorado state championships and master’s nationals. This is installment #7 of Lee’s regular column, catch up on #6 here. by Lee Waldman One week until our state championships, two weeks ’til Nationals. Cyclocross season seems [...]
November 23, 2009: Ojai, CA – With clear skies, no winds and a fantastic course, Lake Casitas park was this year’s venue for the Southern California / Nevada Cyclocross Championships sponsored by Shimano. The course supplied one of the most consistently flowing races of the season. The combination of turns with loose dirt, fast sweeping [...]
by Brian Morrissey IOWA CITY, IA – Clouds and wind arrived as the Elite women staged in the starting grid, chasing away the spring-like sunshine enjoyed by the racers on Saturday. The final iteration of the Jingle Cross course was much dryer, however, and many riders even in the lower categories were riding up what [...]
Bend, OR – The weather could not be any better for racing ‘cross in Bend, Oregon with Cyclocross Nationals right around the corner. Hosted at the Seventh Mountain Resort, the Crossaflixion course featured lots of fast sweeping turns with huge opportunities for hard accelerations. It started out as an icy cold morning but the sun [...]
Sterling, MA – For a second day, Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale /cyclocrossworld.com) were on top of the podiums for Verge NECCS round 12. (See our coverage of Saturday’s Baystate Cyclocross #1 here). With perfect late-fall New England weather and an exciting new twist on a classic course, racers and spectators left Sterling [...]
by Julie Popper Cyclocross magazine reported in Issue #2 about the history of the Chicago ‘Cross Cup, one of the longest-running series in the nation. Just this year, though, the series exploded, nearly doubling its registration numbers to more than 400 starters per race. But something equally important happened – the Category 4b race found its [...]
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