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• Stybar Wins Kermiscross

  13 October 11 • 0 comment

  ARDOOIE, BELGIUM—Zdeněk Štybar (Telenet-Fidea) pipped Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) at the line to take the Kermiscross win today. The world champ looks to be coming into form leading into the World Cup kickoff in Plzen, Czech Republic, this Sunday. Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus) emerged from the chase pack to claim the final podium step, just ahead of [...]

• The Fountain Brothers’ Sky Ranch Cyclocross Takes Flight

  13 October 11 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles The Fountain Business Park in Moscow, Idaho, hosted an event last weekend that at the very least can be termed unique – but it also captured the quintessential spirit of grassroots American cyclocross. The business park consists of a dozen or so light industrial companies on the front end of the property [...]

• Cross Crusade #2: Tuckerman and Bishop Gordon Roll to Rainier Wins – UPDATED Report, Results and Gallery

  10 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Pat Malach RAINIER, Oregon – Aaron Tuckerman (Corsa Concepts) and Serena Bishop Gordon (Silverado GalleryeSunnyside Sports) both took their first-ever Cross Crusade Elite wins Sunday as the eight-race Oregon series headed north to Rainier. With the likes of Trebon, Sheppard, Babcock, Butler and Pennington battling at the USGP New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins, [...]

• On the Newsstands: Cyclocross Magazine Issue 14

  6 October 11 • 1 comment

  

  Our subscribers are just beginning to report receiving Issue 14 – and we’re getting kudos both on its quality and our record-breaking turnaround time to keep the content coming during the season. Copies are also showing up at the bike shops and book stores that stock our publication too [See our list of "Top Shops"]. [...]

• Euro Dominance on American Soil

  5 October 11 • 0 comment

  Unless you’ve been sleeping through the beginning of cyclocross season, you’ve noticed the prevalence of Euros racing on American soil, and the impressive results they’ve been racking up. Helen Wyman led a trio of Brits, and she took home an amazing nine straight wins, while Bart Wellens, Rob Peeters, Lars van der Haar and others [...]

• Mical Dyck Rider Diary: From CX to Xterra to CX

  4 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  Mical Dyck in her element – on the ’cross course. ©Doug Brons Mical Dyck loudly announced her cyclocross season’s intentions in Seattle, rifling off the front of the Elite women’s pack at both StarCrossed and the Rapha-Focus GP. She claimed fourth and second places in those races, respectively, and was the last hanger-on when World [...]

• Interbike 2011: Boo Bicycles and Co-Motion Show Off Gates Carbon Drive Options

  27 September 11 • 2 comments

  Boo Bicycles and Co-Motion may not be mentioned in the same breath very often, but both companies had sweet single-cog bike options on display at Interbike this year. Gates Carbon Drive belt systems are gaining in popularity, and new versions will soon grace more utilitarian-oriented steeds as well. But Boo and Co-Motion both made good [...]

• Interbike 2011: PowerTap’s Impressive New Lineup

  24 September 11 • 1 comment

  PowerTap has long been a big player in the power meter market, but the distinctive oversized hubs are a relative rarity on the cyclocross course. While there are plenty of ’crossers who train with PowerTaps, most of those who choose to race with power typically opt for one of the crank-based meters like SRMs or Quarqs.

  Part of the knock on PowerTaps was their weight. Another factor is the added expense of needing a PowerTap hub in a training wheel and at least one – perhaps several – race wheel. The new G3 PowerTap hubs tackles that first drawback head on. According to Eric Wallace of Saris, PowerTap’s parent company, the new hub is the lightest power meter on the market, adding about 100g to a comparable high-performance rear hub.

• Interbike 2011: Nifty knickknacks from Showers Pass, Prestaflator, Adarga Bar Tape

  23 September 11 • 3 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles Showers Pass “VelEau” Hydration Pack The best way to describe the VelEau hydration pack is a combo between a tri-geek’s bar-mounted sipper and a Camelbak hydration pack. But it’s actually way cooler than that. Frank Bretl and Mark Proia came up with the idea when looking for something to use while doing [...]

• LeMond Preps for Hood River Dirt Fondo

  22 September 11 • 1 comment

  Greg LeMond made a showing at West End Bikes in Portland, Oregon, tonight for the packet pick-up party for this weekend’s Echelon Gran Fondo in Hood River. The event features plenty of ride options both on and off-road, LeMond’s here for the Cyclocross Magazine CrossMountain dirt fondo, which mixes pavement with dirt double track and [...]

• Powers, Stetson-Lee Take Cross After Dark Gateway Cup – UPDATED: Full Report

  22 September 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Matt James St. Louis, MO.—On a crisp, fall evening in St. Louis, Missouri, a collection of top domestic and international cyclocross racers took to a twisting and technical course in Heman Park to contest the third round of the newly minted Cross After Dark series. With top class fields in both the men’s and [...]

• Interbike 2011: Turner Cyclocross Bike Spy Shots

  22 September 11 • 0 comment

  Interbike is all about getting exposure for new products, so it’s weird to think that it would be a venue for “spy shots” or unearthing product info not intended for public consumption. But thanks to Joey Mullan’s (of recent “Joey’s OK” internet fame) sharp eyes, we saw something unusual being wheeled around at Outdoor Dirt [...]

• Interbike 2011: New Speedplay Syzr Pedals

  22 September 11 • 2 comments

  Speedplay has offered mountain bike pedals for years with the company’s Frog model. But the Frogs never really made a dent into the ’cross market. That could very well change with the introduction of the new Syzr pedals, which will relegate the Frog largely to touring and commuting duty. Modeled after the very popular Speedplay Zero road pedals, the Syzr offers adjustable float adjustment as well as tension adjustment for release and entry.

• Interbike 2011: FSA Brakes, Cranks & BBs

  21 September 11 • 0 comment

  FSA has suddenly gone from one model of brakes to three, to fit various adjustment needs and price points. The previously released SL-K brakes now serve as the midpoint between the top K-Force and least expensive Energy models.

• UPDATED StarCrossed and Rapha-Focus GP: Seattle Weekend in Videos and Photos

  19 September 11 • 2 comments

  

  If you haven’t seen our in-depth features on the incredible racing by deep, international fields this weekend at StarCrossed and the Rapha-Focus GP, that’s well worth a look. But here’s some of the plethora of videos rolling our way if you’d like to experience the fast-paced action with moving pictures. This may be more coverage [...]

• Rapha-Focus GP: Wellens and Nash Double Up in Seattle – UPDATED: PHOTO GALLERIES, Rider Reactions, Full Report

  19 September 11 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles ISSAQUAH, WA Katerina Nash (Luna) and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) opened up gaps in their respective races, taking back-to-back wins on the weekend.  If Saturday’s StarCrossed story was the quality of North American cyclocross when tested by the world’s best, perhaps the take away from Sunday’s Rapha-Focus GP was just how good the [...]

• Interbike 2011: Katheryn Curi Mattis & Ritte’s Cyclocross Bikes

  16 September 11 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Katheryn Curi Mattis apparently has a hard time staying “retired” from competitive bike racing. Curi Mattis—who won the 2005 US road race national title and the 2008 Geelong World Cup road race, and is one of the top American roadies of the past decade—has lightened her racing load this year and transitioned [...]

• Interbike 2011: Parbo’s Pre-CrossVegas Scramble

  13 September 11 • 2 comments

  by Josh Liberles I stopped by the Leopard Cycles booth at Interbike’s Outdoor Demo today, and talk inevitably turned to five-time Danish national champ Joachim Parbo, who has ridden Leopard’s flagship CX1 for the past several seasons. Parbo has raced extensively in the US in that time, and I reached out to him as we [...]

• Interbike 2011: Cateye Inou GPS-Enabled Camera

  13 September 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles Cateye is introducing its new Inou GPS-enabled camera this year, which allows users to shoot POV footage while they ride. The lightweight, 150g unit quickly straps to helmets or handlebars, and can be set to full video capture mode (at either 15 or 30 frames per second) or can take still photographs [...]

• Meet the Builder, Racer & Pro Bike Profile: Ben Berden’s Stoemper Ronny

  12 September 11 • 2 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles Stoemper, a new Springfield, Oregon-based cyclocross frame maker, has an interesting philosophy for launching a new brand: Hire a really fast, heavily tattooed Belgian, put a Belgian-inspired bike with a Flemish name underneath him, and bring him over to the States to turn some heads. David Alvarez, the business side of Stoemper, [...]