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• An End of Season Reflection on New Rules – A Column by Lee Waldman

  18 December 10 • 17 comments

  Masters racer Lee Waldman takes a look at this year’s rule changes and shares his personal opinions, with the benefit of a year of hindsight. Agree with him? Disagree? Drop a comment below. Missed Lee’s last column? Catch up on his opinion on doping in the Master’s ranks here. See also: New UCI Rules Mean [...]

• More Photos and Video from Masters National Championship

  18 December 10 • 0 comment

  Masters racers, we have not forsaken you! Below we have more photos from the Men’s 40-44 and 50-54 races, as well as a video by Kenton Berg of the start of the Men’s 40-44 race. There was a huge, extremely competitive field on the line, and when the high speeds met the deep mud, there [...]

• Videos of Elite Men’s and Women’s National Championships

  18 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  Mark Colton brings us recaps of both the Elite men’s and women’s races at the National Championships in Bend, Oregon, on glorious video format. There will be plenty more Nats videos to come, including lots of rider profile videos that Cyclocross Magazine shot on the ground in Bend, but these are a great place to [...]

• Katerina Nash Repeats as Czech National Champ

  17 December 10 • 0 comment

  MNICHOVO HRADISTE, CZECH REPUBLIC – While most of us in the US were focused on the domestic National Championship scene in Bend, Oregon, Katerina Nash (Luna) took the top form that she proved once again in the Portland USGP weekend, where she took back-to-back wins, got on a plane, and successfully defended her Czech National [...]

• Nationals Crashes Aplenty – A Janet Hill Photo Gallery

  16 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. Snow and ice early in this year’s National Championships led to plenty of mud as the week progressed – and through it all, riders pushing the pace and fighting position on the difficult conditions made for crashes galore. The best [...]

• Motivating and Motivated by Oregon High School Cyclocross Racers

  16 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Matt Fox The snow spits out of the menacing blue grey sky. It doesn’t fall slowly and gently – it’s harsh, and it stings. The wind comes in bursts and penetrates all attempts at warmth. I am standing at the start of the time trail course for the upcoming Nationals with a line of high [...]

• 2010 Cyclocross Nationals through the Lens of Tim Westmore

  15 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. We at Cyclocross Magazine are continuing to sift through mounds of great content for Nationals – there’s plenty more to come! Tim Westmore captured some great images from Juniors, Masters and Elite races all week long, check out a sample [...]

• The Cyclocross Scene – A Column by Adam McGrath

  14 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  Adam McGrath has been penning online columns all season long for CXM, and he checked in with his latest right before the big domestic finale – Elite National Championships in Bend, Oregon. Adam was right in the thick of the action for the first half of the race, holding a top-15 place before things started [...]

• Compton Scores Record Seventh Elite Women’s Championship; Her Apprentice Antonneau Takes U23 – Updated: Quotes, Full Report, Photo Gallery

  13 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Katie Compton (Planet Bike) got off to a slow start, and she told Cyclocross Magazine that she missed her pedal off the line – “I picked a great time for that to happen” – but by the [...]

• Fisher Outguns WWU Teammate Wetzel to Div 2 Championship – Updated: Photos

  12 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Defending collegiate champ Ryan Leech (Savannah College of Art and Design) hung tough early on, but the race quickly became a battler between Western Washington University teammates Steve Fisher and Logan Wetzel. The duo were shoulder to [...]

• Women’s Collegiate Titles: Ashley James Adds a Jersey, Kimberly Flynn Wins Her First – Updated: Photos

  12 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Ashley James (Appalachian State University) won her second National title today (she won U23 women last year), powering to a one-minute victory over Marian University racer (and rising Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld star) Kaitlin Antonneau. Carla Swart took third ahead [...]

• Peter Webber Repeats as 40-44 Masters National Champion – Updated: Photo Gallery

  11 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Last year, Peter Webber (Boulder Cycle Sport) dominated the 40-44 field to win the 2009 National Championship easily. “This year was way harder,” he said at the finish line, desperately trying to warm up his hands. “It’s [...]

• Longtime Champion Steve Tilford Pads Palmares in 50-54 Race – Updated: Brief Photo Gallery

  11 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – A nasty wintry mix awaited the Masters men’s races that started off today’s race action. The temperatures hovered around freezing and a cold rain coated racers and the course as the 50-54 year-old men took the course. [...]

• Myrah Crushes Masters 45-49 Championship Race UPDATE: Photos

  10 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – After a lap assessing his competitors, Don Myrah put the hurt on his 45-49 competitors en route to a dominating Nationals victory. By the time he crossed the finish line for the final time, Myrah had a [...]

• Nicole Duke Powers to Masters 35-39 National Championship UPDATED: Photos

  10 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. Nicole Duke (Hudz-Subaru) got the hole shot in the women’s 35-39 race, and she held the lead from wire to wire. Kerry Barnholt (Scott-Ritchey) was the early chaser and hung tough for the first couple of laps, but Duke was [...]

• Hecht Takes Thrilling Win in Front of Miller in Juniors 13-14, Jorgenson Best in 10-12 – UPDATED: Full Results, Photos

  10 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Sam Rosenberg (Hutch’s) of Eugene, Oregon, shot off the start line of the Juniors’ 13-14 race to be the first onto the dirt ahead of a flying group of pursuers, but it wouldn’t take long for Gage [...]

• Amy Dombroski Announces New Off-Road Team

  10 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine caught up with Amy Dombroski on Thursday as she was preparing for a scouting ride on the National Championship course, and the talented young rider informed us that she’s finalized her team plans for the upcoming season. This year’s National Championships will be the last race that Dombroski does in a Luna team [...]

• Cyclocross Nationals: Adam Craig and Kathy Pruitt Singlespeed to Victories. UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Full Results

  9 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – In the first-ever officially-sanctioned Singlespeed National Championships, the serious one-gear fans lined up to bring home the inaugural jerseys in the Open men’s and women’s categories. The course had been well-trampled by a full slate of Masters [...]

• Cyclocross Nationals: Overend Upends Masters 55-59 Field

  9 December 10 • 28 comments

  

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Ned Overend added another national title to his impressive palmares, out-powering his Cal Giant-Specialized teammate Norm Kreiss today. The race was billed as a reunion battle between reigning Masters national champ Paul Curley (Mid State Cycling Club-Gear [...]

• Wendy Williams Outsprints Gina Hall in Masters Women’s 40-44 Race – UPDATED: More Pictures

  9 December 10 • 0 comment

  For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. BEND, ORE. – Wendy Williams (River City Bicycles) came onto the finishing paved straightaway wheel-to-wheel with defending Masters champ Gina Hall (Cal Giant-Specialized) and was able to just edge out the California rider to claim her title. Williams, who repeated [...]