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  • Vos, Albert Take the Win at SuperPrestige Diegem – Report, Results

    Marianne Vos takes the win at Namur World Cup 2011. © Bart Hazen

    DIEGEM, BELGIUM – In the early morning women’s race, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) took the win at SuperPrestige Diegem today with a gap of over two minutes, followed by Lucie Chanel-Lefevre (Boxx-Veldritacademie), Sanne Cant (Boxx-Veldritacademie) and Gabby Day (Renner Custom-Raleigh). Vos’ technical skills and ability to ride where no other racer was capable of staying [...]

  • In the Saddle with Kaitlin Antonneau, the US’s Youngest Female Euro Hotshot

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    Kaitlin Antonneau may only by 19 years old, but this season, she’s been on fire in the cyclocross world. Most recently, Antonneau scored her arguably best placing this season, coming in 10th in the World Cup race in Namur, Belgium last weekend. by Bart Hazen

  • Bicycles and Icicles: Nationals Entertainment Schedule

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    Bicycles and Icicles is held in conjunction with the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, January 4th – 8th, in Badger Prairie Park, Verona, Wisconsin. Thursday, Jan 5th 8pm: A number of films featuring bikes ($10: Majestic Theater – 115 E King St – Madison, Wisconsin) On Time [7min, 1987] Riding through the busy streets of [...]

  • Cyclocross Night in Madison on January 6

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    MADISON, WISCONSIN – If you were worried that the partying at Nationals would be lackluster because of the cold, fear not. Already, parties have been cropping up on our radar, and this one is definitely a standout. With featured riders including Jonathan Page, Katie Compton and Ryan Trebon, you get the chance to meet some [...]

  • “You Got This”: Women of the Verge Series, Part VI

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    Cindy Brennan is a librarian by day, as well as a part-time student and she’s wrapping up her second season of cyclocross. 

She races for Bikes Not Bombs, which promotes bicycle technology as a concrete alternative to war and environmental destruction. For 25 years, BNB has been a nexus of bike recycling and community empowerment [...]

  • Sunny Cyclocross Set for Dade City, Florida

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    by Molly Hurford We caught up with race promoter Dan Millstead to ask about his Florida race, which will take place (in pretty warm conditions!) the same day as Elite Nationals in the negative temps of Madison, Wisconsin. This reporter is a teensy bit jealous of the racers who picked the Everglades as their winter [...]

  • New Behind THE Barriers: Season 2 Episode 11, the USGP Derby City Cup

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    It’s back to Louisville, Kentucky, for the eleventh episode of Behind THE Barriers’ Season Two! Fresh off his win on the first day, it’s back to Eva Bandman Park in Louisville where everyone is hoping for a repeat of Saturday’s duel with Ryan Trebon. Unfortunately, Trebon suffers a pre-race crash that effectively eliminates him from [...]

  • The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Holiday Spirit

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    by Molly Hurford It’s that time of year again: the halls are getting decked, I’m forcing housemates/friends/random strangers to watch The Muppet’s Christmas Carol whilst drinking soynog and eating excessive amounts of cookies, and there’s a chance that I’ve done some serious threshold-interval-level shopping. However, this year is different. I’m trying to ration the cookies [...]

  • Save the Date for San Francisco’s Spring Classics – Cyclocross Bikes Welcome

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    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — 100 spectacularly scenic miles. 10,000 vertical feet, give or take few.  Road, broken road and dirt road. Point to point format.  Four fully stocked feed zones on the route will feature delicious snacks on the go and refreshing beverages as well. Your bag with your warm dry clothes will be waiting for you at [...]

  • Checking in with Gabby Day, UK Cyclocrosser

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    Our intrepid Euro correspondent and photographer Bart Hazen snagged an interview with Gabby Day, who recently scored a top ten finish at Koksijde, the site of this year’s Worlds. by Bart Hazen

  • Finding Motivation Again: A Column by Lee Waldman

    Lee is starting the season strong in the Masters field. Photo courtesy of Lee Waldman

    Last week, Masters racer and Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman philosophized a bit about  some life lessons and how they transfer into cyclocross. This week, he’s looking ahead toward the end of the season and what that means.

  • Georgia Cyclocross Season Finale — Race Report

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    by Trish Albert PALMETTO, GEORGIA — Winter temperatures finally graced Georgia with their presence for the series finale at the Serenbe Community in Palmetto, Georgia, while the rain that held much promise on Friday only did enough to keep the dust and other types of compost down. Faster Mustache not only put on a race, [...]

  • Training Workout Review: Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program

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    by Molly Hurford We recently interviewed Graeme Street, the creator of the Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program, and now that we’ve had time to check out the DVDs in his collection, we’re bringing you a review of his program. Cyclo90 H.I.T. focuses on high intensity training, core strength and rapid fitness gains in a 90-day period. The [...]

  • Video: Ben Berden’s Latest Season Exploits

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    Coming soon, we’ll be doing an in-depth follow-up interview with Belgian racer Ben Berden (Ops Ale-Stoemper), who’s spent the entirety of the 2011 season racing all over the United States. For now, here’s the latest video on his season escapades. The Stoemper-sponsored neck-tatted pro may have been a stranger in a strange land, but he [...]

  • Video: Burk Webb’s Cross Crusade Videos Are Back

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    Cyclocrossers everywhere revel in reliving the glory of their races in online, home movie style, but videographer Burk Webb has taken it up several notches this year in documenting the Cross Crusade season. He did it for the Cross Crusades in Oregon last year, and today we bring you his first trailer for the 2011 [...]

  • Mid-Season Kickstart After Fun in the Spanish Sun – Christine Vardaros’ Rider Diary

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    by Christine Vardaros For the last few  weeks I’ve had a positive outlook on my cyclocross season – and it was about friggin’ time, I must add.  I am now starting to feel like a bike racer again – attacking the courses rather than feeling like a cyclotourist doing leisurely loops around the local park.

  • Logan Owen Wins Elite Junior USGP Overall Title

    Logan Owen taking the junior race at the Deschutes Brewery USGP.

    BEND, OREGON — This weekend in Bend, Oregon, Team Redline’s 16-year-old phenom Logan Owen won the overall title in the Exergy US Gran Prix of Cyclocross for elite juniors after two days of showing everyone why he is a six-time National champ.

  • Deschutes Cup USGP – A Gallery by Whit Bazemore

    Powers gets ready for another race win. © Whit Bazemore

    BEND, OREGON — Photographer Whit Bazemore shared some of his favorite shots from the USGP last weekend. To find out how the races played out, read about Jeremy Power’s victory on Saturday and again on Sunday, or Katerina Nash’s  double-victory weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

  • VeloGames:CX – Get Ready for the Weekend

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    The Velogames:CX fantasy league has officially completed the eighth round of racing. If you don’t have a team yet, head over to Velogames:CX and get one started. There are prizes to be won, including subscriptions to Cyclocross Magazine!

  • “You Got This” – Winner of the Verge Amateur Women Series Has It

    Verge Series Overall Podium (L to R) Emma White, Ellen Noble, Lori Cooke. Photo: Natalia Boltukhova | Pedal Power Photography | 2011

    by Ellen Noble Richard Fries calls me the hipster girl. Maybe it’s because of my awesome pink socks, my sweet Trek Portsmouth skinsuit or my thick-rimmed glasses, who knows. But it’s strange to think that before my hipster identity was created, I was just a normal mountain bike racer. A 3-hour-long-million-calories-burned-mountain-bike-racer. And in a true [...]



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