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The SoCal Prestige Series headed deeper south to Balboa Park in San Diego for day two of another two-day race weekend. This race as in years past had its fantastic track start and finish. The remainder of the course was a great mix and the best set up that could have been done in this [...]
We got some great images from various photographers at the Boulder Cup races this weekend. More are coming so check back often! Day Two by Jody Grigg: Day Two by Greg Sailor: Day Two by Tory Powers:
by Molly Hurford When I opened an email from my Cycle-Smart coach, the awesome Alec Donahue, about a day of skills training we were planning, I laughed out loud. This is not because the schedule looked ridiculously hard, or, on the flip side, too easy. This is because after he signed off, he added “P.S. [...]
by Craig Richey Many of the riders that I respect and idolize have never won a UCI race. Going into my September/October calendar of US racing, I had high expectations and winning a UCI cyclocross race was a major goal. Until this weekend, I had been struggling to find good sensations on my bike and [...]
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Nikki Dallaire extended her unbelievable unbeaten streak and is still on track for another perfect Zipp OVCX presented by Papa John’s season with just two races to go, while Mitch Kersting is making a late-season run for the Elite Men’s title following Sunday’s Storm the Greens in Louisville. The points championships for Zipp [...]
Cyclocross Magazine was at HPCX and chatted with a few of the finishers in the elite races, and we wanted to share their stories and impressions of the race with you.
Tessa is in her second year of cyclocross and rides for Threshold Cycling. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts and works as a guidance counselor in Lexington. When she isn’t racing ’cross she is mountain biking with her fiance and dog, snowboarding, playing basketball, or dancing to 80s music. The only thing she enjoys more than [...]
While it may have been dismal racing conditions in the US this weekend, it was sunny in Belgium at Superprestige Zonhoven. Dutch racer Sanne van Paassen handily won the sandy race, with UK racer Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) taking second and Sabrine Stultiens (Brainwash) taking third. Nikki was recently profiled in Cyclocross Magazine’s Issue 13. With [...]
by Anne Rock Nikki Thiemann felt so good winning her first UCI race at Saturday’s Beacon Cross, she went out and did it again on Sunday at HPCX. Bizarre weather plagued both races where conditions changed hourly. At Beacon, wind and rain whipped racers, and turned a usually fast, dry course into a sloppy, peanut [...]
Jamesburg, New Jersey — It was a slushy, muddy mess that greeted racers at HPCX today. After getting an unheard of four inches of snow in Central New Jersey,the course completely changed from previous years and the barriers were removed on the grounds that the slush created enough running opportunities for racers. Nikki Thiemann (Team [...]
by Paul Guerra There was a significant break in the action between the masters and elite women’s race allowing for a two lap foot race and course inspection by the ladies. Before her race and as her bike was cleaned, Georgia Gould commented on the sand removal. “I’m disappointed they took out all the sand. That’s special, [...]
by Molly Hurford Beacon cyclocross brought wind, sleet, ice and rain for racers throughout the day, making the typically dry and fast course into a muddy mess for racers, who already struggled with the course features including the ampitheater of pain. In the women’s race, Nikki Thiemann just beat Laura Van Gilder in a sprint [...]
by Molly Hurford When I answer my phone and hear, “Mollyyyyy!” I don’t have to look to see who it is. It’s Tim Johnson, and he’s calling en route to the airport to catch his flight – after getting back from Europe on Wednesday night – to head to Colorado for this weekend’s Boulder Cup [...]
by Molly Hurford This past week, Justin Lindine took the lead in the United State International Cyclocross Calendar’s standings. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, since he’s been the top dog in the New England racing scene since Night Weasels nearly a month ago. After his first win at Night Weasels, a small [...]
Behind THE Barriers is in Fort Collins, Colorado in Episode 6 as Jeremy tackles the first day of the USGP New Belgium Cup! In an uncharacteristic turn of events, the rain and cold rolls in to make conditions in Colorado wet, muddy and unpredictable. Jeremy battles his way through the mud and slop to take [...]
Last week, Canadians may have had all of the Halloween fun at Pumpkin ’Cross, but this weekend, it’s the American’s turn with four major UCI races in the works. And of course, there’s always the SuperPrestige race in Belgium. Who will be at the top of Velogames:CX fantasy league after this weekend? This weekend, we [...]
The Velogames:CX fantasy league has officially completed the first round of racing, with the World Cup in Tabor and Downeast Cyclocross in Maine helping to determine the riders’ standings. 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! [...]
Photos by Greg Sailor The 2011 Ohio State Cyclocross Championships were decided during “Two Days in Dublin” last Saturday and Sunday at Coffman Park in Dublin, Ohio. The Men’s Cat. 1 title went to Paul Martin (Panther p/b Competitive Cyclist) in a tight race among the eventual podium winners until the final straight. The Women’s [...]
Canada is leading the way for Halloween hijinx, with costumed racers coming out of the woodwork this past weekend. Cyclocross Magazine contributor Doug Brons (you can see his race photography at StarCrossed and Vanier Park) shared some of his snapshots from the weekend with us, and if the American cyclocrossers are going to come near [...]
Walla Walla, Washington — Walla Walla in southeast Washington is hosting two cyclocross races like no others this weekend. Saturday, the race will be on a private farm, and the course will include some unusual attractions. Two bridges allow the course to loop back on itself. One of those bridges is a three-way. Racers approaching [...]
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