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by Keith Hower Once again, the Northeast has had a rainy lead-up to the weekend’s racing. The Pittsburgh region has had several days of non-stop rain which finally let up late Friday afternoon, just in time for promoter J.R. Petsko to layout a mud-riddled, tight and technical course in Morgantown, WV. Day one of Monster [...]
Tristan Schouten, one of our oft-mentioned “Working Men” of pro cyclocross found time in his busy schedule, between work, training and racing, to sit down to answer a few questions for us. And we had quite a few, because anyone who can pull off a fourth place finish in a USGP (the second day of [...]
3 UCI races, 3 unique venues, 3 National Champions – that’s the 333 Plan. Talk about more cowbell! The oldest UCI weekend in the Midwest, the Cincy3 November 4-6 weekend is delivering three days of full fields and world class talent on 3 unique world-class race venues. Featuring 3 National Champions, the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival [...]
It’s off to the first day of the Gran Prix of Gloucester for Behind THE Barriers fourth episode! Jeremy quickly meets up with cyclocross neophyte Ted King, who may be new to the dirt, but has made quite a name for himself riding for the Liquigas-Cannondale professional cycling team! Jeremy spends some time before the [...]
Cincinnati, Ohio — Niki Dallaire is on track for a second consecutive perfect season on the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa John’s. With the Tour taking its first rest weekend since the season-opening race in mid-September, Dallaire’s quest for perfection is the highlight of several unfolding storylines. Recently profiled in the pages of [...]
by Molly Hurford It’s mid-season now, a time to re-evaluate, to reflect, and to make a list of every darn thing I’m doing wrong. Which, admittedly, is a lot. After all, I’ve only been racing in the elite field for a month — there’s got to be a learning curve … Right?
Jonathan Wood put together a short video compilation of some of the best bits of racing from the School of Cross cyclocross race last month. The course was beautiful and it was the perfect fall day, so the races were fast and furious. There’s even a sandpit through a playground and some under the barriers [...]
Tim Munson put together a short video featuring Aaron Bradford and his awesome flyover techniques as an exclusive for Cyclocross Magazine. Munson said that Bradford was “absolutely killing it on the flyover,” so in the video, they talk about his technique for getting the big air.
by Molly Hurford Meredith Miller, for the second year in a row, is putting on her pink skinsuit once again and fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness, this year through a silent auction, t-shirts through Stomach of Anger and a raffle on BikeReg.com. She sat down to answer a few questions for Cyclocross Magazine, in between [...]
by Tim Westmore Mid-October on California’s central coast can see some of the best days of weather for the year. And so it was at the Central Coast Cyclo•Cross (CCCX) Series at Manzanita Park; beautiful sunshine and 70-80 degrees throughout the day complemented a twisting, bending coarse set up by Keith DeFiebre. The fourth event [...]
Sven Vanthourenhout tore a tendon in his elbow in his crash at the World Cup in Plzen yesterday. He crashed into a pole only a few laps into the race, hitting his right elbow and abandoning the race. According to Cyclocross.info, immediately following the race, Vanthourenhout went straight to the hospital to have it examined, [...]
Boston, Massachusetts — With New England’s Holy Week comfortably in the rearview mirror, the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series takes a weekend off before taking on the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend at Pineland Farm in New Gloucester, Maine. As in years past, the Verge Series has brought out some of the strongest competition in the country [...]
by Pat Malach PORTLAND, Oregon – Aaron Tuckerman (Corsa Concepts) took his second consecutive Crusade Sunday at race #3 under a shadow of controversy after tangling with Molly Cameron (MetaFilter/Portland Bicycle Studio) at the front of the men’s A slugfest and then soloing in for the win. Alice Pennington (Upper Echelon Fitness) returned from the [...]
by Dave Sheek IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—Sunday morning might have been rough for some Cross After Dark revelers, but with over half-a-day of recovery between the night race and the 3 PM race, competitors were clearly rested enough to put on a great show for spectators. The men’s race ended similarly to yesterday’s, with Ryan Trebon (LTS-Felt) [...]
by Dave Sheek IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—With Day One of Spooky Cross in the books, the racers were ready to go on Day Two — even those who raced Cross After Dark the night before. In the women’s race, Caroline Mani (CC Etupes) took the win in impressive fashion, with a 25-second gap on Teal Stetson-Lee (Cal [...]
by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE — Day two of Granogue was just as fast and hard as the first, and tired racers took to the course as early at 6:30 when it first opened for inspection. Since the race is a double UCI weekend, racers needed to be prepared for two hard days of racing [...]
by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE—Day two of racing at Granogue was just as furious as the first, since the double UCI weekend provided the women with two chances for points, which in turn could lead to better start positions, especially for the newly minted elite riders who recently joined the field.
Katie Compton soloed away to victory in the World Cup kickoff, while Sven Nys had to dig deep into his bag of tricks to pull off a victory in front of Kevin Pauwels and defending world champ Zdenek Stybar. By Scott Rosenfield, with help from Gregg Germer PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC—While defending world champion Zdenek Stybar [...]
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—The Cross After Dark series has been dominated by riders either based in Europe or traveling this weekend to the first World Cup in the Czech Republic. That vacuum stands to be filled by other racers looking to take over the Cross After Dark crown at Spooky Cross, the final race of the race [...]
by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE—Thanks to the light rain all week, the course at Granogue promised the usual variety of twists, turns and mud, and a challenging run up toward a tower, followed by an off-camber descent. Still, the fields were full in the lower categories and a festive atmosphere reigned. Since the MAC Series [...]
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