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  • LadiesFirst Racing Lives Up to Name, Lindine Keeps UCI Dominance at Downeast Day 2 – UPDATED: Full Report, Gallery, Full Results

    Lindine taking a corner, passing lapped riders as he rode to victory. Cyclocross Magazine

    NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE—The weather cleared up and sunny skies greeted racers for day two of the Downeast race, the UCI day. While  the temperatures dropped drastically throughout the day, racers still happily took to the course. LadiesFirst Racing took the entire podium for the Elite Women’s race, with top spot going to Andrea Smith, followed [...]

  • Van Dimple Takes Her First Win as Bradford Fends Off a Late Charge in Round 5 of CCCX

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    by Tim Westmore Late October and racers had another California-cyclocross day. The central coast was a cloudless blue sky with afternoon temperatures in the eighties. The dusty and elongated course at Toro Park had one long slightly inclined section with corners and barriers. At the end of this was an uncompromising steep uphill road that [...]

  • Behind THE Barriers Episode 5 is Out

    Jeremy Powers takes the win on Day 2 of Gloucester. Cyclocross Magazine

    Behind THE Barriers fifth episode returns to the Gran Prix of Gloucester and sets the stage for a day of slick rain at Gloucester’s scenic Stage Fort Park. The rain didn’t stop the racing – and certainly didn’t stop the kids of Gloucester from getting out to ride. After riding a great race, Jeremy slices [...]

  • Downeast Day 1 Goes to McNicholas, Smith UPDATED—Full Report, Photos, Full Results

    NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE—Conditions, rather than racers, dominated at the first day of the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend at Pineland Farm in New Gloucester, Maine. A week of heavy rain followed by two dry days meant the low-lying course had plenty of time to go from soup to bog. Early in the day, racers had been forced [...]

  • Planet Adventure Athlete Profile: Rebecca Zink

    Zink on a run up. Chris Jones

    by Robert Annis for Planet Adventure To say Shamrock Cycles racer Rebecca Zink has had her best seasons on both the road and on the trail this year would be a gross understatement. Although the 29-year-old wasn’t a stranger to winning in previous seasons – she earned four podiums and two victories while racing on [...]

  • Fantasy Cyclocross is Back, Enter Today! Powered by Velogames, Deadline is Early Sunday

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    It’s finally happened. After years of pestering George at Velogames.com to extend his fantasy cycling games to our dirtier crowd, the inaugural Velogames.com CX Fantasy Cyclocross series is here, in association with Cyclocross Magazine! We know that running a fantasy league takes a ton of time and some good programming skills (both things that are [...]

  • Video: Cross on the Rock, Part 3 – Topaz Park

    Filmed on Canadian Thanksgiving in Topaz Park in British Columbia by Brad Head of Zed Wheels, this video shows some of the best moments of the third Cross on the Rock race of the season.

  • Second World Cup of 2011 this Sunday in Tabor, Czech Republic

    Map of the Tabor World Cup course.

    The 2011 World Cup season started last weekend, with Compton and Nys taking the first wins of the season. The racing continues this Sunday in the Czech Republic, this time at the site of 2010 Worlds, Tabor. Back in 2010, Katie Compton was sidelined by leg cramps and couldn’t race in Tabor, and this year [...]

  • Marian University Hosts 2011 Cyclocross Series; Debuts Mayor’s Cup

    Indianapolis, Indiana – Area sports fans eager to experience the growing popularity of cyclocross can do so in person at one of the newest cyclocross courses in North America beginning Sunday, October 23. The City of Indianapolis and Marian University will host the Indiana Cyclocross Cup for three of the series’ events, along with the [...]

  • Region’s Best Set to Take Flight at Washington State Cyclocross Championship

    Seattle, Washington – The 2011 edition of the WSBA Washington State Cyclocross Championship is coming to the Arlington Airport Park in Arlington, Washington, Sunday December 4. The new venue will be adjacent to the Arlington Airport, home of annual experimental airplane fly-in events, and offers plenty of wide open space with lots of challenges for [...]

  • DCCX Brings Bicycle Racing to the Heart of Washington, D.C.

    Washington, D.C. — DCCX, presented by Dogfish Head Alehouse and Family Bike Shop, is offering a day of bicycle racing, refreshments, kids’ fun and Civil War history this Sunday, October 23.

  • Golden Week of ’Cross on Vancouver Island

    Trouble in the sandpit at Nanaimo Cyclocross. Rob Parkin

    by Dave Shishkoff The Golden Week of ’Cross on Vancouver Island concluded this weekend — despite having just raced last Monday, most threw a leg over their bikes to race their friends and peers in the sport for the double-header weekend in Nanaimo, both days which presented warm (13C) and sunny conditions for more near-record [...]

  • Kralik and Shogren Capitalize in the Mud at Monster Cross Day 1

    Barriers at Monster Cross. Keith Hower

    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 [...]

  • In the Saddle with Tristan Schouten, Working Man Pro

    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 [...]

  • Cincinnati’s 333 Plan

    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 [...]

  • Video: Episode 4 of Behind THE Barriers is Out

    Season 2, Episode 4: Gloucester Weekend

    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 [...]

  • Dallaire Gunning for Second Consecutive Perfect Season in Zipp OVCX

    Zipp OVCX by James Billiter

    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 [...]

  • The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Midterms

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    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?

  • Video: School of ’Cross Cyclocross Race

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    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 [...]

  • Spooky Cross Video Featuring Aaron Bradford’s Flyover Skills

    Aaron Bradford talks technique.

    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.



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