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Molly Hurford is the Managing Editor of Cyclocross Magazine. When she isn't writing about cyclocross races, she's likely competing in one. Or running, or climbing, or swimming. Professionally nomadic, she'll probably pop up at a race near you at some point. If you like her work, help support her by subscribing to Cyclocross Magazine!

Mountain Bike Season Kicks Off, Cyclocrossers Switch to Fat Tires
2 March 14 • 1 comment

The Pro XCT opener at Mellow Johnny’s Classic down in Dripping Springs, Texas, kicked off the Pro XCT Series and the MTB season yesterday with a bang. Cyclocrosser Katerina Nash showed that she’s nowhere near ready to retire with a…
Van der Haar and Compton Take Top UCI Rankings for 2013-2014 Season
28 February 14 • 2 comments

The season ended last weekend in Oostmalle, and now the UCI cyclocross rankings are set in stone for the season. In the men’s field, World Cup overall winner Lars Van der Haar topped the rankings scale—not bad for a racer…
New Chain Spy 2 and Battery Mount from Problem Solvers – Frost Bike 2014
27 February 14 • 0 comment

Want to make sure your race doesn’t end with your chain off the bike while you frantically try to spin it back in place and watch racers roll past you? Enter the Chain Spy 2 from—the most apt name for…
Cross at the Castle Video Showcases Scotland’s Cyclocross Scene
26 February 14 • 3 comments

Scottish cyclocross is intriguing—for one thing, they have castles. Martin Steele of Endura Ltd put together a video from a trip to the Isle of Mull for Cross at the Castle which, as you can see, isn’t your average race…
Issue 23 Sneak Peek: Lars Van der Haar
25 February 14 • 0 comment

This article originally appeared in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine and looks at the young Lars Van der Haar and how he made a meteoric rise to cyclocross fame—and a World Cup overall win—despite barely being of age to race…
How You Should be Taking Care of Your Rig in the Off-Season
24 February 14 • 10 comments

Oostmalle is in the books, and with that, the UCI season is over for the year. Though late season ’cross races and now gravel races are popping up, it seems like your cyclocross bike may never get a real off-season….
Learning Experience Through Injury—A Column by Lee Waldman
22 February 14 • 0 comment

by Lee Waldman ’Cross season is winding down. For most US riders, it’s been over since Nationals. Hey, it was over for me on November 9, but I’ve already written too much about that. I don’t know if what I’m…
Newly-Minted Singlespeed National Champion Tim Allen’s Foundry Harrow Pro Bike Profile
21 February 14 • 6 comments

We’ve been following Foundry for a long time, from our review way back in Issue 19 of the Foundry Auger ’cross bike to our most recent issue, Issue 23, where we looked at the updated Foundry Harrow. In addition to…
WTB Unveils New Gravel-Specific Nano 40c Tire at Frostbike
21 February 14 • 0 comment

WTB has released a new, gravel-specific tire, the Nano 40C. This isn’t the first time they’ve put out a wide 700C tire, and we’ve had some great adventures in the past on the 38c Interwolf and 44c Mutano Raptor tires…
Milestone: Koppenbergcross is the First European Cyclocross to Give Equal Prize Money
21 February 14 • 4 comments

Women’s equality in Europe has been a major area of development in the past few years, and Koppenbergcross has taken it a step further and has become the first European ’cross race to give equal prize money to men and…
Katie Compton on Nationals, Worlds, Tokyo and Finally, the Off-Season
20 February 14 • 0 comment

Katie Compton has had a crazy past month—from a 10th National title to a devastating performance at Worlds to a redeeming win at Tokyo, and then finally home to Colorado, where she had time to catch her breath and start…
Pro Bike Profile: Justin Lindine’s Redline Conquest Team Carbon Cyclocross Bike
19 February 14 • 0 comment

This isn’t the first time we’ve taken a look at Justin Lindine’s Redline Conquest carbon ’cross bike, but it is the first time we’ve taken a look at his National Championship-winning bike, since he just took the 30-34 Masters win…
A Public Service Announcement About Testosterone and You
19 February 14 • 5 comments

by Matt Marchal Like many of you, I saw the post recently about the Cat 3 who tested positive for testosterone and at first, I was shocked. But then, I felt sorry for him as it turned out that he…
Issue 23 Sneak Peek: The New Kids On The Block
18 February 14 • 0 comment

This article originally appeared in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine and highlights eight of the up-and-comers who took the season by storm, winning race after race and putting keeping the “old guard” of US cyclocross on their toes. We interviewed…
Van der Poel and Wyman Take Wins at Boels Classic Internationale Cyclo-cross in Heerlen – Full Results
17 February 14 • 2 comments

The ’cross season is almost at a close, now that Heerlen and Middlekerke are over. There’s still one more next weekend in Oostmale (won by Albert and Cant last year), but after that, the UCI calendar wraps up for the…
Nine C1 Events and $40,000 Prize Purse Highlight 2014-15 Pro CX Calendar
16 February 14 • 3 comments

Colorado Springs, Colorado—The USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) has been released and features 44 dates on the domestic schedule, including the addition of three C1 events which brings that total to nine for the coming year. The 2014-15…
Pro Bike Profile: Marianne Vos’ Worlds-Winning Giant TCX Advanced
14 February 14 • 9 comments

After Worlds, seven-time World Champion Marianne Vos headed home, but luckily, we grabbed a few photos from her brother Anton Vos of her World Championship-winning carbon fiber Giant TCX Advanced. [See also: 2014 World Champion Zdenek Stybar’s Winning Specialized Crux cyclocross…
Easton-Bell Sports Reaches Agreement to Sell Easton Baseball/Softball to Bauer Performance Sports for $330 Million
14 February 14 • 0 comment
Easton-Bell Sports Reaches Agreement to Sell Easton Baseball/Softball to Bauer Performance Sports for $330 Million, Company Also in Discussions for Sale of Easton Hockey to Third Party VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA— Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., leading developer and manufacturer of ice hockey,…
SRAM Hydraulic Disc Road Brake Recall Q&A
14 February 14 • 2 comments

Remember the SRAM recall of their hydraulic disc road brakes? Well, it’s almost over, and new MY15 (that’s model year 15) brakes will be available in six weeks. And if you’re one of the impacted riders, you may have seen their…
Rockville 2014: Racing Singlespeed Cyclocross in Italy
13 February 14 • 1 comment

by Isacco Biurlei In 2002, a group of friends sat at a bar in Cremona, Italy, a small city located along the Po River only 45 minutes east of Milan. They discussed the new 24 hour mountain bike race that…
Tokyo Cyclocross – Full Gallery and the Insider Report
12 February 14 • 1 comment

by Michael J. Rice With Japan quickly becoming known as an incredible cyclocross destination, Cyclocross Tokyo never fails to impress. First held three years ago after an organizer who experienced Cross Vegas decided to bring world-class cyclocross racing into…
Issue 23 Sneak Peek – Turning the “Page”
11 February 14 • 0 comment

This article originally appeared in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine and tracks the career of Jonathan Page, the American-turned-Belgian multi-time National Champion and only Elite Male to score a World Championship podium spot. To read the full story, make sure…
Men’s and Women’s Worlds Recap – Insider Insight from Euro Correspondent Christine Vardaros
10 February 14 • 0 comment

by Christine Vardaros After all the lead-up to 2014 Cyclocross World Championships, it has taken a while for reality to settle in. The two realities that have come out of this event are, 1. That we must all say goodbye…
Nys and Harris Take Superprestige Hoogstraten Wins – Full Results, Gallery
9 February 14 • 2 comments

In what was described as an apically muddy race, Nikki Harris took the win today at Hoogstraten nearly a minute ahead of Sanne Cant, who yesterday beat Marianne Vos at Krawatencross. Behind them, Jolien Verschueren took third ahead of Ellen Van…
Zach McDonald Ends the Season with a Win in Tokyo – Brief Report
8 February 14 • 0 comment

With the race in Tokyo as his last chance to make up for what he admitted to us has been “a terrible season,” Zach McDonald (Rapha Focus) took off at the start of the race and never looked back. The…
Katie Compton Returns to Her Winning Ways in Tokyo – Brief Report
8 February 14 • 0 comment

Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) had some bad luck last week at the World Championships, but she’s back to her winning ways in Tokyo this weekend. While it’s Saturday night in the US, the Sunday afternoon race action is already…
Nys and Cant Win bpost Bank Trofee #7 at Krawatencross—Full Results
8 February 14 • 1 comment

In a star-studded but small field at the seventh bpost bank trofee, Krawatencross in Lille, 2014 World Championships silver medalist Sven Nys was again victorious—earlier this week he took the win at Parkcross Maldegem—in a sprint ahead of Lars Van…
Share Your Opinion! 2013 Reader Awards Survey
8 February 14 • 3 comments

We want to hear from our readers about the best of 2013 for our Reader’s Awards in Issue 24. Add your opinions here, and if we’re missing someone or something, make sure to write it or him in! Not subscribed?…
Tim Johnson on Worlds, His Arm and Racing Tokyo
7 February 14 • 4 comments

Tim Johnson had a rough ride at Worlds. Actually, if you ask him, he’ll tell you that what he regrets most is that he didn’t get to have a ride at Worlds—a race ending crash on the first lap hardly…
The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: As the World Turns
7 February 14 • 5 comments

by Molly Hurford Worlds is over. It feels like a bit of a letdown, this week. Not because the racing was bad, just because it somehow feels like the end. And sure, it’s only the end of the season. But…