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• Dirty Deeds Australian Cyclocross Series Update

  15 August 10 • 1 comment

  Round two of the Dirty Deeds Australian Cyclocross series went off with a bang, a cheer and perhaps a few shrimps on the barbies. A full series wrap-up will come after the final event, but in the meantime,

• New Belgium Brewery Brings Cyclocross Series to Fort Collins

  14 August 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver “Follow Your Folly” We here at Cyclocross Magazine like to say that ’cross is all about community. So when we hear about a group of people that are encapsulating that statement, we like to make sure they get recognized for their contribution. But it’s not too often that we get to highlight [...]

• Guns Grits and Gravel Cyclocross Clinic

  12 August 10 • 1 comment

  

  ’Crossers near West Virgina should take a look at this Press Release from Raw Talent Ranch, which will be putting on a two-day cyclocross clinic featuring some big name racers. Fueled by the success of this year’s Lost River Classic Road Race, event sponsor and promoter Raw Talent Ranch (RTR) is proud to announce the [...]

• CrossVegas Gets Single Speed Category

  12 August 10 • 0 comment

  

  Heading to Vegas? Have a Singlespeed? CrossVegas Promoters have just released the following press release that should excite your gearless steed. Raleigh Single Speed Challenge Joins Wheelers & Dealers Lineup Shiftless cyclocrossers now have a category especially for them! Joining the lineup of the Bicycling Magazine Wheelers & Dealers Race is the Raleigh Single Speed [...]

• Susan Butler Tackles Endurance MTB at High Cascade 100

  11 August 10 • 0 comment

  

  Portland Elite ’crosser Susan Butler brings us her report from the High Cascade 100, a 100 mile mountain bike race held on August 7th. Can’t wait to see you on the ’cross course, Susan! by Sue Butler With the impending cyclocross season just around the corner, I somehow thought it would be a good idea [...]

• Sneak Peak at the Colors of the 2011 Stevens Cyclocross Line

  8 August 10 • 1 comment

  

  Stevens Bikes, sponsor of such Elite athletes as US National Champion Katie Compton, current World Champion Marianne Vos, former World Champions Niels Albert and Hanka Kupfernagel, and Canadian National Team rider Vicki Thomas, has released a preview of their 2011 Carbon Team and Prestige cyclocross bikes.

• Rider Diary: Vicki Thomas Gearing up for ’Cross

  6 August 10 • 0 comment

  

  Canadian Elite ’crosser and Cyclocross Magazine contributer Vicki Thomas checks in with us as our favorite time of year draws near. Mud on your mind, Vicki? Wow, long time no talk! Guess this is what happens when the cyclocross season ends and the heat of the summer sets in. Well, it has been a long [...]

• Niels Albert Fails to Repeat Success at Tour Alsace

  4 August 10 • 0 comment

  

  In our constant habit of making up GC rankings for our favorite ’crossers partaking in road races, we bring you the seventh annual Tour Alsace, a six-day stage race held in Alsace, France. In attendance were Neils Albert, Christian Heule, Enrico Franzoi and Dieter Vanthourenhout. Albert, Franzoi and Vanthourenhout were representing their team, BKCP-Powerplus, and [...]

• Fletcher, NC, gets Wednesday Night Training Series

  3 August 10 • 1 comment

  

  Need to brush up on your ’cross skills? Don’t have any to begin with? Live near Fletcher, North Carolina? Then check out the Renaissance Bicycles Wednesday Night Cyclocross Training Series. The series, with the slightly intimidating but refreshingly honest theme, “Wednesday Will Bury You,” begins September 8th at Fletcher Park. Read on for details.

• Oregon to Get Two Junior Series for 2010

  31 July 10 • 3 comments

  How can you tell if ’cross is here to stay? Look at how the Junior fields are treated. With that in mind, we here at Cyclocross Magazine were ecstatic to see the following press release pop up on the OBRA listserv. With two Junior-specific series, a five dollar entry fee and some serious prizes to [...]

• Trebon Improves at Cascade, Decker Plays at XGames

  30 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver “Only managed 30th in the TT on my road bike…” tweeted Ryan Trebon about his performance in the Cascade Classic Time Trial. We’d like to suggest that only 30th place without aero equipment against some of the strongest stateside roadies is a damn fine thing for a ’crosser to brag about, especially [...]

• MTB World Cup #4 ’Crosser Roundup

  30 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Champery, Switzerland, was the site of the fourth round of the MTB World Cup series this past weekend, playing host to some of our favorite ’crossers. The spoils of the XC race went to the pure mountain bikers, with American Todd Wells taking top cyclocross honors with his twelfth place finish, an impressive four places [...]

• Gallery: Katie Compton’s 2010 Short Track National Win

  24 July 10 • 0 comment

  Katie Compton stole the show at this year’s MTB Short Track Nationals. “Katie crushed the short track today, winning from defending champion Georgia Gould. Katie lapped all but the first four riders” said husband Mark Legg-Compton via Twitter. Katie herself was a little more grounded: “Yep, still coughing up a lung from Sunday’s effort. Pretty [...]

• Nys, Wellens out of Contention for Belgium MTB Title

  21 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  We reported recently on Sven Nys and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) pounding their mountain bike pedals into podium spots in Belgium’s National Cup series, but are sad to say that neither was able to crown himself the MTB King of Belgium.

• Would Contador be Jeered in ’Cross?

  20 July 10 • 12 comments

  by Robbie Carver Whether you’re a fan of road racing or not, you’ve probably heard about the controversy surrounding Stage 15 of the Tour de France, where Contador took the yellow jersey after accelerating when Andy Schleck dropped his chain in the midst of his own attack.  The press and forums have been ablaze since [...]

• ’Crossers Continue to Dominate MTB Nats – UPDATED: New Photos

  20 July 10 • 2 comments

  ’Crossers continue to give us something to report on at the US Mountain Bike National Championships in Granby, CO. Katie Compton, who took fifth in Saturday’s XC race behind Mary McConneloug and winner Georgia Gould, left everyone behind to power into her second short track national title. Gould finished a fantastic weekend by finishing second, [...]

• Rumors Officially Confirmed: 2010 Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team Announced

  20 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  The quality of our initial intel on the new Rapha-FOCUS cyclocross team was pretty spot on (you can see our pre-release coverage here.) Read the team’s official press release, with more info on the program, after the jump below.

• MTB Nationals XC Photo Gallery

  20 July 10 • 0 comment

  Wrapping up our coverage (XC here and Short Track here)  of the MTB Nationals, in which ’crossers played a dominating role, are a few more pictures to add some color to our reports. Special thanks to Amy Dykema for being there to snap those shots!

• Chainel to join Mourey on Française des Jeux

  19 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  French Pro ’crosser Steve Chainel, who not only ranked 14th in the UCI’s 2009/2010 Elite standings but also has been seen riding strong in the Pro Tour (taking 4th in Stage 1 of this year’s Criterium du Dauphine), will leave team Bbox Bouygues Telecom for Française des Jeux next season.

• Nys Takes Third Win in Belgacom Belgian Grand Prix

  10 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  Having previously taken the gold at Kester and Averbode, on July 4th Sven Nys again won at the Fidea Mountain Bike Cup at St. Vith, the fifth race of Belgian Grand Prix series.  Nys’ main rival going into the Cup, Zdenek Stybar, had a bit of bad luck on the day.