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• Marianne Vos Enjoys Third Day in Pink

  10 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  Fresh off her Dutch National TT Win, Marianne Vos has been fighting hard in the Giro Ciclistico Internazionale Femminile, a ten-stage version of the Giro de Italia. Vos started off the race with a fourth place sprint in Stage 1,

• Marianne Vos takes Dutch National TT Title

  9 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  Marianne Vos is known in both the road and ’cross worlds for having a wicked fast sprint. Recently, however, she showed that she can sustain her power with the best of them by taking the Dutch National TT Championship. Vos road the course in a time of 33:33, besting second place by thirteen seconds.

• Critical Dirt – Two Day ’Cross Race in Former East Germany

  8 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  Ken Bloomer of Independent Fabrications clued us in to what sounds like an incredible two days of ‘cross racing in Germany. It’s the sort of event we would love to see more of state-side, part’cross and part randonneur, with a full blown ‘cross race to finish it off. Check out the details below. by Ken [...]

• Jonathan Page Lands Stateside, Steps on Podium

  5 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  European-based American ’crosser Jonathan Page, who holds the record for the highest place of an American male at the Elite World Men’s Championships with a second place in 2007, has landed stateside. The Planet Bike rider flew into Salt Lake City on the 20th of June, tested out his new Blue mountain bike in the aspen trees of Deer [...]

• Hard Training Takes Toll on Stybar, Vanthourenhout

  25 June 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver We recently reported that pro ‘crosser and reigning Elite world champion Zdenek Stybar is recovering well from a surgery to remove a cyst on his buttocks. Turns out Stybar isn’t the only one putting in so many miles on the bike that his derriere revolts: Sven Vanthourenhout has reported that he too [...]

• Kevin Pauwels Takes Stage Win, Misses GC at Tour de Serbia

  24 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver Some of our favorite ’cross riders showed strong form at the Tour de Serbia, which took place from June 14th to 19th in temperatures ranging as high as 97 degrees. Most notably, Kevin Pauwels out-sprinted his competitors for a Stage 4 win, a move which put him into second place in GC, [...]

• World Champ Marianne Vos Dominating Road Season

  22 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver If you follow multi-discipline racer and 2010 World Cyclocross Champion Marianne Vos on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a trend over the past few months: “Won the sprint-a-deux!” “…they were caught and I could win the sprint!” “Won the sprint of the leading group of six…” “at 5km I started my solo to the [...]

• Ask A Pro With National Champ Tim Johnson

  14 June 10 • 1 comment

  Joining us again for our bi-weekly column, Ask a Pro, is 2009 national cyclocross champion Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com). If you missed our first reader submitted Q&A session, check it out here. Have a question for Tim? Send it to [email protected] Q: Tim, the biggest problem I have late in the year is with my hands [...]

• Mary McConneloug Takes Win at Merida Bike Vysocina

  6 June 10 • 0 comment

  US Pro cyclocrosser Mary McConneloug (Kenda – Seven Cycles) took the win yesterday at the Merida Bike Vysocina S1 race in Nové Mesto na Morave,  Czech Republic. The cross country race, which also served as an event in the Czech National Mountain Biking Cup, saw McConneloug blast ahead of the competition on the 4.1km-lap course, taking [...]

• UK Does Summer ’Cross Right

  5 June 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver If ’cross season can’t come soon enough for you (it sure can’t for us!) then you may want to consider buying a summer home in merry ol’ England. The Brits seem to be ahead of the game in extending the season into the warmer months, and we can only hope organizers take notice [...]

• Nys, Albert, Plenty of Crossers at Tour of Belgium

  1 June 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver Wrapping up our coverage of the five day Tour of Belgium, Sven Nys showed his class by coming out on top among the cyclocrossers. Nys finished in 22nd place, 3:11 down from Quick Step’s overall winner Stijn Devolder and twenty-five seconds ahead of 23rd placed (and Italian national cyclocross champion) Enrico Franzoi.

• Big-Name ’Crossers at 2010 Tour of Belgium

  28 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver Three days ago, the cyclocross capitol of the world began hosting the 80th edition of the Tour of Belgium, a five day stage race whose first start gun went off in 1908. Why should you care? Well, because, being placed where it is, the event draws a large number of big name European [...]

• Nys, Compton, Gould Among ’Crossers At MTB World Cup #3

  25 May 10 • 1 comment

  by Robbie Carver Getting some quality time on their mountain bikes last weekend were a host of big-name ’cross riders testing their legs at the third MTB World Cup cross country race, held in Offenburg, Germany. While the spoils of victory went to Elite MTBer’s Julien Absalon (Orbea) and Catharine Pendrel (Luna), our favorite barrier-hoppers [...]

• New Bi-Weekly Column: Ask a Pro with National Champ Tim Johnson

  22 May 10 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine is proud to announce a new bi-weekly column, Ask a Pro, with 2009 national cyclocross champion Tim Johnson (Cannondale – Cyclocrossworld.com). While winning one National Championship is impressive enough, Tim added this year’s win to the two Elite National jerseys already adorning his wall. A seasoned pro in both road and ‘cross, he [...]

• Colorado Cyclocross 2010 Race Calendar

  18 May 10 • 3 comments

  In or near Colorado? Local ‘crosser Andy B. over at Outside All Day got so excited for the announced ACA cyclocross race calendar that he compiled all the Colorado ‘cross races into the calendar below. Follow the link, and start marking the dates!

• Challenge Tires Grassroots Cyclocross Sponsorship Program 2010

  13 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  Challenge Tires is looking for riders and teams to sponsor through their grassroots program. Think that might be you? See Press Release Below. Cyclocross Grassroots Sponsorship Program Are you a U.S.-based Team or Athlete interested in joining Challenge Tires as a part of our Grassroots Sponsorship program? We are currently accepting applications for the program [...]

• Zipp’s First Full-Carbon Clincher Wheelset – Cyclocross Worthy?

  12 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  Looking for a set of carbon wheels that can double for the road (or, hey, triple for the tri, if that’s your thing) without having to glue a new tire each time you swap disciplines? See the press release below about Zipp’s new 404 Carbon Clinchers: Speedway, Indiana – Zipp Speed Weaponry has revealed details [...]

• Cultural Exchange via Cyclocross – Philadelphia Cyclocross School

  11 May 10 • 1 comment

  

  As cyclocross becomes more popular in the US, European racers are starting to hear our cowbells and coming to see what all the noise is about. The Philadelphia Cyclocross School has been founded to meet some of the needs of these overseas ‘crossers wanting some extended time on US soil. by Jed Kornbluh, director of [...]

• Overheard: Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Oct. 8-10

  4 May 10 • 0 comment

  

  The Providence Cyclo-cross Festival, founded in 2005 and held at Roger Williams Park in Rhode Island, updated their Facebook page to announce the dates for the 2010 event: October 8th, 9th and 10th. While details are scarce,

• Summer of Championship MTB Race

  30 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  ‘Cross legs getting a little too clean? Want to keep those technical skills honed? Virginia area ‘crossers looking to get on some dirt and test their spring fitness should check out the Massanutten Resort Summer of Championship MTB Races. Virginia’s Massanutten Resort has a summer of championship mountain biking planned. An increasingly visible part of [...]