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• Mechanical Mondays: Single or Double Chainrings?

  25 June 12 • 24 comments

  Thinking about what to do about your chainring this season? We’re looking back at an oldie-but-goodie Mechanical Monday that delves into the pros and cons of single and double chainrings. Daimeon Shanks, pro mechanic and co-owner of The Service Course repair shop in Boulder, Colorado, has compiled his list of must-haves for the cyclocross pits. [...]

• Mechanical Mondays: Setting Up Those Brakes

  28 May 12 • 4 comments

  

  It’s the off-season, so it’s time to be making changes to your cyclocross bike after what you experienced last season. For some, that could mean swapping brakes. Daimeon Shanks, pro mechanic and co-owner of The Service Course repair shop in Boulder, Colorado, will show you the finicky way of the cyclocross brake. Daimo shares his [...]

• Berden, Johnson, Driscoll, Huele and Tonkin Take Japan at 2012 Tokyo Cross

  13 February 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Donn Kellogg As the 2011/2012 cyclocross season sadly winds down, the pros from each country are tying off their last races. In Europe, the likes of Sven Nys, Zdenek Stybar and Kevin Pauwels battled for the Superprestige title and the final GPs, while the boys in Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld’s black and green – Tim Johnson, Christian [...]

• 2012 Superprestige Gala: Photo Gallery

  13 February 12 • 0 comment

  With Stybar’s pipping Nys at the line at Middelkerke, the 2012 Superprestige series has come to an end. For the 11th time, Nys proved his ability to remain consistent over the series, taking the overall title. Per tradition, the racers traded their spandex for suits and ties to celebrate the 2011/12 season at the Superprestige [...]

• Talking Worlds and Sand Dunes With Chris Jones: “I was genuinely excited and honored”

  6 February 12 • 0 comment

  Chris Jones (Rapha-Focus) has had an amazing season, taking podium spots among the best in the US, riding himself to a sixth place finish at Nationals, despite snapping his chain, and representing the US at the 2012 Worlds in Koksijde. We caught up with Jones as he returned stateside, swapping out his knobbies for slicks as he [...]

• Vos Unstoppable At Koksijde; Compton Rallies For Fifth: UPDATED Photos, Report, Results

  29 January 12 • 1 comment

  

  View our complete coverage of the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on our Full Coverage page. by Robbie Carver For the fourth consecutive year, Marianne Vos displayed her complete dominance over women’s cyclocross, leading this year’s race from pole to pole. Far more exciting was the battle for second, as Belgian Sanne Cant disrupted a [...]

• Lars van der Haar Continues His Reign; American Zach McDonald 12th in U23 Worlds – UPDATED: Full Report, Results and Galleries

  28 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  View our complete coverage of the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on our Full Coverage page. by Robbie Carver and Christine Vardaros In an exciting finale that saw thrown elbows, last minute bobbles and a sprint to the line, reigning U23 world champion Lars van der Haar (Netherlands) retained his crown against Belgian [...]

• Koksijde: Reliving 42 Years of Cyclocross in the Sand Dunes

  27 January 12 • 0 comment

  Koksijde, Belgium, is about to set new records for attendance at a UCI Cyclocross World Championship. What’s the story with this little town and its sandy course? We take a look back at the history and racing in Koksijde today, and will have an in-depth feature on the event and venue in our upcoming Issue [...]

• Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross 22: The Final Showdown – UPDATED Gallery

  23 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  While the 2012 National Championships are over, many racers throughout the country have fitness and motivation to extend the cyclocross season to mimic the European racing. In Bakersfield, California, two days of racing wrapped up the season for both North and Southern California racers. Day one saw the finale of the Southern California Prestige Series. [...]

• A Fresh Face On The Podium – An Interview With Telenet-Fidea’s Nikki Harris

  16 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  By Christine Vardaros Making her way to the podium in half the races she has entered this season, British Telenet-Fidea rider Nikki Harris has taken her racing game up a sizeable notch. She went from one podium finish last year to a whopping nine this year. Her podium placings include powerhouse events such as GVA [...]

• Sven Nys Wins Eighth Belgian National Title

  8 January 12 • 0 comment

  On a course that was so muddy that officials had to shorten it, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) showed that when the conditions are at their worst, he is at his best. With 2011 Champion Niels Albert, Kevin Pauwels, Sven Vanthourenhout, Tom Meeusen, Bart Aernouts, Rob Peeters and Nys all lined up for the start, the Belgian National [...]

• Dutch Cyclocross Nationals: Titles for Kalvenhaar Siblings and Kastelijn on Day One

  7 January 12 • 0 comment

  On the first day of the Dutch National Championships there were no surprises in the junior women’s and beginners women’s races. The title went as expected to Annefleur Kalvenhaar (juniors) and Yara Kastelijn (beginners). The title in the beginners men’s race went surprisingly to Rogier Kalvenhaar, the little brother of Annefleur. Despite a poor start [...]

• ’Cross Intel: Pete Webber Recons the “KoppenBadger Cross”

  6 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Hello Cyclocross Fans! It’s Friday here in Belgium – I mean Madison – pre-ride day for myself and lots of other masters who’ll be racing tomorrow. It is a day of preparation and strategizing as we recon the course and make final equipment adjustments. I’m feeling great and made some hard efforts to “put some tension in [...]

• Never Complacent – An Interview with 7-Time National Champion Katie Compton

  5 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) has done what no other American cyclocrosser – male or female – has: won seven consecutive National Championships. On Sunday, she will line up in Madison, WI, to attempt an eighth victory. Cyclocross Magazine caught up with Katie as she makes her final preparations to talk to her about her season, her [...]

• Nys Crashes, Pauwels Pips Stybar in World Cup Heusden-Zolder UPDATED: Full report, Photo Gallery

  26 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  In an exciting finale between the top three racers in the World Cup standings, what should have been a three-way sprint between Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep) and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) dropped to two when a well-positioned Nys slid out on the final corner. Stybar, who had been attacking hard in the final lap [...]

• Vos Continues to Dominate World Cup at Heusden-Zolder – UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Full Report

  26 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  At the sixth round of the UCI World Cup, Marianne Vos once again showed that she is the top racer on European soil. The current World Champion rode a near perfect race, powering away on the last lap to finish thirty seconds ahead of Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink). Sanne van Paassen (Brainwash) rounded [...]

• Indiana State Championships: Siebenlist and Anderson Take Crowns

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  By Robert Annis Strong fields of athletes turned out Saturday at the Planet Adventure-Gray Goat Sports Indiana State Cyclocross Championships, all hoping to be crowned the best ’cross racers the Hoosier state has to offer. Battling near sub-freezing temperatures; a muddy, rutted course; and each other, the winning riders definitely earned their titles.

• Boone County Fairgrounds: Borem and Burke Take Penultimate Indiana Cup Series

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  By Robert Annis A day after a tough, muddy race in Bargersville, athletes enjoyed a fast, somewhat technical change of pace at the Planet Adventure-Gray Goat at the Fair Cross. After finishing second the day before in the Indiana state championship, Nicole Borem (Bob’s Red Mill) took the Elite women’s victory. Competing in a ripped [...]

• Sherrill and Jones Triumph at Sacramento Cyclocross Series Finale

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Tim Westmore Round eight of the Sacramento Cyclocross Series was held at Laguna Del Sol, a clothing-optional resort. The small manmade lake of the venue’s namesake was the central feature of the course that included grass, paved road, and packed earth. Course designer Asa Salas took advantage of small changes in elevation, but the [...]

• Indiana Cup #9: Tucker and Anderson Take Backyard Cross Race

  12 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  By Robert Annis Two new riders took the top steps of the Elite Indiana Cup podiums Sunday as more than 100 riders battled on a muddy, yet fast course. BikeReg.com rider Elizabeth Cobb led after the first lap, but soon faded. Kiersta Tucker (Wood N Wave) and Janelle Renschler (Speedway-Wheelmen) traded the lead multiple times [...]