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  • KHS Contributor Contest: Western State College of Colorado Hosts Local Cyclocross Series

    Western State College of Colorado Bike Team, Alpine Orthopaedics © Jesse Pisel

    by Jesse Pisel This report is an entry into the Cyclocross Magazine Community Contributor Contest, sponsored by KHS Bicycles. You can win a $1800 payday for showcasing your local race while helping Cyclocross Magazine highlight cyclocross racing across the country. Submit your own video or race report for your chance to win a CX300 KHS cyclocross bike! [...]

  • KHS Contributor Contest: Powers Secures USGP Series In A Duel On The Deschutes, Bend Day 1

    Johnson and Powers attacking the stairs © R Alan Kuehn

    by R Alan Kuehn This report is an entry into the Cyclocross Magazine Community Contributor Contest, sponsored by KHS Bicycles. You can win a $1800 payday for showcasing your local race while helping Cyclocross Magazine highlight cyclocross racing across the country. Submit your own video or race report for your chance to win a CX300 KHS cyclocross [...]

  • Major Taylor Velodrome Race #3 – Rivera and Luzadder Solo to Wins

    Coryn Rivera took the race with ease. © Chris Jones

    By Robert Annis Familiar faces dominated Saturday’s muddy NUVO CX race at Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. Marian University student and pro rider Coryn Rivera, wearing her Exergy TWENTY12  kit, scorched the muddy course to take first place. With the air pressure too low in her tires and clumps of sticky mud clogging her bike, [...]

  • Magnusson and Trux Rule Again – Sacramento Cyclocross Series, Round 7

    Racers competed on a dusty, windy course. © Tim Westmore

    by Tim Westmore The latest venue for the Sacramento Cyclocross Series was the Lange Twins Winery; the course saw adverse wet weather last year that left stout and deep ruts for this year’s race. Though unavoidable, portions of the course were akin to washboard roads. The recent storm that passed through California left behind gusty [...]

  • Maile Battles and Kaiser Revels a Bumpy Course, but both Win at Sacramento Series#6

    Keith Hillier (Marco Pro-Strava) patiently stays with other racers vying for third © Tim Westmore

    by Tim Westmore The course at Howard Park, Ione was unaffected by the rain earlier in the week. There were a few muddy spots and the dust was gone. The big issue were the bumps, and many riders remarked on this during their pre-race reconnoitre. Still, racers enjoyed another sunny California day – this late [...]

  • Rider Diary: Experiencing a USGP for the first time

    Mike Garner bringing home the bacon...err, waffle...on day two of the USGP. © Carrissa Garner

    Ever dreamed of racing a USGP? So has Mike Garner. Recently, the Alabama resident got the chance to compete in USGP Derby City Cup at Louisville, as a Cat 4 racer. Read on for his experience of racing the biggest event of his life. To find out how the Elite races played out, read about [...]

  • Paxson and McFadden Take Home Final MFG Series

    by Joey Mullan It was the season-ending race for MFG this weekend, and cold hands, colder winds and harsh heckles made the final race that much better. This was truly one to run home and tell your mother about. Nestled within the woods of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, the course had features upon [...]

  • BC Cup Race #5: Noiles and Berkenpas Take Honors in South Surrey Cyclocross

    Chiron Kantakis (Escape Velocity) and Jeff Hanninen (Daryl Evans) charging up the stairs © Doug Brons

    by Doug Brons Finally, cyclocross racers in the southwest corner of British Columbia got what they wanted: rain, mud, wind and temperatures hovering around 4ºC (39ºF). The weather office predicted rain beginning at noon, and they were not wrong, giving the Citizens and 3/4 categories just enough time to finish in the cold but dry(ish) [...]

  • Hampton Velo Club & Kissena Cycling Club present Super Cross Cup: MAC Series Races #11 and #12 on Nov 19 & 20

    Trebon, Powers, Johnson and Driscoll at the 2010 Series

    Promoter Myles Romanow of Hampton Velo has been producing Super Cross Cup races on Long Island since 1991, with venues ranging from the chic but remote  Southampton Youth Services Center to the current Eisenhower Park location in East Meadow. Event locations varied as much as affiliations, which have included UCI and NACT sanctioned races. World [...]

  • MAC Series #10: Kristin Gavin and Weston Schempf Solo to Victory

    The Women's Podium.

    by Anne Rock An archetypal East Coast fall day set the scene for MAC racers, who were treated to a technically challenging ’cross course that required vigilance for every off-camber twist and turn. Beautiful leaves and colorful kits turned the already idyllic scene at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Center, where equestriennes and cyclists compete [...]

  • Edgefield Pedalers at the Poor Farm Cyclocross

    The Run up was a key feature at the Edgefield race. Photo courtesy of Dan Saunders

    by Dan Saunders For those not familiar with McMenamin’s Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, just a short drive east of Portland, it helps to know that this immense hotel and brewery not only has a very large campus with multiple building/bars/restaurants and that it is also surrounded by acres of open fields and golf courses. In [...]

  • Seattle Cyclocross Series #5: Owen and Lewis Take Top Honors

    by Kenton Berg and Evan Schmitt Stop number five in the Seattle Cyclocross Series brought riders back to Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, WA for the second time this season. With cold temps and frost giving way to sunny skies, the outlook for the day was bright and generally the traction was good. The course ran in [...]

  • MFG Cyclocross #4: Owen and Gaertner Tops at the Track

    Logan Owen pumped about his win ©Kenton Berg

    by Kenton Berg MFG Cyclocross presented by Raleigh kicked off their fourth race of the season, Raceway Cross, at Marymoor velodrome in Redmond, WA with some slip-sliding racing. Following two days of rain, the morning’s racers were treated to a course that had several long, fast sections worked in amongst some greasy off-cambers. A fan [...]

  • Winterberg and Van Gilder march to Victory at DCCX-V

    By Keith Hower Round #4 of the MABRAcross Super 8 Series marked the midpoint in the schedule of the high profile racing series.  Noted as being Washington D.C.’s only Cyclocross race, the event brings in sold-out fields, vendors, wild spectators, and major, major talent.

  • SCX#3 Stevenson and Hernday take wins at Silver Lake

    By Kenton Berg The Seattle Cyclocross series race #3 returned to the shores of Silver Lake in Everett, WA for the third installment in the series on Sunday. Known for its two long sand sections and numerous short, punchy hills, the Silver Lake park course, and course setters, did not disappoint those looking for a very hard affair and having to use [...]

  • Portland’s ’Cross For Kid’s Sake Launches First Clinic

    Cross For Kids had its first successful clinic on Saturday © Robbie Carver

    By Robbie Carver ’Cross for Kid’s Sake, a Portland ‘cross clinic offered to children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, had its first clinic this past Saturday. The event, sponsored by Veloce Bicycles and Jamis Bicycles, will continue for an additional five sessions, culminating with a race at Krugers Cross on November 20th. The event, organized by [...]

  • Sacramento Cyclocross Series: Sherrill Battles Thurston and Obregon Endures Last Lap Drama

    Matt Obregon (Bicycles Plus/Sierra Nevada) on his way to winning the Category A Mens raceHarry Renfree Field - Sacramento Cyclocross

    By Tim Westmore At the second Sacramento Cyclocross event of the season, Matt Obregon (Bicycles Plus/Sierra Nevada) took the win in the Men’s Category A race. A warm autumn day and a flat, fast course saw a slew of racers take turns leading the top men’s field. The lead group was a line of seven [...]

  • Providence Day Two Photo Gallery

    Adding to our coverage of Providence Day Two, when McConneloug outsprinted Van Gilder, and Lindine cruises ahead of Keough, here is an additional gallery of the event. Enjoy!

  • Mihalik and Rodosta Mud their way to Victory in ABRA Kickoff CX

    Northeast Racers were treated to true 'cross weather © Keith Hower

    by Keith Hower On a weekend where the entire Northeast experienced cold and rainy conditions, J.R. Petsko and the rest of the Appalachian Bike Racing Association (ABRA) were blessed with wonderful cyclocross conditions. The second annual Kickoff Cross attracted some of the best ’cross riders in the Pittsburgh Region to a soggy, wet, and technical [...]

  • Van Paassen, Albert Solo to Hot Kalmthout Victory

    by Christine Vardaros For the first time in many years, the racers and spectators at Bosduin’s Kalmthout event were treated to something completely foreign – warm sunny weather.  This was an incredible change from last year’s conditions, which put riders on an ice track covered by a generous layer of snow. The warmth was actually [...]



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