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2013 Cyclocross World Championships

• Vos Rides Away with the Gold, Compton in Second in Elite Women’s World Championships, Video Interviews

  2 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Marianne Vos (Netherlands) rode a technically perfect race to win her sixth – and fifth consecutive – Cyclocross World Championship. The course, stickier and muddier than for the Juniors, was her only adversary for much of the race, and one that she easily mastered. Katie Compton (USA) recovered from some early [...]

• Mathieu van der Poel Dominates Junior Men’s Worlds, Owen Finishes Fourth – Updated: Full Results, Photo Gallery, Video Interviews

  2 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) won his second Junior Men’s World Championships by dominating the race, much as he did in Koksijde last year. His almost flawless ride allowed him to take a bike length’s advantage at the first corner and turn it into a minute of clear Kentucky [...]

• Bart Aernouts Talks US Racing, Travel Woes and Being Aernouts

  2 February 13 • 0 comment

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Belgian Pro Bart Aernouts sat down with us recently to discuss his experiences so far in the United States, how his season has gone, and his hopes for today’s race. The seasoned pro has had a fantastic season, often finishing in the top five and putting on a crowd-favorite display of self-torture each [...]

• Jamey Driscoll Talks Expectations and Preparations for the World Championships

  2 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Jamey Driscoll talks with Cyclocross Magazine about his preparation and expectations for the 2013 World Championships in Louisville, KY, before the flooding danger and the temperatures drop. Driscoll, hailing from Jericho, VT, is a great snow rider, winning Day 2 of the snowy New Years Resolution Race and can be considered one of the top [...]

• Nys and Belgian Team Manager Speak Postively About Louisville Worlds Course

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  While the new schedule for Elite Worlds might be a point of contention, one thing the Belgians as a whole could agree on is the quality of the course. They’ve been overwhelmingly positive about it, and the most notable of the racers has been Sven Nys, along with Belgian team coach Rudy De Bie. “I [...]

• Belgians Have Mixed Reviews Over Date Change for Worlds

  1 February 13 • 4 comments

  

  With the Worlds schedule being thrown into disarray due to potential course flooding on Sunday, we wanted to hear what the Belgians (the ones staying home and having parties around watching the races) had to say about the switch. by Christine Vardaros While it is a huge inconvenience for the riders to perform a day [...]

• Canadian Elite Team Talks Worlds and Their Thoughts on the Schedule Change

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  While wandering the elite course, we ran into the Canadian team as they prepared to hit the course to get ready for the rescheduled elite races. We stopped Craig Ritchey and Geoff Kabush to ask what their thoughts on the schedule change were, and both racers are feeling optimistic. In fact, Kabush smiled and told [...]

• Ellen Van Loy Enjoys Breakout Season

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Christine Vardaros As Belgian Ellen van Loy [Melbotech Prorace CT] sits in Louisville, Kentucky, preparing for the big event, she takes a moment to reflect on her season thus far. With four podiums and four top 10’s in World Cups, she’s tickled pink and ever so thankful.  “That the season started off so well [...]

• Louisville World Championship Course Under Flood Water: Photos from Previous Flooding

  1 February 13 • 14 comments

  

  In April 2012, a reader sent us some photos of Eva Bandman Park after a flood. So for readers who are reading about Worlds being rescheduled to Sunday and think that the flood concerns are an over-exaggeration and that the races should be run as scheduled, we wanted to bring this article back into the [...]

• BREAKING NEWS: ALL ELITE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACES RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY

  1 February 13 • 22 comments

  

  Due to potential flooding on Sunday, the Cyclocross World Championship schedule has been altered so that all elite races are moved to Saturday. New schedule for our live streaming video coverage of the 2013 World Championships  is as follows: 9:45 AM – 17-18 Junior World Championships 11:00 AM – Female Elite World Championships 12:30 PM [...]

• Luxembourg Elite Racer Christian Helmig Talks About Worlds and the Course

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Huddling around the heater in the WD-40 tent, Cyclocross Magazine’s Molly Hurford caught up with Luxembourg racer-cum-US resident Christian Helmig. “It’s still pretty gnarly from the rain,” Helmig said, about the Elite course. “It would be nice if it was like it was at the USGP earlier this year. He’s no stranger to the US [...]

• Marianne Vos Opens Up About Worlds, Cyclocross in the US, and Course Preferences

  31 January 13 • 0 comment

  

  Marianne Vos is arguably the most successful cyclist in the world. With an Olympic gold medal in the books, a World Champion cyclocross title from 2012, and the Dutch 2012 National Championship title, among many other accomplishments. So when we got to interview her after checking out the Louisville 2013 Worlds course, we were pretty [...]

• Bart Wellens Talks Worlds, Vegas and Respect for US Racers

  31 January 13 • 1 comment

  

  Bart Wellens is one of the few riders on the Belgian National Team who knows what racing in the US is really like. He and teammate Rob Peeters have come over two years in a row for CrossVegas, and this season, they stayed for MFG in Seattle and left only after the first of the [...]

• Steve Tilford Takes Second World Championships in Master Men 50-54 – Updated: Tilford, Lawrence and Shogren Interviews

  31 January 13 • 1 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – As the sun came out, briefly calming the snow flurries and giving a welcome moment of warmth to the racers, current National Champion Steve Tilford (Tradewind Energy) wasted no time establishing his lead. Though the holeshot went to Gunnar Shogren (Pathfinder of WV / Stan’s NoTubes), Tilford was ahead of him before the [...]

• Sue Butler Powers to World Title in Masters Women 40-44 – Updated: Photo Gallery

  31 January 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Sue Butler took an early lead in the Masters 40-44 race, pushing hard through the thick mud and holding off a chase by Kristin Weber and Linda Sone, who took second and third, respectively. Despite her recent (“Five months and three weeks ago, exactly”) back surgery, the elite racer-turned-master dropped the hammer at [...]