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2013 Masters Cyclocross World Championships

• Interview with Canadian Masters World Champion Jim Laird on his Race of a Lifetime

  27 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Sarah Kim Bonner Recently, I chatted with Masters (60-64) World Cyclocross Champion Jim Laird to find out how he survived the mud, freezing temperatures and an all-American field to be the only Canadian to bring home the gold from Louisville. Ten years ago Jim Laird hadn’t even heard of cyclocross. In fact, he had just [...]

• Dan Horndasch Explains Power Washer Problems at Masters Worlds: Video

  9 February 13 • 1 comment

  

  On Friday, the final day of the 2013 Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, one set of the power washers had been moved to the Elite World Championship course at Eva Bandman Park, and the remaining set was left out overnight and would freeze solid and be useless for the day’s championship races. The [...]

• Masters Worlds in Interviews: Pete Webber and Cyclocross Magazine Chat with Racers – Updated

  4 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  While a quick search of our Worlds Homepage can show you the Masters race report you’re looking for, we wanted to make sure that you got a chance to see all of the video interviews with the winners and, in some key race, the close seconds, the heartbreaking thirds, and the just-off-the-podium fourths. Cyclocross Magazine [...]

• Karen Brems Defends Masters 50-54 Cyclocross World Title – Update: Results, Photo Gallery

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY -  The defending World Champion and current National Champion Karen Brems came to the line with the intention of holding on to her title. She did so in a clear manner, taking the holeshot and an early lead and never looking back. Lillian Pfluke followed her in for second, with Karen Tripp in [...]

• Kristal Boni Keeps Barker at Bay to Win Masters 35-39 World Championship – Updated: Results, Photo Gallery

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In the Masters Women 35-39 race, Kristal Boni started strong quickly grew a solid gap on the field, racing consistently and powerfully to ride mostly uncontested from start to finish. Keeping Boni motivated to keep the pace high was Boni’s local competitor Melissa Barker, who chased hard in second and, at times, brought [...]

• Mark Savery Unseats Pete Webber in Dramatic Masters 40-44 World Champion Race UPDATED: Full Report, Results

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In a hotly contested battle that saw heavy favorite and defending World Champion Pete Webber suffer a mechanical disaster, it was Trek’s Mark Savery who ran a clean race and comfortably took the lead to secure the win. Behind Savery was East Coast favorite Mike Yozell, who was met with cheering fans [...]

• Don Myrah Wins Epic Battle Against Jon Cariveau for Masters 45-49 Worlds Title UPDATED: Full Report, Results

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Reigning National Champion Don Myrah did what many expected him to do today, crowing himself the 2013 Master 45-49 world champion. The outcome, however, was not always certain, as Moots racer Jon Cariveau put up one of the fiercest fights of the day, trading blows with Myrah throughout the race. Though Myrah [...]

• Russ Stevenson Leads Early, Wins Men’s 35-39 Masters World Championship UPDATE: Results

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – It was no contest today as Boulder Cycle Sport’s Russell Stevenson took an early lead and cruised to victory in the Men’s 40-44 race. He was followed by Brian Sheedy a minute behind in second, and Justin Robertson in third. “It’s always out of control,” said Stevenson. “Anything can happen. It was [...]

• Thomas Turner Wins Battle of the Beards against Kevin McConnell in Masters 30-34 World Championship – Updated: Photos, Results

  1 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – With three laps to go, Sven Baumann, Thomas Burke and Kevin McConnell were locked in a tight battle for the Masters 30-34 World title. However, when Baumann crashed, the field changed dramatically, with Burke fading backward and Turner bridging into the lead group. By then, McConnell had broken off the front, but [...]

• Sarvary Takes Women’s 55+ World Championship Title UPDATE: Results

  1 February 13 • 4 comments

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In a tightly contested battle with My Wife Inc. racer Patricia Kauffman, Kathy Sarvary of Blue Steele Cyclery took another World Championship title in a race that combined all of the over 55 fields for the women. While an early mechanical (a flat at the start line) left Sarvary with an already [...]

• Henry Kramer Holds Off Shields to Win Masters Men 55-59

  31 January 13 • 0 comment

  

  “The reason I screwed the start up was I was in too big of a gear … So I had to be patient and wait,” Henry Kramer of Cal-Giant said after his race, smiling. And he had reason to: after years of trying, he’d finally taken home the title of World Champion, in a hard-fought [...]

• Full Results: 2013 Masters Cyclocross World Championships Day Two – Qualifying Heats and Repechage

  31 January 13 • 1 comment

  There was a lot of racing on Tuesday, day two, of the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships. Qualifying heats and repechage rounds were held. See our video interviews, photo gallery and report from the day. We have full results of the heats below: For photos, video interviews, and report from the day’s racing, visit our report page from [...]

• Masters Worlds Day Two: No Surprises as America’s Best Top the Heats – Updated: Full Results, Photos, Video Interviews

  30 January 13 • 4 comments

  

  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Day two of the seeding heats has come and gone for the Masters World Championships. Today’s races unfolded in a close mirror of the US National Championships, with an American taking the lead positions in each category. With tornado sirens blasting through Louisville in the pre-dawn, and deep rains soaking the course, races [...]

• Masters World Championships Schedule – Updated

  30 January 13 • 0 comment

  For those of you who came early to Louisville to race in, or spectate at, the 2013 Masters World Championships, be sure to check out our updated schedule for heat, consolation, and repechage times and masters world championship races. Share this with your friends and family and fellow racers. Sticking around for the Elite races [...]

• Masters Worlds Mechanics in the Pits: Caught in the Tape of License Requirements UPDATED: Rule Book

  30 January 13 • 25 comments

  

  2013 Masters World Cyclocross Championships racers are required to register their pit crew to be able to work in the pits and help with bike exchanges. Today, some pit crew members found that the cost of volunteering for a buddy was at least $50. Mechanics who went to register with their riders today for Masters [...]