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• Going (Michelin) Green – Guess the Price Contest

  21 March 09 • 2 comments

  

  Everyone wants to go green, but it’s not always easy to do. Last year, we highlighted two eBay auctions for the coveted original green Michelin Mud cyclocross tires. The single tire NOS auctions went for $66 and a whopping $115, plus shipping. Buying a box of these tires would have been a much better investment [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Finale – February 25, 2009

  25 February 09 • 1 comment

  By Jake Sisson After weeks of heated competition, it’s time to call time on the inaugural season of Cyclocross Magazine’s UCI Fantasy Cyclocross. No amount of manipulation worked out to actually win me this thing, so I figured it was best to actually present the legitimate final standings in all their glory. All in all, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Finale Preview – February 21, 2009

  21 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson So we’ve reached the end of the road. The battles have been hard, and while hope has faded for some teams who got out to a hot start, hope has sprung anew for many teams who got a late start. Our leader heading into the final day, Montanacyclocross.com missed the first week [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 20, 2009

  20 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson Sometimes, schedules can be cruel. 24 hours ago, I started out on my first of three exams. 24 hours later, I had just finished up my third. But now I finally can finally focus on homework that matters…Fantasy Cyclocross scores. This past weekend’s action featured the final stop in the Superprestige circuit [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Results – November 9, 2008

  10 November 08 • 0 comment

  Match fixing? Points shaving? This century’s Black Sox Scandal? You guessed it, looks like the creator and moderator of the CX Magazine UCI Fantasy Cyclocross league has assumed first place and all the wildly attractive accolades that come with it.

• Fantasy Cyclocross Results – 11/3

  4 November 08 • 1 comment

  Four big races on the weekend meant big points to be handed out. p lo, owned and operated by Peter Lopez brought home the week’s trophy with 280 points, followed closely by Java with 278 points. The overall picture changed over the weekend as well, with Java (Christian Skinner) moving into the lead 5 points [...]

• Win a Custom Richard Sachs Team Bike at Whitmore’s Super Cross Cup

  23 October 08 • 1 comment

  Myles Romanow, promoter of the Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup, rounds 8 and 9 of the MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross series, is proud to announce that one lucky entrant to his races in the Hamptons of Long Island will receive an otherwise unobtainable, made-to-measure Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team bike completely outfitted with SRAM Parts [...]

• Two More Days for ‘Cross Poem Entries!

  23 October 08 • 0 comment

  Looks like we found winning contest idea that’s accessible for many of you. Judging will be tough but fun. Haven’t entered yet? You’ve got just two more days… Full details here.

• Get Your Poems In! Just 8 More Days

  16 October 08 • 0 comment

  There’s just about a week left to get your entries in for our first Cyclocross Poetry Contest! Deadline is 10/24, 11:59 pm PST. For a few well-crafted words, you can win awesome swag from Challenge, TRP, Vittoria, Schwalbe, Wabi Woolens, Vanderkitten, 1×9 Designs, Twofish, and BBG, so get writing!  Full details are here.

• “Formal” Issue 3 Feedback Wanted

  5 September 08 • Comments Off

  We get a ton of feedback through the various channels ( commenting on our website, our cowbell forums and social network, instant messaging, Facebook, Flickr, and occasionally Twitter. That’s a lot of different, informal ways to talk to us at Cyclocross Magazine, which is awesome – no big corporate filtering or process to jump through [...]

• Design the NACT’s Trophy

  4 August 08 • 0 comment

  Don’t think you’ll ever be able to beat the nation’s best riders and stand atop the podium? Well, here’s your chance to have a presence on the very top step – design the North American Cyclocross Trophy series’ trophy! In spirit of Boston Cross Trophy Parties, the race series will provide the person with the [...]

• Announcing the Winners of the Promote the Promoters Contest

  10 July 08 • 0 comment

  In Issue 2, we announced our Promote the Promoter contest, and received some great entries highlighting the folks that make our sport happen. The winning entries are in our Issue 3 which is in the mail now, but here’s a summary of our top three entries: First Place: Pittsburgh’s Stephen Cummings wins big for highlighting [...]

• Announcing Contest #2 – Promote the Promoter – Deadline Extended

  16 March 08 • 0 comment

  As some of you have seen in our print mag that’s still traveling the country, we’ve got another contest running, which means another chance to win some really nice stuff.  TRP, Gore, Vittoria, Bike Mine, De La Paz Coffee, 1×9 Designs, Twofish and our own Hector Finely have all donated prizes for this contest.  It’s [...]

• Five More Days to Win a Redline Conquest Pro!

  27 November 07 • 1 comment

  We’re running an essay contest in our print mag, and the deadline is just five days away. We’ve gotten a good number of great entries, but it’s not too late to get yours in. Write something that best conveys the “Spirit of ‘Cross” and you might win yourself a beautiful Redline Conquest Pro frame and [...]