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• Mad Fiber Implements New Carbon Wheel Fatigue and Quality Control Testing

  20 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  Mad Fiber makes some impressively light carbon wheels which we’ve had great success with in testing in both cyclocross and road environments. Their carbon spoked and carbon rim tubular wheels are the lightest test wheels we’ve ridden, and have withstood some hard hits and botched remounts. Mad Fiber now has increased the level of scrutiny [...]

• Civilian Bicycle Company Announces Pre-Sale on 2013 Cyclocross Bikes

  14 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  PORTLAND, OREGON – Civilian Bicycle Company, of Portland, Oregon announces the pre-sale of its four 2013 cyclocross models in limited quantities. This also marks Civilian’s first release of bikes since being back in the hands of its founder, Tyson Hart. After a short time as the bicycle house-brand for an online retailer, and just when [...]

• World Champion Sven Nys to Race CLIF® Bar CrossVegas

  13 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  LONGMONT, COLORADO – In a move that will delight cyclocross fans across the world, reigning World Champion Sven Nys of Belgium will be racing CLIF® Bar CrossVegas in 2013.  Nys captured his second World Championship title earlier this year in Louisville. CrossVegas 2013 is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18 in Las Vegas  following the first [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of May 10th, 2013

  11 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman It’s that time of year again, folks! That’s right, my third favorite cycling event of year: the Giro d’Italia. For any cycling fan, of all the grand tours, the Giro is the most interesting, especially because ’crossers or former ’crossers have a tendency to do really well. Even our fat-tired cousins from [...]

• Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Announces Divine Youth Initiative

  9 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Announces Divine Youth Initiative Festival, Keough Cyclocross and Little Bellas to Bring Cycling to Rhode Island Youth PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – The Providence Cyclo-cross Festival is proud to announce the Divine Youth initiative, a partnership between the Festival, Keough Cyclocross and the Little Bellas mentoring program. Divine Youth aims to introduce kids [...]

• Fi’zi:k Releases “Team-Edition” Arione R3 Saddles

  2 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  fi’zi:k has released a new Team Edition Collection of Arione R3 saddles in exclusive “Team Only” colors, paired with matching Superlight bar tape and presented in special packaging. The new Team Edition Collection celebrates fi’zi:k’s sponsorship of nine professional cycling teams in 2013. Each color scheme is designed to match the livery of one of [...]

• Geoff Kabush and Lesley Paterson Take Wins at Whiskey 50 – Results, Interviews

  29 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Yesterday, cyclocrosser Geoff Kabush took the win at the Whiskey 50 Off-Road race in Prescott, Arizona, a week after taking the win in the short track race and a second in the cross country race at Sea Otter in California. In the women’s field, Lesley Paterson, the Xterra World Champion took the win, followed by ’crosser [...]

• Video: Between the Barriers at Raleigh’s April Sea Otter Cyclocross

  21 April 13 • 0 comment

  Raleigh once again brought us some off-season cyclocross with April’s Sea Otter 2013 cyclocross race. After a small but enthusiastic showing in 2012 won by Ben Berden and Georgia Gould, the event returned for 2013 with more high-profile names and tighter racing. Yesterday, Raleigh-Clement teammates Carline Mani and Ben Berden took the wins over some [...]

• Mani and Berden Take Early Season Wins at Raleigh Cyclocross at Sea Otter 2013

  20 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Raleigh will be happy tonight, since their two racers took wins in both the Elite men’s and Elite women’s races. The evening races, held at the tail end of the festivities, still kept crowds lively even as the sun went down, and the racers put on a show, particularly at the barriers near the beer [...]

• Lake Cycling to Release Cyclocross-Specific MX331 Shoe

  20 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  Lake Cycling, bought in early 2012 by a Dutch company, has reinvested in their brand and cycling shoes, and may become the first company to recognize the growth of cyclocross by launching a cyclocross-specific model. While companies like Pearl Izumi have announced designs like the Project X that may work well in cyclocross (due to toe flex for [...]

• Organizers Cancel USGP of Cyclocross for 2013: Races Will Continue, But Series Disbands

  19 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  We heard from an inside source this morning that the USGP of Cyclocross has been disbanded for the coming year. This came as no great surprise, after much speculation around Trek’s continued sponsorship, or if the duo of Joan Hanscom and Bruce Fina, after many hiccups with Worlds and the USGP series last year, would [...]

• Cyclocrossers Marianne Vos and Geoff Kabush Take Short Track Wins at Sea Otter: Report, Interviews, Photo Gallery

  19 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – The start line at the short track races this morning in sunny Monterey almost seemed like the starting lineup for the cyclocross races that will take place tomorrow. In the women’s race, fans were ecstatic to see current World Champion (for cyclocross and road) and gold medalist Marianne Vos towing the line, [...]

• Logan Owen Signs On with Cal Giant for 2013 Cyclocross Season

  17 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  It’s official as of today, with the ink on the contract finally drying: 17-18 Junior National Champion and fourth place finisher in the 17-18 Junior men’s race at Worlds Logan Owen will be racing for Cal-Giant on the dirt as well as the road. Until this season, the junior had been racing on Redline, but [...]

• Marianne Vos Continues Dominance at La Flèche Wallonne Féminine

  17 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  WALLONIA, BELGIUM – Having won on the hills of Huy on four previous occasions, it comes as little surprise that World Cyclocross Champion, World Road Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist Marianne Vos was again dominant, sprinting to her fifth win at  La Flèche Wallonne Féminine. Vos (Rabo Women) outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products – UCK) and [...]

• Justin Lindine Wins the 20th Annual Paris to Ancaster Gravel Race

  17 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  ANCASTER, ONTARIO – Organizers announced over 2,200 cyclists braved mud and grueling conditions to compete in the 20th annual Paris to Ancaster Bicycle Race (P2A). The Massachusetts cyclist Justin Lindine (who also won the Barry Roubaix gravel race this season) was the top male cyclist for the 57km race with a time of one hour, [...]

• Attention Promoters: USA Cycling Announces 2013-14 Cyclocross National Calendar Bid Application

  15 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  The 2013-2014 Cyclo-cross National Calendar Bid Application is now available for interested race directors. USA Cycling’s Cyclo-cross National Calendar (CXNC) recognizes top domestic events and provides the opportunity to achieve UCI recognition. Races that seek UCI inscription and inclusion on the USA Cycling Pro Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) must first be part of the CXNC [...]

• USA Cycling Consolidates European Training Program in Limburg

  14 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  LIMBURG, NETHERLANDS – USA Cycling selected Sportzone in the Limburg municipality of Sittard-Geleen as its European training base, it was announced Thursday at a press conference at the Hotel Merici. Approximately 150 US cyclists and staff will utilize the Limburg location year-round to train and race for road, mountain bike, track and cyclocross. “This base [...]

• From USA Cycling: Update on UCI Rule 1.2.019

  14 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO – After engaging in dialogue with USA Cycling to address the immediate concerns raised by the enforcement of UCI rule 1.2.019, the UCI issued the following statement today: The UCI listened to the feedback from the various groups involved and who feel affected by a strict and immediate enforcement of rule 1.2.019 and [...]

• NABRA and USCX: North American Bicycle Racing Association Governing Body Challenges USAC For Racers

  13 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  In news that could not come at a more controversial time, as USAC and UCI backpedal on their enforcement of fining racers for competing in non-USAC sanction events, the crew behind OBRA have announced the creation of a new national cycling governing body, the North American Bicycle Racing Association (NABRA), with the new United States [...]

• Telenet Fidea Makes Plans for CLIF Bar CrossVegas – Wellens Returns in 2013

  11 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Telenet Fidea announced tentative plans for what has become an annual September trip to Las Vegas for CrossVegas.  Returning to compete in the largest cyclocross race outside of Europe will be two-time World Champion Bart Wellens.  Joining Wellens will be teammates Wout van Aert and Quinten Hermans.  Van Aert earned a [...]