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• A Taste of Belgium at SoCalCross

  15 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Phil Beckman/PB Creative OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA — Cyclocross racers in Southern California covered more sand this past weekend than a Cancun cabana boy. Rounds nine and ten of the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series were held at two completely different venues, but the story had a common theme: deep, gut-wrenching, gear-grinding, ankle-rolling sand. Sven Nys would [...]

• Daniel and Fisher Claim Woodland Park Wins at MFG Cyclocross

  14 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Kenton Berg SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – Cool temperatures, darkening skies, and a fast, tacky race course was the order of the day for the final race of the 2012 MFG Cyclocross Series. With overall series wins on the line in many of the categories the racing was already primed for a contentious day, but add [...]

• Pennington and Reeb Take Wins at Cross Crusade Round 7

  12 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  HILLSBORO, OREGON – An all-day rain and the churned-up peanut butter mud that followed wreaked havoc during the penultimate round of the 2012 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Sunday as Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) and Alice Pennington (Kona) powered to wins in the Elite men’s and women’s races. By the time the Elite categories took the [...]

• Superprestige Hamme-Zogge: Nys Again Unstoppable as Pauwel’s Bad Luck Continues; Sanne van Paassen Solos to Win UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Results

  11 November 12 • 1 comment

  

  HAMME-ZOGGE, BELGIUM – Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL) remains undefeated in the 2012 Superprestige Series, taking a commanding solo win after escaping from a select group of racers on lap four. It was an opportune moment for Nys, who was leading Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), and Bart Aernouts (AA Drink) – as Nys came [...]

• Powers, Compton Dominate Day 1 of Derby City Cup USGP

  10 November 12 • 0 comment

  

    by Molly Hurford LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – It was a dry, hot day in Louisville, surprising racers who’d come from Northern states, driving through blizzards and Nor’easters to make it to the Derby City Cup USGP, taking place on the Worlds 2013 course. Racers were not disappointed by the perfect (albeit hot) weather, the long [...]

• SoCalCross — We Know Drama at Velocity Cross

  8 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Phil Beckman/PB Creative  Southern California is the heart of the entertainment industry. Hollywood. Heroes of screens big and small. The Oscars and Emmys. Enough theme parks to keep thousands of cartoon characters gainfully employed. When ol’ Jed Clampett was shootin’ at some food and up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude (oil that [...]

• Owen and McFadden Take Tough, Muddy wins in Enumclaw: Seattle Cyclocross Series

  7 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Kenton Berg The Seattle Cyclocross Series took to the King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw, WA on Sunday for the fifth installment of the series. Continuous precipitation all week long had the ground saturated and ripe for creating some slippery cross conditions on a classic, Belgian-style course. A short 50 meter starting straight lead into [...]

• Gordon and Reeb Score Wins at River City Bicycles Cross Crusade

  5 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  BARTON, OREGON – Serena Bishop Gordon (Silverado Gallery-Sunnyside) and Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) each grabbed their first wins of the 2012 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Sunday in Barton Park southeast of Portland. Round six brought the Crusades to the county maintenance yard in Barton that has become a staple of the 19-year-old series. The course [...]

• Driscoll and Compton win Cincy3 CX Festival Day 3 in the C1 Race

  5 November 12 • 2 comments

  

  Wearing National Champion stripes, Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) pulled off a sweep of Ohio on day 3 of the Cincy3 Cyclocross Festival p/b Reece-Campbell and United Dairy Farmers.  While Ryan Trebon (Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld) notched wins on the technical courses the first two days, it was teammate Jamie Driscoll who attacked through the barriers on the [...]

• Powers Doubles Up, Anthony Redeems at Cycle-Smart International Day 2 – UPDATED Gallery, Report

  4 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  Racers were again treated to perfect weather in Northampton, Massachusetts, home of Cycle-Smart International, and spectators were treated to quite a show in both the elite men’s and women’s races. Crystal Anthony, back from a second place on Day 1, proved that she’s capable of topping the podium at Look Park and took the win [...]

• Trebon and Compton Double at Day 2 of Cincy3 CX Festival

  4 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  Under the Cross After Dark Series disco lights, through deep wet mud from an all-day rain, and to the smears of the HeckleOnline.com Heckle Ghoul, Ryan Trebon (Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld) and Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross) again soloed to wins, this time at the Lionhearts International at Kings CX in Mason OH p/b Toyota and Siemens.  The drama [...]

• McConneloug and Powers Take Day 1 at Cycle-Smart International – UPDATED Gallery, Results

  3 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  The skies were clear in Northampton, Massachusetts, this weekend and the devastation wrought on the East Coast by the recent hurricane left Look Park relatively unscathed, leaving the course dry and tacky for racers. A slightly redesigned course delighted returning racers, as did the battles at the front of both elite races. In the women’s [...]

• GALLERY: 2012 European Cyclocross Championships – Wyman, Van Der Poel, and Teunissen Take their Crowns

  3 November 12 • 2 comments

  

  IPSWICH, GREAT BRITAIN – It was a day for the pre-race favorites at the European Cyclocross Championships, as Helen Wyman won over Sanne van Paassen and Nikki Harris; Lars van der Poel continued his dominance over the junior field; and Mike Teunissen outsprinted Corne van Kessel and Loic Doubey for the U23 victory. Check out the [...]

• Trebon and Compton Stampede to Wins at Cincy3 CX Festival Day 1

  3 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  CINCINNATI, OHIO – Ryan Trebon (Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld) and Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross) soloed early to take their wins at the Cyclo-Stampede across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati in Covington Kentucky’s Devou Park.  While it took Trebon 5 laps to break free, Compton turned the screws to pull away from Katerina Nash (LUNA) in three laps.  [...]

• SoCalCross San Diego Race Report

  2 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  (Cyclocross Magazine)   SoCalCross is a Technical Knockout in San Diego   by Phil Beckman/PB Creative SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Cyclocross purists recoiled in horror. Women in skinsuits swooned. Juniors pointed with mouths agape. A mountain bike rider had just won the feature Men’s A race on Sunday of the warm and dry SoCalCross Prestige [...]