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• Wagner and Saling Grab Titles, Curley, Norton and Axthelm Return to Add Another

  10 December 09 • 4 comments

  

  Paul Curley (GearWorks/Spinarts) of Taunton, Mass. returned to the National Championships after a few years hiatus, and returned to the same position he’s used to – at the front. Curley held off defend champion Gary Thacker (Chipotle/Titus) of Boulder, CO to take the Masters 55+ title. The title is Paul Curley’s 24th, give or take [...]

• Sven Vanthourenhout Takes ‘Cross in Asteasu

  10 December 09 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Asteasu, Spain – Sven Vanthourenhout, who just a few weeks ago was sidelined by overtraining, showed he is back on form yesterday when he took the win in the Asteasu Ziklo-krossa Saria in Spain’s Basque Country over a handful of Belgium’s top racers.

• Brems and Snead Sew Up Elite Titles at BASP #5

  8 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  by Geoff Gunderson Close to the Burlingame home base of the Bay Area Super Prestige promoters, Pilarcitos Cyclesports, rests the spiritual home of the series. We visited Coyote Point for round two as the park came through in the 11th hour to secure series integrity after two other sites had fallen through. This trip, we [...]

• Scherz and Gavin Win the MAC Final – UPDATED: Photo Gallery

  7 December 09 • 2 comments

  Reston, VA – The snow started falling early Saturday morning in Reston, Virginia, and didn’t stop until late evening, leaving a 4-inch blanket of wet snow all over the Capital Cross Classic course. Below-freezing temperatures overnight left many sections of the course covered in slippery ice patches that had race organizers scrambling for bags of [...]

• Nash Repeats, Powers Conquers Portland at USGP Day 2 – Updated: Photos, Full Results

  6 December 09 • 5 comments

  Portland, OR – Although it wasn’t expected, the Portland stop of the USGP may have been the perfect warm-up for the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Bend, Oregon next week. With most of the country’s top talent converging on Oregon and cold, fast racing on tap for Day 2, Portland served up an eye, [...]

• McConneloug, Timmerman Sweep NBX, Series – UPDATE: Photo Gallery

  6 December 09 • 2 comments

  The 2009 Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series wrapped up today with outstanding performances from series winners Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) and Dan Timmerman (Richard Sachs/RGM/Radix). Dry skies with bright sunshine, temperatures in the high-30s and a soft breeze in off the bay were ideal conditions for this classic season ending race. In contrast to yesterday’s course, [...]

• Štybar Takes Two, JP Turns a Page in Igorre World Cup

  6 December 09 • 4 comments

  by Dan Seaton Igorre, Spain – On a deeply rutted course, equal parts slick and slow with mud, Zdeněk Štybar was able to capitalize on his rivals’ run-in with a lapped rider to extend a narrow lead to a decisive victory in the fifth round of the UCI World Cup in Igorre, Spain.  Štybar’s victory [...]

• McConneloug and Timmerman Winners in Warwick – NBX Grand Prix of Cross – Day 1

  6 December 09 • 2 comments

  Warwick, RI – The final weekend of the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series got underway Saturday with the NBX Grand Prix of Cross. Steady rain on top of an already soft, rooty and sinuous course gave a definite advantage to riders with finesse and bike-handling ability. At the outset of the day, many of [...]

• Wynants Wins “Roadie” Cyclocross

  6 December 09 • 0 comment

  By Bart Hazen Mol, Belgium – Maarten Wynants (Quick Step) has won the “Roadie” Cyclocross in Mol, a charity race for the “Move to Improve” organization for disabled children. The cyclocross race, organized by Quick Step sports director Wilfried Peeters and Belgian Champion Tom Boonen, had a great line up with riders as 2008 World Champion Alessandro [...]

• Live Coverage of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup – Igorre, Spain

  6 December 09 • 1 comment

  Relive the blow-by-blow mud-bog racing of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Igorre, Spain right here:

• Nash and Wells Reign Supreme at USGP Portland Day 1 – Photos, Full Results

  6 December 09 • 3 comments

  When people think of late-season cyclocross in Portland, images of mud, crashes and heavy crowds come to mind. But with cold, dry weather forecasted and a fast, tacky course on display during Friday’s previews, racers and fans who traveled to the largest ‘cross scene in America to revel in the mud were ready for disappointment [...]

• Todd Wells Steals the Win, Trebon Maintains Lead in USGP Round 7 – Brief Results

  5 December 09 • 1 comment

  Portland, OR – Drying, and improving course conditions made for a fast and exciting race today for the seventh round of the USGP of Cyclocross in Portland, OR. No Changes in the overall series standings today but, look for another great battle tomorrow.  If Driscoll wins, Trebon needs to finish in ninth to win the [...]

• Nash Continues Domination at USGP Round 7, Wraps Up Overall Title – Brief Results

  5 December 09 • 1 comment

  Portland, OR- Katerina Nash (Luna) came to Portland for the final stop of the USGP of Cyclocross with a commanding lead and a four-race winning streak. The unusually cold weather wouldn’t keep her from heating up the race again this weekend and despite a strong chase from Amy Dombroski

• Summerhill, Dunlap Grab Victory at RRV #2 in Golden, CO- Update: Photos

  2 December 09 • 0 comment

  by Lenny Maiorani Golden, CO- After a cold and windy day at Alpha Cross #2 in Centennial, CO on Saturday, the sun came out and Sunday was a perfect day for ‘cross in Golden, CO. In the second race in the RRV Cross Series, a few were out there with something to prove and each

• Nash and Jones Surprise in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park at BASP #4

  1 December 09 • 2 comments

  by Geoff Gunderson Golden Gate Park has to be considered a historical monument to northern California cyclocross, with events dating back to the mid-1970s generating a mystique surrounding the event. Combine that with a longer, flatter course than previous rounds of BASP, as well as a history of somehow pulling beautiful weather out of a [...]