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• Berg, Swanson Take Race and Series in Seattle SCX Finale

  1 December 09 • 0 comment

  by LeRoi Smith Monroe, WA – Kristi Berg (Redline Bicycles) put an exclamation point on her perfect SCX season and Toby Swanson (Benaroya Research Institute) added a finals victory to his slim points lead to take the Elite Men’s title. The TV weather gurus called for sun breaks and to their credit the sky did get [...]

• Foreign Riders Prevail at Ohio State Cyclocross Championships

  30 November 09 • 0 comment

  Yellow Springs, OH – Greasy, to bone-chilling, to idyllic — three contrasts in weather conditions and three words that characterize the last three years of Zipp OVCX Tour events at John Bryan State Park near Dayton, Ohio.  If this year’s race weather had been any more perfect, it wouldn’t have been cyclocross.  Sunny skies and [...]

• Sydor and Guthrie Crowned BC Champions – Brief Report

  30 November 09 • 1 comment

  British Columbia’s Cyclocross Championships were held this weekend in Mahon Park, North Vancouver.  140 racers came out and enjoyed one of the first rain-free days in close to a month. A very balmy 11 degrees was on the menu as well.  It was a great course that offered no rest to all competitors and certainly [...]

• Convert Cross: Southern California / Nevada Cyclocross Championships

  30 November 09 • 0 comment

  November 23, 2009: Ojai, CA – With clear skies, no winds and a fantastic course, Lake Casitas park was this year’s venue for the Southern California / Nevada Cyclocross Championships sponsored by Shimano. The course supplied one of the most consistently flowing races of the season. The combination of turns with loose dirt, fast sweeping [...]

• Jingle Cross #3 Rocks Sunday – UPDATE: Photos

  29 November 09 • 3 comments

  

  by Brian Morrissey IOWA CITY, IA – Clouds and wind arrived as the Elite women staged in the starting grid, chasing away the spring-like sunshine enjoyed by the racers on Saturday. The final iteration of the Jingle Cross course was much dryer, however, and many riders even in the lower categories were riding up what [...]

• Wicks and Scott Withstand Crossaflixion Finale in Bend

  29 November 09 • 2 comments

  Bend, OR – The weather could not be any better for racing ‘cross in Bend, Oregon with Cyclocross Nationals right around the corner. Hosted at the Seventh Mountain Resort, the Crossaflixion course featured lots of fast sweeping turns with huge opportunities for hard accelerations. It started out as an icy cold morning but the sun [...]

• McConneloug and Powers Repeat Winning Ways in Sterling – NECCS #12 – UPDATED: MORE Photos, Full Results

  29 November 09 • 1 comment

  Sterling, MA – For a second day, Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) and Jeremy Powers (Cannondale /cyclocrossworld.com) were on top of the podiums for Verge NECCS round 12. (See our coverage of Saturday’s Baystate Cyclocross #1 here). With perfect late-fall New England weather and an exciting new twist on a classic course, racers and spectators left Sterling [...]

• Maxwell and Schempf Tie-Up BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series Titles – UPDATED – Full Results

  29 November 09 • 1 comment

  by Fatmarc Vanderbacon Taneytown, MD, USA:  Thanksgiving means tradition and family gatherings throughout the country. As the BikeReg.com MABRAcross Series wrapped-up its 2009 season, it brought together the MABRA cyclocross family for one last time and awarded the Maryland/DE/DC State Championships. The final race in the series, the MABRA Championships in Taneytown Maryland, offered 50% [...]

• Juniors and U23s Storm Superprestige in Gieten – Brief Reports, Full Results, Photos

  29 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Before the Nys’ and van den Brands of the ‘cross world took the stage in Gieten, the Juniors and U23 riders had their moment to shine.  The younger riders did not disappoint with exciting races in the muddy conditions.   US riders were represented well in the races with Chris Wallace, Zach [...]

• Nys Marks a Milestone with Win in Gieten, van den Brand Wins the Day – UPDATED – Full Results, Photos

  29 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton & Bart Hazen Gieten, Netherlands – On a flat but muddy course in Gieten today, Daphny van den Brand and Marrianne Vos rode away from the field in the women’s race.  Sven Nys bounced back from his near miss in Koksijde to take his 50th Superprestige victory in commanding fashion. After a [...]

• McConneloug, Powers Capture Wins in Baystate Cyclocross- NECCS Round 11 – UPDATED – More Photos

  28 November 09 • 3 comments

  Sterling, MA – Temperatures in the mid-40s with whipping winds greeted racers today in Sterling, Massachusetts for the eleventh round of the Verge New England Cyclo-Cross Series. Some very impressive performances came from all sides, elite and amateur, men and women. Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven/NoTubes) dominated the elite women while Jeremy Powers (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com) was on top [...]

• Miller and Wells Make it Two at Jingle Cross – Updated: Full Results, Video, Photos

  28 November 09 • 4 comments

  

  by Jared Roy IOWA CITY, IA – Even on a beautiful sunny day, the record rains from earlier in the week kept the grounds at Jingle Cross Rock muddy like peanut butter. Riders’ brakes filled with so much mud that the wheels wouldn’t spin and derailleurs were being shred everywhere.  Mt. Krumpet was relentless today [...]

• Vos is Victorious, Štybar Steps Up Again in Koksijde World Cup – Updated: Full Report & Results, Video and Photos

  28 November 09 • 3 comments

  by Dan Seaton Koksijde, Belgium – Saturday brought classic weather — sun, clouds, rain and sun again — to the Belgian coast as the UCI World Cup made the first of three visits to the heartland of ‘cross. It was a rare race where course conditions may have benefited from some wet weather, as the [...]

• Bosman, Aernouts Top Juniors and Espoir Fields in Koksijde

  28 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Koksijde, Belgium – Saturday brought classic weather – sun, clouds, rain, and sun again – to the Belgian coast and the UCI World Cup made the first of three visits to the heartland of ‘cross. It was a rare race where course conditions may have benefited from some

• Bloomer Park hosts Michigan ‘Crossers

  26 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Matthew Ashley The penultimate race in the Tailwind Enterprises cyclocross series was held this weekend at Bloomer Park in Rochester, Michigan. Bloomer Park is the site of Michigan’s only velodrome and hosts weekly events, including 3-day and 6-day track races, which draw racers and fans from around the country. On this weekend, however, the [...]