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• January Denuwelaere Takes Late December Win at Bredene

  30 December 11 • 0 comment

  by David Evans Relative unknown January Denuwelaere (Style and Concept) out sprinted World Champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) in Bredene on Thursday. The race is not part of the Superprestige or World Cup classifications, meaning some big names such as Bart Wellens, Sven Nys and Kevin Pauwels took the opportunity for a rare festive season [...]

• Watch Live Streaming Video of 2012 USAC Cyclocross National Championships on CXM

  28 December 11 • 2 comments

  The 2012 Cyclocross National Championships in Madison, WI will be broadcast by USA Cycling via live streaming video, just like the 2010 event in Bend.  Cyclocross Magazine will host the live streaming feed right here on http://cxmagazine.com.  Stay tuned for more details, and be sure to keep up on the latest Nationals news through Cyclocross [...]

• Albert Continues Comeback by Winning GvA Loenhout Azencross; Vos Wins Again

  28 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Chris Bagg LOENHOUT, BELGIUM—On a course more cross-country and BMX than cyclocross, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Marianne Vos (Nederland-Bloeit) distanced their rivals on the way to victory. Albert, coming back from a wrist injury, and Vos, following a fuller cyclocross program after her traditional break from the road season, dominated their respective fields today [...]

• Nys Crashes, Pauwels Pips Stybar in World Cup Heusden-Zolder UPDATED: Full report, Photo Gallery

  26 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  In an exciting finale between the top three racers in the World Cup standings, what should have been a three-way sprint between Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep) and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) dropped to two when a well-positioned Nys slid out on the final corner. Stybar, who had been attacking hard in the final lap [...]

• Vos Continues to Dominate World Cup at Heusden-Zolder – UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Full Report

  26 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  At the sixth round of the UCI World Cup, Marianne Vos once again showed that she is the top racer on European soil. The current World Champion rode a near perfect race, powering away on the last lap to finish thirty seconds ahead of Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink). Sanne van Paassen (Brainwash) rounded [...]

• Monday Preview: Zolder World Cup

  23 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Evan Schmitt The World Cup is back in Belgium again this weekend, landing the historic battlegrounds in Zolder on Monday, December 26. The race will come after a few days of rest from the Superprestige race in Diegem on the 23rd. Last year, Katie Compton and Lars Boom (both Rabobank) won their respective races [...]

• Vos, Albert Take the Win at SuperPrestige Diegem – Report, Results

  23 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  DIEGEM, BELGIUM – In the early morning women’s race, Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) took the win at SuperPrestige Diegem today with a gap of over two minutes, followed by Lucie Chanel-Lefevre (Boxx-Veldritacademie), Sanne Cant (Boxx-Veldritacademie) and Gabby Day (Renner Custom-Raleigh). Vos’ technical skills and ability to ride where no other racer was capable of staying [...]

• 2011 Colorado Cyclocross Championships Video Highlights – Castle Rock

  22 December 11 • 0 comment

  Jesse Pisel sent in this video of the 2011 Colorado Cyclocross Championships on December 17 and 18, 2011. This video compilation was his entry into the the KHS Contributor Contest for his chance to win a KHS CX300 Cyclocross Bike. The race was at Castle Rock, CO, and featured some just over 500 entrants over the [...]

• Bamberger Endures While Magnusek Recovers from an Early Mechanical: Santa Rosa Cup Cyclocross Spring Lake Regional Park

  22 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Tim Westmore SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA – The Santa Rosa Cup held its final event for 2011 at the Spring Lake Regional Park in the Northern California city of Santa Rosa. The fast course stretched two kilometers over rocky ground and muddy downhill slides amongst long stretches of paved and graded track. The course proved [...]

• Friday Night Preview: Superprestige Diegem

  20 December 11 • 5 comments

  

  by Evan Schmitt The holidays are fast approaching and in Belgium that means a big two weeks of racing around the holidays. Superprestige action returns to the floodlight course in Diegem on Friday, December 23. The race takes place under the lights in the small town just outside of Brussels. In 2010, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) [...]

• Southern California Prestige Series – Santa Cross Weekend

  20 December 11 • 2 comments

  

  Griffith Park hosted the two-day ’cross-centric-bicycle festival, the Southern California Prestige Series (SCPS) called Santa Cross. With many years of Santa ’Cross events, nothing came close to this two-day weekend of fantastic racing, advocacy, family (pets included), fun and friends.

• Georgia Cyclocross Season Finale — Race Report

  19 December 11 • 3 comments

  

  by Trish Albert PALMETTO, GEORGIA — Winter temperatures finally graced Georgia with their presence for the series finale at the Serenbe Community in Palmetto, Georgia, while the rain that held much promise on Friday only did enough to keep the dust and other types of compost down. Faster Mustache not only put on a race, [...]

• Indiana State Championships: Siebenlist and Anderson Take Crowns

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  By Robert Annis Strong fields of athletes turned out Saturday at the Planet Adventure-Gray Goat Sports Indiana State Cyclocross Championships, all hoping to be crowned the best ’cross racers the Hoosier state has to offer. Battling near sub-freezing temperatures; a muddy, rutted course; and each other, the winning riders definitely earned their titles.

• Boone County Fairgrounds: Borem and Burke Take Penultimate Indiana Cup Series

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  By Robert Annis A day after a tough, muddy race in Bargersville, athletes enjoyed a fast, somewhat technical change of pace at the Planet Adventure-Gray Goat at the Fair Cross. After finishing second the day before in the Indiana state championship, Nicole Borem (Bob’s Red Mill) took the Elite women’s victory. Competing in a ripped [...]

• Sherrill and Jones Triumph at Sacramento Cyclocross Series Finale

  19 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Tim Westmore Round eight of the Sacramento Cyclocross Series was held at Laguna Del Sol, a clothing-optional resort. The small manmade lake of the venue’s namesake was the central feature of the course that included grass, paved road, and packed earth. Course designer Asa Salas took advantage of small changes in elevation, but the [...]