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• Elliot Doubles Up, Johnson Trades up at Toronto Day 2

  9 November 08 • 2 comments

  Photos by Mike Clark Natasha Elliot (Emd Serono / Stevens) gave the home team something to cheer about Sunday, taking home her second victory of the weekend at the second day of the Toronto International Cyclocross Day Two. After taking home Saturday’s Day 1,

• Jeremy Powers and Natasha Elliott Win Toronto Day 1

  8 November 08 • 2 comments

  Photos by Mike Clark Jeremy Powers (Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld) won in cold, wet, slippery conditions at Day 1 of the UCI C1 Toronto International Cyclocross. Power’s teammate Tim Johnson finished second, with Nicholas Weighall (Rad Racing) finishing an impressive third. Natasha Elliott (Stevens), fresh off a win at the Cycle Smart International last weekend, was [...]

• Schempf and Van Gilder Win Beacon Cross

  8 November 08 • 0 comment

  by Ken Getchell The MAC Powered by SRAM Cyclocross Series visited New Jersey today for the Beacon Cyclocross and it’s iconic “Amphitheater of Pain.” In a switch from past years, the event was run under domestic sanctioning instead of its traditional UCI sanction. But the lack of international stature didn’t seem to hurt, as the [...]

• Ben Popper Gets His Win, Rebecca Much Repeats in Chicago

  5 November 08 • 2 comments

  by Kevin Clark After two straight weeks mostly flat, less-than-technical courses, the Chicago Cyclocross Cup returned to St. Charles and it’s varied terrain. This is not to say that it was without its sections suited for power, but compared to Bartlett’s windswept fury the week before, and Carpentersville’s fast and flat event two weeks ago, [...]

• Cycle-Smart International – Images of Non-Pros

  5 November 08 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine’s contributing writer Ryan Kelly is a ‘cross renaissance man. He’s racing with the pros, writes an online column about ‘cross here, shoots video interviews of the pros, and takes photos of the non-pros. At the Cycle-Smart International, while his competitors embrocated and warmed up, Ryan captured some photos of the early racing action [...]

• Slipping in Seattle: Anne Knapp is Back, Toby Swanson Breaks Through

  5 November 08 • 0 comment

  by LeRoi Smith, photos by Janet Hill Auburn, WA – Rain, mud and broken derailleurs. The Seattle Cyclocross Series finally crossed paths with stormy weather to the delight of many racers at Donida Farms. Pit mechanics earned their post-race party today with regular pit exchanges on gummed up bikes, flats and many sheared derailleurs. In [...]

• Tijmen Eising Spoils German Party as Kupfernagel, Walsleben take European Championship

  3 November 08 • 1 comment

  Prefering to give the underrepresented their time in the sun, the European Championships, held this year in Liévin, France, ditch the Elite Men and only hold races for Europe’s Elite Women, U23 Men and Junior Men. While not the most prestigious and hotly contested title out there, being the Champion of Europe has a certain [...]

• Driscoll Doubles, Elliott and Van Gilder Split at Cycle-Smart International

  3 November 08 • 0 comment

  by Alan Atwood The oldest UCI cyclocross race in North America has showcased some of America’s best talent in the sport.  After this weekend, you can add 3 more names to that list, including a star in the making in Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld’s Jamey Driscoll, who chalked up UCI wins 4 and 5 this weekend at the [...]

• Shogren & Wulfkuhle Win Tactical Battles in Maryland

  3 November 08 • 1 comment

  Elkridge, Maryland: Clear skies and a revised course layout greeted a large field of racers to the second edition of the Kelly Benefits Strategies Cyclocross at Rockburn. And while the weather was an improvement from last year’s inaugural edition, it was the revised 3.3 km course that drew rave reviews, with many elite riders commenting [...]

• Johnson and Gould Win Boulder Cup Day 2 – Photo Gallery & Brief Report

  2 November 08 • 1 comment

  Georgia Gould (Luna) won for the second day in a row in Boulder, taking the lead for good on the first lap in the sand pit, and not looking back. By then end, she had taken a minute out of Rachel Lloyd (California Giant – Specialized), with Keli Emmett (Giant) finishing in third. Amy Dombroski [...]

• Niels Albert takes the Superprestige Veghel-Eerde

  2 November 08 • 2 comments

  Niels Albert (Palmans – Cras) continued his explosive season, taking home his fifth win of the young campaign at the year’s second Superprestige stop in Veghel-Eerde, Netherlands. Albert crossed the line a distant 39 seconds ahead of World Champion Lars boom (Rabobank), who outsprinted Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner) for second. Behind them, Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb – [...]

• Albert Wins Super Prestige #2 – Brief Report

  2 November 08 • 0 comment

  In a reversal of the top three from yesterday’s Koppenberg race, Niels Albert (Palmans – Cras) took a convincing win today on the second stop of the Super Prestige series. Sven Nys and Lars Boom battled again, only this time it was for just second place, with Boom taking second. Check back soon for a full [...]

• Dewald and Swartz Win Wayne Scott Xross

  2 November 08 • 1 comment

  by Ken Getchell  Fair Hill, Maryland – On a warm day under clear skies, Melanie Swartz and Ryan Dewald stormed to victory at the Wayne Scott Xross in Fair Hill Maryland on Saturday.  The long and relatively flat course through the Cecil County Fairgrounds was fast and technical with few opportunities to recover.

• Wells Bests Trebon, Gould Runs Away at Boulder Cup, Day 1 – Report and Photo Gallery

  2 November 08 • 4 comments

  Boulder, CO – Todd Wells (GT) took his first UCI cyclocross win of the season by beating an under-the-weather NACT series leader, Ryan Trebon (Kona) at Day 1 the Boulder Cup, the fifth race of the eight race NACT series.

• Nys Wins Koppenberg, Summerhill Briefly Leads – Full Report and Video Highlights

  1 November 08 • 4 comments

  Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) loves the Koppenberg race, and as he describes in our Issue 4 interview, he considers the first stop of the GVA Trophy series one of his favorite races of the season. Today he showed fans and competitors alike why he likes it so much