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• McLaughlin Continues Winning Streak, Upshaw Solos to Victory in Chicago

  30 October 08 • 0 comment

  Chicago Cyclocross Cup #5 Report By Imelda March A sunny but extremely windy day greeted the riders in the Village of Bartlett, a northwest suburb of the City of Chicago.

• Berg and Weighall Answer Opportunity’s Knock at Seattle Cyclocross #4

  29 October 08 • 0 comment

  by LeRoi Smith, Photos by Janet Hill Lakewood, WA – On a sunny 63-degree day at the end of October, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone complaining about the weather in Seattle. However ‘cross racers are little different. Quite a few were feeling guilty about enjoying the sun and many were looking forward to [...]

• Tabor World Cup – Albert and Kupfernagel Step Up in Tabor, Page Breaks Chain – Full Report & Photos

  27 October 08 • 2 comments

  Last week’s silver medalists at the World Cup in Kalmthout moved up a podium step to take convincing wins in Tabor, while last week’s winners had to settle for fourth. Full reports by Christine Vardaros. Video highlights can be seen here. Men’s Race: Niels Albert (Palmans Cras) takes the win solo After being outsprinted by [...]

• Schmpf and Buerkle Solo to Wins in DC, Frites and Chocalate Add Euro Flair

  27 October 08 • 0 comment

  By Mark Drajem, Photos by Joe Foley and Joel Gwadz October 27, 2008; Washington, DC, USA: Weston Schempf of C3-Sollay.com claimed his second consecutive victory in the DCCX Cyclocross Race, which is presented by DCMTB/City Bikes in Washington, D.C. The race, held on the grounds of the historic Armed Forces Retirement Home, is the third [...]

• Johnson and Gould Take Day 2 in Louisville – Brief Results

  26 October 08 • 0 comment

  Brief Results: Elite Men: Tim Johnson Jesse Anthony Jeremy Powers Elite Women: Georgia Gould Katerina Nash Rachel Lloyd Sue Butler Laura Van Gilder Stay tuned for a full report!

• Lousiville USGP Day 1: Nash and Trebon Win – Full Results and Photos

  25 October 08 • 4 comments

  Katerina Nash (Luna) and Ryan Trebon (Kona) took decisive victories in Louisville on Day 1 of the USGP. Nash, her teammate Georgia Gould, and Rachel Lloyd (Cal Giant) took control of the race early, forming the lead group and leaving Lloyd to battle battle the two Luna riders. Gould attacked the group, and Nash bridged [...]

• Rolling Thunder Brings Night Cyclocross to Montana

  24 October 08 • 4 comments

  Thanks in part to Seattle’s Star Crrossed race, night races are popping up around the country. With the Bay Area Super Prestige race at Sierra Point on November 15th, the SoCal Spooky Night Race this Saturday, and last weekend’s Rolling Thunder race in Montana, night ‘cross is catching on. We received this report on Montana’s [...]

• Rebecca Much Dominates, McLaughlin Beats Popper in Chicago

  22 October 08 • 2 comments

  McLaughlin and Much kick up the sand to victory in Chicago By Imelda March Temperatures finally hit the “crispy side” of things in Chicago and it actually felt like ‘cross weather had finally arrived. Crossers came out fresh and ready to tackle the newly redesigned Carpenter Park course. Jeff Provisor, owner of Main Street Bicycles [...]

• Knapp and Stevenson Dominate at Seatac, Scary Faces Make Early Appearance

  22 October 08 • 0 comment

  Seattle’s Cyclocross Series had it’s third race of the year last weekend, and we have two reports from the race. The first from LeRoi Smith recalls the racing action, while the second is from the unique perspective of photographer Janet Hill, as she both recalls and shows the day’s action, including an early appearance of [...]

• Van de Brand Wins, Sven Nys Pips Albert at Kalmthout UCI World Cup – Full Men’s and Women’s Report

  20 October 08 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros, Photo by Krist Vanmelle Under normal circumstances, the winner of Cyclo-Cross World Cup opener in Kalmthout, Belgium would not have been a surprise. But an unfortunate incident the day previous at Kleicross race in Lebbeke, Belgium could have forced a different outcome. Last Saturday, Kalmthout pre-race favorite Sven Nys tripped on a [...]

• Van Gilder Wins, Powers Repeats in Wissahickon – Full Report and Results

  19 October 08 • 0 comment

  by Ken Getchell The UCI C2 Wissahickon Cyclocross, round four of the MAC Powered by SRAM Series, served up an exhibition of different ways to win a cyclocross race today. Laura Van Gilder (C3-Sollay.com) won the Women’s race in the last minute of the competition, while Jeremy Powers (Cyclocrossworld.com) won his race in the first [...]

• Simunek Wins Lebbeke C2, Nys Injured and Hospitalized

  19 October 08 • 2 comments

  Radomir Simunek (Palmans-Cras) won Saturday’s World Cup warm-up race, the UCI C2 in Lebbeke, Belgium, over Bart Wellens (Fidea) and Davy Commeyne (Revor Cycling Team). While Niels Albert and Lars Boom rested for Sunday’s World Cup opener, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) is probably wishing he did the same. Halfway through the race on lap six, Nys [...]

• Trebon and Winfield Take Granogue Wins – Full Report

  18 October 08 • 0 comment

  by CXM and Ken Getchell, with reporting by Jacob Sisson In a classic edition of the Cyclocross at Granogue saw a double dip of Kona as Ryan Trebon (Kona) and Dee Dee Winfield (Velo Bella – Kona) scored wins in the Autumn classic. Both wins came down to last lap moves in the UCI C2 [...]

• Page Takes Second, Selander, Summerhill, and Meyerson Compete in Ardooie

  17 October 08 • 1 comment

  On Thursday afternoon, Niels Albert (Palmans – Cras) continued his winning ways at the Kermiscross Ardooie – UCI C2 race. The young Belgian, who lives two houses away from Sven Nys, raced just like a young Nys did, attacking early in the race and burying his competitors. Behind, the race quickly became a battle for [...]

• Klug and Dust Climb to Success to Take Chicago Cyclocross Cup #3

  15 October 08 • 0 comment

  By Imelda March, Photo by Jeff Kao Atypical cyclocross weather once again was around for the Chicago Cyclocross Cup #3 that had enthusiasts travel to Hawthorn Woods, a suburb just outside of the City of Chicago. Sun, and warm temperatures in the high 70s Fahrenheit greeted the racers in this installment. The race course was [...]