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• A Look Back at Worlds: Start Positions and Youth Development

  12 February 09 • 2 comments

  Dan Seaton takes a deeper look at the 2009 Cyclocross World Championships. Next up is his look at start order and development of the juniors and espoirs race. Also see our archive of our live coverage of the race and Dan’s previous look at the men’s race and women’s race. One of the big questions [...]

• A Look Back at Worlds – Revisiting the Women’s Race

  11 February 09 • 1 comment

  Dan Seaton, author of Issue 5’s article on amateur racing in Belgium, takes a deeper look at the 2009 Cyclocross World Championships. Next up is his look at the women’s race. Also see our archive of our live coverage of the race and Dan’s previous look at the men’s race is here. For a few [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 10, 2009

  10 February 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson We’ve now got 21 weeks of fantasy cyclocross in the books, and amazingly, the overall victory is not a closed case just yet. This weekend’s action included a GVA stop, Kwattencross Lille in Lille, Belgium, and a Superprestige stop, this weekend in Hoogstraten. While, for the most part, it was in your [...]

• A Day for ‘Cross Lovers – Valentines Day Cyclocross Highlights Velove Festival

  10 February 09 • 0 comment

  Winter Bicycle Festival to Spread the Love in Sonoma County on Valentines Day Weekend in Santa Rosa SANTA ROSA, CALIF., February 5, 2009-The VELOVE Winter Bicycle Festival is about to transform downtown Santa Rosa into a bicycle wonderland during Valentines Day weekend, February 14-15.  Held in conjunction with the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, VELOVE [...]

• Sven Nys Dominates Hoogstraten Superprestige

  8 February 09 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton The seventh round of the Superprestige in Hoogstraten was won by the leader of the UCI World Rankings and the winner of the World Cup and the Gazet van Antwerpen series, Sven Nys. One day after the heroic battle with World Champion Niels Albert in Lille, the Belgian [...]

• A Look Back at Worlds: Revisiting the Men’s Race

  7 February 09 • 1 comment

  Dan Seaton, author of Issue 5′s article on amateur racing in Belgium, takes a deeper look at last weekend’s world championships. First up is his overview of the men’s race. Also see our live coverage of the race including race commentary by Tim Johnson, as well as Christine Vardaros’ take on her personal blog. The [...]

• Albert Outsprints Nys for a Pancake, Van den Brand Gets Revenge, Younger World Champions Upset at Krawatencross in Lille

  7 February 09 • 1 comment

  In today’s Krawatencross GVA Trophy race in Lille, Belgium, both the newly crowned junior and U23 world champs were defeated in their first races wearing their rainbow jerseys, while elite world champ Niels Albert put on an impressive display to beat Sven Nys by millimeters in a sprint. In the junior race, Belgian Wietse Bosmans, [...]

• Albert Wins Hasselt Indoor Cross

  5 February 09 • 0 comment

  World Champion Niels Albert celebrated his 22nd birthday today by winning the indoor cross in Hasselt, taking his first victory in his rainbow stripes.  With his post-worlds partying over, Albert again beat Czech Zdenek Stybar and Stybar’s Fidea teammate, Bart Wellens. U23 world champ Philipp Walsleben continues to impress, finishing fourth. Richard Groenendaal, racing in [...]

• Nys Wins Parkcross, New World Champions Disappoint and Surprise

  5 February 09 • 1 comment

  In his first race after the world championships, Sven Nys wasted no time in showing that he’s still the boss of trade team racing. Nys gapped breakaway companions Sven Vanthourenhout and Bart Wellens on the last lap, just after a sand section, and held his one second gap to win the Parkcross UCI C2 race [...]

• Relive Our Live Chat with Tim Johnson

  4 February 09 • 1 comment

  On Sunday during the men’s world championship race in Hoogerheide, CyclocrossWorld-Cannondale rider Tim Johnson joined CXM’s Jake and Myles for live race coverage of the race, sponsored by CyclocrossWorld. Following the race, we hosted a 80+ minute interactive chat with Tim to discuss the race and pick his brain for his thoughts on our beloved [...]

• 129 Brave Ice and Mud at Sunday’s Cross My Heart and Superbowl of Singlespeed Race

  4 February 09 • 1 comment

  

  While racers from across the world were racing for the rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, Maryland offered a fine alternative for east coast ‘cross diehards. Race report below: College Park, MD. The crew from Proteus Bicycles couldn’t anticipate the weather when they planned for the event. A lot of people anticipated freezing temps and [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – February 2, 2009

  2 February 09 • 1 comment

  By Jake Sisson Well, Worlds is over, and we don’t have a ton of cyclocross left to look forward to, but there are three weeks worth of racing left, and while the battle for the overall title may not be as tight as it has been in past weeks, there are still little battles left [...]

• Albert is King, Boom Takes Out Trebon in Hoogerheide – Updated: Full Report, Results, Photos

  1 February 09 • 3 comments

  by Dan Seaton, photos by Joe Sales Also see our blow-by-blow coverage archive. The clouds cleared and the sun was shining this afternoon on Belgium’s new king, young Niels Albert, in Hoogerheide as a powerful Belgian team worked together to secure victory for the first-year pro. For his part, Albert launched a bold attack during [...]

• Vos Outkicks Kupfernagel and Compton to Win Worlds – Updated: Full Report, Results, Photos

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton, photos by Joe Sales Also see our blow-by-blow coverage archive. Day 2 of the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, dawned looking much like Day 1, clear and cold.  And, for a while, it looked like the races would go like they did on Day 1 as well, when Katie Compton, who [...]

• Full Elite Mens World Championships Results

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  Full Results:

• Preliminary Elite Women World Championship Results

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

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• Live Coverage of Cyclocross World Championships, Day 2

  1 February 09 • Comments Off

  Get ready for tomorrow’s full, blow-by-blow coverage of the men’s and women’s title races tomorrow, sponsored by the ‘cross experts at CyclocrossWorld.com.  Americans on either coast will not want to miss our race coverage as we watch our strong U.S. team, let by Katie Compton, battle for the first American elite world title.

• A Quick Chat with the Brits

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  Christine Vardaros caught up with the British women before worlds and got their thoughts on today’s big race.

• Tour the Hoogerheide Worlds Course with Nick Weighall

  31 January 09 • Comments Off

  U23 National Champ Nick Weighall (Rad Racing) piloted Cyclocross Magazine’s handlebar video camera for a hot lap yesterday during his warm-up to give you a preview of the course. Special guest appearance by junior national Zach McDonald (Classic Cycles). View it here or below:

• Walsleben Continues Favorites’ Streak with U23 Win – Full Report and Photos

  31 January 09 • 2 comments

  by Dan Seaton. Photos by Joe Sales. Also see our live updates archive here. The Germans took a cue from their Dutch neighbors in the juniors race, finishing 1-2 in the 2009 Espoir World Championships in Hoogerheide today. Although the temperature warmed slightly from this morning’s junior race, the wind and a setting sun kept [...]