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• CXM to Offer Live Updates of Worlds and Post-race Chat with Tim Johnson – Updated

  21 January 09 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine will bring you the action of the world championships to your computer, live, on February 1st. The men start at 8:30 a.m. EST, the women at 5:30 a.m. EST. The live coverage is sponsored by our friends at CyclocrossWorld. Right after the men’s race, we’ll have a live chat with cyclocross star, Tim [...]

• Clif Bar Announces Recall

  21 January 09 • 0 comment

  Clif Bar & Company Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of CLIF® and LUNA® Branded Bars Containing Peanut Butter Due to Possible Health Risk

  BERKELEY, Calif., Jan 19, 2009 — Clif Bar & Company today announced a voluntary recall of CLIF(R) and LUNA(R) branded bars that contain peanut butter

• Gearing Up For Worlds – Riders Get the Call

  20 January 09 • 0 comment

  As worlds gets closer and closer, the teams that will be sent for each nation are starting to get hammered out. Check back regularly to see who will be mixing it up for the rainbow stripes! Belgium Elite Men: Niels Albert, Sven Nys, Kevin Pauwels, Sven Vanthourenhout, Klaas Vantornout, Erwin Vervecken and Bart Wellens. Reserves: [...]

• An Inside Look at Katie Compton’s Victory in Roubaix – Photos and Video

  20 January 09 • 1 comment

  by Mark Legg-Compton Katie had a good weekend in France, winning the first title on Roubaix cobblestones by an American. The race course was a really challenging despite the its location in and around the Roubaix velodrome. The route included a lot of elevation change on one half of the course with an extremely steep [...]

• Walsleben Wins Roubaix and World Cup U23 Title – Updated: New photos

  20 January 09 • 2 comments

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton Photos by Joe Sales German Champion and World Cup winner Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-PowerPlus) has won the final U23 race for the World Cup in Roubaix today. Walsleben who is dominating the whole u23 scene this year won with a big gap on his competitors. France Aurelien Duval and [...]

• A Race of Mistakes and Mishaps in Roubaix – A Report by Sue Butler

  19 January 09 • 0 comment

  by Sue Butler Cycling and racing has provided me many new experiences. New places, adventures and new experiences and today was no exception, except today was an experience I hope to not repeat. After a pretty horrible start (not jumping after the sort of false start which wasn’t recalled), I found myself in the back [...]

• North American Cyclocross Trophy Announces 2009 Schedule

  19 January 09 • 0 comment

  

  Coming off of a strong first year that saw series champions Ryan Trebon and Georgia Gould capture the individual titles, as well as the coveted “NACT champions belts,” the North American Cyclocross Trophy announced its 2009 schedule with expansion to Canada. The 2009 season will include 10 events:

• Eat Pasta, Fuel the Keoughs

  19 January 09 • 1 comment

  You’ve read from our exclusive, in-depth interview with Sven Nys in Issue 4 that pasta fuels the top ‘cross racers. Now you too can eat the food of champions, and by doing so, help two of America’s top young racers race on the biggest stage. Like almost every U.S. world championship team member, Luke and [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – January 19, 2009

  18 January 09 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson We’re almost in the home stretch of the Cyclocross season, but don’t despair, there’s plenty of action still in store. Erwin Vervecken proved in Roubaix that, even in the twilight, lights can shine brightly. The same could ring true in our fantasy competition, where a late charge could prove pivotal in the [...]

• Vervecken Upsets the Favorites at Roubaix – Updated: Full Report, Photos

  18 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton Photos by Joe Sales Veteran Erwin Vervecken (Revor Cycling Team) showed he is back in top form for the upcoming World Championships in Hoogerheide on February 1. The multiple World Champion, winner of the Koksijde World Cup earlier this year, won with a slight advantage over Zdenek Stybar. [...]

• Katie Compton Dominates in Roubaix, Wins Third World Cup – Updated: Full report, Photos

  18 January 09 • 2 comments

  

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton, Photos by Joe Sales American Katherine Compton impressed with an stellar one-woman show in Roubaix. Compton, who took her third World Cup victory of the season, won with a lead of nine seconds on World Champion and German Champion Hanka Kupfernagel. At 42 seconds Dutch Champion Daphny van [...]

• Tijmen Eising wins in Roubaix as McDonald takes bronze – full report

  18 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  By Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton, Photos by Joe Sales World Cup winner Tijmen Eising (Revor Cycling Team) has won the final Junior World Cup race of the season in Roubaix. Belgian Champion Wietse Bosmans finished as second and American Zach McDonald as third. Eising was already winner of the World Cup after the [...]

• Blow-by-Blow Coverage of the Elite Men’s Roubaix World Cup

  18 January 09 • 0 comment

  We’ve got a blow-by-blow report of the men’s race at the 2009 Cyclocross World Cup Race in Roubaix, France.  If you enjoy seeing the action lap-by-lap, be sure to tune into our live world championship coverage on January 31st and Febuary 1st, sponsored by Cyclocross World. By Jake Sisson 7:51 Good morning and welcome to [...]

• Compton Wins, McDonald Podiums in Roubaix

  18 January 09 • 1 comment

  

  Large fields and crowds were present today at the penultimate World Cup today in Roubaix, and in the end, two Americans stood on the podium. Erwin Vervecken (Revor) took home a big win for his new team by holding off a huge effort by Fidea’s Zdenek Stybar. Sven Nys rounded out the podium, finishing shortly [...]

• Racing that Matters: A Chat with Worlds Team Member Brian Matter

  16 January 09 • 0 comment

  

  As Cyclocross Magazine was first to report, Brian Matter (Team Gear Grinder) was awarded one of two discretionary positions on the U.S. national team for his 2008 promising season. Matter attended the Geoff Proctor’s Euro Cross Camp this past December and is preparing to head back over the pond to race in the world championships [...]

• $3,000 Up for Grabs at Saturday’s Virginia Beach Cyclocross Event

  16 January 09 • 0 comment

  Just as Europe is ramping up for its biggest races, certain regions in the U.S. have plenty of racing left. You just need to know where to look. NorCal, SoCal, Florida, Texas, and Virginia are just a few of the area with racing still going strong. Saturday’s Virginia Beach Cyclocross Winter Endurance Challenge offers a [...]

• Playing Hooky in Belgium: Eric Emsky’s Debut Column, Part II

  15 January 09 • 2 comments

  

  This is Part II of Eric Emsky‘s debut column on Cyclocross and life in Belgium. You can read Part I here. Another big difference between being a racer in the U.S. and in Belgium is just the support the racers receive. I feel as if I am the black sheep as I roam the halls [...]

• USA Cycling Names Complete Worlds Squad

  14 January 09 • 3 comments

  Colorado Springs, Colo. – USA Cycling announced today the five athletes that were nominated to represent the United States in the elite men’s category at the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships on Feb. 1 in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore.), Tim Johnson (Middleton, Mass.) and Jeremy Powers (Hadley, Mass.) all earned automatic nominations to [...]

• Belgians Call for Unity Ahead of World Championships

  14 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  by Jake Sisson It is too early to say that panic has set in in the Belgian cyclocross camp, but already, members are starting to show their concern over the strength of their team, according to an ANP report. While it arguable that the Belgians have the best team going away on paper, their commitments [...]

• Boom and Elemans Leads Dutch Sweep in Surhuisterveen

  14 January 09 • 0 comment

  The racing has resumed and the new national championship jerseys were on display in Surhuisterveen, Netherlands at the UCI C1 Internationale Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen. World and Dutch Champ Lars Boom showed once again he’s the master of timing his form and showed his strength today. Boom held a commanding lead going into the last lap, [...]