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• More Top ‘Cross Shops Added, Issue 3 Sold Out

  3 January 09 • 0 comment

  We’ve been adding more “Top CX Shops” to our listing, and it’s been recently updated with a few more shops. While your racing may be done, it’s a great time to visit the shop closest to you to check out season-ending clearance sales, get a much-needed bike overhaul, or see the latest ’09 gear that’s [...]

• Bart Wellens Wins GP De Ster, Junior Cody Kaiser Takes Close Second

  3 January 09 • 1 comment

  Sint Niklaas, Belgium – Bart Wellens took advantage of superstars Boom and Nys’ absence to take his first win of 2009. Americans were out in force and had a strong showing, with a huge group at the men’s start line, and junior Cody Kaiser’s close second place.

• Grand Prix du Nouvel: Georgia Gould Dominates, French Sweep Men’s Podium

  2 January 09 • 0 comment

  Pétange, Luxembourg – While many of the men’s stars were at the GP Sven Nys, Americans Jonathan Page and Molly Cameron made the trip to Luxembourg to join Georgia Gould, Sue Butler, and Christine Vardaros at the Grand Prix du Nouvel. In the women’s race, Georgia Gould (Luna) upset former world champion Marianne Vos (DSB [...]

• GP Sven Nys: Who Else but Nys? U.S. Champ McDonald Takes Silver

  1 January 09 • 1 comment

  by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee #6 : GP Sven Nys – Baal Elite Men: Sven Nys opened the year 2009 with his eighth victory in the tenth edition of his own GP in Baal. On the final lap, Nys attacked the in-form Zdenek Stybar, who won the race in [...]

• Frozen Whoopdees Are Not For Eating – An Azencross Report by Sue Butler

  31 December 08 • 1 comment

  

  by Sue Butler The Azencross at Loenhout was a completely different race than last year. It was frozen tundra this year, with no long muddy run or muddy corners. This year, the biggest obstacle were icy corners, frozen ruts and in my case, myself and crashed-out girls on the whoopdee’s. The legs were back and [...]

• Stybar Outsprints Nys, van den Brand Beats Compton at Azencross

  30 December 08 • 1 comment

  The pro racers got in one last race of 2008 at the famous Azencross course beforeriders change teams and bikes with the new year. Americans had a good showing in Loenhout, highlighted by Compton’s silver and Powers’ 13th. Full report and results below. Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee #5 in Loenhout: Azencross Race Report by Bart [...]

• A Special World Cup – Zolder Report by Christine Vardaros

  30 December 08 • 0 comment

  If I had one Christmas wish it would be that every cyclocross fan could see an event held at the Zolder venue. It is really something special. The event is held on a Formula 1 race track and there are always no less than 30,000 spectators covering the whole venue like a thick blanket, even [...]

• Stybar Grabs First Win at Diegem Superprestige

  29 December 08 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton The sixth round of the Superprestige under the flood lights in Diegem was won by the champion of the Czech Republic Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team). Stybar attacked early in the race and held off a chasing group of three riders for his first win of the season, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – December 28, 2008

  28 December 08 • 1 comment

  By Jake Sisson As we gear up for the biggest week of the season for Fantasy Cyclocross, let’s reflect on the big week that just passed. If you happened to have this week’s all-star team (Nys, Stybar, Vantornout, Al, Pauwels, Walsleben, Kupfernagel, Ferrier-Bruneau, Compton, Vos and Lloyd), you’d have set a game record 538 points [...]

• Carpetbagging in Belgium – A Report by Sue Butler

  28 December 08 • 3 comments

  

  Houghton Mifflin’s Dictionary defines a carpetbagger as “An outsider…who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.” Some think the popular Portland racer Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale.com) fits this definition, as she’s traveled to Europe battling at World Cups. But her husband Tim has taken carpetbagging to a new level. See our report from [...]

• De Bie Wins Juniors at Zolder, U.S. National Champ McDonald in Sixth – Full Report

  28 December 08 • 0 comment

  Belgian Sean de Bie has won the third race of the Junior World Cup in Zolder on second Christmas Day. The young Belgian animated the race together with Dutch riders Lars van der Haar and World Cup leader Tijmen Eising. In the final lap Eising made some little mistakes and wasn’t able to sprint for [...]

• Walsleben Outkicks U23 Pack in Zolder – Full Report and Photo Gallery

  28 December 08 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton German Philipp Walsleben continued his dominant year by winning the third race of the U23 World Cup in Zolder on the day after Christmas (December 26). The German was the best in a six-man sprint ahead of the surprising Italian Champion Cristian Cominelli and France’s Aurelien Duval. Kenneth [...]

• Vos Sprints to Zolder World Cup Win – Full Report and Photo Gallery

  28 December 08 • 1 comment

  by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton Multiple World Champion, Dutch Champion and current points race Olympic Champion Marianne Vos is back09 to winning ways in the cyclocross field. The 21-year-old, riding her fourth ‘cross race of the season, won the sixth World Cup of the season in Zolder by beating World Champion Hanka Kupfernagel, [...]

• Zolder Elite Men: Thijs Al Escapes Favorites, Descends to Victory – Full Report and Photo Gallery

  28 December 08 • 1 comment

  Dutch rider Thijs Al lives in the shadow of Lars Boom, but after winning his first World Cup and taking two of his last three starts, the muscular rider has shown he can’t be forgotten going into the world championship in his home country. by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton After the victory of [...]

• Breaking News: Jonathan Page’s Season in Jeopardy? – Updated

  27 December 08 • 2 comments

  

  [Updated] After the sad heckling incident at nationals, Jonathan Page is back in the headlines again, and unfortunately once again it’s not because of his race results. Originally reported on sport.be, Page missed a doping control test after the Koksijde World Cup and now faces a possible suspension. Cyclocross Magazine got the scoop on the [...]

• Slow Starts, Fast Finishes and Drinking in the Showers – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  26 December 08 • 2 comments

  Race reports from Scheldecross and Nommay World Cup by Christine Vardaros After a much appreciated weekend off from racing, I was back at it last Friday at Scheldecross in Antwerp, Belgium and followed it up two days later with a World Cup in Nommay, France. The actual racing went a little better this time around [...]

• Happy Holidays! Brief Report

  25 December 08 • 0 comment

  Did this guy make it to your house? Did you make his list? If you celebrate Christmas, we hope you’ve been good enough for him to have stopped by and cram lots of silk tubulars, spicy embrocation, fancy skinsuits and blingy carbon wheels into your stockings. If he didn’t? It’s okay, a short winter ‘cross [...]

• 2009-10 USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals awarded to Bend, Oregon

  23 December 08 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine reported from Kansas City it was down to Spokane and Bend, and now USAC’s Tom Vinson’s site visits are over and his decision has been made. It’s Bend in 2009. But what about 2010? Both races are scheduled in December, but our sources say there’s still the possibility the 2010 race actually just [...]

• Junior, U23, and Women’s 2009 Worlds Team Announced

  23 December 08 • 0 comment

  by USA Cycling Colorado Springs, CO—USA Cycling has announced the first round of nominations to the United States National Team for the 2009 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Five athletes were named to each of the elite women’s, U23 men’s and junior men’s squads based on competitive performances over the [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Update – December 22

  23 December 08 • 0 comment

  By Jake Sisson Well, finals are now over and they tell me I’m still in school, so that’s a victory. Now I can get back to letting everyone know who did what in the fantasy universe. Let me say to you all, happy holidays, and I hope that this season brings you good tidings of [...]