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• Live Coverage of USGP Portland Cup

  6 December 08 • 2 comments

  Note, our live Coverage of Day 1 is over, but the archive is below: Our blinged-out live coverage of Whitmore’s Landscaping Supercross Cup was a big success (Day 1′s archive here and Day 2′s archive is here).

• Countdown to Nats: An Interview with Tim Johnson

  5 December 08 • 2 comments

  

  This is part of an ongoing series of national championships-related articles to get you ready for KC as a racer or spectator. You can view the rest of the series articles here. National Champion Tim Johnson, © Cyclocross Magazine 2008 Cyclocross National Champion Tim Johnson is undefeated in Kansas City. As we return next week [...]

• Portland Preview: USGP Titles and Worlds Qualification Up For Grabs

  5 December 08 • 0 comment

  The nation’s longest-running national ‘cross series rolls into Portland this weekend, and like years past, the stakes are high with titles, prestige, and trips to worlds on the line. But one surprise for the weekend is that a major storm is NOT expected to pound the series finale.

• New England Series Wraps Up in Rhode Island

  4 December 08 • 0 comment

  WARWICK, Rhode Island – A very successful 2008 campaign will conclude on the shores of Goddard Park in Warwick, Rhode Island as the 2008 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series comes to a close this weekend. Over 850 riders are expected to compete

• Blue Competition Cycles Signs Cyclocross Pro Jonathan Page

  4 December 08 • 0 comment

  

  Norcross, Georgia – Blue Competition Cycles today announced the signing as the official bicycle supplier for Jonathan Page for the remainder of the 2008/2009 Cyclocross campaign. Blue Competition Cycles has been talking with Page for the past few seasons and has finally worked out a deal that brought him on board after having a fallout [...]

• Seattle CX Debuts at Sprinker Park – Full Report and One Rider’s Perspective

  4 December 08 • 0 comment

  Stevenson and Berg Lay the Smack-down in Seattle by LeRoi Smith, photos by Janet Hill Spanaway, WA – In this little bit of everything season, fog and comfortable temps greeted Seattle ‘crossers for the final race of the series. The unfamiliar continued onto the course. Due to a snafu with a long-time venue,

• Your Next Big Race? Masters Worlds in Mol, Belgium

  4 December 08 • 3 comments

  We’re counting down the days to the 2008 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri with a slew of semi-related articles. First up was our training tips to peak for the big race, and yesterday we featured a nats course preview. Today we help you figure out what to do after KC. If you’re a [...]

• Wulfkuhle and Popovic Crowned Pennsylvania State Champs

  4 December 08 • 0 comment

  by Ken Getchell Domination was the name of the game at the VisitPA.com Pennsylvania State Cyclocross Championships this year, as all of the open categories were dominated by either a single team or a single person.

• Countdown to Nats: KC Course Preview Video

  3 December 08 • 0 comment

  We’re counting down the days before the national championships and we’re only 12 days away from the elite races. We’re kicking off our countdown to the big day with a course preview from gmc219. So go sit on your trainer, hit play, and memorize the course while doing your tapering intervals as you peak for [...]

• 34 Down, 6 to Go: Trebon and Gould Lead NRC Rankings

  3 December 08 • 0 comment

  With 34 races down and just 6 more to go, Ryan Trebon holds a slim 13-point margin over Jeremy Powers in USA Cycling’s NRC rankings. On the women’s side, Georgia Gould holds a 38 point lead over Mo Bruno Roy. With 60 points up for grabs with a win and only 40 points for second [...]

• Compton’s Season Has Just Begun: Behind the Scenes at Koksijde

  3 December 08 • 1 comment

  Katie Compton’s real season is just beginning. Although she’s had big wins at Cross Vegas and Ohio, the important races are still to come. With the national championships less than two weeks away, and the World Championships in Hoogerheide on February 1st, Compton has been careful to try to keep her leg cramps under control [...]

• Snow Rocks Jingle Cross Day 2: Wells and Jacques-Maynes Roll to Wins

  2 December 08 • 0 comment

  by John Meehan, photos by Steve Fry Elite Men Overnight snow on day two of the 2008 UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock turned the previous day’s fast descent down the steep slopes of Mt. Krumpit into a muddy bog that resembled a bobsled run. Andy Jacques-Maynes took the lead on the treacherous off camber [...]

• Jones and Kerlin Take Classic Golden Gate Park ‘Cross

  1 December 08 • 0 comment

  by Geoff Gunderson, Photos by Andrew Yee Golden Gate Park’s history reaches back to the 1870′s, and people have been riding bicycles there nearly its whole existence. Cyclocross racing in Golden Gate Park reaches back to at least the 1970′s. There was a race here just one week before the very first Cyclocross National Championships [...]

• Bruno-Roy and Driscoll Win in Sterling

  1 December 08 • 2 comments

  Sterling, Massachusetts – Round 7 of the 2008 Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series was contested in varying conditions on a typical clean, crisp fall day in New England. While morning conditions were muddy and slick as the morning’s frost gave way to the sun of the day, the afternoon gave the elite riders a [...]

• Wells Brothers Run Away from the Field at Jingle Cross Rock Day 1

  1 December 08 • 0 comment

  

  by Marc Hollander Troy Wells (Clif Bar) and Todd Wells (GT) kicked off the 2008 UCI Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City in fine style. The brothers took the top two places at Day 1, with Andy Jacques-Maynes (California Giant Strawberries) finishing third in Saturday’s race. The elite riders shot around the the [...]

• 15-Year Old Bahnson Nipped by Bishop at MABRA Championships

  1 December 08 • 0 comment

  If you’ve been following MABRA results this year, you likely have noticed National Champ Jeff Bahnson winning the 2/3 races most of this season. He’s recently upgraded to battle the Elite Men, and hasn’t missed a beat, nearly winning Sunday’s MABRA Championships. He’s quickly becoming a future star and looks ready to try his hand [...]

• Vantornout Wins Gieten Superprestige #5

  30 November 08 • 1 comment

  by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton The fifth round of the Superprestige in Gieten was threatened by cold weather and lots of rain the entire day. The win went to Sunweb-Projob rider Klaas Vantornout as he defeated Bart Wellens in a close finish. Belgian Champion Sven Nys was best of the rest completing the [...]

• Vervecken Takes Fidea-Dominated Koksijde World Cup – Photos and Video

  30 November 08 • 1 comment

  photos by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton Erwin Vervecken feels quite at home in Koksijde, Belgium. For the fifth time in his long career, the Belgian won on the sand dunes of Belgium, taking the victory in a Fidea-dominated race, with four Fidea riders in the top five. Vervecken is clearly coming back to [...]

• Compton Wins Sandy Koksijde World Cup – Photos and Video

  30 November 08 • 1 comment

  Photos by Bart Hazen of the Daily Peloton American Katie Compton overcame a slow start at the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium to catch race and World Cup leader Hanka Kupfernagel and beat her in the sprint to take the victory. Compton doubted that she was the strongest on the day, but thought she raced [...]

• Superprestige Preview and Fantasy Minute – November 29, 2008

  29 November 08 • 1 comment

  Part II of our Weekend Preview. Part I is here. Sunday’s prestige promises tired legs and minds after the power-sucking sand of Koksijde, Belgium. After driving four hours to Gieten, the Netherlands, who will be at his best? You can count on some Belgian for sure. Superprestige Men The Superprestige will no doubt feature the [...]