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• Jonathan Page Dominates KTR Double Cross UCI Weekend in Michigan

  22 September 08 • 0 comment

  Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) has found a third home in the midwest, after New England and Belgium. After winning the Chequamegon 40 mountain bike race two weeks ago in Wisconsin, Page stuck around to lead a ‘cross clinic and then school his competition at this past weekend’s KTR Double Cross UCI C2 weekend. While most [...]

• Johnson and Simms Take Rad Racing GP

  21 September 08 • 3 comments

  Tim Johnson (Cannondale – Cyclocrossworld.com) outsprinted Ryan Trebon (Kona) for a narrow win for the second stop and consecutive day of the North American Cyclocross Trophy series. Trebon led Johnson through the last 500 meters, surging through the grassy corners to a twenty foot gap he took into the pavement stretch. Johnson wasn’t fazed though, [...]

• Star Crossed – Full Report, Photos, and Video

  21 September 08 • 5 comments

  Despite earlier weather reports of sun and past years of dry racing, it shouldn’t be a surprise when a major ‘cross race comes to the Pacific Northwest and it rains the whole day. Racers awoke to a drizzle that grew increasingly stronger and was a constant rain by the time the first race, the women’s [...]

• Star Crossed Brief Results

  21 September 08 • 0 comment

  Sue Butler Wins Star Crossed, Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.com Men Double Up Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale) took a win in a close finish against Wendy Simms (Kona). On the men’s side, Jeremy Powers took the second win for the Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com team, after Jamie Driscoll won earlier in the day in Pennsylvania. Ryan Trebon collided with a lapped [...]

• Driscoll and Van Gilder Take Wins in Fogelsville

  20 September 08 • 1 comment

  September 20, 2008; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Against the stunning backdrop of the Lehigh Valley’s South Mountain, the best of the MAC Cyclocross Series opened their 2008 season with the UCI Nittany Lion Cyclocross at Penn State University’s satellite campus in Fogelsville Pennsylvania on Saturday.  By the end of the day, some of the results were [...]

• Star Crossed – Live Coverage Here

  20 September 08 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine is at Star Crossed and will bring you live updates from the event throughout the day. View updates here: http://cxmagazine.com/star-crossed-08-live-coverage

• Cyclocross Magazine Covers Seattle NACT Weekend

  19 September 08 • 0 comment

  We’re in Seattle to cover the opening weekend of the NACT Series, and the first event, Seattle’s Full Speed Ahead Star Crossed Race Presented by Gerk’s Ski and Cycle starts at 2:00 p.m. PST tomorrow. We’ll be at the event, so check back for both race and tech reports LIVE from the venue.

• 2008 U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross Registration Open

  19 September 08 • 0 comment

  

  Saratoga Springs, NY – The series that stoked the exponential growth of cyclocross in the United States – the 2008 US Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Crank Brothers — returns this fall for a fifth year of racing excitement. Registration is now open for all six days of racing including the Papa John’s Derby [...]

• Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association Ready to Kick Off Second Season

  18 September 08 • 0 comment

  Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Bicycle Racing Association (TBRA) is excited to announce the second full season of cyclocross racing in the state, beginning with races on October 5, 2008, in Parrottsville and ending January 18, 2009, in Columbia. Over 20 races will be featured this season in many different communities throughout the state. The [...]

• KC National Championships Call Up Procedure Tweaked to Add More Call ups

  18 September 08 • 1 comment

  The changes to the call-up procedure for the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships for Masters and younger Junior categories has caused a bit of uproar in the ‘cross community, with racers upset that the past tradition of calling up the top ten riders from the previous year’s race being officially changed to just the previous [...]

• Hurricane Ike Blows OVCX Series Open

  18 September 08 • 0 comment

  Conshohocken, PA, USA: A massive windstorm hit the Cincinnati Ohio area on Sunday, including the town of Loveland Ohio, site of the opening race of the 2008 Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour. News outlets reported that the storm, which was the remnant of Hurricane Ike, left nearly two million people without electricity and forecast that many [...]

• Cheer Big, Win Big with Katie Compton at Cross Vegas

  17 September 08 • 2 comments

  Spike Shooter’s Katie Compton has a lot of fans. Now her two best fans at Cross Vegas will go home as swag-drenched “Superfans.”She’s rewarding the folks that keep her motivated with Superfan gift packs worth over $1,000. Get your body paint, cowbells, megaphone, and dance routine out, but Compton asks you please keep your pants [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross League Launched!

  17 September 08 • 2 comments

  

  Cyclocross fans will no longer be left out from Monday morning fantasy sports talk. After many requests, and Cyclocross Magazine’s neo-pro Jacob “Jake the Snake” Sisson’s mad hacking, mud lovers have their own fantasy sports league. Based on UCI C1 races across the world and throughout the year, fans choose their favorite riders and can [...]

• Countdown to CrossVegas – One Week To Go

  17 September 08 • 0 comment

  

  by Brook Watts Riders to Watch in the First Cyclocross Showdown of the Season With a short week to go the field is almost set for the first cyclocross showdown of the season at CrossVegas. Both the men’s and women’s field will feature strong fields of competitors including many riders just off of a summer [...]

• Mountain Biker Hiccup with CX Nats Registration Addressed

  16 September 08 • 1 comment

  As several dozen racers experienced early Monday morning in their race to register for the national championships in Kansas City, there was a technical problem that prevented racers with a valid USA Cycling mountain bike license from registering for the event. The registration process this year required the racer to have a valid USA Cycling [...]

• Jonathan Page Wins Chequamegon 40 Mountain Bike Race

  16 September 08 • 1 comment

  This past Saturday on a brand new Ridley mountain bike and through an increasing rain, Jonathan Page tuned up his cyclocross fitness by winning the 2008 Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival 40 mile mountain bike race. The Festival is one of the midwest’s biggest mountain bike races. Just like Ryan Trebon and Katie Compton did at [...]

• Cyclocross National Championships Registration Open, 683 Already Registered

  15 September 08 • 2 comments

  USA Cycling’s 2008 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City has already begun, with the first race starting last night at midnight, CST in a competition for start order. Doing well in this early phase of the race required late night typing, a fast internet connection, and a little luck. Technical problems prevented some folks from [...]

• Kansas City Cyclocross Nationals Registration Starts on 9/15, Midnight CST

  13 September 08 • 4 comments

  USA Cycling’s 2008 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City opens registration at 12:00 a.m. CST on September 15, 2008. For the non-elite categories, except for the defending champion, start positions are apparently given by registration order, so embrocate those typing fingers and mouse hand – the race for the hole shot begins early Monday! The [...]

• Rumor File: Compton, Carbon and Beer

  13 September 08 • 0 comment

  Compton Moving to Carbon? Cyclocross Magazine has recently hired paparazzi in Colorado Springs of all places. And while the photographers did not find any interesting cyclocross-related items in their late night scan of the offices of USA Cycling (except a CliffsNotes guide to UCI Cyclocross Rules), one did manage to capture this photo through a [...]

• Olympians and National Champions Line Up for Seattle NACT Weekend

  12 September 08 • 1 comment

  2 Olympians, 2 Current National Champions, and 2 Former National Champions Ready to Battle at First NACT Weekend Of Cyclocross Full Speed Ahead Star Crossed presented by Gerk’s Ski and Cycle and the Rad Racing GP presented by FSA and Kona will open up the North American Cyclocross Trophy with an impressive field. Current National [...]