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• Jim Aernouts Takes the Win in Contern

  22 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  report and gallery by Bart Hazen Jim Aernouts (Sunweb-Revor) took the win on Sunday in Contern, Luxembourg. In a sprint of two, he was faster than his compatriot Jan Denuwelaere. A few seconds later Tim Merlier finished in third rounding off the complete Belgian podium. Jens Vandekinderen and Daan Soete finished in fourth and fifth. [...]

• Anthony sweeps Downeast Cyclocross Weekend, Adam Craig Makes a Surprise Appearance and Takes the Win

  22 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE – The sun shone on the second day of the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend, changing the nature of the course for the Elite racers during the fourth Verge New England Cyclocross Series race of 2012. While the racers earlier in the day faced slick mud at every turn, the course had dried significantly [...]

• World Cup Tabor: Pauwels Proves Best as Powers Performs, Sanne van Paassen takes Compton at the Line

  21 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC – In the opening round of the 2012/13 Cyclocross World Cup series, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) rode away from Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) to take a commanding solo win. Van der Haar, clearly excited with his podium place, out-sprinted Albert for second. A broken chain in [...]

• Anthony and Lindine Win on Muddy Day One of the Downeast Cyclocross Weekend

  20 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Cindy Brennan NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE – The second weekend of racing in the 2012 Verge New England Pro Cyclocross Series started today in New Gloucester, Maine, where racers faced an exceptionally challenging course. The rain fell hard the night before the racers took to the course at Pineland Farms, ensuring Downeast Cyclocross would live [...]

• Gates Carbon Drive™ Contest Offers More than $11,000 in Cash and Prizes to Bike Builders at 2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show

  20 October 12 • 0 comment

  Five winners will be crowned in Belt Drive Bike Design Contest as Gates partners with Shimano and enters second year as official NAHBS sponsor DENVER, COLORADO – Custom bicycle builders will compete for $11,250 in cash and prizes in the Gates Carbon Drive™ bike design contest at the 2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, Feb [...]

• GP Gloucester Needs Your Support: Letter Writing Campaign

  20 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  Whether you’re a New England native, a devotee of the New England Holy Week of Cyclocross, or simply a lover of all things cyclocross, you know just how important the Gran Prix of Gloucester (“New England Worlds”) is to cyclocross in the US. And after 14 years, thanks to an inflammatory editorial in the local [...]

• Rabobank Drops Title Sponsorship, but Giant Remains Committed

  19 October 12 • 2 comments

  Giant, a partner with the Rabobank cycling teams since 2009, was disappointed to learn today that the longtime title sponsor is ending its support of professional cycling. Together, Rabobank and Giant had a successful four years developing a new generation of world-class athletes in road, mountain bike and cyclocross competition. They’ve sponsored athletes including World [...]

• Cross on the Rock Returns to Port Alberni

  19 October 12 • 2 comments

  

  by Dave Shishkoff Farmer Bill in Port Alberni (on Vancouver Island in British Columbia) welcomed cyclists out to his farm for the fourth installment of the Cross on the Rock series. There was a forecast of torrential rain, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the 140 racers who made it out to the cyclocross race [...]

• Gun Club Cross Zipp OVCX Series #4 – Race Report

  18 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  CINCINNATI, OHIO – The same storm that brought tornado warnings to cyclocross races in Wisconsin blew into Cincinnati this past Sunday afternoon for Gun Club Cross Zipp OVCX Series #4 (p/b Kenda, Enzo’s Cycling Products, DeFeet, and Campus Cyclery) making for a course carpeted in fresh leaves and a layer of slickness in both the [...]

• Owen and Studley Grind to Wins at Silver Lake, Seattle Cyclocross Series

  17 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  by Kenton Berg The third race in the Seattle Cyclocross Series went down on the shores of Silver Lake in Everett, WA on Sunday. What had been a long stretch run of great weather had recently given way to cooler temps and rain which limited the dust and slightly packed down the sand on the [...]

• Uncle Sam GP of Cyclocross Race Report

  17 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  TROY, NEW YORK -  The Uncle Sam GP of Cyclocross was a huge success, attracting some top men and women racers, and record numbers looking to gather NYCROSS.com p/b VOmax Series points.

• True Grit at Pacifica Crossfest

  16 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  by Phil Beckman/PB Creative Rooster Cogburn would have been proud of the hundreds of participants who saddled up and filled their hands with cyclocross hardware at the Pacifica Crossfest. It was the third stop on the SoCalCross Prestige Series Schedule, held at Casa Pacifica. This is a charming facility near Camarillo, California, dedicated to children [...]

• Powers and Compton Double Up at Fort Collins USGP

  14 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  FORT COLLINS, COLORADO – The elite women saw sunnier skies today in Fort Collins, as well as mild temperatures — a far cry from the chilly, wet conditions of the day before. Andrea Smith (Ladies First) took the holeshot in the start, and it seemed like the ladies from New England were taking control of [...]

• Bpost Bank Trofee, GP Mario De Clercq: Albert Triumphs Over Pauwels, While Nys Struggles Early

  14 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  by Andrew Davis Neils Albert took the win in the GP Mario De Clercq, at the first round of the bpost bank Trofee series, ahead of a resurgent Kevin Pauwels in a close finish Sunday while Nys struggles early before fighting back for third.

• Powers Triumphs, Compton Triples Up at Fort Collins USGP Day 1

  13 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  FORT COLLINS – The USGP in Fort Collins started out chilly and drizzly, but the fields were still strong and ready to race. As one of the crowd favorites, Mo Bruno Roy of Bob’s Red Mill, said, course conditions were “fast, dusty, loose, bit ‘o’ gnar. And now … raindrops, or as I now prefer [...]

• Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis Adds Cyclocross to 2012/2013 Program

  13 October 12 • 0 comment

  Premier Sports Partners is pleased to announce the launch of the Team SmartStop presented by Mountain Khakis Cyclocross Team for the 2012/ 2013 season. Veteran pro ‘crosser Adam Myerson will represent the team at premier events across the country. Team owner Jamie Bennett said “With the increased popularity of cyclocross in the United States comes [...]

• Canada’s Cross on the Rock Returns in Vancouver

  12 October 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Dave Shishkoff Cross on the Rock #3 at Bowen Park in Nanaimo will probably mark the end of “Augtober” on Vancouver Island, as Thanksgiving Monday saw 218 cyclocross racers out on another warm and sunny day for the Kona Kup – a new series and provincial record, up from the 208 at our first [...]

• SCOTT Sports Presents CROSSTOBERFEST

  12 October 12 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross Racing meets Beer Festival in Hailey, Idaho In the eyes of many, it’s nothing shy of a match made in heaven: bicycle racing meets beer, they fall in love and decide to throw a party. The annual Idaho Crosstoberfest presented by SCOTT Sports is just such a celebration. Combining two days of cyclocross races [...]

• TREK US GRAN PRIX of Cx p/b Greenware & WD-40 Bike Adds Single Speed Competition to Overall Series Competition

  12 October 12 • 0 comment

  FORT COLLINS, COLORADO – The organizers of the Trek US Gran Prix of Cyclocross p/b Greenware® and WD-40 Bike announced the addition of the Single Speed category to the overall series competition. “We have seen tremendous growth in the size of the single speed fields – and for the past two seasons we have fielded [...]

• Cummings and Murray take the wins at a Slick Hyattsville CX, Round # 3 of the Bikereg.com Super 8 Series

  12 October 12 • 1 comment

  

  by Keith Hower Finally, it happened. The Cyclocross Gods graced cool temps, changing leaves and wet weather upon the 500+ racers and spectators this past weekend at the Hyattsville CX. By no means was the event a complete romp in the mud, but was more of a rehearsal for the undoubtedly mud soaked races to [...]