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• Announcing the Return of Cult Cross for 2013

  20 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  EAGLE, COLORADO – After a two year hiatus, America’s only spring cyclocross race, Cult Cross, returns to the Eagle County Fairgrounds for the fourth edition of this very fun and grassroots event. Promoter Larry Grossman has brought the Town of Eagle on board as the presenting sponsor and with nearly $2000 in cash up for [...]

• Kona Announces 2013 Cyclocross and Gravel Machine: The Rove

  16 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  Since we have a big feature in the upcoming Issue 20 all about how gravel racing and cyclocross go hand in hand, we were excited to see that Kona just came out with a new bike, designed to be the best of both worlds. According to the company, the Rove is a multipurpose machine: At [...]

• Help Support Women in Cycling with Mountain2Mountain

  14 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Shannon Galpin The bicycle is a commonly used metaphor for change and freedom—wheels in motion, self powered movement, pedaling a revolution. Nowhere is this truer than in Afghanistan today, as the Women’s National Cycling Team begins to take shape. Cycling is the last taboo for women in Afghanistan; women do not ride bikes. It [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of March 8th, 2013

  8 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman With winter in a slow decline, it may be time to start thinking about that base training for next ’cross season. Get a few more good sessions on the wooden sticks (i.e cross country skis) in, of course, and maybe a run or two or a trip to the gym, but spring [...]

• Cyclocross and Gravel Racing in Perfect Harmony at Southern Cross: Video Interviews

  26 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  To get ready for Issue 20 of Cyclocross Magazine, which features a large section on the beauty of gravel racing, a couple of the East Coast CXM staffers traveled to Georgia to check out Southern Cross, a race put on by 55nine’s Eddie and Namrita O’Dea and held in Dahlonega, Georgia. The 50 mile gravel [...]

• Bicycle Industry Professionals Pay It Forward: Richard Fries Presented with a Custom Firefly Road Bike by Industry Peers

  25 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Saturday evening more than 70 bicycle industry professionals, advocates and friends of Richard Fries came together to show their appreciation for his dedication, passion and advocacy of riding and racing bicycles.  Fries, a self-proclaimed cycling evangelist, was presented with a brand new custom built Firefly road bike at the Harpoon Brewery Tasting [...]

• Sven Nys to Race Until 2015

  25 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross fans around the world breathed a sigh of relief after this weekend’s race in Oostmalle. Though Sven Nys didn’t take the win (a bad start and mechanical left him in ninth place), he did announce after the race that he has no intention of retiring from cyclocross anytime soon. After the race, the current [...]

• NAHBS 2013 Award Winners for Sunday, Including Best of Show

  24 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  DENVER, COLORADO – The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is pleased to announce the Sunday group of the 2013 NAHBS Awards. The Sunday NAHBS Awards winners are: Winter Bicycles — Best finish Moots — Best Theme Bike and People’s Choice Avery County Cycles — Best new builder Level — President’s Choice English Cycles — Best [...]

• Bpost Bank Trophy Oostmalle: Albert Cruises to Final Cyclocross Victory of Season

  24 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  OOSTMALLE, BELGIUM – In the final round of the Bpost Bank Trophy series, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) sealed his overall series lead with a commanding solo performance to take the win. Albert raced in his favorite fashion today, attacking on the second lap, establishing a gap, and then using the rest of the race to time-trial away [...]

• 2013-2014 UCI Cyclocross Race Calendar Released

  18 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  We finally looked up from our Worlds coverage only to find that the 2013-2014 cyclocross fall UCI race season was already under seven months away, starting with Nittany Lion Cross in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania on September 7. Off-season? Hardly! Stay tuned for a full calendar of all the races, clinics and cyclocross-related events in the US, [...]

• Boels Classic at Heerlen: Sanne van Paassen, Niels Albert win at Dutch Race UPDATED: Photo Galleries

  17 February 13 • 2 comments

  

  HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS: Sanne van Paassen (Rabobank) won today in front of her home crowd, besting Kona’s Helen Wyman, Belgian Champion Sanne Cant and teammate Sabrina Stultiens. Marianne Vos had been scheduled to race, but failed to start due to feeling ill from the flu. In the Elite Men’s race, it was a smaller affair as [...]

• Superprestige Middelkerke – Klaas Vantornout Takes the Day as Nys Takes the Series

  16 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  MIDDELKERKE, BELGIUM – Belgian National Champion Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napolean Games) played a tactically perfect race today, covering the early moves and then attacking a select group containing Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), World Champion Sven Nys, and an impassioned Tom Meeusen (Telenet Fidea). Vantornout chose perhaps the best feature of the course to make his move, slotting [...]

• Sanne Cant Wins Superprestige Middelkerke

  16 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  MIDDELKERKE, BELGIUM – Belgian National Champion Sanne Cant (BKCP) overcame an early tangle with the course tape to chase back up to race leaders Helen Wyman (Kona) and Ellen van Loy (Melbotech Prorace CT). The dry, fast course suited the young rider, and Cant wasted little time pulling past Wyman and setting off on her own, [...]

• CX Tokyo Draws Crowd of 13,000 as Powers Rides to the Win

  14 February 13 • 7 comments

  

  Japan has started to become a hotbed for cyclocross action, hosting races that draw in riders like Tim Johnson, Ben Berden, Jeremy Powers and many of our other big names in US cyclocross, and sending a squad of racers to Worlds in the US. They also have the fan base: this weekend, 13,000 fans showed [...]

• CLIF® Bar Extends Title Sponsorship of CrossVegas

  12 February 13 • 0 comment

  Longmont Colorado – In a move that guarantees the biggest show in American cyclocross race continues for the next three years, CLIF® Bar has extended its title sponsorship of CLIF Bar CrossVegas. CLIF’s commitment as title sponsor will continue through 2015. “As a longtime supporter of cyclocross, we are thrilled to continue our sponsorship of [...]

• Tim Johnson Mud Fund Awards Class of 2013 Cyclocross Scholarships

  12 February 13 • 7 comments

  

  The Tim Johnson Mud Fund is proud to announce scholarship recipients for the following deserving junior and U23 racers: Josh Johnson Manny Goguen Peter Goguen Josey Weik Spencer Petrov Maghalie Rochette Michael van den Ham Turner Ramsey The Mud Fund received 27 fantastic applications from boys & girls from across the United States & Canada, [...]

• Superprestige Hoogstraten: Nys Wins 60th Superprestige Victory in Sprint Against Vantornout UPDATED: Photo Galleries, Results

  10 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  HOOGSTRATEN, BELGIUM: On a challenging course lined with snow and thick with leg-sapping mud, Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) took his first win in his newly won World Championship jersey, and the 60th Superprestige victory of his career. In fact, the race took shape much like that in Louisville, as Nys traded blows with Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napolean Games) until the [...]

• Bpost Bank Trofee Lille: Albert Returns to Top, Vantornout and Nys Round out Podium UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Results

  9 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LILLE, BELGIUM – A week after a disappointing ride at the World Championships in Louisville, Niels Albert stormed the shores of Lille today with a commanding solo escape. Looking slightly strange without his World Champions jersey, the BCKP-Powerplus rider used the fast, sandy lakeside course to pull away on the second lap and time trial to an emotional [...]

• Shaky Start for USA’s First Worlds Earns Flying Colors by the End, According to Belgians

  9 February 13 • 10 comments

  

  by Christine Vardaros America’s inaugural World Cyclocross Championships incited a roller coaster of emotions throughout the Belgian (Flemish) community, for both riders and fans alike.  The wave of uncertainty was finally put to rest after Belgian Sven Nys crossed the line, hand in the air – but not a moment earlier. The first question mark [...]

• Bpost Bank Trofee: Vos Nips Cant to Continue Reign UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Results

  9 February 13 • 0 comment

  

  LILLE, BELGIUM – One week after riding away with her sixth World Championship jersey, Rabobank rider Marianne Vos again took the top podium spot, this time at the Bpost Bank Trofee in Lille. Belgium national champion Sanne Cant (BKCP) was the only rider to stay with the World Champion, but was no match for Vos’ road-and-track-tuned [...]