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• Van Paassen Outsprints Wyman for Win in Asper-Gavere

  21 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Gavere, Belgium – Sanne van Paassen (Brainwash) has won the women’s race in Asper-Gavere. In the race, the laughing van Paassen outsprinted British national champion Helen Wyman for the win. Another Dutch, Sophie de Boer, completed the podium. Sanne Cant came in fourth with Nikki Harris in fifth place. Cyclocross Magazine contributor [...]

• Kevin Pauwels and Jim Aernouts Shine in GVA Hasselt

  20 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) crowned his excellent season form with his first win of this year’s campaign in Hasselt, Belgium, today. After an exciting battle he bested his teammate and world champion Zdenek Stybar and Belgian champion Sven Nys. The two Bart’s – Wellens and Aernouts – Niels Albert, Tom Meeusen, Radomir Simunek, [...]

• Cross on the Rock Takes Vancouver Island by Storm

  20 November 10 • 0 comment

  This Sunday, Nov. 29th, the Island Championships come to Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island, BC. The race is organized by The Cross Council, which is a collaborative effort of local clubs, including: VICC, Experience Cycling Club, UROC, Arrowsmith MTB Club, Alberni Valley Riders and IRC. It will feature double points, draw prizes for both day-of and series racers and [...]

• USA Cycling Announces Final Rule Changes for 2011 (and 2010 Cyclocross Nationals)

  19 November 10 • 6 comments

  USA Cycling has officially announced the complete rule changes that were passed on November 6th during the Board of Trustees meeting. A number of these rules are implemented this year and will impact the 2010 Cyclocross National Championships in Bend, Oregon next month. We broke the news of the highly-discussed emergency singlespeed cyclocross changes passing [...]

• Oregon’s Junior and High School Series Just the Ticket for Cyclocross Growth

  19 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  by John Wilson: director, Oregon Junior & High School Cyclocross Series The 2010 Oregon Junior and High School Cyclocross Series has been a huge success. Only in its second year, participation numbers have more than doubled, and it looks likely to be the most attended Junior Cyclocross Series in the country this year. Cyclocross is [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of November 19th, 2010

  19 November 10 • 1 comment

  by Kat Statman Things are slowing down in US cyclocross season for what seems like the first time this year, but if it’s a little bit slow here then we can guarantee that things in Europe are moving along with full force. This week we have news from both Sunweb-Revor and Telenet-Fidea, Sven Vantourenhout on [...]

• Mann and Lopes Shine in the Sun at SCPS 10: Long Beach

  19 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Dave Lawson Under warm and sunny conditions, round 10 of the Southern California Prestige Series kicked off in Long Beach’s El Dorado Park. Well known in the local cycling community for hosting a weeknight practice criterium series, ElDo has turned into one of the best venues in SoCal for cyclocross. The expansive course incorporated [...]

• Reno Wheelmen Prepare For NCNCA Cyclocross Championships

  18 November 10 • 0 comment

  The Reno Wheelmen are putting the final details into place for this year’s Northern California-Nevada (NCNCA) Cyclocross Championships, which will be held at Clayton Middle School in Reno, Nev. Predictions call for cool temperatures and wet weather for Saturday, giving Northern California riders a little taste of what is to come next month at Nationals [...]

• Corner Faster and Keep Your Speed – A Column by Lee Waldman

  16 November 10 • 3 comments

  Masters racer Lee Waldman is still learning plenty of new tricks. This time it’s one simple tip that may revolutionize his racing – applying force and counter-steering through corners. Missed Lee’s last column, where reality comes crashing down and he takes a minute to reflect on the courses – and course designers – that he [...]

• Little Everglades Event Brings Cyclocross to a Florida Steeplechase Course

  16 November 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Scott Rosenfield Mention ’cross and Florida does not immediately come to mind. Between the Northwest and Northeast, the majority of races on the USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Calendar are spoken for. However, ’cross continues to grow nationwide, and some of the most exciting events are emerging in the most unexpected places. Removed from the [...]

• MAC’s “Iron Mike” Hebe: Tri-als of a Cyclocross Series Director

  16 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Ken Getchell If you want to know about the behind-the-scenes work that has made cyclocross one of the fastest-growing sports in America, Mike Hebe should be on your short list of people to interview. Hebe is one of a handful of directors of major cyclocross series in the United States. He has shepherded the [...]

• USAC Allows Wider Tires in Some National Championship Races

  16 November 10 • 19 comments

  by Jamie Mack Masters Given Exemption to New Tire Width Rule With less than a month before the Nationals competitions begin in Bend, Oregon, USA Cycling has announced that some racers will be given an exemption to the controversial ruling that started the season. The tire width rule, widely debated and questioned since the beginning of [...]

• Berg and Owen Super in Seattle at MFG Cyclocross Series Finale – UPDATED: Series Overall Results

  15 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Kenton Berg The MFG Cyclocross Series finished up its season series Sunday at the uber-urban venue of Woodland Park. Located next to the popular Woodland Park Zoo and Green Lake, the setting is both woods and city park – combined into an ideal cyclocross venue. Natural obstacles, elevation gains, lots of off-cambers and easy [...]

• Williams and Sheppard Wrap up Cross Crusade Series with Wins in Barton Park – UPDATED: Photos, Results

  15 November 10 • 1 comment

  by Laura Winberry and Josh Liberles Barton, Oregon – A fine mist covered the final event of the 2010 Cross Crusade Series, settling into gravel and river stone, rolling country road and tire-tracked earth. After two years in Oregon, I guess I’m still new to the nuances of mud-types, and I can’t help but make hackneyed [...]

• Memphis Celebrates the Longest Running Cyclocross Race in the Nation

  15 November 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Rachel Helm The winding bike course stretches down Memphis’ Greenbelt Park lined by the Great Mississippi River on an early Sunday morning. Lookers-on stand atop a hill above the course waving cowbells with the passing of each cyclist. The 24th Annual Outdoors Inc Cyclocross Championship Race is in full swing. The race, which is [...]

• Compton and Johnson Win Day Two at New Belgium Cup – UPDATED: Photos

  14 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Christopher Bagg & Lee Waldman Fort Collins, CO – Katie Compton (Planet Bike-Stevens) returned to her old ways at Day 2 of the New Belgium Cup in Fort Collins, CO. Leading throughout the race, Compton maintained a steady gap of 10 seconds over second place Katerina Nash (Luna). In the men’s event, long-time rivals [...]

• Nys Wins Mudfest in Superprestige Hamme-Zogge – UPDATED: Photos, Full Results

  14 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Nys’ Win is Fourth Straight in the Mud Hamme-Zogge, Belgium – Belgian Sven Nys once again proved he is one of the best cyclocross racers in the world. After being the best on the Koppenberg, in Ronse and in Niel, Nys took his fourth win in two weeks time by beating Sunweb-Revor’s [...]

• Nash Surprises Compton, Kabush Overpowers Driscoll at USGP Fort Collins Day One – UPDATED: More Photos

  14 November 10 • 1 comment

  by Lee Waldman & Christopher Bagg Fort Collins, CO – After a fall season full of unseasonably warm temperatures, the riders were finally served a helping of more typical cyclocross weather. The snow that hit Colorado’s front range at the end of the week modified what might have been a smooth, fast course into one [...]

• Mourey Sprints to Win in Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne – UPDATED: Photos, Report

  13 November 10 • 0 comment

  Mourey best in mudfest of Dottenijs by Bart Hazen Dottenijs, Belgium – French Speedster Francis Mourey (Francaise des Jeux) out-sprinted Czech Martin Zlámalík (Sunweb-Revor) in the finale to take an impressive win. Mourey, who was on fire in the early-season US races, winning StarCrossed, Rad Racing and CrossVegas in succession, now adds a Belgian win [...]

• Gun Club Cross Delivers Even Bigger Blast

  12 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Warren Church Miamiville, OH – In a season of venues featuring lots of one-upmanship and hyperbole, filled with hot-air balloon rides and even an M16, Sunday’s Gun Glub Cyclocross managed to deliver an even bigger blast than last year’s race. And while you could be forgiven for thinking that it’s about stunts and gimmicks [...]