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• Nys Wins Second Straight in Ronse’s GP Mario De Clercq – Report, Video

  8 November 10 • 0 comment

  Ronse, Belgium – On a day when a classic mix of Belgian weather – sun, rain and even hail – turned an already muddy race into a super sloppy comedy of errors, Sven Nys used his superior technical abilities to claim his second victory in a week, taking the Nissan Super Trophy in Ronse, Belgium. [...]

• Williams, Babcock Battle to Muddy Victories in Hillsboro Cross Crusade – UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Report, Full Results

  7 November 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles and Laura Winberry Hillsboro, Oregon – Wendy Williams and Sean Babcock both survived tough battles in the mud today at the Washington County fairgrounds in Hillsboro, Oregon, for the penultimate round of the Cross Crusade Series. With an approaching evening’s sky reflecting in Hillsboro’s mud- and puddle-streaked course, Brigette Brown (River City [...]

• Van Gilder and Keough Sweep Cycle-Smart International Weekend – UPDATED: Photo Gallery

  7 November 10 • 0 comment

  Northampton, Massachusetts – The 20th annual Cycle-Smart International concluded this afternoon with sweeps by yesterday’s victors. Laura Van Gilder (C3/Athletes Serving Athletes) and Luke Keough (Champion System p/b Keough Cyclocross) pulled in victories in impressive fashion in front of large and cheering crowds in Northampton, Massachusetts. The sixth round of the Verge New England Championship [...]

• Bahnson Takes the Win at New Venue For Fair Hill Xross

  7 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Mike CZ Fair Hill, MD, USA: After a decade of racing at the Cecil County Fairgrounds in Fair Hill Natural Resources Management area, the Champion System MAC Series moved a couple miles to the east to new area within the 5,633 acre state park in eastern Maryland, just west of Newark, Delaware. Mid-week rain [...]

• Live at the Greek – Craig and Butler Win Southern California Prestige Series #9

  7 November 10 • 3 comments

  Los Angeles, CA – Griffith Park, just steps from the famous Greek Theater, is the spot for the second round of UCI racing this season in Southern California and the first cyclocross race to ever happen in the park, bringing some interested spectators. While it was exciting to see cyclocross go to Griffith Park, the [...]

• Sheppard, Simms Score Candian National Championships – UPDATED: Photos, Full Results, Report

  7 November 10 • 0 comment

  Toronto, Ontario – Wendy Simms (Ridley-FSA) has won her fifth Canadian National Championship jersey and Chris Sheppard (Rocky Mountain Bicycles P/B Shimano) traveled from his home in Bend, Oregon, to win his first-ever cyclocross maple leaf jersey. According to Simms’ husband, Norm Thibault, the victory comes 11 months to the day after they gave birth [...]

• Keough, Van Gilder Claim Cycle-Smart International Day 1 – UPDATED: Photo Gallery

  6 November 10 • 1 comment

  Northampton, Massachusetts – What began as a cold and wet morning blossomed into another beautiful fall day in New England as the Cycle-Smart International came back to Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts, for its 20th anniversary. In keeping with custom, today’s fifth round of the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series presented by Cycle-Smart gave [...]

• Riding with My Son: Racing Bicycles for Money, with a Twist

  6 November 10 • 2 comments

  J.D. Kimple trains for and races with a purpose: to support Wounded Warrior Project and to commemorate his son. by J.D. Kimple Most people who race bicycles for money are looking to put cash in their pockets. The better the finish, the better the pay – it’s a way to earn a living doing something [...]

• SoCalCross UCI Weekend Goes Live at the Greek

  5 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  SoCal has its second UCI weekend on tap, and plenty of supplemental events surrounding it. SoCalCross UCI Weekend #2 11/6-7,  formerly LA Dam Cross, is now UCI Cyclocross LA: Live at the Greek! The weekend’s racing will officially move to the City of Los Angeles’ largest and most popular park:  Griffith Park – Vermont Canyon [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings Week of November 5th, 2010

  5 November 10 • 12 comments

  by Kat Statman With cyclocross heading towards mid-season, and already solidly there for us US racers, pro cyclocross rumors and general cyclocross rumors continue to bubble to the surface. This week we have the Dutch and Belgian European Cyclocross Championship teams announcement; An update on Ryan Trebon’s groin injury from Boulder; Katie Compton gets more [...]

• Cycle-Smart International Picks Up with Espresso and Belgian Ales

  5 November 10 • 0 comment

  On Friday, November 5th, the Cycle-Smart International will be hosting its traditional Pick Up Party from 7-9 PM, at Northampton Coffee in Northampton, Massachusetts. The rider registration and party is presented by The Kidney Project, and will feature event president Adam Myerson as the guest barista, pulling shots from Noho Coffee’s Synesso espresso machine. Noho [...]

• Costumes and Crashes Characterize USAC ’Cross Racing During Halloween Weekend

  4 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Timothy Johnson (Beverly, Mass./ Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) and Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, Penn./C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) extended their USA Cycling Cyclocross National Calendar (CXNC) standings leads after each earned first- and second-place finishes over the weekend. Johnson, racing in Boulder, Colorado, finished second to teammate Jeremy Powers  (Easthampton, Mass.) on Saturday at the Colorado ’Cross Classic, then took the win on Sunday at the Boulder Cup [...]

• Xross to Offer Top-to-Bottom Parity between Women and Men

  4 November 10 • 0 comment

  The Champion System MAC Series will be providing additional incentive for Women competitors at this week’s First State Velo Sport Xross with top-to-bottom parity between the Elite Men’s and Women’s cash purses.  Series organizers are also offering a one-time $50 start bonus to the highest-ranking Cat. 3 woman in the Champions System MAC standings who elects to [...]

• Bay Area Auction to Support NoCal HS League

  4 November 10 • 0 comment

  BERKELEY, CA – Bay Area cyclists are in for a special treat this weekend with two days of fundraising festivities at the upcoming 2010 NorCal CycleFest, regarded by many as the Bay Area’s cycling social event of the season, November 6-7th in Mill Valley. Mary McConneloug will be the guest host for this year’s event. On Saturday evening, [...]

• Seattle’s MFG Cyclocross Series Wraps the Season with Parties and Prizes

  3 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  One race, three parties – that’s the basic itinerary for MFG’s season-ender at Woodland Park, beginning on November 14th. Here are the highlights: 11/14 – Woodland Park GP – Preregistration is now open, and MFG will again be randomly prizing up preregistered riders with Deschutes 6-Packs. 11/14 – Woodland Park GP After-Party at Brouwer’s Café [...]

• The Art of Ultra Long Distance Race Promoting – Zipp OVCX Series John Bryan Classic Cyclocross

  3 November 10 • 4 comments

  

  by Ken Getchell Ask a bunch of race promoters, and most  agree that, at some point, they wondered whether their race would bomb financially while anxiously waiting for the pre-reg numbers to climb past financial breakeven. When TJ Turner, promoter of the on Thanksgiving weekend, thinks about bombing, the stakes are a little higher. Among [...]

• Storm The Greens: Kendall, Dallaire, Frankenstein and The Cheerleader

  3 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Halloween is supposed to be for kids, and about 50 Junior competitors, almost one-fifth of the total entry, descended on the old River Road Country Club for the Papa John’s Storm the Greens, round nine of the Zipp OVCX Tour presented by Papa John’s. Junior riders Ian McShane, Ben Glover and Nolan McQueen from Louisville’s [...]

• ChampSys MAC Season Championships: Points Race Down to the Wire

  3 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  This Saturday’s non-UCI First State Velo Sport Xross at Fair Hill, Maryland, looms large in the Champion System MAC Series as the Elite Men’s and Women’s points leaders both have the opportunity to mathematically clinch season championships.  But any points drama missing from the pro classes is more than made up for in MAC’s amateur [...]

• Have an Explosive Name and Race Free at Gun Club ’Cross UPDATED: All about Gatch

  3 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Is your name Gunnar, Boom or Cannon?  For the second consecutive year, John Gatch, half of the Two-John’s Podcast and promoter of the Gun Club Cyclocross, will give a free complimentary entry to his race to anybody with a name that can be connected to guns. The Gun Club Cyclocross takes place on November 7th [...]

• Money Talks: UCI3 Harbin Park Event Brings $200,000 to Community

  3 November 10 • 1 comment

  To all you race promoters out there who are struggling to get community support or get permitting for a venue: forward this excerpt from the Fairfield, OH, chamber of commerce’s newsletter to your local powers that be. The Fairfield Chamber estimates the economic impact of this event at $200,000. Good events bring a positive economic [...]