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• Slopfest in Seattle – Berg and Iddings Master the Muck – UPDATED: Video

  12 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  by LeRoi Smith To many, flood warnings are cause for worry or, at best, resignation. To the hard core ’cross racer, however, those words are welcome news, of a sort. They portend pain and suffering, the kind of suffering that makes you question why you are there; why did you buy that damn ’cross bike [...]

• Barry Wicks’ Blazing Saddles at Bloomingcross

  12 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  In or near Indiana? Stuck around the Midwest after the UCI3 Festival? Always wanted to buddy up next to Barry Wicks and have a fireside chat? Check out some of the details of the Bloomingcross race, happening this Sunday. The Zipp OVCX Tour, presented by Papa John’s, makes this year’s first trip to Indiana this [...]

• Hawaiian-Style Cyclocross: Off the Back with Frick and Frack Series Begins

  12 October 10 • 0 comment

  by Greg Hejtmanek Sunny skies, brisk trade winds, 85 degree temperatures, and a three to five foot south swell greeted the cyclocross riders for the opening round of the Off the Back with Frick and Frack Cyclocross Series on Oahu, Hawaii. With both overall series leaders from 2009 not living in the Islands this year, [...]

• Johnson and Miller Win Providence Cyclo-cross Festival Day Two – UPDATED: Report, Full Results

  11 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  While Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com teammate Jeremy Powers was busy battling Ryan Trebon at the UCI3 races, Tim Johnson flew the team colors to back to back wins at the Providence Cyclo-cross festival (read about Day One here). After winning ahead of teammate Jamey Driscoll in a sprint by the slimmest of margins on Saturday, the reigning national [...]

• Sheppard, Williams Rule Rainier Cross Crusade #2

  11 October 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Although the race location is actually pronounced “Ray-neer,” anything in Oregon with a name that can be read as a derivative of “rainy” is ominous, particularly on the heels of yesterday’s muddy slog through Heiser Farms. Last year’s Rainier race was a dry, fast edition with the course’s vertical gain the decisive [...]

• A Muddy Affair at Oregon’s Heiser Farms

  11 October 10 • 2 comments

  Rainy, muddy races are tough on bodies, equipment and egos – but challenging weather is an integral part of cyclocross, right? Combine that with plenty of off-camber pitches; short, steep ups and downs that saw enough traffic to make them sketchy rides at best; and long grass that mixed with the mud to tangle around [...]

• Bart Wellens Still Chasing Season Goal After 5th at Ruddervoorde

  11 October 10 • 0 comment

  After talking with Bart Wellens about his goals for the season, CXM contributor Christine Vardaros was able to chat with the Belgian rider to see how his prospects are shaping up after the Superprestige opener in Ruddervoorde. by Christine Vardaros Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) continues on his path to become the fourth big name in cyclocross [...]

• Lindine and Miller Weasel Out Wins at the First Night Weasels Cometh

  11 October 10 • 1 comment

  by Jeffrey Bramhall Shrewsbury, MA. – The Night Weasels Cometh presented by BikeJD.com brought New England racers a truly unique experience under the lights at the Ski Ward in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Justin Lindine (bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage/Scott) and Meredith Miller (California Giant/Specialized) took wins in the Elite races, both handily over extremely strong fields, but everyone who [...]

• Stybar and Aernouts Win Superprestige Opener in Ruddervoorde – Full Results, Race Report, Photos, Video

  10 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Bart Hazen Ruddervoorde, Belgium – World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) is the man of the moment. After winning the opening race of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee in Namur last week, he was also the best in the opening race of the Superprestige series in Ruddervoorde. In sunny weather conditions, Stybar won after shedding Bart Aernouts (Rabobank-Giant [...]

• Compton, Powers Close UCI3 Weekend at Harbin Park with Repeat Wins – Updated: More Photos, Full Results

  10 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Marion Hambrick and Ken Getchell Fairfield, OH – The UCI3 Festival concluded with Harbin Park presented by BioWheels/United Dairy Farmers, the third and final race of the weekend. The Elite Men and Women faced another day of sunny skies with temperatures soaring into the low 90s. A smattering of tree-filled sections across the course [...]

• Meeusen and Vanthourenhout Await Their Fate – 8th Belgian Rider for Opening World Cups Decided in Ruddervoorde

  10 October 10 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Ruddervoorde may be just one race out of many, but to a couple of Belgium’s top guys, namely Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) and Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Revor),  it will decide their fate for the next couple of weeks…and possibly the rest of their season. According to Belgian National Team coach Rudy De Bie, Ruddervoorde [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine Writer Makes Podium at World Press Cycling Championships

  10 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine’s European correspondent Christine Vardaros placed an impressive third at “Journo Worlds” on September 19th. Topping her were German winner Katherina Garus and Italian Ilenia Lazzaro. Also known as “AIJC Mondial de la Presse,” the event took place in the Flemish Ardennes region in a little town called Lierde, where more than 130 participants [...]

• Annis Surprises and Johnson Sprints at the Providence Cyclo-cross Festival

  9 October 10 • 1 comment

  

  Day One of the Providence Cyclocross Festival presented by Interbike surprised more than one racer as the unseasonably nice weather lulled many into thinking the technical course would be easier dry. Instead, the women’s race shattered with a commanding performance by the newly found ’cross power, Sally Annis of crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles, while the [...]

• Compton and Powers Take UCI3 Day Two Victories – UPDATED: Full Report, Photos and Race Results

  9 October 10 • 1 comment

  by Marion Hambrick and Ken Getchell Middletown, OH – The UCI3 Festival continued with the Java Johnny’s – Lionhearts race at Sunset Park. The Elite Men and Women faced a second day of sunny skies and 80-degree temperatures, but the wooded park provided some respite from the heat. Surrounded by houses and trees, the Sunset [...]

• Compton and Trebon Stampede to UCI3 Day One Victories – UPDATED: Full Report, Full Results, Quotes, Photos

  8 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Marion Hambrick & Ken Getchell Covington, KY — The UCI3 Cyclocross Festival weekend began Friday with the Cyclo-Stampede presented by Darkhorse Racing at Devou Park. The calendar said autumn, but the weather read summer as the Elite Women and Men were treated to sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s. The fair weather was [...]

• SSCXWC10 and MFG Series PGP Park Course Update

  8 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  The Singlespeed Cyclocross “World Championship” is just around the corner, combined with the immediately preceding MFG Series race #4. And right on cue here’s a little hype from promoters about the course: Perhaps you’ve heard some rumors, or maybe you’ve started some of your own. Regardless, the new venue hosting MFG Cyclocross #4 at PGP [...]

• USA Cycling Announces Nationals Schedule

  7 October 10 • 1 comment

  

  USA Cycling has released the schedule for the 2010 Cyclocross National Championships in Bend, OR, beginning Wednesday, December 8th, and running through Sunday, December 12th. The biggest news this year is, of course, the inclusion of the time trials, which will determine start order in the non-Elite races for those not receiving call-ups. Time trials will begin [...]

• Baboco Cycling Team Targets New Season, Rider Development

  7 October 10 • 0 comment

  Last Friday, Baboco Cycling Team held its Team Presentation in Aalter, Belgium. Entering its second season, the team has refocused its efforts on young promising riders. Leading them is returning Polish National Champion Mariusz Gil. The team’s inaugural season was a trying one. While they had the big draw of three-time world champion Erwin Vervecken [...]

• Philadelphia Cyclocross School Teaching Lessons In The MAC

  7 October 10 • 0 comment

  by Jamie Mack Last season a new name appeared in the MAC Series start lists at races throughout the mid-Atlantic; not only did it appear, it usually topped the results as well. The young rider was a virtual unknown to the US when he arrived, but by the end of the season everyone around knew [...]

• Milwaukee Racers Cross the Domes

  6 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Paul Warloski Milwaukee, Wisc. – On a course described as “deliciously evil,” Brian Matter (Geargrinder) and Abby Strigel rode away from their respective men’s and women’s Elite fields to claim victory at Cross the Domes in Milwaukee, WI Saturday, Oct. 2nd. In the Educator’s Credit Union Elite women’s race Holly Klug (the Pony Shop) [...]