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• De Knegt, Van Der Haar and Rabobank-Giant Head to Vegas

  18 September 10 • 0 comment

  CrossVegas is boasting what its promoters describe as “the strongest field ever assembled in American cyclocross,” and the Rabobank-Giant team will be at the center of the European invasion bolstering the ranks. From the Rabo-Giant team: The Rabobank Cycling Team is now the longest-running road cycling team in the pro peloton with a strong heritage [...]

• Clément CX Announces New Cyclocross Program

  17 September 10 • 0 comment

  Donnelly Sports is proud to announce the formation of Clément CX. Its initial rider is a young, up-and-coming American, David Hackworthy – 2009 U23 USGP Series Champion and 2010 USA U23 Worlds Team Member. “I have personally been keeping my eye on David for the last two years and strongly believe he is going to [...]

• Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team Aims to Match 2009/2010 Performance

  17 September 10 • 0 comment

  Last year, the Telenet-Fidea team owned the cyclocross scene, with Zdenek Stybar leading the charge and taking the World Championships. Can they repeat their success this year? The line-up looks impressive, and with Bart Wellens back in good health, this may just be the team to beat. Cyclocross Magazine correspondent Bart Hazen was on site for [...]

• Samurai Noodle Team Competition – Labor Day Cyclocross Championships

  17 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Seattle, WA—The Olympia Orthopedic Cycling Team won the first annual “Race for the Noodles” at the Labor Day Cyclocross Championships held  in SeaTac, WA on September 6, 2010.  Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/Starbucks finished one point behind with third place Team Group Health within striking distance. Rounding out the top five were Team Cucina Fresca and [...]

• Thrilla Course offers peak at Nationals TT

  17 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  A little nervous about the start order TT at Nationals? One way to calm those jitters would be to test out part of the course at the WebCyclery Thrilla Cross Race Series. The WebThrilla promoter, quoted below, reiterates what we said – it’s a great opportunity to check out the terrain where the Nationals TT will [...]

• East Coasters Open Their Legs at Quad Cross

  17 September 10 • 0 comment

  by Natalia Boltukhova “Oh, I’m just gonna see where I’m at” – what pretty much all the ’crossers I know were marketing as their excuse while injecting the first dose of cyclocross racing in dried-up veins. Quad Cross in Bedford, MA, saw unprecedented increases in all fields – and so early in the season! Around [...]

• Oregon High School and Junior Cyclocross Series Launch this Weekend

  16 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  We at Cyclocross Magazine couldn’t be happier to see a well-organized series coming together specifically targeting participation among Juniors and high schoolers. If only we’d gotten our starts that young, maybe we coulda been contenders… From the Oregon Junior & High School Cyclocross Series Promoter: This Sunday, September 19th, the Oregon Junior & High School [...]

• Charm City Approaching Capacity At Historic Park

  16 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park, site of this weekend’s Champion System MAC doubleheader, is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2010 and Charm City Cycling (also known as “C3”), the organizers of this weekend’s Charm City Cyclocross, are hoping they can celebrate with 10 racers for every year of the park’s existence. What is certain already is [...]

• Live Coverage of StarCrossed and CrossVegas

  16 September 10 • 0 comment

  That’s right, we’re bringing back our beloved live race coverage starting this Saturday evening with the 2010 StarCrossed, and continuing with CrossVegas! Follow the top Americans as they battle visiting European talent for night racing supremacy. Stay tuned for more details.

• Injured Katie Compton Withdraws from CrossVegas and Planet Bike Cup

  16 September 10 • 2 comments

  

  Katie Compton’s injuries sustained while riding the Mountain Bike World Championships course in Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec will force the six-time National Champion to miss the chance to defend her title at both CrossVegas and the Planet Bike Cup. While training on the Worlds course, the Planet Bike rider took a hard fall on a [...]

• Joachim Parbo to Lead Bay Area Cyclocross Clinic and Seminar

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Joachim Parbo kicks off his annual U.S. cyclocross campaign with StarCrossed this weekend, but will expand his presence to the Bay Area later this month and teach folks how to train and race cyclocross the Danish way. Press release details below. TRP Brakes, in conjunction with  Leopard Bikes, Cyclocross Magazine and Challenge Tires, is pleased [...]

• Gates Creates First-Ever Belt-Drive Singlespeed Cyclocross Team

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  Has singlespeed cyclocross jumped the shark? Or are more people finally seeing the light? We’re fans of the simplicity and have shown how it’s easy to convert your current ride. And if you like the one gear way? SSCXWC awaits you. But now there’s an entire team gunning for the Golden Speedo. Press release and [...]

• TRP Brakes Debuts Grant Program for Cyclocross

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross Support Includes Pro and Amateur Ranks TRP Brakes, the industry leader in braking innovation, is pleased to announce its 2010 Cyclocross Support Program for professional and amateur teams. In addition to its significant support of the pro peloton, this year TRP debuts a new $5,000 grant program that gives amateur programs up to $500 [...]

• Keough and Van Gilder Take Holeshot on USA Cycling Cyclocross National Calendar Standings

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  The USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Calendar (CXNC) kicked-off last weekend with the Nittany Lion Cross in Breinigsville, Pa. On the grounds of the Valley Preferred Cycling Center Luke Keough (Sandwich, Mass./Champion Systems) and Laura Van Gilder (Cresco, Pa./C3-Athletes Serving Athletes) did in fact both roar to wins in the first big cyclocross race of the [...]

• ZIPP OVCX – KING STAGE IN THE QUEEN CITY

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Ken Getchell Bike races are frequently marked by pivotal events know as Queen Stages, but not in the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa Johns, where the season begins with the King stage on September 19. Specifically it’s the Kings CX weekend in Mason, Ohio. Last year’s popular format of a non-points “pre-season” [...]

• Beer up? How about a slushy-up instead?

  15 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver It’s hot. 98 degrees hot. I’m training hard, pushing my body against the limits that the sun-baked air imposes on me. I could go faster, longer, but the heat strangles me; the thermal waves waft up from the road and wrap their tendrils around my throat, lungs, and my body suffocates. A [...]

• RUTS ‘n GUTS presented by Team Air Assurance/TulsaConnect

  14 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Need somewhere to spend some of that vacation time? How about two days in Tulsa, OK and a chance to take home part of a nearly $10,000 prize list? Check out Ruts N’ Guts October, 15th and New Cross on the Block October 16th. Two days of racing that are sure to put a little [...]

• NACT Series Starts Third Season with Weekend of Racing in Seattle

  14 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Brook Watts In a sign that the start of the U.S. cyclocross season is upon us the North American Cyclocross Trophy series starts its third season in Seattle with a pair of long-standing cyclocross classics this weekend. The 8 races series kicks off with StarCrossed on Saturday September 18 at the Marymoor Velodrome in [...]

• Cal Giant Berry Farm’s Crop Preps for New Season

  14 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  The California Giant Berry Farms cycling team has garnered a wardrobe full of national championship jerseys over the years – both on the road and in cyclocross. The team, founded in 2001 by Anthony Gallino, who also happens to be the farm’s VP of Sales, started small, and has steadily grown and improved ever since [...]

• Weighall and Studley Dominate Big Finn Hill in the MFG Season Opener

  14 September 10 • 0 comment

  by Kenton Berg The MFG Cyclocross series got off to a high-flying start on Sunday with the CycleU-sponsored Kick Off Cross at Big Finn Hill park in Kirkland, WA. Cool temps and some intermittent showers met the morning racers, but that didn’t deter large early fields from assembling to get their suffering in. The excitement, [...]