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• UCI3 Cyclocross Festival Gets New Title Sponsor

  13 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  If you’re anywhere near Cincinnati, Ohio, you’d be silly not to check out, race, ring some cowbell at the UCI3 Cyclocross Festival, taking place October 8th-10th. The event recently added its final title sponsor, Panther Expedited Services, to its line-up. Read on for details. Organizers of greater Cincinnati’s UCI3 Cyclocross Festival have announced a new title sponsor for [...]

• Better Ingredients, Better ’Cross

  13 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Papa John’s Pizza Joins Zipp Speed Weaponry as OVCX Sponsor. Mitch Graham, director of the OVCX cyclocross series, announced today that long-time title sponsor Zipp Speed Weaponry has renewed its title sponsorship of the Midwestern series and has been joined by Papa John’s Pizza. The series will now be known as the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa [...]

• 2011 Interbike to be held in Anaheim, California – Updated

  13 September 10 • 0 comment

  Interbike, the largest US bicycle trade show, will be held in Anaheim, CA, starting next year. The event has been held in Las Vegas since 1998, and will be again starting in a few weeks to coincide with CrossVegas.

• Charm City Cyclocross Quickly Filling Up

  11 September 10 • 0 comment

  We love hearing news about ’cross fields maxing out their numbers, especially in the first few races of the season. So we’re happy to pass on this news that the Baltimore ’cross scene is hungry for mud! If you’re in the area, hurry to Bikereg and secure your spot before it’s too late! As the Champion [...]

• Boulder Cycle Sport Announces The Steel*Wool Cyclocross Team

  11 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Think Carbon is for sissies? Wear military issue WW2 wool pants for your ’cross races?  Think Eddie Merckx’s Molteni Jersey was the pinnacle of uniforms? Steel*Wool just might be the team for you. Read on for details. Boulder Cycle Sport, a premier bicycle retailer with two locations in Boulder, CO, and a purveyor of all things [...]

• An Interview with Jason Gardner, the Genie-Wrench Behind Jinji Cycles

  11 September 10 • 1 comment

  by Lee Waldman One of the people who made my ’cross season last year run so smoothly was my mechanic, Jason Gardner, owner of Jinji Cycles. I love his motto: “Engineering a higher standard in bicycle maintenance and repair.” It was so nice to be able to drop off my dirty bikes at Jason’s shop [...]

• CrossVegas Special Awards – “Race within the Race”

  10 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Everyone loves the winner, but sometimes it’s as much fun to watch the “race within the race.” Those daring racers who decide to risk it all for immediate gain. CrossVegas now has a couple of opportunities for racers to “hedge their bets” with special awards in each category from the Wheelers & Dealers to the [...]

• Steamboat Velo Cross Brings Colorado Cyclocross to a New Height

  9 September 10 • 0 comment

  SEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (September 9, 2010) – The inaugural Steamboat Velo Cross presented by Moots and Wildhorse Meadows, is scheduled for this Saturday, September 11, 2010. Steamboat Velo Cross is sanctioned by the American Cycling Association (ACA) and is the first cyclocross race of the season in Colorado. Professional cyclocross athlete Jake Wells (Hudz-Subaru) has [...]

• Salem, Massachusetts, Offers Cyclocross Camp

  9 September 10 • 0 comment

  Junior development is an important aspect of all cycling disciplines. As ’cross becomes more popular, the need to develop the youth of the sport will become vital to future success on the world stage. Programs across the country are embracing the concept, but the folks in New England may be the first to take the [...]

• Seattle Labor Day Cross: Iddings and Studley Get Redline Started Right

  9 September 10 • 0 comment

  by Kenton Berg The cyclocross season is underway here in Seattle as the traditional Labor Day race drew the racers to duke it out at North Seatac park. The turnout was stellar as racers from all categories were eager to put the knobbies to use and see if the gear was ready for another season [...]

• Locusts Return to Fairfax, CA, for the Third Year

  8 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  As our season quickly approaches, riders are finding more and more reasons to bust out the ’cross rig. Take the residents of Fairfax, California, who opted for a 47-mile “Fun Ride” up and down the fire-roads of the eastern state. Murphy Mack brings us the full report. by Murphy Mack The sun was out and [...]

• Champs Line Up for MAC Nittany Lion Cross

  7 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Whether trying to get a jump on early-season UCI points, get a piece of the increased purse, or establish themselves as the front-runners for this season’s Champion Systems MAC Cyclocross Series championship, nearly 400 riders have already entered the Nittany Lion Cyclocross, with almost  a week still remaining before the race. The event will be [...]

• Stanley Sponsors New Seattle-based ’Cross Team

  7 September 10 • 0 comment

  Stanley brought America the legendary vacuum bottle a hundred years ago and StarCrossed to the world this year, and is now backing a new team of 18 local bike racers. To celebrate, Team Stanley is hosting a party for the ’cross community and friends Wednesday, September 15 from 5:30-10:00pm at the Jolly Roger Taproom in [...]

• JPow, Cannondale-CyclocrossWorld.com Racers Dominate – on the Road

  5 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles When Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) crossed the finish line in today’s Mad River road race, the queen stage of the Green Mountain Stage Race, he was in second place, just seven seconds behind race winner David Veilleux (Kelly Benefit Strategies). More importantly, Powers took the overall lead in the event – his [...]

• Cyclocross Stars Face Off At UCI World MTB Championships

  5 September 10 • 1 comment

  by Jamie Mack In the men’s Elite race, it quickly became a chasing game as an early crash hampered the efforts of many riders, including four-time world champion Julien Absalon. Things settled down a bit for the rest of the men’s laps, with Jose Antonio Hermida giving Spain it’s first ever Elite world championship in [...]

• Cyclocrossracing.com, Blue Competition and Rolf Launch New Professional and Grassroots Cyclocross Teams

  5 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Veteran online retailer, Mountains Plus launches a new website, www.cyclocrossracing.com, and joins forces with Blue Competition Cycles, Rolf Prima Wheels and Hincapie Sportswear to create new cyclocross team to compete nationally at the professional and grassroots level during the 2010/11 season. The professional team roster for the 2010/11 race season will include Tristan Schouten (WI), [...]

• Warming Up for the Real Season – ’Cross Stars Racing at MTB Worlds

  3 September 10 • 0 comment

  by Jamie Mack While most of us are focused on the impending season, with some of us already realizing what the off-season has done to us, non-’cross events have been shifted out of our collective focus. But for many of the stars that we follow, including some of the top Americans, there is one more [...]

• The Rad Racing Gran Prix: New Course, Same Pain

  3 September 10 • 4 comments

  

  For the past three years, the Rad Racing Gran Prix has joined StarCrossed to create a full weekend of some of the best racing the West Coast has to offer. Those of you who have raced the Gran Prix in the past will either be ecstatic or bummed to hear that the venue for this [...]

• MAC Announces Revolutionary Wheel Prizes for Amateurs

  3 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  The Champions System MAC Series announced a new sponsorship and prize package in conjunction with Revolution Wheelworks today. Revolution will provide three complete wheelsets with a combined retail value of $2,680 to the season champions of three of MAC’s amateur classes. The Category 2/3/4 Men, affectionately known as the “Killer Bs,” will be competing for [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine Fantasy Cyclocross Returns For 2010

  3 September 10 • 1 comment

  It’s that time of year. Time to get out your collective research from the past few years and put it to good use. That’s right, it’s time for Cyclocross Magazine Fantasy Cyclocross! Think you know better than anyone else in the world how to pick a team of professional cyclocross racers? Now is your chance [...]