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• New Trends Revealed at Dealer Camp 2010 in Deer Valley

  1 August 10 • 0 comment

  by Ryan Hamilton Dealer Camp is billed as a new opportunity for bicycle retailers to have access to bike manufacturers for details on upcoming products. The 2010 event was held at Deer Valley ski resort, providing lift-assisted access to trails, as well as plenty of roads to test a bike out on the hills. A [...]

• ’Cross Camps and Training In British Columbia

  31 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Pacific Cycling Centre Ltd. (PCC) is hosting a cyclocross program in August and September for athletes of all levels, ages and disciplines. The camps and training program will be directed and run by Houshang Amiri, Olympic and elite master coach, along with qualified assistant coaches. No matter what your level, age or cycling discipline – [...]

• Oregon to Get Two Junior Series for 2010

  31 July 10 • 3 comments

  How can you tell if ’cross is here to stay? Look at how the Junior fields are treated. With that in mind, we here at Cyclocross Magazine were ecstatic to see the following press release pop up on the OBRA listserv. With two Junior-specific series, a five dollar entry fee and some serious prizes to [...]

• New York’s Rapha Cycle Club Announces Oodles of Bike Events

  30 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  If you, like us at Cyclocross Magazine, are whiling away the hours until ’cross season kicks off, and you happen to live in or near NYC, Rapha has you covered for August with a plethora of activities to keep you distracted. The new Rapha Bowery shop opened in July, and joins the London shop as [...]

• Trebon Improves at Cascade, Decker Plays at XGames

  30 July 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Robbie Carver “Only managed 30th in the TT on my road bike…” tweeted Ryan Trebon about his performance in the Cascade Classic Time Trial. We’d like to suggest that only 30th place without aero equipment against some of the strongest stateside roadies is a damn fine thing for a ’crosser to brag about, especially [...]

• Update: Boulder Cycle Sport / FasCat Cyclocross Training Camp Moved to August

  30 July 10 • 0 comment

  It’s already almost August, which means that the US cyclocross scene is right around the corner. While most of us are doing something bike-related, either on or off road, to keep up the fitness, many of the ‘cross-specific skills are atrophying. It’s not too soon to start getting your cyclocross techniques back on track and [...]

• MTB World Cup #4 ’Crosser Roundup

  30 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Champery, Switzerland, was the site of the fourth round of the MTB World Cup series this past weekend, playing host to some of our favorite ’crossers. The spoils of the XC race went to the pure mountain bikers, with American Todd Wells taking top cyclocross honors with his twelfth place finish, an impressive four places [...]

• CrossVegas Registration Opens Monday August 16th

  29 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Look for Registration on the CrossVegas home page beginning Monday August 16. Registration will open for all categories including Elite Men, Elite Women and Wheelers & Dealers. Keep in mind:

• Promoters: Enter Your Race into Our Compreshensive Race Calendar!

  29 July 10 • 0 comment

  It’s that time again to plan your season and travel. We’re updating our comprehensive cyclocross race calendar for North America and beyond. Promoters, get your event in the world’s most complete cyclocross calendar, for free. Just enter the data on our form at the bottom of our calendar. It’s not instant, but after giving it [...]

• Eising Re-Ups with Sunweb-Revor

  29 July 10 • 0 comment

  19 year-old Tijmen Eising, who finished fourth in last year’s U23 World Cup series in his first season competing in that age group, has extended his contract with the Sunweb-Revor team through the end of 2014. During the previous 2008/2009 season, the Dutch rider impressively dominated the Junior World Cup series, took the European Championship [...]

• Fayetteville, Tennessee, Invites You to Beat the Freak

  29 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Beat the Freak is back for another season of Tennessee cyclocross action in 2010. From Kevin Freeman, Beat the Freak promoter: Coming to Fayetteville, Tennessee, September 25th and 26th,  October 9th, November 20th, December 18th and January 9th, Beat the Freak Cyclocross Series will be back for its third season at  Dondavidson Park in Fayetteville, Tennessee.

• NACT to Kick Off with Ninth Edition of StarCrossed

  28 July 10 • 0 comment

  ’Cross season is almost upon us (hurrah!). In less than two months, StarCrossed will kick off the NACT series in Seattle, and the races will officially be coming at us, fast and furious. StarCrossed  Cyclocross is back in 2010 for ninth year; registration opens August 2nd, 2010 Seattle, WA – Low Pressure Promotions, LLC of [...]

• Schlamm Returns to Sponsor CrossVegas 2010

  27 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  UK-based cycle clothing company Schlamm Ltd has joined the growing list of supporters of season-opener CrossVegas returning as the “official race merchandise supplier” of America’s biggest cyclocross event. Schlamm will provide official clothing to all event staff, race marshals and credentialed photographers, in addition to presenting a range of race merchandise that will be available [...]

• Mongolian Cyclocross Program Packs It In

  27 July 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles The Mongolian cyclocross team, composed of athlete’s from the Asian country’s high steppes, famously followed in their Zimbabwean counterparts’ footsteps when they journeyed to Belgium to compete on the sport’s biggest stages. While Team Zimbabwe reaped the benefits of being featured in the Allez Allez Zimbabwe reality television program, the Mongolian program [...]

• SpectaCross 2010 Canceled

  25 July 10 • 0 comment

  We’re sorry to report that promoters of SpectaCross, the event held in conjunction with the New Jersey State Fair, were forced to cancel this year’s edition because of low rider pre-registrations. The event got a lot of things right in attempts to attract big fields, including offering equal payouts for the winners of the men’s [...]

• Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie

  24 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  In June, Cyclocross Magazine introduced its readers the to the first all-carbon offering from Van Dessel.  While details at that point were a little sketchy, Cyclocross Magazine has been able to get the latest photos of the first production models. The Full Tilt Boogie – you have to give Van Dessel creativity points for that [...]

• Arctic Cross – Alaskan Cyclocross Clinic with Katie Compton

  23 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  Alaskan ’crossers may not be accustomed to seeing the sport’s top talent make the trek north for events or for sharing their skills with the locals – but that’s about to change. Katie Compton just announced that she’ll be providing clinics at Arctic Cross in mid-August. The four-day program culminates with races on Sunday, August [...]

• Should Cyclocrossers Spit or Swallow?

  23 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles A recent series of studies conducted at the University of Birmingham in England sought to decipher why carbohydrate solutions measurably increased performance in cyclists and runners, even when the length of the event was too short for the body to process the consumed carbs and replenish glycogen stores. As a recent article [...]

• Nash Wins, Stybar Sixth in Czech National MTB Championships; Spitz Grabs German Title, Sonntag Ninth

  22 July 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles While Todd Wells and Katie Compton led the ’crossers charge on the American front, similar stories were unfolding in Europe. Katerina Nash (Luna Chix Pro), winner of the 2009 Roubaix World Cup cyclocross race and sixth place finisher at Worlds in Tabor, continued to show terrific off-road form by storming to the [...]

• Nys, Wellens out of Contention for Belgium MTB Title

  21 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  We reported recently on Sven Nys and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) pounding their mountain bike pedals into podium spots in Belgium’s National Cup series, but are sad to say that neither was able to crown himself the MTB King of Belgium.