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• Eligibility Guidelines for 2012 Masters Cyclocross World Championships Set

  3 June 11 • 1 comment

  

  Got dreams of winning the blue-and-rainbow-striped jersey at the 2012 Cyclocross Masters World Championships in Louisville? Although we presented much of this criteria earlier in our reports from the USA Cycling Promoter’s Summit, the official criteria is out and it’s time to study up to make sure you qualify and meet the rules. This season, it’ll be interesting to watch the masters-age men and women at UCI races as some will have to keep track of their position to avoid earning points.

• 2011 Challenge Tires Cyclocross Grassroots Sponsorship Program

  2 June 11 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross is just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about all of the details of the season. Challenge Tires is once again offering the Grassroots Sponsorship Program for the 2011 season. A very successful program in its inaugural year and we’re ready to go at it again! We’ve made a few revisions [...]

• Meet the Moment Giveaway with CLIF Bar, Troy Wells and Cyclocross Magazine

  27 May 11 • 5 comments

  

  It seems like the Wells brothers are in a giving and protecting mood. After Todd Wells won $50k for Arizona off-road bike trails, younger brother Troy Wells is helping his sponsor CLIF Bar to raise money for protecting “Places We Play.”

• Tony Pereira Raffles Custom Singlespeed, Trip to Portland to Benefit Melanoma-Stricken Cyclist

  10 May 11 • 0 comment

  

  Tony Pereira, a custom frame builder based in Portland, builds quite a  number of cyclocross framesets. When not catering to the mudder, he also builds fully rigid 29er singlespeeds that would make fine monster cross bikes. Pereira is raffling off one such creation, plus a trip to Portland for a custom fitting, to one lucky [...]

• USA Cycling Invites Cyclocross Leaders for Second Race Directors Summit

  6 May 11 • 0 comment

  

  As Cyclocross Magazine previously previously reported (see USAC Cyclocross Summit Part 1, Part 2, and special on Masters World Championships), USA Cycling invited some of the elite cyclocross promoters and athletes to discuss all things cyclocross. Official press release below. Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 5, 2011) – Cyclo-cross leaders from around the nation gathered at [...]

• UCI Signs Agreement with The Framebuilders’ Collective (TFC) to Reduce Frame Approval Costs for Small Builders

  3 May 11 • 0 comment

  

  Worried about whether you will be able to ride your custom-built cyclocross bikes in UCI races this season? The UCI and The Framebuilders’ Collective feel your pain, and have signed an agreement to give small builders a discount on the application fees for approving their frames under the new UCI frame approval requirements in effect [...]

• Northeast Velodrome and Cycling Park Reopens for 2011 Season, Continues Clinics

  30 April 11 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross, Track racing and BMX all scheduled to return to the Northeast Velodrome. Full press release below. Northeast Velodrome and Cycling Park Reopens for 2011 Season, Continues Clinics – May & June 2011 Clinic dates added The Palter Company, Inc. is proud to announce its continued operation of the Northeast Velodrome & Cycling Park, featuring [...]

• Ohio Valley Cyclocross Announces Zipp Tour, UCI Race Dates, Electronic Timing

  27 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  Cincinnati, OH, USA: Organizers of the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour have announced their 2011 race dates.  For the first time, all races will be scored by timing chips across all classes and the series will be comprised entirely of non-UCI events.  The start of the season will be a shock to the system of unprepared [...]

• Cross After Dark Series Unites Nighttime Cyclocross, Offers Equal Prizes for Women

  26 April 11 • 1 comment

  

  Three existing races join with the new Gateway Cross Cup in St. Louis, MO to create a national series of four UCI-sanctioned cyclocross races held at night. Press release below. Cross After Dark Series Emerges – Nighttime Cross Races Unite in Series Four UCI cyclocross races have united to create a series that adds a [...]

• Ryan Trebon to Wear Castelli for 2011 / 2012 Cyclocross Season

  25 April 11 • 3 comments

  CASTELLI TO SUPPLY RYAN TREBON AND NEW L&T SPORTS/FELT TEAM High performance apparel maker to outfit top-ranked American cyclocross star April 25, 2011 (Portland, OR) – Castelli USA has announced that they will be the exclusive apparel sponsor for Ryan Trebon and his new for 2011 cyclocross team. Effective immediately, the storied clothing manufacturer will [...]

• Filmed by Bike Features the Cyclocross Experience

  15 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  The Filmed By Bike Film Festival comes to Portland this weekend, and Peter Monahan’s The Cyclocross Experience will be among the shorts featured. Relive the mud of the 2004 Cyclocross Nationals at PIR in Portland, Oregon, and check out a whole lot more cycling action on celluloid (or, more likely video these days). 

• Ready for 3D Cyclocross Videos? GoPro Launches 3D HERO 1080p HD Accessory Kit

  4 April 11 • 0 comment

  

  GoPro launched the 3D HERO® System, the World’s Smallest 1080p 3D Camera, today.  The 3D Hero System Joins the GoPro LCD Bacpac and the extended battery as the latest accessories to the growing GoPro line.  See Cyclocross Magazine’s review of the Hero wide camera here. Official press release below. Innovative Modular Design Enables Consumers to [...]

• Interbike 2011 Adds Major Brands

  31 March 11 • 0 comment

  

  After the news of leaving Vegas for and August date in Anaheim and then the decision to remain in Vegas but move a week earlier, the annual Interbike expo for the cycling industry has had more chatter about logistics than attendees recently.  But with the date and venue locked down, companies are committing to the [...]

• Athlete Forward SuperCamp Comes to Norcal

  9 March 11 • 0 comment

  Looking to get some good fitness well before cyclocross season? There’s a high-end training camp waiting for you. Press release below: SUNNYVALE, CA – “Athlete Forward – Better Tools Better You” is proud to present the inaugural “SuperCamp,” May 17-22, 2011. This 6-day rolling tour of California brings together leaders in exercise physiology and coaching [...]

• GoPro Extends HD Hero Helmet Camera with Battery BacPac and LCD Screen

  2 March 11 • 0 comment

  GoPro Hero HD Helmet Camera BacPac Battery The popular GoPro HD Hero helmet and handlebar camera, often used by cyclocross racers to capture the drama of their own race, now offers over five hours of video recording in HD video with the Battery BacPac. The extended battery option joins the new LCD BacPac screen, released [...]