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• The Meeting, a film by Brian Vernor, Presented by 21st Avenue Bicycles

  2 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  The Cyclocross Meeting, a film by Brian Vernor, will be the subjects of two screenings presented by 21st Avenue Bicycles. Screening will be held at the Clinton Street Theater on the night of Thursday December 9th for two showings, 7pm and 8:30pm, each followed with a Q&A featuring filmmaker Brian Vernor and professional athletes Barry [...]

• First Annual NorCal vs SoCal Cyclocross Championships

  29 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  The first annual “Northern California vs. Southern California” State Cyclocross Championships will be held January 16th, 2011, at Hart Park, Bakersfield, CA. Cyclocross is a unique form of cycling combining road bike, mountain bike and running skills into one event. This is a first ever event for the state and will be an epic and [...]

• St. Wendel, Germany Gets Ready for the 2011 UCI Cyclocross World Championships

  29 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  While the US won’t have a 2011 cyclocross national championships, the UCI will be hosting a 2011 Cyclocross World Championships in St. Wendel Germany, on January 29th and 30th, 2011. Full press release below. World`s top riders in St. Wendel St. Wendel will host the Cyclo-cross World Championships for the second time since 2005 and [...]

• Masters Cyclist Neal Schubel Suspended by USADA for Possession and Use of EPO

  24 November 10 • 0 comment

  Neal Schubel of Michigan, a 45-year-old Masters racer, has been suspended for two years from an EPO-related offense dating back to 2006. Earlier this year, Schubel raced the 2010 Barry-Roubaix race in the Elite Men’s field, finishing 47th. Official announcement from USADA below. Colorado Springs, Colo. (November 24, 2010) – USADA announced today that U.S. [...]

• Ohio State Champion to be Crowned at OVCX/CapCity Race November 28

  23 November 10 • 0 comment

  The Buckingham Financial Ohio State Cyclocross Championships take place this Sunday, November 28, at John Bryan State Park near Dayton, Ohio.  The event is part of both the Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa John’s and the CapCity Cyclocross Series. As with all state championship races on the Zipp OVCX Tour, the Buckingham Financial [...]

• Cross on the Rock Takes Vancouver Island by Storm

  20 November 10 • 0 comment

  This Sunday, Nov. 29th, the Island Championships come to Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island, BC. The race is organized by The Cross Council, which is a collaborative effort of local clubs, including: VICC, Experience Cycling Club, UROC, Arrowsmith MTB Club, Alberni Valley Riders and IRC. It will feature double points, draw prizes for both day-of and series racers and [...]

• Reno Wheelmen Prepare For NCNCA Cyclocross Championships

  18 November 10 • 0 comment

  The Reno Wheelmen are putting the final details into place for this year’s Northern California-Nevada (NCNCA) Cyclocross Championships, which will be held at Clayton Middle School in Reno, Nev. Predictions call for cool temperatures and wet weather for Saturday, giving Northern California riders a little taste of what is to come next month at Nationals [...]

• MAC’s “Iron Mike” Hebe: Tri-als of a Cyclocross Series Director

  16 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Ken Getchell If you want to know about the behind-the-scenes work that has made cyclocross one of the fastest-growing sports in America, Mike Hebe should be on your short list of people to interview. Hebe is one of a handful of directors of major cyclocross series in the United States. He has shepherded the [...]

• Lazer Sport Announces Partnership with Katie Compton

  11 November 10 • 0 comment

  Lazer Sport NV is proud to announce that it has formed a sponsoring partnership with Katie Compton through the 2013 racing season. Katie is the current USA Cyclocross National Champion and has won this championship six consecutive times. She has also won numerous UCI cyclocross World Cup races, is a two-time winner of the USA [...]

• Crossin’ For A Cause – Movie Night To Raise Funds For Cancer Research

  11 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  Outside of the bike industry, there aren’t many people that race for the benefit of their employers, and even less that can do it as a contribution to the greater good.  Lenore Pipes, a researcher with the Riethman Laboratory at The Wistar Institute, lives a double life. Racing on the weekends for the Wistar Institute [...]

• From the Midwest: Fast Courses, Cajun & Creole, and On-site Hotel Deals

  10 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Lots of news is coming out of the Midwest as the Zipp OVCX Tour presented by Papa John’s gears up for this year’s final month of racing.  Race Director Brendan Canty reports that the course for this weekend’s Kentucky State Cyclocross Championships / Commonwealth Eye Surgery Promotion Cross will be, “on the faster side.”  The [...]

• Super Raffle Returns to Whitmore’s Super Cup

  10 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Myles Romanow, promoter of the two-day Whitmore’s Landscaping Super Cross Cup in Nassau County, Long Island on November 20 and 21, has announced the return of the Super Raffle on Sunday afternoon following the Elite Men’s race.  The raffle has become a tradition at the event, which again this year will serve as the final [...]

• Registration Opens For Whitmore’s Super Cross Cup

  10 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Registration is now open for the re-located Whitmore’s Super Cross Cup, the season-ending weekend doubleheader of racing for the Champion System MAC Series on November 20th and 21st. All of the Champion System MAC classes will be competing at the two races, both of which will now be held at the Fireman’s 9/11 Memorial at [...]

• SoCalCross UCI Weekend Goes Live at the Greek

  5 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  SoCal has its second UCI weekend on tap, and plenty of supplemental events surrounding it. SoCalCross UCI Weekend #2 11/6-7,  formerly LA Dam Cross, is now UCI Cyclocross LA: Live at the Greek! The weekend’s racing will officially move to the City of Los Angeles’ largest and most popular park:  Griffith Park – Vermont Canyon [...]

• Cycle-Smart International Picks Up with Espresso and Belgian Ales

  5 November 10 • 0 comment

  On Friday, November 5th, the Cycle-Smart International will be hosting its traditional Pick Up Party from 7-9 PM, at Northampton Coffee in Northampton, Massachusetts. The rider registration and party is presented by The Kidney Project, and will feature event president Adam Myerson as the guest barista, pulling shots from Noho Coffee’s Synesso espresso machine. Noho [...]