Loading ...Oregon Cyclocross Season Dusts Itself Off at Kruger’s – UPDATED: Photo Galleries
August 30th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos, race results
Molly Cameron, pre-dust © Josh Liberles
This year’s Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit, held on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon, was not quite a cyclocross race, since there were no barriers or running sections, but it was closer to ’cross than anything else. And while the first full-on cyclocross race may still be two weeks out – at the two day, three event Cross-Over Stage Race in Eugene – today’s event was the perfect segue between high speed road competitions and riding hard on dirt, or from fat tire forays to skinny-rubber slides through corners. The 1.5-mile laps flew by in well under five minutes per round.
Aaron Olson provides the firepower to split the field © Dave Roth
The Elite men and women were on the course at the same time, with staggered starts (with the Singlespeeders and Men 35+ A racers racing concurrently as well).
Elite Men: Dust in the Wind
Although he’s only ever competed in two cyclocross races, hadn’t pre-ridden the course and didn’t know the specifics of the terrain, former Euro road pro Aaron Olson (Foundation Roots) made his race plan evident from the gun in the men’s race: Go hard as hell, leave everyone else in the dust – literally. …continue reading: Oregon Cyclocross Season Dusts Itself Off at Kruger’s – UPDATED: Photo Galleries
Gallery: Katie Compton’s Arctic ’Cross Clinic
August 16th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Katie offers her extensive wisdom to some lucky participants. © Mark Legg-Compton
Mark Legg-Compton shot us some pictures of day two of Katie Compton’s Arctic ’Cross Clinic, taking place in Anchorage, Alaska. For the first two days, 25 lucky ’cross crazy cyclists learned skills and technique from one of the best cyclocrossers in the world. Day 3? Participants raced, with both Katie and Mark shadowing the course. See the photos below, after the jump!
…continue reading: Gallery: Katie Compton’s Arctic ’Cross Clinic
New Trends Revealed at Dealer Camp 2010 in Deer Valley
August 1st, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross news, cyclocross photos
Fuji Altamira: New full carbon frame designed with input from Mark McCormack © 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 number of manufacturers with ’cross bikes were on hand to show their wares. Most companies had changes to their existing product lines to showcase. A few bikes also debuted at Dealer Camp.
Two big changes that many manufacturers made were redesigned fork blades and tapered steer tubes. …continue reading: New Trends Revealed at Dealer Camp 2010 in Deer Valley
Gallery: Katie Compton’s 2010 Short Track National Win
July 24th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Compton at the start line. © Mark Legg-Compton
Katie Compton stole the show at this year’s MTB Short Track Nationals. “Katie crushed the short track today, winning from defending champion Georgia Gould. Katie lapped all but the first four riders” said husband Mark Legg-Compton via Twitter. Katie herself was a little more grounded: “Yep, still coughing up a lung from Sunday’s effort. Pretty happy I can breathe that hard at 8,000 ft though.” Us too, Katie. See the photos after the jump. …continue reading: Gallery: Katie Compton’s 2010 Short Track National Win
MTB Nationals XC Photo Gallery
July 20th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
MTB Nationals gave us plenty of opportunity to see our favorite ’crossers © Amy Dykema
Wrapping up our coverage (XC here and Short Track here) of the MTB Nationals, in which ’crossers played a dominating role, are a few more pictures to add some color to our reports. Special thanks to Amy Dykema for being there to snap those shots! …continue reading: MTB Nationals XC Photo Gallery
Book Review: Balint Hamvas’ UCI Cyclocross World Cup 2009/2010 Photo Book
March 23rd, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos, reviews
UCI Cyclocross World Cup 2009/2010 by Balint Hamvas
by Dan Seaton
If you couldn’t make the trip to Kalmthout in December to watch Sven Nys rebound from a disastrous first lap to a dramatic victory in the middle of a blizzard, or Treviso to see Katie Compton and Niels Albert both ride away from two talented fields, leaving nothing but a cloud of dust behind them, then you missed a chance to see some of the best racing in the world. If you’re reading this in the United States—and most of you are—then you’re in good company. Until the UCI brings the big show to Louisville in 2013, the chance to watch the greatest ‘crossers in the world in person without dropping $1000 on a flight across the Atlantic will probably remain elusive.
To hold you over, Balint Hamvas, a Hungarian-born photographer …continue reading: Book Review: Balint Hamvas’ UCI Cyclocross World Cup 2009/2010 Photo Book
Nys Sprints Ahead Again in Superprestige Zonhoven – UPDATED: Photo Galleries, Full Results, Report
February 7th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross news, cyclocross photos, race results
It was a tight race in Zonhoven, right down to the finish © Bart Hazen
by Dan Seaton
Zonhoven, Belgium – The Superprestige series, on hiatus since a muddy meeting in Diegem just after Christmas, resumed today on sandy, windblown hills in eastern Belgium. On a course dominated by a gigantic—and for several riders, dangerous— 15 meter deep sand pit, Sven Nys took his second victory of the weekend with a masterful attack on the final climb of the race.
Narrow Wins for Vos, Nys at GVA Trofee Krawatencross – UPDATED: Video Highlight, Photo Galleries, Full Results
February 6th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos, euro-file, race results
After a couple of sub-par technical performances, Nys was back to his usual self © Bart Hazen
by Dan Seaton
Lille, Belgium – Though the World Champions’ jerseys may have been handed out last week, cyclocross keeps rolling for another month, with prizes in two big series—the GVA Trofee and Superprestige—still up for grabs. Today it was the GVA Trofee, which last met in Baal on New Years Day, that picked back up with the seventh of eight stops in the series, Krawatencross. …continue reading: Narrow Wins for Vos, Nys at GVA Trofee Krawatencross – UPDATED: Video Highlight, Photo Galleries, Full Results
A Look Back at Worlds 2010 – A Joe Sales Photo Gallery
February 6th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Now that the chaos of the 2010 Cyclocross World Championships is over and fingers and cameras have thawed out, we’ve had a chance to sort through our photos from the big event. Up next is a final men’s race photo gallery from Joe Sales. …continue reading: A Look Back at Worlds 2010 – A Joe Sales Photo Gallery
Behind the Scenes at Tabor – Pre and Post-Race Photos
January 31st, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Czech Martin Bina just missed the podium. 2010 Cyclocross World Championships, Tabor. © Dan Seaton
Cyclocross Magazine’s European superstar reporter captured some behind-the-scenes racing before the women’s race and after the men’s race today in Tabor in the photo gallery below.
Stay tuned for continued coverage of the worlds from our 2010 Tabor Cyclocross World Championships coverage page. …continue reading: Behind the Scenes at Tabor – Pre and Post-Race Photos
Photo Gallery from the World Championships, Course Preview
January 30th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Jonathan Page pre-riding in Tabor. © Joe Sales
Cyclocross Magazine’s photographer Joe Sales strolled through the snow to capture this stunning set of images captured during the pre-ride period at the snowy venue in Tabor. Find complete coverage, photos, reports and replay our live coverage from Saturday and Sunday in our 2010 Tabor Cyclocross Worlds Coverage Center.
…continue reading: Photo Gallery from the World Championships, Course Preview
Tábor Prepares for Cyclocross’ Biggest Show – UPDATED: Photo Gallery
January 29th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross news, cyclocross photos, euro-file
Vermonter Jamey Driscoll shows JPow how it's done in the snow © Bart Hazen
by Dan Seaton
Tábor, Czech Republic – While Louisville got the go ahead to plan for ‘cross Worlds in three years, the city of Tábor–about 100 km south of Prague in southern Bohemia–was finalizing preparations for their own World Championships starting tomorrow. The city, population 37,000, which has hosted a World Cup since 1996 and previously hosted a World Championships in 2001, was getting into the act. Downtown, banners and signs celebrating the race hung from buildings and lamp posts, while race organizers put the finishing touches on the course, tucked into fields a few kilometers from the town center. …continue reading: Tábor Prepares for Cyclocross’ Biggest Show – UPDATED: Photo Gallery
Six Favorite Photos of Cyclocross Champions in Hoogerheide
January 25th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Both newly-crowned national champions and reigning world champions were present this past Sunday in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, for one last battle before the 2010 World Championships in Tabor.
Cyclocross Magazine star photographer Joe Sales has finally started his annual European trip that we always anxious await and was there to capture some of the action from the day.
Today we’re highlighting …continue reading: Six Favorite Photos of Cyclocross Champions in Hoogerheide
Austin’s Lonestar Cross Festival, Texas State Championship Day 2 UPDATED – Race Report, Video, Photo Gallery, Full Results
January 18th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos, video
Jonny Sundt, Open Men's winner, petitions for Heisman consideration © Matthew Haughey
You couldn’t have asked for better conditions: fresh mud–just the right texture–from recent rains. It blanketed sections of ground of a county park in east Travis County outside Austin, Texas this past weekend. As one observer on a Texas bicycle forum post put it: “Andrew (Pirate Race Productions) must have an ‘in’ with the weather gods …. Who else could have scheduled 24 hours of rain to ‘prep’ the course, and then have the sun come out on race day? How true–most participants agreed that the conditions were perfect.
So, then, why all the surprises? …continue reading: Austin’s Lonestar Cross Festival, Texas State Championship Day 2 UPDATED – Race Report, Video, Photo Gallery, Full Results
Day 1 of Austin’s Lonestar Cross Festival – Photo Gallery
January 17th, 2010 Filed Under cyclocross photos
Linda Sone, mud and cactus © Matthew Haughey
Day one of the Lonestar Cyclocross Festival kicked off in Austin, Texas on Saturday. Here’s a photo gallery of day one’s action to whet your appetite.
Check out our race coverage, compilation video, and full results here.
…continue reading: Day 1 of Austin’s Lonestar Cross Festival – Photo Gallery
