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• Cyclocross Gift Ideas & Reviews: Sports Nutrition and Energy Food

  22 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Our editors have reviewed, tested and hand-picked a plethora of last-minute gift suggestions. Today we bring you an array of nutrition products we’ve reviewed that might just [...]

• New Product Spotlight: VelEau Hydration

  15 December 11 • 2 comments

  

  by Josh Liberles Take velo, add eau (French for water) and you end up with VelEau, a French-sounding, but American-made, on-the-bike hydration system. Rather than wearing a bladder on your back, the VelEau puts a hard-shell reservoir into a saddle bag and snakes a hydration hose along the bike’s top tube.

• Product Spotlight: Clif Shot Gels

  19 October 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Kit Redwine Interbike is famous for miles of bicycle eye-candy, but it’s also infamous for a lack of affordable and palatable dining options. When your day is packed with meetings, it’s not uncommon to graze all day on gel, bar and drink samples.  That’s how our crew stayed lean and mean throughout this year’s [...]

• Product Review: Dr. Will Offers a Great All-Natural Energy Bar to Cyclocrossers

  26 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Kenton Berg In a very crowded market like energy bars, it’s hard for the little guy to stand up and get noticed sometimes, but this is exactly what the folks at Dr. Will Bar have done. They’ve strayed from the mold, literally, and have figured out how to make a great-tasting, calorie-packed, small square-shaped [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Extreme Endurance Dietary Supplements

  8 June 09 • 0 comment

  

  by Jacob Sisson Nutrition is key for anyone trying to perform at their peak. For many people, the rigors of racing every weekend, training during the week and trying to hold down a steady job can put a strain on complete nutrition. Enter Extreme Endurance dietary supplements. Extreme Endurance produces Extreme Vital 40 and Extreme [...]

• New Product Spotlight: Fluid Recovery Drink

  16 February 09 • 1 comment

  

  by Jacob Sisson With cyclocross’ short efforts, you might not think recovery drinks are important for the ‘crosser. But the intense training efforts and common back-to-back race days make proper recovery a top priority for the serious athlete. Recovery drinks can be a convenient aid in quick recovery. Preference for sports nutrition products generally comes [...]