Posts in category training & skills

With many of us pulling out our cyclocross bikes and practicing barriers and remounts (and maybe even preparing for dropped chains) for the first time in months, this …

When it comes to ride nutrition, ’crossers have it easy. Our short races often mean no need to hydrate or eat in-race, but that makes …

Properly sizing a cyclocross bike, as well as swapping or adjusting stems, saddles, handlebars, and seat posts for an ideal fit, are rich subjects that …

If dropped chains are constantly ruining your races, you might want to stay tuned for an upcoming Mechanical Monday to help you prevent this disaster. …

Cyclocross is essentially the Post Office of the cycling world, and just as is written on the New York City USPS building, we have our …

So you’ve been racing cyclocross for a few years, have been finishing mid-pack, and you’re now looking towards next season wondering where you can gain …

You’ve decided that you want to race ’cross, but there are still questions before the season starts. What kind of bike should you race? Should …

Learning more about cyclocross is easy to do. If you’re interested, but not quite ready to hit the start line, maybe there’s a nearby race …

When you first start racing ’cross, if you don’t come from a cycling background, the equipment list can be daunting. For the newbie, the question …

Tire choice is one of the most hotly debated topics in all of ’cross. The lack of active suspension means that tires are your first …

You may be asking, “What’s with all the hype?” or “Why would I want to race in the mud?” or “What makes cyclocross the best …

One of the beauties of cyclocross is the relatively small training time commitment. ’Cross is a 60 minute (or less) affair. With such a short …

Want to be a winner next ’cross season? So do we, and there’s no time like the offseason to start getting race-ready. Last week we …

Every year, we hear about more and more injuries from racers wanting to improve their running skills for the cyclocross season only to end up …

So you’re racing gravel. First of all, good for you, re-purposing your ’cross bike in the offseason! Second of all, by now you probably realize …

Welcome to our newest section of the website, our Frequently Asked Questions. Now, as we add to our list of questions, we’ll be featuring them …

by David Einmo A mechanical might steal your spot on the podium, but it doesn’t have to rob your enthusiasm. Stop playing the “what if” …

by Jacob Fetty ’Cross is over. Now what? You have watched the World Championship replay 17 times on YouTube. You are lost. It feels like …

by Matt Marchal Like many of you, I saw the post recently about the Cat 3 who tested positive for testosterone and at first, I …

Two-time World Champion Bart Wellens shares his tips on how to run stairs like a pro in this video from the Global Cycling Network. Wellens …

Al Donahue is one of the country’s leading cyclocross experts, but you may not have ever heard of him. Al works closely with a number …

by Neil Schirmer Our annual vacation to visit family and friends in and around Boulder was inadvertently blessed by the cycling gods this year.  The …

by Lee Waldman and Kim Gilbert Kim Gilbert: It’s that time of year when I flip my calendar a month ahead and see that my …

by Jacob Fetty If ’cross is your primary partner, what should you be doing over the coming weeks to insure that you are giving the …

What do serious Juniors do in the off-season? A six-day training camp at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland, under the guidance of coaches …

If you plan on racing in USAC-sanctioned events (any races with UCI fields, and often even local races), you might want to consider purchasing an …

Anyone can race ’cross! Here’s some things you need to know before you race around in the dirt, grass, mud or snow. For starters, everyone …

Lately, we’ve been covering the latest tech news, featuring great races, talking summer training and getting in-depth with some great racers. But we realized that …

Summer: a time to relax, have barbeques, hit the beach, and … get ready for cyclocross season. If you finished last season feeling like your …

Because no one has written much on nutrition for cyclocross racers, we at Cyclocross Magazine decided to ask Fitzgerald for some cyclocross-specific advice. As ’crossers, we have interesting nutritional needs: we race in all types of temperatures and climates, we go hard for 45 minutes two days a week and then recover to do it all again and of course, we do love the beer tent. We’re a nutritional enigma, trying to eat healthy surrounded by waffle carts and chocolate-covered bacon and trying to stay svelte for a long season that often isn’t a racer’s main season is a challenge in and of itself. It gets even harder when racers’ schedules demand a lot of recovery and travel time, and little by way of long hours on the bike. Luckily, Fitzgerald had some tips for us.