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• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: We Are Who We Are

  12 June 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford It’s been a series of eventful weekends. From racing in one of the hardest crits around, the Tour of Somerville, to heading to State College to play on mountain bikes while catching the tail end of the Trans-Sylvania Epic and cheering Justin Lindine and Amanda Carey in for the wins, to running [...]

• Pursuing a Sport: A Column by Lee Waldman

  1 June 13 • 0 comment

  

  Our Masters columnist is finally on summer break from school, and he’s back in action. by Lee Waldman My students and I have been writing “This I Believe…” essays as a reflective way to end the school year. Those of you who listen to NPR will be familiar with them. For those of you who aren’t, [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings: Tour of California 2013 Edition

  25 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman We’ve talked about the Giro a little bit, particularly with their almost ’cross like weather for the past two weeks: cold, wet and cancelled for snow. OK, maybe that last bit wasn’t very cyclocross-like. But in the US, things were a little different at the Amgen Tour of California: scorching temperatures and [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Unplugged

  18 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford I know it’s silly to be writing about this: blogging about being unplugged from phone, Internet and even cameras? A bit of a contradiction. But nonetheless, I learned a kind of cool “life lesson” out in California last month. Working from home (or wherever I am) is awesome, but with one drawback: [...]

• The Benefits of a Cyclocross Race-Specific Bike Fit

  12 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Ask any cyclist about bike fits and there will be a different response. As one pro racer uttered under his breath when we started talking about bike fit over dinner in a group last month, “Everyone is an expert.” We’ve talked about bike fit a bit over the years, but it’s always [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: We Wobble, But We Don’t Fall Over

  4 May 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford When I was interviewing the junior women on the Red Zone Cycling team in Louisville, Kentucky, for an article in our upcoming Issue 21, there was one six-year-old on the team who was a bit of a character. For every question, from “What’s your biggest race accomplishment?” to “What’s the hardest part [...]

• Cyclocross and Cat 5: Viewpoints from East to West Coast, from Rookie to Master

  14 April 13 • 0 comment

  

  It’s been a long hiatus since our first dual column, but here, Lee Waldman and I put our heads together and talk about the new Cat 5 field in cyclocross. LEE WALDMAN: I know this will come as no surprise to you, but …  I have this propensity to act curmudgeonly at times.  Well, given [...]

• You Might by a Cyclocrosser If … A Column by Lee Waldman

  30 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Lee Waldman The season has long been over for me. I missed Masters’ Worlds. A long, frustrating, unfortunate story, with a sad ending – a season ending with a whimper and not a bang. But, trying to be positive, like most of you, I’ve switched my focus to riding my road bike and my [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Back in (on) the Saddle

  28 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Being home for two weeks, with no races to cover, was unprecedented. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I had two full weeks of no racing, no events, no trips, no anything. So, what’s a girl to do? For this slightly out-of-shape reporter, it meant a chance to get a [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of March 8th, 2013

  8 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman With winter in a slow decline, it may be time to start thinking about that base training for next ’cross season. Get a few more good sessions on the wooden sticks (i.e cross country skis) in, of course, and maybe a run or two or a trip to the gym, but spring [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Time Marches On

  5 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Has it really been two months since I last posted? I guess that stands to reason, since two months ago I headed out on my extended adventure to Chicago, then Nationals, Worlds and beyond. By beyond, I just mean a month spent in Georgia working hard on Issue 20, exploring mountain bike [...]

• Happy to be Riding: A Column by Lee Waldman

  16 February 13 • 3 comments

  

  by Lee Waldman Yes, I know it’s been a long time since I’ve written, but with all of the race reports over the last month I would have been lost in the shuffle. Not writing, though, isn’t the same as not riding. As an infamous Tour winner recently said, some things are as prevalent in [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine’s Team Reflects on the World Championships in Louisville

  7 February 13 • 3 comments

  

  by Robbie Carver, Molly Hurford and Andrew Yee With three races – and three Dutch winners – in the books, with temperatures dropping and crowds swelling, the tension at Eva Bandman park was palpable. The beer line thinned as spectators elbowed their way to the best spots on the course. Costumed spectators took up their [...]

• What the Euros are Saying, from Across the Pond – Updated with Quotes

  30 January 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Christine Vardaros, Cyclocross Magazine’s American-turned-Belgian correspondent The Belgian vibe all week here has been a nervous one. We are all waiting on the riders to test the course, and we’ve been reading Nys’s complaints that he hasn’t been able to really see what it’s like. Once they’ve been on it then they can report [...]

• A Pilgrimage to Cyclocross Worlds, from a Fan Standpoint

  27 January 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Dave Queen I am preparing to make my cyclocross pilgrimage. Cyclocross, like almost any activity, has those who observe, others that dabble, some who are dedicated, and a select few for whom it is their Alpha and Omega. I am a cyclocross racer.  Oval tracks exist only for dogs or horses. Roads and trails [...]