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• Interbike 2009 Revisited – Monster Cross is Alive!

  15 October 09 • 0 comment

  Believe it or not, we’re still digging out from Interbike, and we’ve got some interesting upcoming cyclocross-worthy products that still deserve attention. A lot of people have asked us what we saw at the show and what trends we’ve noticed. One of the big trends is the growth of the “monster cross” segment. Perhaps just [...]

• Kabush and Sydor Join the Weekend’s Repeat-Fest at Snowy Jim Horner Cyclocross Gran Prix

  14 October 09 • 0 comment

  Just like Compton, Powers, Johnson and Nash, newly-crowned Canadian National Champions Geoff Kabush and Alison Sydor from the Rocky Mountain – Maxxis team raced to their own clean sweeps this weekend, following up their National Championship wins on Saturday with wins at the Jim Horner Cyclocross Gran Prix in Edmonton. American Zach McDonald (Classic Cyles) [...]

• New Day, Same Result – Identical Podiums on Day 2 in Providence

  11 October 09 • 1 comment

  The Providence Festival of Cyclocross offered a second day of racing, but you’d never know it looking at the podium. In the men’s race, Tim Johnson and Jamey Driscoll of CyclocrossWorld-Cannondale took another 1-2 finish, with Chris Jones (Champion Systems) finishing strong to claim another third place. On the women’s side, the top four from [...]

• A Friday Night Race Report: A Great Warm-Up, High Heart Rate and a DNS

  9 October 09 • 4 comments

  Nearly a hundred tweets, dozens of email threads and racing heart rates showed cyclocrossers were active and racing Friday night. One reader sent in this race report of the furious action, while two other readers sent in photos. Enjoy. A Friday night race? No, I wasn’t lucky enough to be in Kentucky at the Cyclo-Stampede [...]

• Vervecken Takes Last Lap Win, Compton Repeats at USGP Planet Bike Cup Day 2 – Full Results, Brief Report

  27 September 09 • 0 comment

  Erwin Vervecken (Revor – Baboco) took advantage of yet another rolled tire by an in-control Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) and a fading Ryan Trebon (Kona) to take his first win of this U.S. trip. Page has been having supply problems with equipment and was forced to race these last few races on borrowed tires on [...]

• Just As It Ended: Seattle Cyclocross Season Kicks Off with Mud

  8 September 09 • 0 comment

  by David Queen, photos by Janet Hill In the Pacific Northwest we traditionally kick off our ‘cross season with the ASC Labor Day ‘Cross Championships in Seattle. Many cyclocross elitists have avoided this event in the past because of historically blasphemous warm weather. Many of us can’t fathom ‘cross when it is hot. most years [...]

• BikeSnob NYC Gets Sticky: Think Before You Glue

  31 August 09 • 2 comments

  So you’ve now read different ways on how to secure your cyclocross tubular tires, but should you do it? Your favorite bike snob weighs in on this sticky issue. by BikeSnobNYC Cyclocross, despite its inherent absurdity and discomfort, can hook you easier than your handlebars can hook the course tape. And once you’re hooked, you [...]

• Under the Covers of Cyclocross Magazine – Part II

  24 August 09 • 0 comment

  Following up on part I on his conversation with Cyclocross Magazine’s publisher, Andrew Yee, CXHairs.com’s Bill Schieken has just posted part II of the interview. If you’re interested in a peak behind the scenes of the young cyclocross-obsessed publication and website, have a look.

• Equal Pay in Cyclocross – One Young Man’s Opinion

  19 August 09 • 5 comments

  Equal pay is a hot topic in ‘cross. Most of you seem to have a strong opinion on this subject, and we’re here to publish both sides. With the recent news of the huge women’s payouts at the Cincinnati UCI3 Cyclocross Festival and our story on UCI minimum payouts, we’ve received some personal commentary. First [...]

• The Cure for Post-Tour de France Blues? Cyclocross of Course

  10 August 09 • 3 comments

  by Ryan Kelly From a cyclocross fanatic’s standpoint, I can see that watching the Tour might be a bit like channel surfing from cage fighting to watching people in a “who can touch a car the longest” contest. You go from watching athletes talented in many aspects pounding on one another to watching guys play [...]

• Spectacross, One Rider’s View From the Middle

  3 August 09 • 1 comment

  

  by Jake Sisson Cyclocross in July? Surely you jest. At a State Fair? Blasphemy. Spectacross, which took place at this year’s New Jersey State Fair, was unconventional in every sense of the word. The laps were on the order of three minutes long, which even included slippery mud on day one and an extended set [...]

• When Does the Cyclocross Season Really Start?

  4 July 09 • 6 comments

  As the biggest off-season race gets underway in Monaco, cyclocross racers have to wait just a little longer for the early summer ‘cross races to start. But does that mean ‘cross season is almost here? CXM contributor Jamie Mack takes a deeper look at this touchy subject. by Jamie Mack “Cyclocross seems to be starting [...]

• Hitting the Dirt – A Newbie’s Tale

  30 June 09 • 7 comments

  

  Roadie, mountain biker or cyclocrosser, it’s getting to be the time when we dust off our ‘cross bikes and hit the dirt. But do you remember your first ‘cross ride? The impossibly steep learning curve? We’ve got a tale of one person’s  humble beginnings of a ‘cross career for your enjoyment. by Karin Tobiason My [...]

• An Easy Way to Find Cyclocross Magazine on Facebook

  24 June 09 • 0 comment

  A couple Fridays ago, the bubble of Silicon Valley was buzzing with what was deemed the most anticipated event anyone  could remember.  For us cyclocrossers, maybe that would be the day the U.S. would host the World Championships, or the day we finally snag that race victory, but in this tech-crazed, still crazy-expensive area that [...]

• Georgia Gould Transforms a Racer to Superfan

  15 June 09 • 0 comment

  

  by David Hutton (this story was one of many published in our print Issue 5) We all know how ‘cross is a spectator-friendly sport, and regardless of rider turnout, fans can make or break the atmosphere of a race. From local racing to big-time UCI battles, it’s not just the in-race action that brings the [...]