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• A Newbie Playing in the Mud – A Column by Andrew Bernstein

  13 November 08 • 0 comment

  Join Andrew Bernstein as he embarks on the adventure of his first season of ‘cross and reminds us of our own newbie days. You can read his previous (third) installment here. Mud. Ever since I began my ‘cross career (Can you call four races a career? Whatever.) I’ve been dreading my first experience with mud. [...]

• UCI Point Hunting Up North, Day 1 – A Column by Ben Popper

  11 November 08 • 1 comment

  Columnist Ben Popper took his quest for one UCI point north of the border. This is his report from the Toronto International Cyclocross race, Day 1. What happens when for weeks you tell yourself “this is the weekend it’s going to happen,” then you drive through the night, sleep 3 hours, show up to the [...]

• SSCXWC: One Racer’s Right-ful Odyssey

  10 November 08 • 0 comment

  by an anonymous Seattle racer, photos by Janet Hil Early Saturday morning, I met up with the other members of the McCain Palin Right Speed Cyclocross Team in the pre-dawn rain in Seattle. We loaded our bikes into the back of our monster sized fossil fuel sucking SUV and headed down for the single speed [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Results – November 9, 2008

  10 November 08 • 0 comment

  Match fixing? Points shaving? This century’s Black Sox Scandal? You guessed it, looks like the creator and moderator of the CX Magazine UCI Fantasy Cyclocross league has assumed first place and all the wildly attractive accolades that come with it.

• Never Trust Pre-reg Lists – A Column by Ryan Kelly

  6 November 08 • 2 comments

  by Ryan Kelly Remember when you were a kid, and your parents said how they heard Santa had to get an extra big sleigh this year? And then you remembered how you asked Santa for a Power Wheel? In your naïve little eight-year-old mind, you probably thought Santa was getting a bigger sleigh to carry [...]

• Weekend Preview & Fantasy Cyclocross Minute – November 6

  5 November 08 • 1 comment

  Everyone relieved that the election is finally over? I know I sure am, that way I can go back to diagnosing the world of elite cyclocross and the only polling system that matters is my homegrown cyclocross fantasy scoring system. How home grown is it? Well, I’m in fourth. Just sayin.

• GO VOTE

  4 November 08 • 0 comment

  It’s rare that you can get a few cyclocross-crazed racers at headquarters to admit that there might be more important things than getting your ‘cross fix with Cyclocross Magazine, but today might be one of those days. If you live in the U.S. and haven’t already, go vote. If you’ve got time to read this, [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross Results – 11/3

  4 November 08 • 1 comment

  Four big races on the weekend meant big points to be handed out. p lo, owned and operated by Peter Lopez brought home the week’s trophy with 280 points, followed closely by Java with 278 points. The overall picture changed over the weekend as well, with Java (Christian Skinner) moving into the lead 5 points [...]

• To the Himalayas and Back – A Column by Andrew Bernstein

  16 October 08 • 2 comments

  Join Andrew Bernstein as he embarks on the adventure of his first season of ‘cross and reminds us of our own newbie days. The first installment of his column is here. by Andrew J. Bernstein I think I’m getting closer to understanding this whole ‘cross thing. It’s a bike race, and that’s always a good [...]

• It’s Still a Bike Race – A Column by Andrew Bernstein

  1 October 08 • 6 comments

  Andrew Bernstein is a cat 3 road racer giving his first ‘cross season a try. This is his first entry in an ongoing column for Cyclocross Magazine. It’s Still a Bike Race by Andrew J. Bernstein “You don’t want to whack your head with the saddle.” This sage advice, given to me by Alec Donahue, [...]

• Grass, Dirt, Barriers, Doping…and Horses?

  21 August 08 • 0 comment

  Cyclocross is a brutal sport for sure, with its varied off-road surfaces, epic conditions, and the need to jump over barriers at speed in front of crowds. Unfortunately, a few bad apples turn to “juice” to seek an edge in ‘cross and deal with the pain. Well, such riders aren’t alone. It appears that when [...]

• ‘Cross in North America: A Deeper Look at its Growth and Importance

  6 August 08 • 2 comments

  We all hear how ‘cross is growing rapidly in North America. Kevin Richards takes a deeper look at this growth of the sport here in the states through this editorial. Cyclocross Weaves a Web Across North America By Kevin Richards At its current growth rate, American cyclocross seems destined to soon be as ubiquitous as [...]

• Cyclocrossing Across the Country

  28 July 08 • 0 comment

  New England ‘crosser Scott Rosenthal has taken ‘cross to a new level. 40 days ago he started a cross-country journey on his ‘cross bike, aiming to ride from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Boston, Massachusetts. While he’s long had dreams of riding across the country, invitations to weddings in Montana and western Massachusetts made him realize [...]

• Missing States

  4 July 08 • 0 comment

  Happy Birthday USA!  Since sending the magazine to our mailers this week, we noticed one interesting thing.  We’ve got subscribers from every state but three.  So, if you know of a ‘crosser in South Dakota, Wyoming, or Mississippi, send them our way!  Those are the only three holdouts from keeping CXM from representing this entire [...]

• Off-Season Blues: Cyclocross Photos Wanted

  28 May 08 • 1 comment

  Send us your best shot! Okay, so there’s not much racing going on, and with less than four months to cyclocross for most of the nation, the wait still seems like forever. We at CXM try to provide your off-season ‘cross fix, but sometimes we’re jonesing for a little ‘cross hit too. Without the racing, [...]