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• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: The Wheel Comes Off, But Interbike Comes Up

  18 September 12 • 8 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford Normally, when people finish a race and say, “Oh, the wheels just came off in the last lap,” they aren’t being literal. My race on Sunday, however, is a different, much more literal interpretation of the statement. On the runup in the last lap, my front wheel popped off the bike, and [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: ‘Twas the Night (Week) Before the Season

  29 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford ‘Twas the night before Rochester and all through the house All the creatures were stirring, packing up to get out. The bikes were racked on the cars at the ready, Our bike shoes were packed, our wheels trued and steady.” (You get the idea, anyway. I’m psyched!) A couple of weeks ago, [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of August 24th, 2012

  24 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman The season is oh-so-close. You can almost taste it. So, what do we have for you then? A little bit of transfer news, and a little bit of debate. Gabby Day and Sabrina Schweizer go to Rapha-Focus; Joe Dombrowski joins the Pro-Tour Ranks, but with who? Danny Summerhill to United Healthcare; lastly, should Superprestige [...]

• I Am From: A Column By Lee Waldman

  19 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  Resident Masters racer Lee Waldman waxes poetic – literally – about his training. I am from every miserable race and training sesson sweltering heat and bone numbing cold. From squeaky clean to thoroughly drenched in sweat and mud. I am from the workroom in my basement that smells of Simple Green and Kerosene From steel [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: The Final Countdown

  14 August 12 • 5 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford There’s a feeling in the air, it’s almost electric. When my phone rings and it’s my friend and now-framebuilder calling, my heart skips a beat. Is it here? Is it ready? Is it finally time? The first UCI race of the year is less than a month away. The gloves are coming [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of August 11th, 2012

  11 August 12 • 1 comment

  

  by Kat Statman “Georgia, Georgia … Keeps Georgia on my mind.” That’s right folks! While there is still some more cycling to be done at the Olympics, there is only one thing to think about: Georgia Gould and the Bronze Medal! But, there has to be something else going on out in the world of pro [...]

• The Dirtbag Chronicles: Olympic Cyclocross, the Pipe Dream(?)

  5 August 12 • 16 comments

  

  It’s the quadrennial running of the Summer Olympic games and that gets cyclocross fans thinking about the epic injustice of cross’ exclusion from the Games. Rabid fans want cross included in the games and have filled internet forums with impassioned pleas and even started an online petition. In other words, they haven’t done jack except bitch about it. Personally, I can take or leave CX Olympic inclusion, but I do have some helpful hints about how to go about it.

• What is This Thing Called Winning Anyway?: A Column By Lee Waldman

  4 August 12 • 0 comment

  

  Lee Waldman has talked a lot lately about his off-season motivation issues. It’s been a tough year for him with work, and now he’s thinking about the upcoming season and the changes it will bring. by Lee Waldman I love watching the Olympics. The thrill of victory … You know the rest. This year, however, [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Riding with the Ladies

  31 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Track. MTB. Book! OK, so I admit, those were just the notes I made before I started writing this post. But if I can’t share my ‘what I’m writing about’ in the beginning, then when can I share it? So that’s what’s been going on for me, interspersed with watching the Olympics [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of August 28th, 2012

  29 July 12 • 2 comments

  

  by Kat Statman With opening ceremonies and the men’s road race done and dusted, the women’s Olympic road race is on as I write this, and track cycling, the time trial, and the mountain bike race are all to come. Bike racing is all sorts of exciting, but not as exciting as all of the [...]

• Not Taking the Easy Way Out: A Column By Lee Waldman

  21 July 12 • 5 comments

  

  Lee Waldman has talked a lot lately about his off-season motivation issues. It’s been a tough year for him with work, and now he’s thinking about the upcoming season and the changes it will bring. by Lee Waldman The trend these past couple of years in Colorado has been to add more and more categories [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: The Countdown Begins

  17 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford I’ve started my countdown to cyclocross season. We’re less than two months away from the first UCI race, and just shy of two months away from CrossVegas, the unofficial season opener. That’s both incredibly exciting and completely terrifying, for reasons both work and race-related. I suppose it really hit me just how [...]

• The Dirtbag Chronicles: Disco Inferno

  16 July 12 • 1 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine introduces a new semi-weekly op-ed column called “The Dirtbag,” an opinionated series by Cyclocross Magazine contributor Brooke Hoyer. Hoyer previously wrote “The Highs and Lows of Bottom Bracket Heights”  for Issue 4, and we’re psyched to have him back. He describes his column as one “focused on equipment choice that is based on value, [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of Friday the 13th (July 2012)

  14 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman Tour de France is happening, the Olympics are coming up, and it’s Friday the 13th. Is there a better time to address the rumors and rumblings in the world of pro ’crossers? So what’s been going on since the last installment, you ask? Todd Wells has been unseated, in part, while Georgia [...]

• Having Trouble Finding Just Fun: A Column By Lee Waldman

  7 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Lee Waldman has talked a lot lately about his off-season motivation issues. It’s been a tough year for him with work, and now he’s finally got a few weeks off to reflect on why he still manages to ride his bike. by Lee Waldman So, in reality, simply focusing on fun hasn’t been as easy [...]