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• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of December 24th, 2011

  24 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Kat Statman We’re back folks, for all of your pro ’cross rumors and rumblings that you’ve been missing the past few weeks. Not only are we back, but it’s just in time for the holidays and more importantly, the cyclocross fans “holy week.” So, let’s take a chance to look at the upcoming races, [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Holiday Spirit

  20 December 11 • 4 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford It’s that time of year again: the halls are getting decked, I’m forcing housemates/friends/random strangers to watch The Muppet’s Christmas Carol whilst drinking soynog and eating excessive amounts of cookies, and there’s a chance that I’ve done some serious threshold-interval-level shopping. However, this year is different. I’m trying to ration the cookies [...]

• Finding Motivation Again: A Column by Lee Waldman

  20 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  Last week, Masters racer and Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman philosophized a bit about  some life lessons and how they transfer into cyclocross. This week, he’s looking ahead toward the end of the season and what that means.

• Cyclocross and the Wounded Warrior Project: How You Can Help

  8 December 11 • 0 comment

  J.D. Kimple trains for and races with a purpose: to support Wounded Warrior Project and to commemorate his son. by J.D. Kimple My son Jovid and I are in our second year of racing cyclocross to raise money as proud supports of Wounded Warrior Project. Some may recall the article on cxmagazine.com from last year, [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: “On the Beaches”

  6 December 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Cyclocross season is nearly over in the US, though in Europe, there are still quite a few races to be won. But for the average cyclocrosser in the US, the season is at its end, with merely a month to go before Nationals and Masters Worlds. As someone who has, in the [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of December 3rd, 2011

  3 December 11 • 1 comment

  by Kat Statman Turns out with the months changing and the holiday season slowly rolling around, sometimes the brain shifts gears and I may have inadvertently done that this week, so, do not fret, your regularly scheduled programming will return next week. Until then, Jose Antonio Hermida takes on ’cross and are all the big [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Thanksgiving Week 2011

  25 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman As we all get over our turkey comas and prepare for an off-weekend or an awesome weekend of racing, depending on how “good” or “bad” we are, let’s get down to business in the world of pro cyclocross! Will Boom go Boom again at Namur? Amy Dombroski, the ultimate superfan. Wellens and [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of November 18th, 2011

  18 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Kat Statman Turkey Day is fast approaching and what does that mean? We are, oh so close to Christmas week, arguably the best week in ’cross racing ever, with a race almost every day to live stream and geek out on. But, a few things to deal with first. Louisville secures a non-endemic sponsor [...]

• Life/Bike Lessons: a Column by Lee Waldman

  17 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  Last week, Masters racer and Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman philosophized a bit about how we are always “becoming,” as both people and bike racers. This week, he’s reflecting more on some life lessons and how they transfer into cyclocross.

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

  15 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford When I was a triathlete (don’t stop reading because I admitted that!), when you finished a race and looked at your score, what you saw was a realistic reflection on you as an athlete. With no drafting and no one but yourself to blame (unless you count getting kicked in the head [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of November 11th, 2011

  11 November 11 • 0 comment

  

  The season keeps going and going. Some are wondering why it’s not longer as we near the end for some regions, since December is just around the corner. Others are getting tired but no less excited about the prospect of pulling on their skinsuits, slathering on some embro and heading out for a bit of [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of November 4th, 2011

  4 November 11 • 2 comments

  by Kat Statman Two European classic ’cross races have passed this week, Koppenberg and Zonhoven. Sand and big hills were the name of the game, and it became painfully clear that the European courses are much different than our courses here. Did anyone see spirals of death? Did you see that downhill sand chute into [...]

• The Girl with the Cowbell Tattoo: P.S. There Will Be Blood (and Mud)

  1 November 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford When I opened an email from my Cycle-Smart coach, the awesome Alec Donahue, about a day of skills training we were planning, I laughed out loud. This is not because the schedule looked ridiculously hard, or, on the flip side, too easy. This is because after he signed off, he added “P.S. [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of October 29th, 2011

  29 October 11 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman The disc brake revolution has arrived, folks: just look at Tim Johnson’s bike for this weekend. But has that really changed the game? Only time will tell. But enough tech talk, there are more important things to discuss, like: Amy Dombroski, still taking Europe by storm. Ever deepening fields: is that really [...]

• Deep Thoughts: a Column by Lee Waldman

  26 October 11 • 3 comments

  

  The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur just passed.  Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, it is unarguably my favorite. On this one day each year I’m forced to take time and take stock of my life; how I’ve live it and how I’ve impacted the people and the world around me. I don’t [...]