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• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings Week of October 21st, 2011

  22 October 11 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman So I had a really great idea to break down the awesomeness of the last round of the World Cup in Plzen. Talking about the grit and determination, the anger, the power, and the amazingly intelligent move made by Nys to take the win; but, the internet has thwarted me. So instead [...]

• Fantasy Cyclocross is Back, Enter Today! Powered by Velogames, Deadline is Early Sunday

  21 October 11 • 2 comments

  

  It’s finally happened. After years of pestering George at Velogames.com to extend his fantasy cycling games to our dirtier crowd, the inaugural Velogames.com CX Fantasy Cyclocross series is here, in association with Cyclocross Magazine! We know that running a fantasy league takes a ton of time and some good programming skills (both things that are [...]

• Cyclocross Wheel Review: Revolution Wheelworks Rev-33X Carbon Tubular Wheelset

  20 October 11 • 3 comments

  

  Most serious cyclocrossers eventually move from clinchers to tubular tires (or tubeless) to take advantage of the faster speeds of low-pressure tires with less pinch flat risk.  Serious cyclocrossers who can afford it often look to carbon rims for weight savings. Now cyclocross racers are increasingly seeking wider rims for better tire support. Revolution Wheelworks [...]

• Golden Week of ’Cross on Vancouver Island

  19 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Dave Shishkoff The Golden Week of ’Cross on Vancouver Island concluded this weekend — despite having just raced last Monday, most threw a leg over their bikes to race their friends and peers in the sport for the double-header weekend in Nanaimo, both days which presented warm (13C) and sunny conditions for more near-record [...]

• In the Saddle with Tristan Schouten, Working Man Pro

  19 October 11 • 5 comments

  Tristan Schouten, one of our oft-mentioned “Working Men” of pro cyclocross found time in his busy schedule, between work, training and racing, to sit down to answer a few questions for us. And we had quite a few, because anyone who can pull off a fourth place finish in a USGP (the second day of [...]

• Brems and Jacques-Maynes Ride Away to Victories at CCCX

  18 October 11 • 4 comments

  

  by Tim Westmore Mid-October on California’s central coast can see some of the best days of weather for the year. And so it was at the Central Coast Cyclo•Cross (CCCX) Series at Manzanita Park; beautiful sunshine and 70-80 degrees throughout the day complemented a twisting, bending coarse set up by Keith DeFiebre. The fourth event [...]

• Joachim Parbo Leads Bay Area Cyclocross Clinic Today – Win a Free Registration

  18 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  Joachim Parbo, fresh off back-to-back top ten places at the 2011 Spooky Cross weekend, drives north to the Bay Area to host a cyclocross clinic and free post-clinic talk today (Tuesday). Parbo has offered three Cyclocross Magazine readers free tickets to attend the event.  Details and press release below. Sterling Sports Group and TRP Brakes are [...]

• Seattle Singlespeeders Descend on Cross Crusade, Say: FPDX!

  17 October 11 • 14 comments

  by Joey Mullan (one of the FPDX singlespeed crew and, yes, he’s OK) Portland and Seattle. They both claim to have the finest in cyclocross around the Pacific Northwest. Let’s be honest, they do. At Cross Crusade #3 this last Sunday, a statement was made about cyclocross. For the last three months, a dubious plan [...]

• Mani Smashes Spooky Cross Day 2 – UPDATED: Full Report, Results, Photo Gallery

  16 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Dave Sheek IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—With Day One of Spooky Cross in the books, the racers were ready to go on Day Two — even those who raced Cross After Dark the night before. In the women’s race, Caroline Mani (CC Etupes) took the win in impressive fashion, with a 25-second gap on Teal Stetson-Lee (Cal [...]

• Lindine Sprints to Victory at Granogue Day 2 – UPDATED Full Report, Full Results, Photo Gallery

  16 October 11 • 4 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE — Day two of Granogue was just as fast and hard as the first, and tired racers took to the course as early at 6:30 when it first opened for inspection. Since the race is a double UCI weekend, racers needed to be prepared for two hard days of racing [...]

• Van Gilder Does the Double at Granogue Day 2 – UPDATED: Report, Full Results, Photo Gallery

  16 October 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE—Day two of racing at Granogue was just as furious as the first, since the double UCI weekend provided the women with two chances for points, which in turn could lead to better start positions, especially for the newly minted elite riders who recently joined the field.

• Compton Solos to Win and Nys Wins in a Sprint Finish at the First 2011 World Cup in Czech Republic – UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Full Results

  16 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  Katie Compton soloed away to victory in the World Cup kickoff, while Sven Nys had to dig deep into his bag of tricks to pull off a victory in front of Kevin Pauwels and defending world champ Zdenek Stybar. By Scott Rosenfield, with help from Gregg Germer PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC—While defending world champion Zdenek Stybar [...]

• Lindine Takes Another Win at Granogue Day 1 UPDATED: Full Results, Photo Gallery, Report

  15 October 11 • 3 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford GRANOGUE, DELAWARE—Thanks to the light rain all week, the course at Granogue promised the usual variety of twists, turns and mud, and a challenging run up toward a tower, followed by an off-camber descent. Still, the fields were full in the lower categories and a festive atmosphere reigned. Since the MAC Series [...]

• Van Gilder Smashes Granogue Day 1 – UPDATED Report, Photo Gallery

  15 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Thanks to a switch in scheduling in the MAC Series that pushes the Cat 3 racers to the end of the day, the Elite Men and Women have bigger crowds out to watch the races in the MAC, and Granogue rewards those spectators with a viewer-friendly course that brings them in contact [...]

• Hup, Hup, Hup Y’all! Cyclocross, Texas-Style

  14 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Daniel Curtin A recent transplant to Texas has written a couple of editorials for this publication. An experienced cyclocross racer, instructor, and race promoter, moves to Texas from a hotbed of cyclocross somewhere North of the Red River. Probably going to take over and runaway with the Texas Cup. Me? I’m well-versed in Texas, [...]