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• Rider Diary: Season Wrap-Up with Craig Richey

  23 February 11 • 0 comment

  Canadian Craig Richey (CyclocrossRacing.com p/b Blue) has packed up his bike and made the trip home from his European tour. Read on as he reflects back on his season and looks on to the next. In case you missed it, check out Richey’s last diary on the Cyclocross World Championships. by Craig Richey Cross season is [...]

• Interview with Greg Keller – Waxing Poetic on All Things Cross, Part 2

  22 February 11 • 6 comments

  by Kat Statman Yesterday we brought you part one of Kat’s interview with Greg Keller, Masters ’crosser and blogger of Mud and Cowbells. Read on for Keller’s thoughts on Europe, Louisville and the shape of cyclocross to come.

• Frostbike 2011 Heats Up with New Cyclocross Products

  21 February 11 • 4 comments

  by Tim Langlais, photos by Lynette Wong Each winter Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) hosts a trade show for customers at its facility in Bloomington, MN.  As one of the largest bike product distributors in the US, QBP serves more than 5,000 independent retailers throughout the country and counts nearly every major component manufacturer among its [...]

• Albert Wins GvA Trofee Oostmalle, Nys Takes Overall Honors UPDATED: Photos, Rider Responses and Results

  20 February 11 • 0 comment

  In an exciting race today at Oostmalle, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) – who entered the race only separated by two points – gave us the fireworks we were hoping for as the two GvA leaders traded blows back and forth for the whole of the race. But for those two it was mostly [...]

• Wellens, Vos and Van der Haar Outstanding at Cauberg UPDATED: Photos

  19 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Belgian Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) has won the first Cauberg cyclocross in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. Wellens attacked from the start to win with a big lead over German champion Philipp Walsleben and Belgian champion Niels Albert. Bart Aernouts and Sven Nys completed the top five. For Wellens it was his first season win and his [...]

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

  18 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman With one big weekend left in the season, things have noticeably slowed down on the rumors and rumblings side of pro ’cross racing. Most riders already have their contracts worked out. There are only a few riders really looking to grab wins or strong rides over the final weekend (I’m looking at [...]

• Pauwels and Wyman Take Victories in GP Heuts – UPDATED – Photo Galleries

  13 February 11 • 0 comment

  

  HEERLAN, HOLLAND – The late season races continued on Sunday, with some of the biggest names in the sport testing their post-World Championship form at the GP Heuts. On the tough, muddy course, the Elite men didn’t seem phased by Saturday’s race at Middelkerke, with Kevin Pauwels, Philip Walsleben and newly re-crowned World Champion Zdenek Stybar [...]

• Masters Worlds Interviews – A Column by Lee Waldman

  13 February 11 • 1 comment

  

  Masters racer Lee Waldman comes to us this week with part two of his reflections on Masters Worlds and his hope to perform well at Loiusville next year. This week, Lee puts his question to the racers that were there and brings us the following interview. Lee’s previous column encouraged some lively debate, so be [...]

• Klaas Vantournout Wins Superprestige Middelkerke Ahead of Pauwels UPDATED: Full Results and Photos

  12 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Robbie Carver Taking his first win of the season at the final Superprestige race in Middelkerke, Klaas Vantournout (Sunweb-Revor) established a dominating solo lead ahead of the world’s best riders. Though Zdenek Stybar, Sven Nys and Kevin Pauwels would all try to reel the Sunweb-Revor rider in, the Belgian proved uncatchable and crossed the [...]

• Video: Helen Wyman Returns Us to Hoogerheide, Shows off Kona Jake

  9 February 11 • 0 comment

  As six-time British National Cyclocross Champion, and this year’s queen of the Koppenberg, Helen Wyman (Kona) has proved herself as a force to be reckoned with in the Elite ranks. Sponsor Kona brings us the following videos, in which Wyman takes us through her race at Hoogerheide and highlights her steed, the carbon Kona Major Jake. Rumor [...]

• New Product Review: Yaktrax Pro

  8 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Brian Hancock As most cyclocross enthusiasts can relate to, after the last race of the season is over I go through a mix of emotions. Half of me is ready to hang up the bike after a long season, but the other half misses racing and seeing all of my friends that appear for [...]

• Nys Wins over Albert in Superprestige at Hoogstraten – Updated: Rider Reactions, Photos and Results

  6 February 11 • 0 comment

  On a course that saw nearly every top racer in the sport go down, Sven Nys reminded everyone that his technical skills are unmatched in the sport of cyclocross. Nys – who alone of the top five never went down on the muddy, rutty course – used his superb handling to maximize his power, riding Belgium Champion [...]

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

  5 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman Yes, February 4th has come and gone, but there is always something exciting going on in the world of pro cyclocross. Zdenek Stybar shows us how to party and still finish on the podium; Nys hits the deck in the GvA Trophy at Lille this morning; Kevin Pauwels closes the gap in [...]

• Kevin Pauwels, Jim Aernouts and Sanne Cant Shine in Lille – UPDATED: Full Results, Photos

  5 February 11 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen LILLE, BELGIUM – Kevin Pauwels has won the GVA Trofee Krawatencross in Lille. The Telenet-Fidea rider was the fastest in the sprint over world champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet). After the finish, Nys crashed into Pauwels while pulling the brakes to slow down. Belgian champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) finished in [...]

• Rider Diary: Marilyn Ruseckas Recounts Second World Masters Championship Title

  5 February 11 • 0 comment

  

  US Masters brought all that is American ’cross to the line at this year’s Masters Cyclocross World Championships. Two-time World Champion Marilyn Ruseckas has returned with the rainbow jersey around her shoulders, and brings us this rider diary of her experiences in the birthplace of cyclocross. by Marilyn Ruseckas This year Adam and I returned [...]