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• Catching Up With Jonathan Page

  8 July 09 • 0 comment

  You can’t shake a stick at your local cyclocross series without hitting somebody that has decided to concentrate on ‘cross because training and racing on the road meant too much time away from the family. Want to hear something crazy? Jonathan Page feels the same way. Granted for him being a pro roadie meant spending [...]

• A Conversation with Helen Wyman

  23 May 09 • 0 comment

  

  Great Britain has its own crop of talented, English-speaking female cyclocross stars, and British Cyclocross National Champion Helen Wyman leads the pack. After last season’s  Kalmthout World Cup, Christine Vardaros visited British National Cyclocross Champion Helen Wyman (Team Swift Racing) in her Swift mobile home to in hopes of learning more about her fellow racer [...]

• A Conversation with Simon Burney

  18 May 09 • 0 comment

  Simon Burney is the author of the seminal “how to” book on cyclocross, Cyclocross Training and Technique, now in its 3rd edition. He is a former professional cyclocross racer and has spent more than twenty years managing professional cyclocross and mountain bike teams, working with some of the top ‘cross racers in the world. Simon [...]

• Tim Johnson and Lynne Besette Talk Riding, Racing and Life

  25 April 09 • 0 comment

  Our friends at Cyclingdirt.com took the time to sit down with former National Cyclocross Champion Tim Johnson and his wife and Multiple Canadian National Champion and Olympian Lynne Bessette following their rides at the Hopbrook Dam mountain bike race. Johnson took second behind Andrew Freye and ahead of Cyclocross regular Matt O’Keefe. Bessette also took [...]

• Meet David Smith – Member #1,000 of Cyclocross Magazine’s Online Community

  28 March 09 • 0 comment

  In just a short time, thanks to many of you, we’ve grown our Cowbell online community site to over 1,000 members. Every day, ‘crossers are meeting, messaging, sharing photos and videos, buying and selling, and helping each other out (here’s a small sample of recent activity). While we often do interviews and profiles on the [...]

• Relive Our Live Chat with Tim Johnson

  4 February 09 • 1 comment

  On Sunday during the men’s world championship race in Hoogerheide, CyclocrossWorld-Cannondale rider Tim Johnson joined CXM’s Jake and Myles for live race coverage of the race, sponsored by CyclocrossWorld. Following the race, we hosted a 80+ minute interactive chat with Tim to discuss the race and pick his brain for his thoughts on our beloved [...]

• A Quick Chat with the Brits

  1 February 09 • 0 comment

  Christine Vardaros caught up with the British women before worlds and got their thoughts on today’s big race.

• Worlds Countdown: Hanka Kupfernagel Interview and Bike Profile

  30 January 09 • 1 comment

  Hanka Kupfernagel is a four-time world champion and always a favorite at any big race. She and her partner Mike Kluge chatted with Christine Vardaros about the upcoming world championship race and women’s prize money. Plus a profile on the world champ’s bike. Your race strategy for Worlds?  Take the lead early like usual? It’s [...]

• Worlds Countdown: Sven Nys Talks Team Tactics, Form, and Fans

  30 January 09 • 0 comment

  Sven Nys continues to dominate the World Cup, the Superprestige series, and most major one-day races. Yet he’s only won one world title as an elite. Christine Vardaros talks with Nys before the big race as he enters Hoogerheide with what he says is his best form of the season. Also, see our pre-Olympics interview [...]

• Worlds Countdown: Marianne Vos Aims for Another

  29 January 09 • 0 comment

  Lars Boom is not the only young, Dutch multi-discipline world champion. Boom’s compatriot Marianne Vos is just 21 years old, but already has four rainbow jerseys to her name: Two from the road, as a junior (2004) and elite (2006), an elite cyclocross title (2006), and the points race title on the track in 2008. [...]

• Worlds Countdown: Katie Compton Talks Pressure, Prize Money, and Secret Tires

  28 January 09 • 0 comment

  Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) represents the best chance for an elite American medal at the world championships this weekend in Hoogerheide. Since her silver medal at the 2007 world championships, Compton has remained one of the favorites to win any international race she lines up at when she can avoid her chronic leg cramps (last [...]

• The Next American Legend? – An Interview with Zach McDonald

  23 January 09 • 3 comments

  

  After winning the US National Title in the elite junior category, Zach McDonald headed overseas to test his mettle against the best that the world had to offer. McDonald seems to be finding his form at exactly the right time, after taking home the biggest achievement of his young career over the weekend at the [...]

• Racing that Matters: A Chat with Worlds Team Member Brian Matter

  16 January 09 • 0 comment

  

  As Cyclocross Magazine was first to report, Brian Matter (Team Gear Grinder) was awarded one of two discretionary positions on the U.S. national team for his 2008 promising season. Matter attended the Geoff Proctor’s Euro Cross Camp this past December and is preparing to head back over the pond to race in the world championships [...]

• Q & A with Worlds Team Member Matt Shriver

  13 January 09 • 1 comment

  

  Matt Shriver was one of a few new faces at the front of the top ‘cross races this year and rode to a strong seventh at nationals. The Jittery Joe’s rider is without a pro road contract next year, but he’s turned the unfortunate ending of the Jittery Joe’s team into an opportunity to focus [...]

• Euro Cross Camp 2008-2009: Arriving at the Kingdom Hall

  22 December 08 • Comments Off

  by David Hutton Crossing the Pond with Euro Cross Camp 2008 For many ‘crossers, the season came to a close last weekend on the frigid knolls of Kansas City. ‘Cross fanatics are already starting to stockpile parts for next year, while others are happily putting the bike away, opting to celebrate the holidays and off [...]