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• 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 [...]

• Meredith Miller is Pretty in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

  18 October 11 • 1 comment

  by Molly Hurford Meredith Miller, for the second year in a row, is putting on her pink skinsuit once again and fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness, this year through a silent auction, t-shirts through Stomach of Anger and a raffle on BikeReg.com. She sat down to answer a few questions for Cyclocross Magazine, in between [...]

• 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, [...]

• In the Saddle with Helen Wyman, Great Britain’s National Champion and Nine Time US Race Winner

  10 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  This time around, when the phrase “the British are coming!” was shouted at nighttime in Massachusetts, the British could not be stopped by the Americans. The Brit in question? None other than Helen Wyman, cyclocross National Champion of Great Britain, who recently snagged not one, not two, but nine victories early season on American soil [...]

• In the Saddle with Mitch Graham, Director of the Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Series

  7 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  Mitch Graham is the director of the Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Series, as well as the race director of the Harbin Park UCI C1 event, part of the Cincy3 weekend of racing and one of only eight UCI Category 1 races in the United States. In addition to promoting races, he also runs BioWheels, a [...]

• Madison Nationals 2012: Interview with Race Director Tom Schuler

  5 October 11 • 3 comments

  

  This year will, technically speaking, be without a US National Championships, as for the first time the event has been moved from December to early January. While both excitement and concern over Wisconsin’s January weather have been brewing, there have been few details available to those interested in making the trip. We pinned down race [...]

• In the Saddle with Jason Knauff, Series Director of the Chicago Cross Cup

  3 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Barron Gira We recently caught up with Jason Knauff, series director of the Chicago Cross Cup (CCC) since 2009, at a ’cross practice he was leading in a Chicago park. Cyclocross Magazine: Tell us a bit about yourself and how you started in cyclocross? Jason Knauff: I’m originally from Baltimore and lived in Boston [...]

• In the Saddle with Brian Joder, Promoter of the Sacramento Cyclocross Series

  1 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  Brian Joder of BicyclingEvents.com chats to Tim Westmore about this year’s series, sponsors, format and the “smiling dirty faces” of Sacramento.

• In the Saddle with Adam McGrath, Pro Cyclocross Racer Turned Farmer/Racer

  29 September 11 • 2 comments

  

  Pro racer Adam McGrath has gone from international racer to local farmer in the past year, though he hasn’t hung up his bikes just yet. He’ll be chronicling his new set of experiences in his new column for Cyclocross Magazine, “For Mud, Beer, Bikes and Barns.” We wanted to start off with a Q&A so [...]

• Meet The Promoter: Kyle Isaacson and Joe Johnson of S.B.R Utah

  12 September 11 • 0 comment

  

  We were trying to scheme up ways about how to get more of our friends into CX. It is hard to talk somebody into buying a whole new bike set up until they have experienced how fun a race is themselves. We also wanted to create a local mid week series to give us more time on our cross bikes during the racing season and use it as a good work out.

• Jesse Anthony to Retire from Cyclocross

  11 September 11 • 1 comment

  

  As many of you know, Jesse Anthony has announced that after Gloucester’s race this year, he will be retiring from cyclocross to pursue road racing as his main sport. After the summer he’s had, we can’t say that we blame him, as he’s had some amazing finishes and wins, winning Nature Valley overall to name just one. But we will miss him in cyclocross. Issue 15 will include a reflective piece from Anthony as well as a look back at his superlative cyclocross career.

• Roadie Ben Swift Talks Off-Season And Cyclocross

  8 September 11 • 0 comment

  

  “When I was young I use to race cyclocross. I would like to do it again for fun, as the strength you can get from it would be great training.”

• In The Saddle With Gabby Day, UK-Based Cyclocrosser

  7 September 11 • 0 comment

  

  The Euro Invasion has hit the East Coast, and UK-based cyclocrosser Gabby Day has been staying with me in the days leading up to Nittany. This 26-year-old racer has never been to the US, and while maybe the Philadelphia airport wasn’t the best introduction to the country, I’ve been trying to show her some of the nicer parts. Granted, it’s been raining every day, which is going to mean a very muddy start to her US cyclocross season, but she’s taking in stride. With her first US race only a few days away, I wanted to ask her a few questions about her first impressions of the US and how it feels being a woman in the sport.

• In The Saddle With Malissa And Spencer Petrov

  31 August 11 • 0 comment

  

  Malissa is a hard working mother of two/bike racer. Spencer is an up and coming Cyclocross racer. Both of them race and train together. When Spencer races, Malissa can be seen running along on the sidelines, cheering loudly. When it’s his Mom’s turn to race, Spencer and his brother Nick can be seen cheering loudly. They make bike racing a family event.

• In The Saddle With Simon Burney: Cyclocross Author, Coach and Manager

  30 August 11 • 3 comments

  

  Today, we caught up with Simon Burney, 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 cyclocross racers in the world. Simon served as the Performance Manager for mountain bike at British Cycling and has raced, wrenched, or managed the national team at the Cyclocross World Championships for 28 years. He’s spoken with us before, but since the season is about to stat, we wanted to pick his brain for some tips for our new-to-cyclocross readers and get an idea of what he’s been up to lately.