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• 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 [...]

• Race Winning Diets: More Than Oatmeal?

  20 December 08 • 6 comments

  

  Inspired by our interviews of ALL the national champions at the 2007 Kansas City nationals (we’ll be doing a version of this again), Bill Schieken has been interviewing the winners at his local races to discover their secrets. In this article, Bill focuses on pre-race meals. Are you eating a race-winning meal? Find out for [...]

• Countdown to Nats: An Interview with Tim Johnson

  5 December 08 • 2 comments

  

  This is part of an ongoing series of national championships-related articles to get you ready for KC as a racer or spectator. You can view the rest of the series articles here. National Champion Tim Johnson, © Cyclocross Magazine 2008 Cyclocross National Champion Tim Johnson is undefeated in Kansas City. As we return next week [...]

• Katie Compton’s Roller Coaster Season and Pijnacker Report

  14 November 08 • 0 comment

  Spike Shooter’s Katie Compton has already had a season of ups and downs, having started the season undefeated in the U.S. but then pulling out in her first World Cup in Kalmthout and later skipping the Boulder Cup Weekend. We caught up with her husband Mark Legg-Compton for an update on Katie’s racing and her [...]

• Weapons, UCI, and Crazy Fans – Ryan Kelly’s Interviews with the Stars

  3 November 08 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine’s contributing writer Ryan Kelly talks to some of the top riders including Tim Johnson, Jamey Driscoll, and Luke and Nick Keough at Gloucester. In the video below, he gets their thoughts on everything from double-booking UCI races, weapon fantasies, where the craziest fans are found, and whether he can fund his young journalism [...]