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  • SSCXWC Moves to Philly for 2013: Promoter Dave Pryor Talks Antics, Hijinks and Honor

    Chris Jones' laps a rider and hops a tree on his way to the SSCXWC 2011 title. © Kevin White

    When we heard that Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships would be coming to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 2013, those of us at Cyclocross Magazine on the East Coast were ecstatic. Having spent some time watching Pryor and company work to get SSCXWC secured for Philadelphia, and seeing some of the antics that this crew comes up [...]

  • Catching Up with the Unstoppable Jeremy Powers

    Jeremy Powers, here on Day 1, doubled up this weekend at Cycle-Smart International. © Cyclocross Magazine

    by Molly Hurford Jeremy Powers has been having a banner season. Starting almost immediately in 2012 when he won the National title for the first time, he’s been an unstoppable force for the Rapha-Focus team, winning nearly every domestic race that he’s entered. He’s developed a stranglehold on the two biggest US-based series’, the Shimano [...]

  • Jeremy Durrin Talks About His First UCI Win and Plans for the Future

    Durrin heading into the barriers at Bay State on Day 2, where he snagged third place. © Todd Prekaski

    Jeremy Durrin took home his first ever UCI win this weekend on the first day of Bay State Cyclocross right near his hometown in Sterling, Massachusetts. The 24 year old JAM Fund racer has been having a banner year, and it seems like he’s on on his way up in the cycling world, both on [...]

  • Catching Up with Nicole Duke: A Restart to the Season

    Nicole Duke with Ryan Trebon pre-ride. Photo courtesy of Nicole Duke

    “I’m Stubborn, I’m Driven, and I Didn’t Want to Give Up” -Nicole Duke by Molly Hurford Those of you watching the USGP results closely may have noticed a key figure in the women’s race not lining up at the start: Nicole Duke. After a breakout ride at Nationals last January with a third place finish, [...]

  • In the Saddle with Kona’s MTBer Turned Cyclocrosser Spencer Paxson: Video Interview

    Paxson at Fort Collins. Photo courtesy of Spencer Paxson

      by Molly Hurford When a US-based mountain biker comes close to making the Olympic team, then turns to cyclocross and starts lighting up the season in the Pacific Northwest, namely Seattle, we at Cyclocross Magazine sit up and take notice. Of course, he also came across our radar back in June during MTB season, [...]

  • Cincy3 Video Interviews: Champions Trebon, Compton and Driscoll

    Driscoll scores a C1 win in Cincinnati. © Jeffrey B Jakucyk

    Cyclocross Magazine’s Taylor Kruse caught up with some of the big names in Cincinnati this weekend at the Cincy3 races: a Friday race, a Saturday night race and a C1 race on Sunday. Ryan Trebon at Kingswood: Katie Compton at Harbin: Jamey Driscoll at Harbin: Missed our coverage? Check out Day 1 here: Trebon and [...]

  • Video Interviews from Cycle-Smart International

    Powers took the win both days at Cycle-Smart International. © Cyclocross Magazine

    If you missed Day 1 or Day 2 of our Cycle-Smart International coverage, we’ve got you covered with a few interviews with some of the top racers from Saturday, including legendary MTB Olympian Mary McConneloug, who took the win Saturday. There’s also a chat with Rapha-Focus’s Jeremy Powers, talking about his ride and his protogee, [...]

  • Pre-CrossVegas Interview with Olympic MTBer Geoff Kabush

    Geoff Kabush at the Windham World Cup. Cyclocross Magazine

    After spending a morning on his cyclocross bike for the first time this season, Olympian Geoff Kabush found a couple of minutes before leading a group MTB ride at Outdoor Demo at Interbike to chat with Cyclocross Magazine about his recent MTB success, the Olympics, his CrossVegas goals, and his overall plans for the upcoming [...]

  • Checking in with Emma White, 15-16 Women’s National Champion

    Emma White dominates the 15-16 Junior Women's field despite some early tumbles. © Cyclocross Magazine

    Emma White has taken junior women’s cyclocross by storm in the past few years, most recently taking the 15-16 National Champion title while riding through almost all of the 17-18 year old field. Emma has it hard — too young to race in the UCI races, she’s relegated to fighting for control of the 3/4 [...]

  • Discover Cyclocross Magazine in Print: “Laurence Malone: The Original Rebel: America’s First King of ’Cross”

    Cyclocross Magazine Issue 15

    Already subscribed to Cyclocross Magazine in print or digital? Great! After a slightly longer-than-expected off-season pause, you’re in for some great print issues in the next few months. Haven’t gotten around to it yet? Now is the perfect time to get your subscription in and make sure you don’t miss any more issues. Haven’t seen our print [...]

  • In the Saddle with Weston Schempf, Masters Pro

    Weston Schempf leads Brian Wilichoski early on in the Masters Men 35-39 race at the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships. ©Tim Westmore

    Weston Schempf is easily the racer with the best name in the Mid-Atlantic (say it out loud a few times and see what we mean), but he’s also got talent on the cyclocross field. With a fourth spot at Masters 35-39 Nationals, Schempf is not a racer to be taken lightly. We wanted to hear [...]

  • In the Saddle with Cody Kaiser, U23 Cyclocrosser Extraordinaire

    Here, Cody Kaiser (California Giant Berry Farms) solos for the win Sacramento Cyclocross Series, Event 6 © Tim Westmore

    Cody Kaiser has had a fantastic year: he took second at Nationals behind Zach McDonald in the U23 category, and before that, he was having a great season on the West Coast. We caught up with Kaiser to ask him a few questions before the season really picks up. Cyclocross Magazine: Who are you racing [...]

  • In the Saddle with Ali Goulet, Cyclocrosser, Enduro Racer & Former Pro Snowboarder – Aiming for Worlds

    Ali Goulet at the Midsummer Night's Race. © Catherine Fegan-Kim

    Ali Goulet, pro snowboarder and cyclocrosser, has been in and out of our sport for quite some time. We profiled him back in Issue 8, but last season, he remained off of our radar. We wanted to find out what this pro was doing, and what caused him to sign up for Midsummer Nights Cyclocross [...]

  • Tim Johnson Talks About His Midsummer Night: Video Interview

    The Men's podium featured three three-time national champions. 2012 Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross Race. @Cyclocross Magazine

    Tim Johnson wasn’t wearing his full Cannondale-CyclocrossWorld kit in his race to second place in the 2012 Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross Race, but he was still proud of new teammate, Ryan Trebon, for taking the win. Sporting his Volkswagon jersey and Red Bull helmet, he chatted with Cyclocross Magazine’s Tim Akers.

  • Video Interview with Jonathan Page: “I’ve been doing all the right things”

    The Men's podium featured three three-time national champions. 2012 Raleigh Midsummer Night Cyclocross Race. @Cyclocross Magazine

    Jonathan Page is back in the US, but no one – including the man himself – knows just how long he’ll be sticking around before skipping back across the pond to Belgium, his home for the past 10 years. But he managed to make an appearance in his new home state of Utah for the [...]



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