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• Australian Racer Lewis Rattray Looks at Worlds

  28 January 12 • 5 comments

  

  Yes, Australia has cyclocross. They have the Dirty Deeds cyclocross series, and that inspired one Aussie to cross the pond and try his hand racing in Belgium. Now that Aussie, Lewis Rattray, represents his country at the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium. He sent us this journal penned late on Friday. by Lewis [...]

• National Champion Katie Compton Talks Worlds, Next Season

  28 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Katie Compton talks Nationals, Worlds, her season so far and what’s to come for this eight-time national champion. by Bart Hazen

• In the Saddle with Dylan McNicholas: Elite Racer, “Baby Master,” National Champion and Dad

  26 January 12 • 4 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford Despite multiple wins, countless podium finishes and even a National Championship title, Dylan McNicholas has flown surprisingly under the radar this season. He’s won several New England races, including both days at Bay State, and podiumed in almost every race he entered this season. But it was after taking the win in [...]

• Women’s Wednesdays: Czech Racer Katerina Nash

  25 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Czech racer Katerina Nash has had a busy season. She started with a win at CrossVegas, and spent much of the season racing on American soil, following the path of the USGPs, securing the overall title in that series, then taking the win both days at Cycle-Smart International. She’s also been dominant in Europe, taking [...]

• It’s Always a Good Day to Ride: Just Another Beginning

  23 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Paul Warloski The end felt like just another beginning. Cyclocross Nationals has already fired me up for next season.

• In the Saddle with Marc Gullickson, USA Cycling National Team Coach

  23 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Evan Schmitt | @evanschmitt We’re less than one week away from the Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium, and we recently talked to USA Cycling National Team Coach and former pro Marc Gullickson about what goes into selecting the squad for Worlds. You can find out who made the team here.

• In the Saddle with Julie Krasniak, Rapha-Focus’s Frenchwoman

  20 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine’s Bart Hazen caught up with Julie Krasniak, the 23-year-old racer for the Rapha-Focus Cyclocross Team. by Bart Hazen Cyclocross Magazine: Can you introduce yourself (to the people who might not know you)? Julie Krasniak: I have been a cyclist for the last 7 years — on the road, MTB, Time Trial and now [...]

• A Fresh Face On The Podium – An Interview With Telenet-Fidea’s Nikki Harris

  16 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  By Christine Vardaros Making her way to the podium in half the races she has entered this season, British Telenet-Fidea rider Nikki Harris has taken her racing game up a sizeable notch. She went from one podium finish last year to a whopping nine this year. Her podium placings include powerhouse events such as GVA [...]

• Masters Worlds Rider Journal: Lyne Bessette, 35-39 Women’s Winner

  16 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Lyne Bessette In the plane on my way back from Louisville. I had a blast! I am now a master racer (it’s official its on my racing license!) That makes me feel grown up! Most people know that I pilot a blind athlete on the tandem for Canada. When I started doing that, I [...]

• Masters Worlds Rider Journal: Lee Waldman, Part III – Reflections, Feedback, and Recap

  16 January 12 • 6 comments

  

  Lee Waldman weighs in with a recap of his race and his overall impression of the 2012 UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KY below. Rider diaries, videos, photos, reports and all things veldrijden will be pouring in this weekend for the 2012 UCI Master’s Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. To see them [...]

• Masters Worlds Rider Journal: Lee Waldman, Part II

  14 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  Rider diaries, videos, photos, reports and all things veldrijden will be pouring in this weekend for the  2012 UCI Master’s Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky. To see them all, visit our 2012 Masters Cyclocross World Championships homepage. by Lee Waldman Saturday, January 14. 4:00 p.m. The story line for all of the races today [...]

• Masters Worlds Rider Journal: Lee Waldman, Part I

  14 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  by Lee Waldman I just arrived in Louisville last night to 20 degrees and snow!  My goal this year was to avoid a late season winter race, which was one of the reasons I chose not to race Nationals.  Looks like a bad choice.  After getting lost three times (yeah, guys do ask for directions), [...]

• Masters Worlds Rider Journal: Doug Reid, Day One

  13 January 12 • 0 comment

  

  For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 UCI Masters Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky visit our 2012 Masters Cyclocross World Championships homepage. Masters racer Doug Reid, of cyclocrossracing.com, shares his experiences getting to Louisville and the first qualifier. Wow, I’m whooped! Someone forgot to remind me that when you fly East you [...]

• ’Cross Intel: Pete Webber Previews 2012 Master Worlds in Louisville!

  12 January 12 • 1 comment

  

  Pete Webber contributed a fabulous regular column during Nationals last weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, and he’s continuing to bring us update from Masters Worlds in Louisville, Kentucky, all this week. Go back and check out Pete’s columns about his uncertainty when it came to the new Nationals course and date change, his interview of Boulder [...]

• Pro Interview: Nicole Duke Talks About Her Breakout Season

  8 January 12 • 1 comment

  For full coverage, schedules and information on the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships at Badger Prairie County Park in Madison, Wisconsin, visit our 2012 Cyclocross National Championships homepage. VERONA, WISCONSIN—On the day before her crack at the 2012 Elite Women, Nicole Duke chatted with Cyclocross Magazine‘s Molly Hurford about downhilling, family, racing, the Nationals course and [...]