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• Nikki Harris Returns to Cyclocross with an Olympic Dream

  28 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Jonathon Ogle For British rider Nikki Harris there has only ever been one form of cycling that she has truly fallen in love with – and that’s cyclocross. The 23 year-old from Derbyshire, England, has decided to return to the cyclocross discipline after spending time as a track cyclist, and has signed a contract [...]

• Rider Diary: Vardaros Takes on Superprestige Asper-Gavere

  25 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  While Sanne van Paassen and Helen Wyman were sprinting it out for the win at the Superprestige Asper-Gavere, racer and CXM contributor Christine Vardaros was having a bit tougher of a go at it. Read on for her story of how this famous course played out. by Christine Vardaros “Here it comes, just around the turn. [...]

• Race Reports and Filming News from Gabby Day

  19 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Gabby Day On the UP… I am feeling much more positive right now after a good race this week at Niel. I have had a tough few weeks of racing, and trying to get back up to where I should be has been hard. It is always hard overcoming tough and disappointing days of [...]

• Corner Faster and Keep Your Speed – A Column by Lee Waldman

  16 November 10 • 3 comments

  Masters racer Lee Waldman is still learning plenty of new tricks. This time it’s one simple tip that may revolutionize his racing – applying force and counter-steering through corners. Missed Lee’s last column, where reality comes crashing down and he takes a minute to reflect on the courses – and course designers – that he [...]

• Wendy Simms Recaps Her Fifth Canadian National Title

  12 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  Wendy Simms tells her tale of victory from the Canadian National Cyclocross Championship last weekend in Toronto – where she was able to hold off stiff competition and go almost wire-to-wire to take her fifth title. And, as her husband Norm Thibault told Cyclocross Magazine, the race came 11 months to the day after the [...]

• Vicki Thomas Reflects on the Early European Season and the Pro RV Experience

  9 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Canadian Elite ’crosser and Cyclocross Magazine contributor Vicki Thomas reflects on the full Euro race experience, highlighted by the first two World Cups and a chauffeured RV rolling race home. Phew, just sitting here catching my breath after a whirlwind trip to Europe for the first two World Cups of the cyclocross season. What a [...]

• Chris Sheppard Celebrates Canadian National Championship with Hockey and Pints

  6 November 10 • 1 comment

  How does the newly crowned Canadian national cyclocross champion commemorate his new title? By celebrating over pints, watching hockey and reflecting on how he got there. Sheppard checks in from a Toronto bar. See also our race report here. by Chris Sheppard I tried to switch my flight this evening to make the [Cross Crusade] [...]

• From Sand Pitfalls to Extreme Mud – A Weekend of Belgian Racing for Vardaros

  5 November 10 • 0 comment

  Christine Vardaros just wrapped up an impressive back-to-back race stint, with the daunting Zonhoven race on Sunday followed by the legendary Koppenberg Cross the next day. Read all about the rides below. by Christine Vardaros Back in January, when I heard that Superprestige Zonhoven and GVA Trofee Koppenbergcross were to fall on the same weekend, [...]

• Rider Diary: Nikki Harris Takes on Koppenberg

  4 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  Ever wondered what it’s like to race in European ’Cross? Let Pro rider Nikki Harris guide you through two grueling days, including the famous Koppenberg. by Nikki Harris After recovering well from Plzen and at the end of a week’s tough training, I was back on the grid again both Sunday and Monday. The first would [...]

• Gabby Day’s Blog: Zonhoven Superprestige and GVA Koppenberg Cross

  4 November 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Gabby Day Today is a recovery day as I have had a tough weekend of racing. On Sunday was the Zonhoven Superprestige race, and on Monday was the GVA Koppenberg cross. I prepared myself well leading up to these two races and felt ready to give it my best and produce some better results [...]

• Chasing the Dream – A Rider Journal Entry by Matt Fox

  29 October 10 • 4 comments

  Matt Fox may be a mild-mannered school teacher during the week, but come the weekend he dons his skinsuit and mixes it up with the top Elites in the Northwest. He says he’s “chasing the dream,” but really, he’s already living it. by Matt Fox I am out the door and down the hill from [...]

• Dave Queen Reflects on the SSCXWC Torch Passing to Seattle for 2010

  27 October 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Dave Queen After racing past editions of the SSCXWC in Portland, I was nervous about moving the race to Seattle in 2010. Seattle has been described as a city that is insecure, always smelling its own breath. To properly stage, or ride, the SSCXWC you must throw caution to the wind and let it [...]

• Blind Date at the Dairy Series Brings Portland Midweek Cyclocross Romance

  26 October 10 • 0 comment

  I’ve always been a fan of midweek racing – events are inexpensive, it’s an easy way to get an extra hard day of riding in, and the races are somehow more casual and less stressful than most weekend competitions. Turns out that if you put one on in a cyclocross hotbed like Portland, you can [...]

• Front Row Club at Plzen World Cup – A Report by Sue Butler

  25 October 10 • 2 comments

  Last week, Sue Butler’s report from the Aigle World Cup was titled “The Opposite of a Holeshot.” For World Cup #2 she found herself in the front row, thanks to an update in UCI points, and she took full advantage. by Sue Butler This weekend was a whirlwind. My head was spinning – somewhat from [...]

• Dancing in the Pain Cave and the Proper Warm Up? – A Column by Adam McGrath

  23 October 10 • 0 comment

  

  True to the rumors, Adam McGrath is fielding questions and firing back answers on quintessential cyclocross topics – like hair metal bands, style and fashion. Have an important question only Adam could possibly answer? Just email questions to [email protected], and he’ll answer the best ones in this very column. Didya miss Adam’s last report about [...]