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• Kupfernagel on Schedule for Fast Start to the Season

  22 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Last year, Hanka Kupfernagel took second to Marianne Vos at the World Cyclocross Championships in Tabor. Cyclocross Magazine Correspondent Christine Vardaros checks in to see how Hanka has prepared to do one better this season. by Christine Vardaros Race-ready and motivated to start, German Hanka Kupfernagel (Stevens Racing Team) is on target to enjoy a stellar cyclocross [...]

• Transitions and Temptations – A Column by Lee Waldman

  19 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  Masters racer Lee Waldman makes the official transition from road to cyclocross bike. Lust for new bike bits and perhaps a super-charged body get in his way, but Sheryl Crow, and Lennon & Yoko see him through. Missed Lee’s last column, where he learns to ride each race like it’s his last? Catch up here. [...]

• Rider Diary: Vicki Thomas Gears up for Vegas

  18 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  Canadian Elite ’crosser and Cyclocross Magazine contributor Vicki Thomas checks back in with us after getting her ’cross wheels a little dirty. Brrr. I don’t know where you are, but here in Ottawa it’s downright chilly. In fact, today it’s 13 degrees Celsius. That’s a bit cold for the second week of September. I must admit I [...]

• Doing the Newtron Spandex Dance – A Column by Adam McGrath

  17 September 10 • 2 comments

  

  If you’ve seen our (just-shipped!) Issue 10 of the print magazine, you already know that Adam McGrath will be contributing regularly, both in print and online – and we’re super-stoked to add his quirky voice to the fold. Until recently, Adam was a full-time professional MTB team mechanic in the summer months but, come our [...]

• Cyclocross Magazine Interviews Filmmaker Brian Vernor

  16 September 10 • 2 comments

  

  Cyclocross Magazine’s Editor Andrew Yee caught up with filmmaker Vernor during the Downieville Classic mountain bike festival to briefly escape the fat tire madness and talk some ‘cross. Catch a portion of the interview after the jump.

• Cal Giant Berry Farm’s Crop Preps for New Season

  14 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  The California Giant Berry Farms cycling team has garnered a wardrobe full of national championship jerseys over the years – both on the road and in cyclocross. The team, founded in 2001 by Anthony Gallino, who also happens to be the farm’s VP of Sales, started small, and has steadily grown and improved ever since [...]

• KCCX’s Logan VonBokel Reports on His Pre-Season Prep

  7 September 10 • 0 comment

  Logan VonBokel, entering his final season as a U23 racer, is balancing his energies between pursuing a full ’cross calendar with finishing up his economics degree from Colorado State and working part time. He races for the KCCX-Verge Elite team and will be writing periodic updates throughout this season for Cyclocross Magazine. If you happen [...]

• Wendy Simms’ Maternity Leave: Banging Bars in Elite Races

  6 September 10 • 3 comments

  Wendy Simms skipped the 2009 season, but she had a great reason. She and her husband Normon had their first child, Tycho, who is now nine months old. But racing is in Simms’ blood, and she could only stay away for so long. The 38 year-old four-time Elite Canadian national cyclocross champion is coming back [...]

• Devon Haskell Video Interview at Glencoe Gran Prix

  5 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  Former Collegiate Cyclocross national champion Devon Haskell returned to the Glencoe Gran Prix in Glencoe, Illinois, to compete in the criterium that she had won the year before. This was her final road event before diving straight into the cyclocross season. Cyclocross Magazine contributor Amy Dykema was there, video camera in hand, to catch up [...]

• Rapha Gentlemen’s Ride: A Racer Recovers

  4 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  “Man, that was tough for sure…the heat just killed me and probably everyone else.” Ryan Trebon. “Death March.” Tad Bamford. “I went through 14 bottles Saturday and didn’t pee until 10 pm.” Geof Rogers. “…physical sensations that I have never experienced… the temperatures on the marquees said 99 degrees. But I was shivering with cold.” [...]

• Ride Like It’s Your Last – A Column by Lee Waldman

  3 September 10 • 0 comment

  Masters racer Lee Waldman is fumbling his way through technique tune-ups and working on keeping his chin up as the cyclocross season looms. Along the way, he’s found new inspiration. If you missed Lee’s previous column, where he compares middle school life to ’cross races and learns some lessons along the way, go back and [...]

• Pre-Season Freak-Out and Naked Banana Bread – A Column by Psychlo Mom

  2 September 10 • 1 comment

  

  In this week’s adventure, Psychlo Mom confronts the sheer volume of foodstuffs two young ’crossers can put away. Her answer? Good humor and “Naked Banana Bread.” Did you miss Psychlo Mom’s debut article on “The Calm Before the Storm and a Recipe for Kick-Some-Ass Oatmeal Cookies?” Go check it out. by Psychlo Mom Yikes, I’m [...]

• Nor’easter Cross Offers Top-Notch Race, Music Fest and More

  2 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles New Englanders have the opportunity to kick off this cyclocross season in grand style with Nor’easter ’Cross at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire. The UCI-sanctioned race itself sounds like a winner, but that’s a small part of what’s on offer. Try this on for size: 13 badass bands, free camping with admission, pro [...]

• Lessons Learned – A Column by Lee Waldman

  29 August 10 • 1 comment

  Regular columnist Lee Waldman watches hole shot battles unfold in corridors of the middle school where he teaches, continues his own quiet, steady progress and gets ready for another cyclocross season. In case you missed Lee’s previous column about “The Most Important Thing” go back and check it out. by Lee Waldman The great thing [...]

• Jonathan Page Looks Ahead to 2010

  28 August 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Jonathan Page, coming off two bumpy seasons, full of ups and downs, is headed into the 2010-11 cyclocross season looking as relaxed and confident as he has been in years. This year Page has lent his expertise and name to a line of ’cross bikes produced by sponsor Blue, is working with [...]