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• Cody Kaiser Checks in from Roubaix

  21 January 10 • 0 comment

  U.S. Junior national champion Cody Kaiser (Cal Giant) continued his ramp-up for Worlds by lining up for one of the most popular cyclocross event of the year: the Roubaix World Cup. by Cody Kaiser Paris-Roubaix is the craziest race all year. Sure, the Tour de France is a month long race, but nothing can match [...]

• Lonestar Cyclocross Festival: A Pro Roadie’s Perspective by Kelly Benjamin

  20 January 10 • 0 comment

  This past weekend, Austin played host to the Lonestar Cyclocross Festival, which also served as the Texas State Championship. The cast of characters lining up to take a shot at the state title included many of Texas’ usual suspects, but mixed into the fray was pro roadie Kelly Benjamin (Colavita–Sutter Home). Kelly recounts her experience [...]

• Helen Wyman’s Diary of a ‘Cross Pro: Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud – Roubaix Wrap-Up

  19 January 10 • 0 comment

  2009 British Champion Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) checks in with an update from Europe as she slides her way through a muddy Roubaix World Cup and prepares for Hoogerheide and Worlds. If you missed it, also take a peek at her adventure in snowy UK and CXM’s  profile of her Kona Major Jake cyclocross bike. by [...]

• Dombroski Takes on Roubaix, Targets Worlds

  18 January 10 • 0 comment

  Amy Dombroski checks in from one of the more iconic events in all of cyclocross: the Roubaix World Cup. Although Dombroski originally planned to wrap her season up after a short European stint, apparently she’s having too much fun (and doing too well) to quit just yet. Dombroski has adjusted her late-season plans and will [...]

• Helen Wyman’s Diary of a ‘Cross Pro: It’s Snow Joke

  16 January 10 • 1 comment

  2009 British Champion Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) checks in with an update from Europe as she prepares for Roubaix and the pathway to Worlds. If you missed it, also take a peek at our profile of her Kona Major Jake cyclocross bike. by Helen Wyman Last weekend we returned to the North Pole (otherwise known as [...]

• An Interview with Katie Compton: A Lead Up to Worlds Part II

  13 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Matt Haughey Katie Compton is the six-time US Elite Women’s National Cyclocross Champion and current UCI World Cup Cyclocross points leader. With the two remaining World Cup events and the elusive World Championships taking place over the next three weeks, Compton stands poised to not only take a World Cup series but finally best [...]

• An Interview with Katie Compton: A Lead Up to Worlds Part I

  12 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Matt Haughey Katie Compton is the six-time US Elite Women’s National Cyclocross Champion and current UCI World Cup Cyclocross points leader. With the two remaining World Cup events and the elusive World Championships taking place over the next three weeks, Compton stands poised to not only take a World Cup series but finally best [...]

• Amy Dombroski Reflects on Her Zolder World Cup and Euro Racing

  11 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Amy Dombroski “World Cup”…the two words bring about those same butterflies as that angry  “Boy Sets Fire” song, the same fizziness of a hard espresso shot, the similar uneasiness of the scent of warming gel. It sounds like a big deal, eh, but it’s just another gun shot, whistle blown or red light changing [...]

• Second Time Around: Lars Boom Talks About His ‘Cross Comeback

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Is Lars Boom Making a Comeback in ‘Cross? This Sunday, former World Champion Lars Boom will make his second appearance in a ‘cross race this season. He will attempt to defend his jersey at Holland’s National Championships to be held in Heerlen. When asked about his chances for a repeat, Boom responded, [...]

• The Unintentional Striptease – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  8 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Christine Vardaros How many people can say they showered with Tom Vannoppen, Belgium’s favorite comeback kid? Ok, so technically we didn’t shower together, but we did share the ladies shower room at the GP Hotel Threeland race site in Pétange, Luxembourg. Directly after my event I had no time to get properly cleaned up [...]

• The Euro Experience – A Conversation with Zach McDonald

  5 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Jamie Mack Cyclocross Magazine has had the pleasure of talking to a few of the younger racers that attended EuroCrossCamp this year. As the camp winds down, I spoke with one of the camp veteran’s, Zach McDonald, almost a year after we last interviewed him after his break-out performance at the 2009 Roubaix World [...]

• Surviving Zolder World Cup and GVA Trofee’s Azencross – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  1 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Have you ever felt the sensation of having a small fire burning deep inside your soul?  Every time I get so frustrated that I feel like giving up on this sport, that small fire shines bright.   It’s what tells me that I am not done yet with the fight. If I never [...]

• Helen Wyman’s Christmas Campaign, Nabs 5th in Loenhout

  31 December 09 • 0 comment

  A busy Christmas schedule has now finished for Kona – FSA rider Helen Wyman with a fifth place finish in the Loenhout. Part of the GVA series, this race was very important to Helen to try to gain some valuable points to edge her closer to the overall GVA Trofee series lead (Helen currently lies [...]

• Scheldecross and Kalmthout World Cup 2009, A Column by Christine Vardaros

  27 December 09 • 0 comment

  By Christine Vardaros It’s been absolutely unreal to see how much snow has fallen in Belgium the last few days. People always talk about the crap winters here, but in reality it’s rarely ever cold enough to warrant snow. Thanks to about two feet of it, the whole country has been temporarily shut down and [...]

• Zolder World Cup – View From the Junior Ranks

  27 December 09 • 4 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine got the inside story on the Zolder World Cup from US Junior Jeff Bahnson. Jeff is in Europe as part of EuroCrossCamp (see embedded journalist Nathan Phillips’ first diary entry from the camp here) and will return to contest the World Championships. From bike arrival problems to his first World Cup race in [...]