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• American Women in Tervuren: Race Reports from Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd

  4 January 09 • 1 comment

  On Sunday, several American women battled the cold and tough course at the UCI C2 Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit race in Tervuren, Belgium and they walked away with a podium. Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd sent us their reports from the race below. We also have some course photos from Sue. Enjoy! Where’s the Mud? A [...]

• 20 Questions, Smack Talk and Hidden Races – A Column by Christine Vadaros

  31 December 08 • 2 comments

  

  by Christine Vardaros December 30, 2008. Today I awoke in a real panic. I thought it was race day. When the races are so close together it is hard to keep track of what day it is. Memories all string together to form one big timeless blur. Just as I was getting out of bed [...]

• Frozen Whoopdees Are Not For Eating – An Azencross Report by Sue Butler

  31 December 08 • 1 comment

  

  by Sue Butler The Azencross at Loenhout was a completely different race than last year. It was frozen tundra this year, with no long muddy run or muddy corners. This year, the biggest obstacle were icy corners, frozen ruts and in my case, myself and crashed-out girls on the whoopdee’s. The legs were back and [...]

• A Special World Cup – Zolder Report by Christine Vardaros

  30 December 08 • 0 comment

  If I had one Christmas wish it would be that every cyclocross fan could see an event held at the Zolder venue. It is really something special. The event is held on a Formula 1 race track and there are always no less than 30,000 spectators covering the whole venue like a thick blanket, even [...]

• Carpetbagging in Belgium – A Report by Sue Butler

  28 December 08 • 3 comments

  

  Houghton Mifflin’s Dictionary defines a carpetbagger as “An outsider…who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.” Some think the popular Portland racer Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale.com) fits this definition, as she’s traveled to Europe battling at World Cups. But her husband Tim has taken carpetbagging to a new level. See our report from [...]

• Vos Sprints to Zolder World Cup Win – Full Report and Photo Gallery

  28 December 08 • 1 comment

  by Bart Hazen of The Daily Peloton Multiple World Champion, Dutch Champion and current points race Olympic Champion Marianne Vos is back09 to winning ways in the cyclocross field. The 21-year-old, riding her fourth ‘cross race of the season, won the sixth World Cup of the season in Zolder by beating World Champion Hanka Kupfernagel, [...]

• Treading Water in Zolder – a Molly Cameron Report

  26 December 08 • 5 comments

  

  Vanilla Bicycles rider Molly Cameron is racing in Europe through January 4th. Molly got a last-minute start at the Zolder World Cup and filed the report below. The Zolder World Cup course is awesome. From my vantage point at the rear of the race, I did a lot of things right today. The start was [...]

• Slow Starts, Fast Finishes and Drinking in the Showers – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  26 December 08 • 2 comments

  Race reports from Scheldecross and Nommay World Cup by Christine Vardaros After a much appreciated weekend off from racing, I was back at it last Friday at Scheldecross in Antwerp, Belgium and followed it up two days later with a World Cup in Nommay, France. The actual racing went a little better this time around [...]

• Happy Holidays! Brief Report

  25 December 08 • 0 comment

  Did this guy make it to your house? Did you make his list? If you celebrate Christmas, we hope you’ve been good enough for him to have stopped by and cram lots of silk tubulars, spicy embrocation, fancy skinsuits and blingy carbon wheels into your stockings. If he didn’t? It’s okay, a short winter ‘cross [...]

• It’s Waterpark Time – The Season’s Final Column by Ben Popper

  24 December 08 • 0 comment

  

  Look.  It’s been a long season.  Lots of miles driven, lots of airports napped in, lots of mud.  When I called off my points race and decided this was the icing, I was like that kid who puts 2/3 of the tub of icing on each cupcake.  With sprinkles, of course.  Tasty. I guess I [...]

• Heavy Travel, Heavy Mud, and a Win: A Mark Legg-Compton Report

  23 December 08 • Comments Off

  

  Building on her successes at Koksijde World Cup and the US National Championships in Kansas City, Katie Compton continued her winning ways Sunday at the World Cup in Nommay, France. Following her dominant performance, Cyclocross Magazine got the inside scoop on Compton’s successful weekend and travels from husband Mark Legg-Compton. Here is his report: Katie [...]

• Euro Cross Camp 2008-2009: Arriving at the Kingdom Hall

  22 December 08 • Comments Off

  by David Hutton Crossing the Pond with Euro Cross Camp 2008 For many ‘crossers, the season came to a close last weekend on the frigid knolls of Kansas City. ‘Cross fanatics are already starting to stockpile parts for next year, while others are happily putting the bike away, opting to celebrate the holidays and off [...]

• Race Winning Diets: More Than Oatmeal?

  20 December 08 • 6 comments

  

  Inspired by our interviews of ALL the national champions at the 2007 Kansas City nationals (we’ll be doing a version of this again), Bill Schieken has been interviewing the winners at his local races to discover their secrets. In this article, Bill focuses on pre-race meals. Are you eating a race-winning meal? Find out for [...]

• It Took All Season – A Column by Andrew Bernstein

  18 December 08 • 1 comment

  

  After a season of poor results, this newbie finally had a solid race. My fourth-place finish was so shocking that it’s taken me more than a month to come to grips with the power of my success. Nearly clinching a podium spot was about as exciting as any of my few wins on the road.

• Old News: Fighting at CX Nats – With Audio of Page Interview

  18 December 08 • 1 comment

  Fighting at Nats? Yes, you heard it here Sunday. It was a sour ending to an otherwise stellar championships weekend, but there were enough incorrect rumors swirling around that some press is unfortunately warranted. Baker vs. Myerson Courtesy of “LunaCycles” comment during our Live Coverage of Day 4, perhaps you heard about the Adam Myerson [...]