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• Mary McConnelough Talks MTB-ing for Cyclocross and What It Means to Live the Dream

  11 July 12 • 0 comment

  “It can be hard to plan exactly what we will do. We like to stay open to interesting opportunities that arise. This life is too short, we must maximize our time here and if we remain inspired in our racing, we will be that much happier.”

• Justin Lindine on Racing World Cups in the Off-Season

  10 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Justin Lindine (Redline) had the chance to wear the stars and stripes in full US kit last weekend at the Windham World Cup: a race so close to his hometown it’s practically in his own backyard. With enough UCI points to qualify to race the World Cup, Lindine was still relegated to a last row [...]

• Olympic Hopeful Todd Wells on Windham and Cyclocross

  6 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Todd Wells may have not raced much cyclocross last season, but he had a good excuse: he was goaling for an Olympic berth and had to focus on his mountain biking. Last weekend, we caught up with Wells after he took fourth place at the Windham World Cup mountain bike race, which was his best [...]

• Geoff Kabush: Canada’s MTB Olympic Hopeful on Windham and What’s Next

  5 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Geoff Kabush has had a big year in mountain biking; he secured a spot on the Canadian team for the Olympics and scored an eighth place finish at the Windham World Cup in New York this past weekend. Cyclocross Magazine caught up with Kabush after the race while he was cooling down and preparing to [...]

• Georgia Gould on Windham, the Olympics and Cyclocross Season

  4 July 12 • 0 comment

  

  Watching the women’s race at the Windham World Cup was heartbreaking for virtually everyone on course. Georgia Gould flatted just before the finish, and her 50-second lead on the second and third place riders (teammates Catharine Pendrel and Katerina Nash), quickly dwindled. In the end, she was nipped at the line and relegated to third [...]

• Have Your Own Personal Cyclocross Clinic: A Column from Josh Schwiesow

  30 June 12 • 6 comments

  

  by Josh Schwiesow It is getting to be that time of year when even the most serious road racers begin talking about cyclocross season. There is plenty of time yet, but by now the trajectory of the season has been largely determined and folks are looking forward to a fun beginning of the cyclocross season.

• In the Saddle with Teal Stetson-Lee

  26 June 12 • 1 comment

  In the 2011-2012 season, Teal Stetson-Lee made it on to the cyclocross radar as a big name in women’s ’cross. With quite a few podium finishes and a win on Day 2 of Jingle Cross, this young rider’s star is on the rise. We caught up with her about her “off-season” and what she loves [...]

• What Do You Miss About Cyclocross? ’Crossers Weigh In

  22 June 12 • 16 comments

  

  We asked what everyone missed about cyclocross season, and you all stepped up to the plate with some great answers. Enjoy! “What don’t I miss?!” -Lori Cooke “The smell of embrocation in October…” -Sean P. “Laughing about the mishaps.  Most of which were my own…” -Joshua N. Schwiesow “Two main things: 1. I miss ignoring [...]

• Training with High Intensity: A Look at the Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program

  20 June 12 • 2 comments

  

  by Molly Hurford Looking to get ready for cyclocross on the off-season but finding yourself short on time? We looked into the Cyclo90 H.I.T. Program last winter, but now might be the perfect time to get into it again, if you’re looking for something quick to ramp up for September. Training plans have always interested [...]

• Making Better Food Choices: A Column from Josh Schwiesow

  17 June 12 • 8 comments

  

  by Josh Schwiesow We recently discussed losing weight and counting calories here in the noob corner of Cyclocross Magazine. It was satisfying to me that this column generated some discussion, if not below in the comments section or in the Cowbell Forums, but rather through some personal correspondence with me – which I encourage as [...]

• Cyclocrosser Helen Wyman Takes on Criterium Racing in Great Britain

  13 June 12 • 1 comment

  

  by David Evans Anyone who has wandered around the paddock of a top level bike race has, at some point or another, stepped over, around or in a trickle of riders’ urine. A well-timed and discrete expulsion behind a team car is often preferred to skating across poorly tiled bathrooms on cleats (surely a sport [...]

• The Fine Line – Learning to Love the Off-Season

  12 June 12 • 0 comment

  

  This season, we’ll be following a few racers who have some interesting stories to share. From a freshly-minted elite racer to a newly declared master, we have a wide variety of racers we’ll be hearing from. We’ll catch up with them intermittently as the season wanes on, and hopefully we’ll be able to chart their [...]

• Tackling Nutrition as a Noob: A Column by Josh Schwiesow

  3 June 12 • 0 comment

  

  By now, you’ve probably read about our newest noob columnist, Josh. He’s taken a hard look at how the first season of racing went overall, looked at his first race attempts, and now he’s tackling the technical side of things by exploring nutrition. by Josh Schwiesow Most cyclists spend some time focusing on their weight, [...]

• Meredith Miller’s Training and Racing in the Off-Season

  2 June 12 • 0 comment

  

  West Coast-based cyclocrosser Meredith Miller took a few minutes out of her busy off-season to answer a few questions for us, and we’re glad she did. Be on the lookout for her to pop up in MTB results, as she’s trying out the wider tires for this season for fun and cyclocross prep. Cyclocross Magazine: [...]

• Tour of Somerville Champion Luke Keough Talks Winning and His Future in Cyclocross

  31 May 12 • 0 comment

  by Molly Hurford This time last year, we did an interview with Luke Keough after the Tour of Somerville crit in New Jersey. Back then, the 19-year-old was doing almost exactly what he’s doing a year later, racing with Team Mountain Khakis on the road. However, this year is different, because he’s already taken two [...]