Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclo-cross News, Race Reports, Bike Reviews, Forums and More

rider diary

• A 50-mile MTB Race Reteaches Old Lessons – A Column by Lee Waldman

  20 May 10 • 1 comment

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman gets the chance to relearn basic lessons, courtesy of a 50-mile MTB race in Colorado. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column as he stays Motivated through Life’s Twists and Turns. by Lee Waldman You would think that after racing for [...]

• Motivated through Life’s Twists and Turns – A Column by Lee Waldman

  14 May 10 • 4 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman takes a moment to reflect on motivation in the face of uncooperative Colorado spring weather as well as what’s truly important in his life. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column, Age is a State of Mind. by Lee Waldman “There [...]

• Age is a State of Mind – A Column by Lee Waldman

  28 April 10 • 8 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman is getting older, as we all are, but his looming 60th birthday has made him realize the mental aspects of age and youth. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column, The Things I Carry. by Lee Waldman Happy Birthday to Me! [...]

• De Ronde van West Portlandia: Eaten by Lions

  22 April 10 • 2 comments

  

  The Ronde van Portlandia has only been around for a few years, but it’s already become the stuff of legends. It’s not a race, or really even a sanctioned event—which is precisely what makes it special. It’s an annual group ride that has swelled to as many as 600 riders over low-traffic, super-steep roads that [...]

• The Things I Carry – A Column by Lee Waldman

  21 April 10 • 3 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist and Masters racer Lee Waldman feels re-enregized by spring and is picking out summer rides and races to keep him feeling alive and ready for ‘cross! In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column on Overtrainers Anonymous. by Lee Waldman This is the time of the year [...]

• The Off Season – Moving At A Different Speed

  13 April 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Jamie Mack Recently I went through the part of my season about which I’m never quite sure how to feel. I cling to the ‘cross bike as long as I can, reliving the past season with each ride and trainer session. But the time comes each year when I need to move on, at [...]

• Overtrainers Anonymous – A Column by Lee Waldman

  9 April 10 • 1 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman checks in on his training progress and reports on his enlisted help to reign in his obsessive training tendencies. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column on instant gratification. by Lee Waldman “We have a new member joining us tonight…” “Hi, my name is [...]

• A Flying Start to the Off-Season – Part II – A Column By Christine Vardaros

  6 April 10 • 5 comments

  by Christine Vardaros Collecting More Than Just a Suntan in Cyprus – Christine Vardaros wraps up her report from the Tour of Cyprus. If you missed Part One, check it out! I am checking in from the Stoumont region of The Ardennes – the hilly part of Belgium next to some of the famous Liege-Bastogne-Liege [...]

• A Racer’s POV from Cult Cross

  4 April 10 • 2 comments

  by Ryan Hamilton Just as the weather was turning from winter to spring and getting very ‘cross-like with rain and mud, I cracked open the embrocation to get a whiff and realized there are still seven months until ‘cross season starts. That’s when I remembered someone posting in the Cyclocross Magazine Forum about a springtime [...]

• The Beer Gazelle Wraps Up His Season in Santa Rosa with Grace

  31 March 10 • 0 comment

  Dan Bernards (aka Beer Gazelle – Built for Speed, Optimized for Beer) just wrapped up his first ‘cross season with the February 13th CX Santa Rosa series finale.  It was the feeling of community that originally brought him into the fold. Although his local race scene includes the Santa Rosa and Livermore series in California, [...]

• A Flying Start to the Offseason – A Column By Christine Vardaros

  30 March 10 • 3 comments

  by Christine Vardaros While most of the Belgian cyclocross racers are spending part of their first post-season month skiing or on some warm sunny beach sipping umbrella drinks by the seaside to unwind, I chose to spend mine suffering on the bike – but at least it’s under sunny skies with the most magnificent views [...]

• Work Ethics, Instant Gratification and Doping – A Column by Lee Waldman

  28 March 10 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman takes a break from his normal updates on his progress as a Masters racer to reflect on…well, “kids today.” He’s a teacher, so he knows of what he speaks. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column and his thoughts on quitting. by Lee Waldman [...]

• Rhonde de Rosey: A New Way to Welcome Spring and Practice Your Team-Naming Wit

  25 March 10 • 0 comment

  by Natalia McKittrick It’s in the low 40’s and the sun seems half awake behind clouds discharging water that invades houses by leaking through ceilings and flooding basements. The puddles are determined to accumulate into small lakes. BikeSnobNYC tweets about dinners instead of regreasing the urban cycling culture… It may seem like another B-rate rainpocalypse [...]

• Diary of a Cross Pro: Helen Wyman Gets Back in the Saddle

  17 March 10 • 0 comment

  

  In her latest column, British National Champ Helen Wyman gets back on the bike to prep for her next cycling season, after a short off-the-bike holiday. Catch up on her last report, the Top-10 Moments of the Season. by Helen Wyman As a cyclist riding more than one season in a year, the annual holiday [...]

• Lee Waldman Takes Time to Reflect…on Quitting?

  4 March 10 • 3 comments

  

  by Lee Waldman I believe that you should always finish the race, no matter what. Quitting unless there’s a broken bone involved simply opens up a Pandora’s box that should be left closed. It makes very little difference where or how you finish, nor should it. But…you need to finish. I’ve defined myself as an [...]