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by Amy Dombroski When I received the race email from Rocky Mountain Endurance about the Snake River Mountain Challenge boasting a closed Keystone Mountain just …

Here, the open women’s winner of the Hilly Billy Roubaix (listed as one of the major gravel events in the US in our Gravel Grinder …

by Christine Vardaros A few weeks before the start of the Tour of Cyprus, a three-day road stage event, I prayed to the travel gods …

by Christine Vardaros While cyclocross season ended almost a month ago for most of the world, here in Belgium “de cross gaat door” (’cross goes …

Stephen Bassett had the chance most kids only could dream about: to represent the US in the World Championships of Cyclocross, held for the first …

David Lombardo had the chance most kids only could dream about: to represent the US in the World Championships of Cyclocross, held for the first …

Maxx Chance had the chance most kids only could dream about: to represent the US in the World Championships of Cyclocross, held for the first …

Amy Dombroski took 11th in the Elite Women’s Cyclocross World Championships this past weekend, just narrowly missing 10th place due to a calculated risk that …

On Monday, EuroCrossCamp racer Justin Lindine talked a bit about the good, the bad, the ugly and the rediscovered fun of racing in Europe. Today, …

Once again, a select group of juniors and U23 racers have headed over to Europe to take part in Belgium’s Christmas Week. We asked the …

by Justin Lindine I came here to finish these races. I didn’t know how well I would do beyond that, but I did not want, …

by Justin Lindine The thing about ’cross races is that they’re only an hour. And when you’re racing every other day, as we are during …

by Justin Lindine Taste that? That sort of metallic dry taste on the roof of your mouth? Feel the beat of your heart quicken as …

by Justin Lindine There are so many bike racing clichés when you travel to Europe, so many things I could say that would sound rehearsed …

by Josey Weik I arrived in Brussels with David after a nine hour flight with little sleep at 9:00 AM. The Brussels airport was surprisingly …

by Christine Vardaros My goal these next few days is to crawl out of the hole I’ve buried myself in, hopefully in time for the …

This past weekend, Amy Dombroski took home her first second-place title of the season  at the Soudal Classic Leuven. Here, she explains how the race …

As if a USGP on its own isn’t memorable enough, there’s always the aftermath. In this case, it involved a clash of the cycling industry …

by Adam McGrath This cyclocross season has been a great success, and upon reflection I have only one thing to thank. I should say sponsors, …

by Christine Vardaros Of all the cyclocross races in Belgium, Superprestige Gavere  ranks easily in the top five most anticipated events.  Filled with spectacles around …

by Christine Vardaros RUN, Forrest, RUN! I found myself thinking this over and over again last weekend while I trudged through the mud for minutes …

by Dave Sterry “Why? Why are you doing this to yourself?” That was the thought that kept running through my mind at the start of …

by Brian Co CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA – I always have a hard time driving through LA from San Diego to get up north. This weekend, that’s …

You may have read about Brian’s antics in early season SoCal cyclocross last month, and now, back by popular demand, he’s filling us in on …

by Adam McGrath I’m not sure what happened, somehow in the last year I’ve returned to the junior ranks. You might be asking yourself how …

by Brian Co Southern California. A mixture of all things different. Some good and some just plain weird. The thing about this place is that …

While the pros have their race days dialed in, with mechanics and pit crews to make sure everything is up to snuff, the average racer …

Last time we caught up with Craig, the 2011 season had just ended. And now, he’s back and ready for more, hunkering down in Western …

David Sterry, a racer who started to take cyclocross seriously this past season in Portland, Oregon, is checking in with us during his off-season again. …

by Josh Schwiesow Crashing in cyclocross is a piece of cake, comparatively speaking. I’ve said as much before in this noob column, to some debate. …