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by Molly Hurford When Marianne Vos's name popped up on the start list at Sea Otter, you could see the ripple of excitement that went through the crowd. Vos has claimed almost every title available,...
11 December 2012
The last weekend of the USGP saw some amazing racing: Gould and Nash duking it out for the win on day one, Johnson flying off the front of the men’s field early on in day two, Summerhill’s appallingly bad luck both days that cost him a potential podium, 17-18 winner Logan Owen’s two minute lead [...]
9 December 2012
BEND, OREGON – Day 2 of the Deschutes Brewery USGP in Bend saw similar weather conditions to the first day of racing, though the tactics in both races were notably different, as each race was won in a solo off the front that was started early and held. Elite Women Nicole Duke (Alchemy) snagged the [...]
9 December 2012
by Marc Bertucco LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK – Many of the best cyclocross racers from the mid-Atlantic and New England regions lined up to compete for valuable UCI C2 points on a foggy, damp December day. Canadian Michael Garrigan (Stage-Race/Blacksmith Cycle) grabbed the hole shot, with chief rivals Dan Timmerman (RGM Watches-Richard Sachs) and Nicolas [...]
9 December 2012
OVERIJSE, BELGIUM: Falling rain, slick mud, near-freezing temperatures – cyclocross fans today got the best of their sport as the Euro Elite headed to the heart of Flanders for the Druienveldrit Overijse. There was no bad luck today for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL), who took to the mud like, well, mud takes to a cyclocross [...]
9 December 2012
OVERIJSE, BELGIUM: On a cold, wet, windy and slippery course, today’s race at Druivenveldrit Overijse was a repeat affair for the women’s podium, with Katie Compton (TREK) again escaping the clutches of Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) and Sanne Cant (BKCP) to take the solo win. The difficult course and near freezing temperatures made for true cyclocross [...]
8 December 2012
BEND, OREGON – Home of Nationals in 2009 and 2010, home of the Halloween weekend Cross Crusade, home of the USGP, and perhaps most important, home of the Deschutes Brewery, Bend is the destination for bike racers. As Danny Summerhill told us, “It’s one of my favorite places for riding, hands down.” So it was [...]
8 December 2012
by Kat Statman It’s a bit of a calm weekend in Euro ’cross, but not in US ’cross (go watch GP Bend folks!). But here, we’re looking at rumors and rumblings: Sven Nys in the peloton beyond 2014? Hydraulic disc brakes on the pro’s bikes, but will the Euro’s adopt?; Jeremy Durrin makes it to [...]
8 December 2012
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – On a chilly, sunny winter day along banks of the river Scheldt, the Elite men gathered to test their skills on another sandy course. It was a solid, but ultimately unlucky day for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL), who led and animated much of the race but lost in a two-up sprint with [...]
8 December 2012
ANTWERP, BELGIUM: On a clear, cold day, Katie Compton (TREK) continued her winning streak in the sands of Antwerpen, winning the Cyclocross Soudal Scheldecross in fine solo fashion. Nikkie Harris (Telenet-Fidea) continued in her stellar season, taking second, and Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame the bruised wrist she suffered from her collision with Compton last week [...]
7 December 2012
After spending a week in the Czech Republic, Jeremy is back on American soil for the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross Derby City Cup in Louisville, Kentucky. The Derby City Cup is everyone’s first chance to take a look at the course that will be used for the World Championships in February, so the entire [...]
6 December 2012
As the two biggest series, the World Cup and the Superprestige, take a break this weekend, European racers will turn their attention to two Belgian races: the third round of the Soudal Scheldecross at Antwerp on Saturday, and the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit in Overijse on Sunday. Last year at Antwerp, the wins went to Katie [...]
6 December 2012
Issue 19 is done and it’s another good one, packed with exclusive in-depth stories and full color photos. So if you haven’t yet subscribed, or if your subscription expired with Issue 18, hurry to renew because we don’t want you to miss it! If you take a few seconds to renew by Friday, December 7th [...]
6 December 2012
When we heard that Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships would be coming to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 2013, those of us at Cyclocross Magazine on the East Coast were ecstatic. Having spent some time watching Pryor and company work to get SSCXWC secured for Philadelphia, and seeing some of the antics that this crew comes up [...]
23 May 2013
by Molly Hurford In anticipation of Issue 21 of Cyclocross Magazine with our huge women’s feature, we’re taking a look at some of the kit and gear options out there for women these days. The fashion spectrum has improved drastically over the years, and finally companies are making clothing for women, not just taking men’s [...]
22 May 2013
by Alan “Danger” Zinniker Go to any high-level professional cyclocross or road race, and watch the professional European mechanics clean and work on a bike. They’re not dealing with workstands with finicky clamps that can crush lightweight carbon frames or seatposts, but take care of washing and adjusting their riders’ bikes with workstands that have [...]
20 May 2013
A couple of weeks ago, we asked some of our favorite mechanics and the staffers at Cyclocross Magazine which tools they simply couldn’t live without during the cyclocross season. Allen wrenches were heavily featured. But this time, we wanted to hear from our readers, the racers who can be found in the trenches and pitting [...]
16 May 2013
by Molly Hurford If you watch Parks and Recreation at all, you may be familiar with this scene, and the three little words that may inspire a hefty chunk of your bike and bike accessory buying: “Treat Yo Self.” You spend most of your spare time on the bike, so why not make it [...]
13 May 2013
by Chris Mayhew The season is over, but before you pack away the bike into the back of the garage until next September, there are a few things you should do to ensure than when you do pull it out, covered in dust and begging to be ridden again come cyclocross season, it’s in race-ready [...]
7 May 2013
by Clifford Lee At Sea Otter a couple weeks ago, we learned of a few developments in the tire department from several companies regarding cyclocross. Thanks to a new licensing agreement, the Challenge Eroica will be renamed the Strada Bianca, both names referring to the race and ride around Siena in the Tuscan region of [...]
6 May 2013
Work time will be decreased with a repair stand. With work time decreased, beer time increases, and that makes for happier cyclocross racers. Happy cyclocross racers make for a better sport. So you see, the future of our sport depends on everyone owning repair stands.
3 May 2013
Now that the dust has died down, we’re going through our massive memory cards full of photos of some of the goodies we spotted at Sea Otter but didn’t have time to post while we were there. Getting the lay of the land from the short track MTB course on Friday. Saturday, the cyclocross race [...]
30 April 2013
PORTLAND, OREGON — Asylum Cycles has announced the crowd funding and product launch of the Meuse, a disc-brake, full-carbon cyclocross bike. With a Belgian river as its namesake, the Meuse pays homage to the early European origins of cyclocross. What’s particularly intriguing is that the Meuse is being launched on Crowd Supply, the first crowd funding site [...]
29 April 2013
When we stopped at the TRP Brakes booth at the Outdoor Demo in Vegas before Interbike 2012, we inquired about the HyWire, the innovative hydraulic disc brake levers with TRP’s own electronic shifters built into the brake lever. The company had figured out how to make shifters compatible with Shimano’s Dura-Ace 7970 10-speed Di2 derailleurs, [...]
26 April 2013
Zipp’s 303 carbon rim wheels have been a mainstay in US cyclocross races and European spring classics since they were redesigned in 2010 to be wider than the average road rim. Although the company tweaked the 45mm deep rim’s profile again two years ago to go from the toroidal shape to the new Firecrest shape [...]
25 April 2013
Fizik shoes, from the priciest to the most inexpensive, are handmade in Italy. They want you to know that, because to them, Italy stands for high quality and craftsmanship, and, as Adam Bookwalter, the North America Area Manager, tells me right away, “That’s really important to us.” Fizik, like companies including Sidi and Gaerne, has [...]
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