by Molly Hurford Last week, we checked in with the King of Scottish cyclocross, Rab Wardell. So it only seemed fitting that today we see what the Queen of American cyclocross has been up to so...
LONGMONT, COLORADO – In a move that will delight cyclocross fans across the world, reigning World Champion Sven Nys of Belgium will be racing CLIF® Bar CrossVegas in 2013. Nys captured his...
5 February 2013
Even if you were at the World Championships race, or caught it on the livestream, there were moments you may have missed. Thankfully, we had great photographers like Janet Hill on the scene. Missed the race reports? Read them here: Sven Nys Cements His Legacy with Second World Championship Title The Netherlands’ Mike Teunissen [...]
4 February 2013
On Saturday, the biggest cyclocross race the US has ever seen happened in Louisville, Kentucky. Reports announced that 9700 people in total swarmed on Eva Bandman Park and Cyclocross Venue to witness history in the making: the first ever non-European World Championships of Cyclocross was here. We spent the races running around cheering for our [...]
4 February 2013
While a quick search of our Worlds Homepage can show you the Masters race report you’re looking for, we wanted to make sure that you got a chance to see all of the video interviews with the winners and, in some key race, the close seconds, the heartbreaking thirds, and the just-off-the-podium fourths. Cyclocross Magazine [...]
4 February 2013
It’s that time again: we’re running our annual Cyclocross Magazine Reader Awards Survey. It’s your chance to vote for your favorite racers, races, what moments were the most controversial, what tires you liked the best, what embrocation you liked using the most and what kind of recovery snack worked best for you (and for those [...]
3 February 2013
Even if you were at the World Championships race, or caught it on the livestream, there were moments you may have missed. Thankfully, we had great photographers like Janet Hill on the scene. Missed the race reports? Read them here: Sven Nys Cements His Legacy with Second World Championship Title The Netherlands’ Mike Teunissen [...]
3 February 2013
If you were out watching Worlds in person yesterday, you may have missed some of the key moves and race action that happened at different spots on the course. And if you already watched the livestream, maybe you just want to watch it again! The full race footage from yesterday’s UCI livestream is available now, [...]
3 February 2013
Even if you were at the World Championships race, or caught it on the livestream, there were moments you may have missed. Thankfully, we had great photographers like Cathy Fegan-Kim on the scene. Missed the race reports? Read them here: Sven Nys Cements His Legacy with Second World Championship Title The Netherlands’ Mike Teunissen Takes [...]
3 February 2013
Even if you were at the World Championships race, or caught it on the livestream, there were moments you may have missed. Thankfully, we had great photographers like Brian Nelson on the scene. Missed the race reports? Read them here: Sven Nys Cements His Legacy with Second World Championship Title The Netherlands’ Mike Teunissen [...]
2 February 2013
by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In front of a raucous, cheering international crowd that thundered and roared, 36-year-old Sven Nys (Belgium) cemented his position as a living legend of cyclocross by winning his second World Championship title on a Kentucky flood plain. A second rainbow jersey has long frustrated the Belgian hero, to the [...]
2 February 2013
by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – You can have a World Champion in any color, so long as it’s orange. At least that’s what it felt like through the first three races of the day at the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KY, as the Dutch racers made it three for three, winning the [...]
2 February 2013
by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Marianne Vos (Netherlands) rode a technically perfect race to win her sixth – and fifth consecutive – Cyclocross World Championship. The course, stickier and muddier than for the Juniors, was her only adversary for much of the race, and one that she easily mastered. Katie Compton (USA) recovered from some early [...]
2 February 2013
by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) won his second Junior Men’s World Championships by dominating the race, much as he did in Koksijde last year. His almost flawless ride allowed him to take a bike length’s advantage at the first corner and turn it into a minute of clear Kentucky [...]
2 February 2013
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Belgian Pro Bart Aernouts sat down with us recently to discuss his experiences so far in the United States, how his season has gone, and his hopes for today’s race. The seasoned pro has had a fantastic season, often finishing in the top five and putting on a crowd-favorite display of self-torture each [...]
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 [...]
24 April 2013
If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of racing cyclocross with a PowerTap to get some solid wattage readings, then the Stages Power Meter might be a new toy to add to your wish list, especially if your PowerTap is on a clincher wheel and you’ve got a nice pair of tubular race wheels. The [...]
24 April 2013
“The Paru is built with the inner determination to find the limit of grip and pain, but now with braking abilities to match.” While New Zealand-based Grammo revealed their disc brake-equipped carbon cyclocross frame at Sea Otter last year, it wasn’t until this year’s show that they were able to finally say that it was [...]
23 April 2013
What happens when a mountain bike wheel company makes road wheels? They come out with wheels that are more designed for cyclocross than they are for a crit. This week, North Carolina-based Industry Nine is releasing their latest iteration of their i25 aluminum road wheels, and at Sea Otter this weekend, Operations Manager Jacob McGahey [...]
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