Pirate Race Productions is excited to announce that Alison Powers, America’s number one female cyclist, is coming to Boone this Saturday to host a Women’s Cyclocross Clinic. With over 10 years of professional sports experience, two national championships, and a love of the sport, Alison brings an unparalleled knowledge base to cycling. The clinic is [...]
by Dave Sheek Chino, CA – After the exciting and hot weekend of UCI racing in Southern California (SoCal), Mother Nature teased us this week with rain and lower temperatures. But by the time racers got their call-ups, the temperature was a blistering 95 degrees. This weekend was a great ride: a fast start led into [...]
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the Cal-Giant women Meredith Miller and Teal Stetson-Lee have been sporting a different kit from their male teammates this season. The pink isn’t just the women’s version of the uniform – they’re sporting the special skinsuits to benefit their sponsor’s Breast Cancer fundraising efforts, and now Miller is going one step [...]
While Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com teammate Jeremy Powers was busy battling Ryan Trebon at the UCI3 races, Tim Johnson flew the team colors to back to back wins at the Providence Cyclo-cross festival (read about Day One here). After winning ahead of teammate Jamey Driscoll in a sprint by the slimmest of margins on Saturday, the reigning national [...]
by Josh Liberles Although the race location is actually pronounced “Ray-neer,” anything in Oregon with a name that can be read as a derivative of “rainy” is ominous, particularly on the heels of yesterday’s muddy slog through Heiser Farms. Last year’s Rainier race was a dry, fast edition with the course’s vertical gain the decisive [...]
Rainy, muddy races are tough on bodies, equipment and egos – but challenging weather is an integral part of cyclocross, right? Combine that with plenty of off-camber pitches; short, steep ups and downs that saw enough traffic to make them sketchy rides at best; and long grass that mixed with the mud to tangle around [...]
by Jeffrey Bramhall Shrewsbury, MA. – The Night Weasels Cometh presented by BikeJD.com brought New England racers a truly unique experience under the lights at the Ski Ward in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Justin Lindine (bikereg.com/Joe’s Garage/Scott) and Meredith Miller (California Giant/Specialized) took wins in the Elite races, both handily over extremely strong fields, but everyone who [...]
by Bart Hazen Ruddervoorde, Belgium – World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) is the man of the moment. After winning the opening race of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee in Namur last week, he was also the best in the opening race of the Superprestige series in Ruddervoorde. In sunny weather conditions, Stybar won after shedding Bart Aernouts (Rabobank-Giant [...]
by Marion Hambrick and Ken Getchell Fairfield, OH – The UCI3 Festival concluded with Harbin Park presented by BioWheels/United Dairy Farmers, the third and final race of the weekend. The Elite Men and Women faced another day of sunny skies with temperatures soaring into the low 90s. A smattering of tree-filled sections across the course [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s European correspondent Christine Vardaros placed an impressive third at “Journo Worlds” on September 19th. Topping her were German winner Katherina Garus and Italian Ilenia Lazzaro. Also known as “AIJC Mondial de la Presse,” the event took place in the Flemish Ardennes region in a little town called Lierde, where more than 130 participants [...]
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