Tag archive for ‘2012’

  • Promoters: Submit Your Cyclocross Races and Clinics Into Our North American Race Calendar

    US Cyclocross Race Calendar

      Cyclocross race promoters and fans: We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to update our comprehensive North American cyclocross race calendar, and we’re already at 500+ events, including races and clinics, thus making it The World’s Largest Cyclocross Calendar (we’re not sure if this is a category in The Guinness Book of World Records, [...]

  • Helen Wyman: Crossing the Pond Again to Start the Cyclocross Season

    Helen Wyman starts her cyclocross season in America for the fourth year in a row.

    British cyclocrosser and Kona Factory Team professional racer Helen Wyman will again start her season in the US, where she will kick off affairs in Rochester, N.Y. on September 8 and 9. Wyman is no stranger to the weekend’s double-header schedule, as she won an event on the same course last season. “Racing in the [...]

  • Raleigh Midsummer Night Field Stacks Up for Tuesday Night Racing – Updated

    Ben Berden in full Raleigh kit, on a Raleigh RXC Pro, but not quite signed by Raleigh yet. ©Tim Westmore

    This time last year, Raleigh was handing over big prize money to Russell Stevenson and Kathy Sherwin for their wins at Midsummer Night Cyclocross, along with contracts for Stevenson and Jenni Gaertner for the 2011 season. This year, the field is a bit more stacked, and entries without contracts include both the Elite Men’s and [...]

  • Katie Compton Goes Back to SRAM, Trek Cyclocross Race Team – UPDATED

    Katie Compton wins her eight title in a row at the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships in Madison, WI. © Cyclocross Magazine

    Katie Compton, Trek and SRAM announced today that for the 2012-2013 season, Compton will be making a return to riding on SRAM componentry on Trek. The announcement comes just in time, since the eight-time Nationals winner recently announced that in July, she’ll be taking on an early cyclocross season in New Zealand. This will be [...]

  • USA Cycling Rules – 2012 Rule Book for Cyclocross, Road, Mountain Bike and Track

    USA Cycling 2012 Rules and Rule Book - Cyclocross, road, mountain bike, bmx and track.

    Every year USA Cycling updates its rules for all its bike racing disciplines and without exception, the rule changes catch some unsuspecting bike racers by surprise (remember the maximum tire width changes for cyclocross nats in 2010 and other last-minute changes?). Regardless of the timing of the cycling rules, the onus is on license-holding racers [...]

  • Collegiate Chronicles: Meet Jeff Bahnson, D2 National Champion

    Bahnson in the lead on lap 1 ahead of Hurst- Collegiate men D2, 2012 Cyclocross National Championships. © Cyclocross Magazine

    by Molly Hurford While most of the cyclocross world knows junior racers like Zach McDonald, Logan Owen, Cody Kaiser, or any of the Keoughs, Jeff Bahnson manages to fly under the radar despite some serious results. He not only won the Division II Collegiate Men’s race at Nationals, but he did so with a unique [...]

  • NAHBS 2012: Tim O’Donnell Shamrock Cycles’ Steel Cyclocross Bikes

    Shamrock bicycles are made in Indianapolis, Indiana by Tim O'Donnell. © Kevin White

    NAHBS 2012 may have been more than a week ago, but we’ve got a ton of profiles of handmade cyclocross bikes and builders from NAHBS still to come. Check back often for more eye candy and new cyclocross products, and view our recent NAHBS 2012 cyclocross coverage. by Kevin White Before bike frames were made of [...]

  • NAHBS 2012: Ira Ryan Cycles of Portland, Oregon

    Ira Ryan Cycles, based in Portland, Oregon has been building custom frames since 2005. © Kevin White

    NAHBS 2012 may have been a week ago, but we’ve got a ton of profiles of handmade cyclocross bikes and builders from NAHBS still to come. Check back often for more eye candy and new cyclocross products, and view our recent NAHBS 2012 cyclocross coverage. by Kevin White It’s no secret that Portland, Oregon, has a [...]

  • NAHBS 2012: Baum Cycles of Australia and the Turanti Titanium Cyclocross Bike

    Baum Bicycles flagship titanium cyclocros bike, the Turanti, was on display at the 2012 NAHBS. © Kevin White

    NAHBS 2012 may have been a week ago, but we’ve got a ton of profiles of handmade cyclocross bikes and builders from NAHBS still to come. Check back often for more eye candy and new cyclocross products, and view our recent NAHBS 2012 cyclocross coverage. by Kevin White This year’s eighth running of North American Handmade [...]

  • NAHBS 2012: Paul Components Unveils New MiniMoto Mini V-Brake for Cyclocross

    Paul's new MiniMoto mini V-brake adds to Paul's cyclocross brake options. © Kevin White

    by Clifford Lee Paul’s Components introduced a new mini-linear pull brake, the MiniMoto, at NAHBS 2012 in Sacramento.  A beautiful alternative to cantilevers for cyclocross and competing directly with the TRP CX 8.4 mini V-brake, the new MiniMoto brake has asymmetrically curved arms that are about 84 mm from the pivot to the cable anchor [...]



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