Tag archive for ‘2012’

  • NAHBS 2012: Shimano Unveils New CX75 Cyclocross Mechanical Disc Brake, Cyclocross Gearing and Wheels – Updated: More Specs, Exclusive Photos

    Shimano's new CX75 Cyclocross and Road Mechanical Disc Brake

    Update: Exclusive CX75 mechanical disc brake photos and specs added, price estimates for wheels updated. As seen with the introduction of the CX70 cyclocross component group in 2011 (reviewed in Issue 16), the Japanese component giant Shimano has started to take cyclocross seriously, and today at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) in Sacramento, [...]

  • Sunday Preview: Superprestige Hoogstraten

    Sven Nys wins the 2011 Superprestige in Hoogstraten, Belgium. © Bart Hazen

    by Evan Schmitt The Superprestige series is anything but over as it returns to the main stage this Sunday, February 5, in Hoogstraten, Belgium. Coming one day after the GvA series race in Lille, it will be a race for the strongest riders in field. Hoogstraten is the penultimate race in the eight-race Superprestige series [...]

  • Saturday Preview: GVA Lille

    Niels Albert takes his second World title. His biggest win in his career thus far for home crowd. Bart Hazen

    by Evan Schmitt Believe it or not, even though the World Championships have come and gone, the cyclocross season is not over yet. The GVA Trofee Series continues on this Saturday, February 4, in Lille, Belgium. In 2011, the race was won by Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus).

  • Geeking out on Lap Times – 2012 Cyclocross World Championships – Men’s Race

    The beauty of electronic timing, if it works reliably and is implemented well, is near instant results and lap times. The official UCI results for the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde included lap times, and of course we can’t help ourselves but to take a deeper look into them.  We’ve moved the lap [...]

  • World Champion Bike Profile: Niels Albert’s Colnago Prestige Cyclocross Bike

    Niels Albert's 2012 World Championship winning Colnago Prestige carbon cyclocross bike.

    Today, in the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium, Niels Albert led a Belgian domination of the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships, but for company Colnago, the win represented a return for Italy to the top step of the Worlds podium and showed that their signing of the 2009 World Champion was a smart move and major coup. [...]

  • Niels Albert Reclaims His Crown in Kosijde; Belgium Sweep Top Seven Spots – UPDATED: More Quotes and Photos, Full Results

    Niels Albert (Belgium) celebrates his victory in the Elite men's race at the 2009 UCI Cyclocross World Championships.

    In a historic display of dominance, the Belgian team took the top seven spots today at the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, led by an incredible solo victory by Niels Albert. Defending champion Zdenek Stybar – nor any other rider– had no response for a Belgian team, racing on Belgian soil, bearing the weight of a country demanding they regain the crown as the world center of cyclocross. From the first lap, the Belgian Juggernaut completely owned the race, with Czechs Zdenek Stybar and Radomir Simunek quickly strangled out of the front group.

  • Relive it: 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships from Koksijde – Live Blogging Coverage of Elite Men, Women

    the 2012 Cyclo-cross World Championships are coming to Koksijde, Belgium

    We’ve got live coverage coming of the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on January 29, 2012 with live blogging of the Elite Women’s and Elite Men’s races.  Races are at 11am and 3pm Belgian time, which is an early 5am EST and 9am EST.  Join us for an early morning as we [...]

  • Australian Racer Lewis Rattray Looks at Worlds

    Rattray in action. Bart Hazen

    Yes, Australia has cyclocross. They have the Dirty Deeds cyclocross series, and that inspired one Aussie to cross the pond and try his hand racing in Belgium. Now that Aussie, Lewis Rattray, represents his country at the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium. He sent us this journal penned late on Friday. by Lewis [...]

  • For the Geeks: 2012 Koksijde World Championships Pit Lane Assignments

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    For the hard-core cyclocross fan, we’ve got the full pit lane assignments for the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium, and they differ for each race. Will it matter? In years past, racers have dropped their bike intentionally or unintentionally in front of other riders, causing crashes and mechanicals, so you never know. But [...]

  • Jeremy Powers’ Koksijde Course Preview Video – 2012 Cyclocross World Championship

    Jeremy Powers previews the 2012 Koksijde Cyclocross World Championship course

    Didn’t make the trip to Koksijde, Belgium for the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships?  Can’t wait for Cyclocross Magazine’s live coverage of the Men and Women’s races to start? Sit back and get your own preview of the course, courtesy of Rapha / Focus’ Jeremy Powers and his Contour cameras.



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