The Southern California Prestige Series brought cyclocross to the Griffith Park/Greek Theater area of Los Angeles for the first time over the weekend. Adam Craig (Giant Bicycles) used his technical skills to conquer the course in the Elite Men’s race, and Sue Butler (Hudz-Subaru) attacked late after leading most of the Elite Women’s race and [...]
Los Angeles, CA – Griffith Park, just steps from the famous Greek Theater, is the spot for the second round of UCI racing this season in Southern California and the first cyclocross race to ever happen in the park, bringing some interested spectators. While it was exciting to see cyclocross go to Griffith Park, the [...]
by Kat Statman With the first World Cup of the Season this weekend, there’s a lot to talk about in pro cyclocross. The United States sends one of its strongest teams to Switzerland, with the likes of current national champion Tim Johnson as well as mountain bike World Cup veteran Adam Craig. Tom Meeusen and [...]
CrossVegas is boasting what its promoters describe as “the strongest field ever assembled in American cyclocross,” and the Rabobank-Giant team will be at the center of the European invasion bolstering the ranks. From the Rabo-Giant team: The Rabobank Cycling Team is now the longest-running road cycling team in the pro peloton with a strong heritage [...]
by Jamie Mack While most of us are focused on the impending season, with some of us already realizing what the off-season has done to us, non-’cross events have been shifted out of our collective focus. But for many of the stars that we follow, including some of the top Americans, there is one more [...]
Katie Compton didn’t let a wasp sting on the third lap of the cross country race at the World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, slow her down as the newly-crowned US national short track champion and reigning cyclocross champ rode to an impressive fourth place in the event. Compton finished just 20 seconds off [...]
by Josh Liberles Prominent cyclocrossers are always in the mix in US mountain bike races throughout the season, and the National Championships are no exception. Today’s cross-country races in Granby, CO, proved to be a particularly succesful outing for many of the faces who spend their falls shredding up ‘cross the courses. Todd Wells (Specialized) [...]
by Josh Liberles Rabobank, the perennial powerhouse road and cyclocross team based in the Netherlands, restructured their off-road program at the beginning of 2010. Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant came on board as co-title sponsor, and Rabo-Giant was born. The two prime goals of the team will be to offer opportunities to homegrown Dutch riders and [...]
There was a familiar face toeing the line of a recent, local Oregon road race – Carl Decker (Giant) had made the trip to mix it up in Eugene-Roubaix. I took advantage of the opportunity to catch up with Decker and find out how his mountain bike season has been progressing and what his upcoming [...]
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