Nationals has traditionally been held in the same place for two years in a row, allowing the cities hosting to have the chance to tweak and perfect their races by the second year. Case in point is Madison, Wisconsin, home of Nationals 2012, and home to Nationals for 2013. Now, thanks to competing bids from [...]
USA Cycling has selected three finalist cities to host the 2014 and 2015 Cyclocross National Championship: Boulder, Colorado (Valmont Bike Park), Austin, Texas (Zilker Park), and Asheville, North Carolina (Billtmore Estate). With the 2012 and 2013 championship slated for Madison, Wisconsin, USA Cycling reduced an original tally of six bids to three based on accessibility, [...]
Still more bike goodies coming from our visit to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Austin, Texas, this past weekend. In Part 2, we brought you high-end single speed creations and carbon works of art, two stunning red steel cyclocross bikes from legendary builders Richard Sachs and Ritchey, along with new chainrings, ultralight wheels, [...]
Pirate Race Productions, a relative newcomer to race promotion, is starting to shake things up in the cyclocross community. Cyclocross Magazine recently spoke with Andrew Stackhouse, Managing Director of Pirate Race Productions, to discuss the making of a cyclocross promoter, how to provide value to race sponsors, and the growth of ‘cross in “emerging” markets. [...]
Local bicycle stores and the Texas frame builder’s community step forward to support the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show, scheduled for February 25-27, 2011. With the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show scheduled for Austin, Texas, February 25-27, preparations are already underway, with significant members of the Austin cycling community – Mellow Johnny’s and [...]
This past weekend, Austin played host to the Lonestar Cyclocross Festival, which also served as the Texas State Championship. The cast of characters lining up to take a shot at the state title included many of Texas’ usual suspects, but mixed into the fray was pro roadie Kelly Benjamin (Colavita–Sutter Home). Kelly recounts her experience [...]
by Chris Gescheidle You couldn’t have asked for better conditions: fresh mud–just the right texture–from recent rains. It blanketed sections of ground of a county park in east Travis County outside Austin, Texas this past weekend. As one observer on a Texas bicycle forum post put it: “Andrew (Pirate Race Productions) must have an ‘in’ [...]
Based on our recent poll, 57% of you want to keep racing after Nats. There are plenty of opportunities to do so if UCI points aren’t your top priority, and Austin, Texas offers a Martin Luther King holiday weekend filled with ice-free cyclocross racing for all. Press release below. The Lone Star Cyclocross Festival, the [...]
The Lone Star Cyclocross Festival will feature two days of championship racing in Austin, Texas, on January 16 and 17, 2010. Cyclists from across Texas and around the nation will descend on the city for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend and the chance to race against the best. Furthermore, the University of Texas Cycling [...]
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