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• Video: Between the Barriers at Raleigh’s April Sea Otter Cyclocross

  21 April 13 • 0 comment

  Raleigh once again brought us some off-season cyclocross with April’s Sea Otter 2013 cyclocross race. After a small but enthusiastic showing in 2012 won by Ben Berden and Georgia Gould, the event returned for 2013 with more high-profile names and tighter racing. Yesterday, Raleigh-Clement teammates Carline Mani and Ben Berden took the wins over some [...]

• Get in the Holiday Spirit by Celebrating Bunny-Hopping

  31 March 13 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford Sure, it’s a little silly. But here at Cyclocross Magazine HQ, we’re getting in the Easter-egg-hunting spirit by imagining ourselves soaring effortlessly over barriers, like Zach McDonald or Jeremy Powers. Of course, none of the staff at CXM is capable of such feat (see: Is Joey OK? for elaboration), but it doesn’t [...]

• Video: How to Corner, with the Keoughs

  29 December 11 • 1 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford With Nationals rapidly approaching, it can’t hurt to brush up on some basic techniques: after all, no matter what the course conditions, corners will always be a part of cyclocross racing. A couple of months ago, the Keough brothers, of New England cyclocross fame, showed us some of their remount, dismount and [...]

• Video: Barriers, Remounts and Dismounts with the Keough Brothers

  13 October 11 • 0 comment

  

  by Molly Hurford If you’re part of the New England cyclocross scene, you’ve probably come across a Keough or two while racing. As the managers and racers for Keough Cyclocross presented by Champion Systems, the crew is hard to miss, especially with their new Keough Cyclocross van, row of Stevens bikes and of course, the [...]

• Is Joey Really OK? Joey Speaks Up and Tells His Story – Updated

  20 September 11 • 22 comments

  

  There have been a lot of questions asked and many things assumed about my “incident.” Allow me to set the record straight. My name is Joey Mullan, and I crashed on my bike. As for the intensity of the crash, wow! I have raced singlespeed cyclocross for the past three seasons, this being my fourth. I don’t consider myself a roadie, a mountain biker or a BMX kid. I do it all, but I consider myself a cyclocrosser, 100%.

• Newbie News: Cyclocross Transitions and the Time-Space Continuum

  27 June 11 • 1 comment

  

  One of the best cyclocross skills to learn as a new racer is learning how to take “transitions.” (Not just barriers: transitions can mean a lot of different obstacles.) In this article, Erik Tonkin of Sellwood Cycles writes about how to practice dismounts so by the time race season starts, you’re a pro at dismounting [...]

• Newbie News: Building Your Own Barriers

  13 June 11 • 11 comments

  

  Building a set of collapsible barriers with PVC pipe is a piece of cake! If you’ve ever attending a cyclocross practice session, you probably have seen a set of PVC barriers erected. For one thing, they’re incredibly easy to break down and set up. An added bonus is that if a newer, more unsteady rider crashes into them (or if a seasoned pro comes in too hot and crashes into them), it won’t really hurt anything but his or her pride.

• Adam Myerson Reflects on the New UCI Rule Changes

  1 July 10 • 7 comments

  Adam Myerson is a longtime racer who has worked his way up to the pro ranks of road and cyclocross racing. As both a competitor and the owner of Cycle-Smart coaching, Myerson knows what goes into maximizing performance on a cyclocross course, but it’s his additional experience as the promoter of the oldest running UCI [...]

• New UCI Rules Mean Big Changes Next Season

  18 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton New rules officially adopted by the UCI’s Management Committee today will mean major changes for the world’s top races come this fall.  The rules, which cover everything from allowed bicycle components to course design, were approved following the recommendation of the UCI’s Cyclocross Commission, and address a number of issues that arose [...]

• To Hop or Not? Bunny Hopping Cyclocross Barriers

  15 August 09 • 2 comments

  

  Sven Nys’ early days of BMX racing developed his mad bunny hopping skills, and his ability to dominate races by hopping the UCI’s 40 cm barriers single-handily changed cyclocross courses and rules forever. Wonder why we see so few high-speed barriers at UCI races? For some reason, close, tight racing is believed to be more [...]