by Christine Vardaros A few weeks before the start of the Tour of Cyprus, a three-day road stage event, I prayed to the travel gods that my experience would be better than I ever could have imagined in my wildest dreams. And you know what I got? My wish come true. It was everything a [...]
by Christine Vardaros My goal these next few days is to crawl out of the hole I’ve buried myself in, hopefully in time for the Christmas period of racing where I have seven events in fourteen days. The mini-journey back to form is coming along but never quick enough. Patience is not particularly a virtue [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s “Euro correspondent” Christine Vardaros reports in from her training camp in Spain. by Christine Vardaros I am just recently back from Benidorm, Spain, where I spent eleven days with my Baboco Team for training camp. It was such a fabulous experience that I am still on a high from it while wishing I [...]
Cyclocross Magazine’s Belgian correspondent Christine Vardaros last updated us from her last cyclocross race of the year, the Stannah Cyclocross Masters Indoor Race in Hasselt, Belgium, but the off-season hasn’t been much of an off-season for her so far. In our last Women’s Wednesday column, we asked women how they were spending their off-seasons, and [...]
Belgium’s Version of Post-Season Celebrations by Christine Vardaros After an intense cyclocross season lasting almost six months, one can only guess how the people of Belgium celebrate its conclusion – with yet another bike race. But this celebratory race is like no other! Instead of all focus placed on battles for UCI points or for [...]
Our overseas correspondent Christine Vardaros catches us up on the end of her season, from races to cookie parties. by Christine Vardaros Our last weekend of real racing here in Europe ended with a double-header. The first was at Cauberg Cyclocross in The Netherlands. It was held where the 2012 Road World Championships will be [...]
by Christine Vardaros For the last few weeks I’ve had a positive outlook on my cyclocross season – and it was about friggin’ time, I must add. I am now starting to feel like a bike racer again – attacking the courses rather than feeling like a cyclotourist doing leisurely loops around the local park.
by Christine Vardaros I am now two months into cyclocross season here in Belgium and it’s already filled with surprises, adventures, screw-ups and some creative shows of support from fans. My season started off with a few “B” races, which I could do “off-camera” without tens of thousands of spectators peering in on me. Considering [...]
by Christine Vardaros Nacht van Woerden is one of the few European cyclocross events that many riders have a love-hate relationship with. They love the course but hate that they can’t always see where they are going as the races are held at night. With minimal lighting around the course, it’s always an adventure for [...]
Pro cyclist and Cyclocross Magazine writer Christine Vardaros is in possession of not one, not two, but three Stevens Carbon Team DA bikes to get her through the long European season. The only difference on the bikes? The bar tapes colors, where she opted for one red, one white, and one blue. And yes, this [...]
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