When watching the big names like Sven Nys or Daphny Van den Brand cross the finish line, you often see someone running towards them with a jacket and water bottle in hand. This “behind the scenes” character is a soigneur – the backbone to most every cyclist on race day.
We’ve heard, in past Women’s Wednesday interviews, from women who’ve said that finding sponsor money is harder, the payouts aren’t nearly as lucrative and being taken seriously in the sport is more of a challenge. Today, we asked all types of women cyclists the questions, “what is the hardest part of being a woman cyclist? And what’s the best part?” Answered ranged from serious to humorous, and I was amazed at how many women had a lot to say about the cycling scene.
Cyclocross Magazine Correspondent Christine Vardaros ventured out to the course at St. Wendel today to bring us an update of the course conditions. Read on, and stay tuned as we keep you updated on all things Worlds related. by Christine Vardaros Yesterday we saw a wave of riders, a rather festive bunch I might add! [...]
AALTER, BELGIUM – After Baboco Cycling Team saw its Under-23 rider Pawel Szczepaniak stripped of his World Cyclocross Champion jersey last season due to a positive doping result, the team proactively took a stand against drugs to prevent a repeat in the future. Making its stance public, Babaco Cycling Team recently partnered with Bike Pure, [...]
Zolder World Cup, GVA Trofee Azencross and Hotel Threeland Petange, Luxembourg Christine Vardaros races for the Baboco cyclocross team, based in Belgium, and regularly contributes her accounts of Euro racing to Cyclocross Magazine. by Christine Vardaros As I write this, there is a party going on without me. This has to be one of the [...]
by Bart Hazen Compton Unbeatable in Zolder Seven-time USA National Champion Katie Compton continues to dominate the top of the sport. The Planet Bike rider soloed to the win on the snow-covered course in Zolder, taking her fourth World Cup win of the season. World Champion Marianne Vos finished in second, almost one minute down [...]
by Christine Vardaros It’s been exactly one year since I last raced on snow and ice. Funny how much I can forget in a year. I found this out the hard way last weekend at back-to-back races: Fidea’s Scheldecross and the Kalmthout World Cup. With that said, last weekend was all about waiting for the [...]
CXM columnist Christine Vardaros recently had a busy weekend, chasing after the best cyclocrossers in the world in Koksijde, Belgium, followed by a speaking engagement in Paris. Read along as Christine continues to bring us a glimpse of the life of the ’crosser in Europe. by Christine Vardaros Two Jobs Rolled into One Weekend Koksijde [...]
by Kat Statman After a slow last week, things have certainly picked up in the world of Pro Cyclocross racing. The third round of the World Cup will be contested in Koksijde, Belgium, this Saturday, where a strong American contingent will be in attendance. Zdenek Stybar continues to have problems with his knee – can [...]
While Sanne van Paassen and Helen Wyman were sprinting it out for the win at the Superprestige Asper-Gavere, racer and CXM contributor Christine Vardaros was having a bit tougher of a go at it. Read on for her story of how this famous course played out. by Christine Vardaros “Here it comes, just around the turn. [...]
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