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• The Unintentional Striptease – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  8 January 10 • 2 comments

  by Christine Vardaros How many people can say they showered with Tom Vannoppen, Belgium’s favorite comeback kid? Ok, so technically we didn’t shower together, but we did share the ladies shower room at the GP Hotel Threeland race site in Pétange, Luxembourg. Directly after my event I had no time to get properly cleaned up [...]

• Surviving Zolder World Cup and GVA Trofee’s Azencross – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  1 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Have you ever felt the sensation of having a small fire burning deep inside your soul?  Every time I get so frustrated that I feel like giving up on this sport, that small fire shines bright.   It’s what tells me that I am not done yet with the fight. If I never [...]

• EuroCrossCamp VII Diary Series: The “Cross” in EuroCrossCamp

  26 December 09 • 1 comment

  Montana State Junior Nathan Phillips has embedded himself in EuroCrossCamp to document the inner workings of the camp that has had a pivotal role in developing American cyclocross talent. Nathan’s first entry after arriving at the camp and traveling with the team to the Zolder World Cup is below: One might assume the “Cross” in [...]

• Training with Power for Cyclocross: Kenton Berg’s Diary #7 – What If?

  25 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation and decided to seek professional help. This is his seventh entry. Read his previous entry here. WHAT IF… What if I hadn’t gone skiing… if [...]

• December Update: Vicki Thomas En Route to Worlds

  23 December 09 • 0 comment

  Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her November update of her chronicles of Belgium here. I suppose the simplest way to start this update is to tell you my big news. You may have heard, but in case you haven’t – [...]

• So Close in Bend! – a Column by Lee Waldman

  21 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Here, in installment #9 of Lee Waldman’s yearlong quest for glory in Masters cyclocross races, Lee tells about his experience at the National Championships in Bend. Missed Lee’s account of his podium-worthy appearance in Colorado’s state championships? Check it out here. Also, read our race coverage of the Nationals Masters 60-64 event. If this cyclocross [...]

• Frozen Ruts in Colorado: Be Careful With Your Wishes – a Column by Lee Waldman

  8 December 09 • 0 comment

  

  Master’s racer Lee Waldman fought his way onto the podium in the Colorado State Championships. Now he’s in final preparation mode for Nationals in Bend. This is installment #8 of Lee’s regular column, catch up on #7 here. This has been one of those cyclocross seasons here in Colorado. Conditions have run the gamut from [...]

• The Ben Popper Diary: Rockin’ at Jingle Cross

  6 December 09 • 0 comment

  by Ben Popper We were packed tighter in the car than the turkey had been stuffed the night before. It took the entire length of the drive to Iowa City before the final taste of Thanksgiving left my mouth. That was fortunate because the gut wrenching run up Mount Krumpit eight or nine times was [...]

• Training with Power for Cyclocross: Kenton Berg’s Diary #6 – Hazardous to Your Health?

  4 December 09 • 1 comment

  

  Not sure if you’re training effectively? Have some ambitious goals for the season but feel like your racing has plateaued? Cyclocross Magazine’s Kenton Berg has been stuck in this situation and decided to seek professional help. This is his sixth entry. Read his previous entry here. WARNING: TRAINING WITH POWER MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR [...]

• Koksijde: Sharing the Sandbox with Mother Nature, A Column by Christine Vardaros

  3 December 09 • 1 comment

  by Christine Vardaros Koksijde, Belgium – The Koksijde World Cup can be summed up in two words – rain and sand. As the course literally wound through the Belgian coast’s dunes, almost half the track was in sand. While the rain turned some of the sand sections into single-file highways, all of the races were [...]