2012 CrossVegas Race Preview by Robbie Carver Can you hear it, cyclocross? The clanging of cowbells, the pumping of tires, the soft stampede of feet thumping over the barriers – the 2012/13 season is here. Already racers across the States have begun putting their early season fitness to the test in local and UCI C2 [...]
by Kat Statman “Georgia, Georgia … Keeps Georgia on my mind.” That’s right folks! While there is still some more cycling to be done at the Olympics, there is only one thing to think about: Georgia Gould and the Bronze Medal! But, there has to be something else going on out in the world of pro [...]
by Kat Statman Tour de France is happening, the Olympics are coming up, and it’s Friday the 13th. Is there a better time to address the rumors and rumblings in the world of pro ’crossers? So what’s been going on since the last installment, you ask? Todd Wells has been unseated, in part, while Georgia [...]
by Kat Statman With the US and a few other countries finally getting their acts together and starting to name their Olympic cycling teams, it’s to devote a few words to those ’crossers that will be representing their countries this summer in London. On the mountain bike side, Sven Nys was given the nod for [...]
by Kat Statman Yeah, yeah, Olympics this and Olympics that. Who cares? ’Cross isn’t even an Olympic discipline (note that sweeping ice while precariously standing on said sheet of ice is)! All that really matters right now is what is going on in the world of those crazy pro ’crossers and we have a few [...]
by Kat Statman It’s Spring. The Classics are over, the Giro is starting, and still, all we think about it are 32 mm tubulars with little bits of rubber glued to them, mud, running, snow; and which bikes, wheels and tires we’ll be running next year. Well, to keep you satiated, here’s the run down [...]
by Christine Vardaros, photos by Jonas Bruffaerts For all the diehard cyclocross fans here in Belgium who have been deprived of their ’cross races for almost two months now, they were given one last hurrah last weekend at the Houffalize World Cup where they could scream their favorite riders’ names once more. And for all [...]
It’s the debate of the ages: should you be incorporating running into your cyclocross training program? We run during our races constantly: over the barriers, through the mud, across the beach, up the hill. For a pure cyclist with no running experience, that can be an overwhelming addition to a race.
by Molly Hurford Our Women’s Wednesday column is back, and this time we’ve asked around to find out what it is that female racers are doing in the off-season to prep for the upcoming cyclocross season. We checked in with racers like Kaitlin Antonneau, who also races road while going to school, and Olympic hopefuls [...]
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