After a several year hiatus after ending its carbon and aluminum Cross Machine line (reviewed in Issue 4), Swiss bike company BMC has returned to the cyclocross market for 2013, showing its cyclocross-worthy do-it-all machine called the GranFondo GF02 disc off at Eurobike 2012. The aluminum frame bike strays from the road-oriented nature of the [...]
by Robbie Carver There aren’t too many rides that begin with a helicopter buzzing the start line. Then again, there aren’t too many rides that include an ex-marine handing you a semi-automatic and telling you that hitting the bull’s-eye will take 10 minutes off your time. But Echelon’s Gran Fondo rides are known for their [...]
Greg LeMond made a showing at West End Bikes in Portland, Oregon, tonight for the packet pick-up party for this weekend’s Echelon Gran Fondo in Hood River. The event features plenty of ride options both on and off-road, LeMond’s here for the Cyclocross Magazine CrossMountain dirt fondo, which mixes pavement with dirt double track and [...]
Former Tour de France and World Champion Greg LeMond to Hit the Dirt in Hood River Greg LeMond has just announced that he will be riding the CrossMountain ride presented by Cyclocross Magazine at the Echelon Gran Fondo in Hood River, Oregon. It’ll come as no surprise to our loyal print magazine readers that the [...]
Cyclocross Magazine is partnering up with Echelon Gran Fondo to bring a first-ever dirt option to the organization’s rides. In addition to a variety of road offerings, the Hood River, the Oregon, fondo adds “CrossMountain” routes – either 30 or 45 miles mixing paved road, singletrack and dirt forest roads in the stunning Columbia River Gorge.
Jeremy Powers turns his attention from tearing up the ’cross fields to raising money for developing cyclists in Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley. For more on Powers, be sure to grab a copy of the upcoming Issue 12 and read are feature article about him. Cyclocross racer Jeremy Powers is leading cyclists through Massachusetts’ Pioneer Valley with [...]
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