Laurent Charras of Petitesreines is back and has once again been focusing on the top women cyclocrossers. And this year, he’s even secured himself a profile on our Cowbell Forums to spread his videos around. Last year, he focused in on the ladies of cyclocross all season long in the World Cups, with great behind-the-scenes [...]
by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won a tactical affair here in Hoogerheide today, retaining his World Cup skinsuit in taking the series finale. Riders covered the fast course eight times, with the lead group swelling at times to more than ten riders. Pauwels, as series leader, finally seized the race, attacking late and [...]
by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—In years past, Katie Compton (Giant-Rabobank) has rolled into the World Championships on a string of victories, only to miss out to Marianne Vos (Rabobank) at the the biggest race of the year. Vos has flipped the script thus far this year, however, and looks unbeatable going into next weekend’s championships [...]
by Evan Schmitt | @evanschmitt After a weekend in France, the World Cup season finishes up in the Dutch town of Hoogerheide on the course that hosted the 2009 World Championships. On Sunday, January 22, 249 athletes from 19 different nations will start the race in Hoogerheide. This is the final tune up race for [...]
As six-time British National Cyclocross Champion, and this year’s queen of the Koppenberg, Helen Wyman (Kona) has proved herself as a force to be reckoned with in the Elite ranks. Sponsor Kona brings us the following videos, in which Wyman takes us through her race at Hoogerheide and highlights her steed, the carbon Kona Major Jake. Rumor [...]
At the final World Cup in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, today, Katie Compton (Planet Bike) showed she is in form for the World Championships in St. Wendel next weekend. The seven-time US National Champion won in solo fashion after a bobble by Hanka Kupfernagel (Stevens), which also blocked Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit), allowed the American to [...]
The 2009-2010 cyclocross season saw a record number of fans, including millions watching on TV in Europe and throughout the world. As top racers contemplate their race schedules for next season, most of us regular folks look to our local races for competition but dream of the storied courses of the UCI World Cup. The [...]
Meredith Miller (California Giant Berry Farms) followed up her 2009 National Road Championship in Bend, Oregon, with a silver medal at Cyclocross Nationals in the same town five months later–in only her second year of cyclocross competition. That result gained her a spot on the US Worlds team, and she now finds herself battling against [...]
Amy Dombroski reports after the Hoogerheide World Cup, her much improved acceleration out of the gates and her stellar, top-ten result. She continues her ramp-up to the World Championships in Tabor next weekend and looks to be getting progressively more comfortable in the intense Euro ‘cross ranks. In case you missed it, check out her [...]
Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her last update about the huge transition from racing Masters Worlds last year to qualifying for the 2010 Canadian national team for Elite Worlds. One more to go. Nothing like the one-to-go sign for a [...]
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