by Lyne Bessette In the plane on my way back from Louisville. I had a blast! I am now a master racer (it’s official its on my racing license!) That makes me feel grown up! Most people know that I pilot a blind athlete on the tandem for Canada. When I started doing that, I [...]
by Jamie Mack Retired ’cross legend Lyne Bessette has added another world championship to her palmarès. Following the path blazed by Katie Compton, Bessette has helped visually impaired rider Robbi Weldon claim gold in their event at the Paracycling World Championships. Bessette was pilot on Weldon’s tandem in the Women’s Road Race this past Sunday. [...]
by Josh Liberles The top 20 of the second annual Beverly Gran Prix Criterium reads like a who’s who of New England cyclocross. When reigning national cyclocross champion Tim Johnson bridged to Jesse Anthony and Gavin Mannion, a cyclocrossers’ sweep of the podium was all but guaranteed. Johnson, who helped to organize the event, and [...]
by Josh Liberles Short circuits, intense efforts, handling skills and plenty of accelerations. The similarities between criteriums and cyclocross races have always run deep, but the Gran Prix of Beverly, scheduled for August 4th, takes it one step further: Anyone who raced the Gran Prix of Gloucester cyclocross race in either 2008 or 2009 will [...]
by Josh Liberles The weather report for the upcoming USGP weekend in Portland, Oregon calls for dry and cold days. If that holds, this will mark the first non-soaked-edition since the USGP started coming around in 2004. While the conditions will likely be drastically different this year, the course will likely be similar to past [...]
Tune in this weekend as we’ll have live coverage from the NACT Finale on Long Island! The North American Cyclocross Trophy has become more Canadian this year. The NACT’s expansion into Canada for the Toronto International Cyclo-Cross in October made it the first true multi-national cyclocross series in North America. And riders with Canadian connections [...]
“Last year winning Cross Vegas set in motion my most successful season, I’m really looking forward to racing in front of the best cyclocross crowds in the world. ” Compton commented in describing her commitment to race on Wednesday September 23rd. In 2008 the Colorado Springs, Colo. resident won not only CrossVegas but captured the [...]
Fresh from our New England correspondent, Kerry Litka: Women’s Elite: Lynn Bessette warmed up for the race by battling for top 5 in the Cat 2/3 Men’s race before riding away from the women’s field on the first lap to an easy victory. The rest of the field was racing for 2nd and a solid [...]
October 7, 2007; Southampton, NY, USA: Americans proved their strength in NY over this weekend, with Barry Wicks showing the world champion Vervecken that America’s cross racers keep getting stronger, and Katie living up to Vervecken’s expectations that she’s going to be the best in the world this year. In the elite men’s race, Barry [...]
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