by Pat Malach Hillsboro, Oregon – Controversy hovered over the Elite men’s race for the second week in a row Sunday at Cross Crusade #4 in Hillsboro after Canadian national champion Chris Sheppard (Rocky Mountain Bicycles/Shimano) crossed the line a minute ahead of Aaron Tuckerman (Corsa Concepts) and Molly Cameron (MetaFiler/Portland Bicycle Studio) but was [...]
by Pat Malach PORTLAND, Oregon – Aaron Tuckerman (Corsa Concepts) took his second consecutive Crusade Sunday at race #3 under a shadow of controversy after tangling with Molly Cameron (MetaFilter/Portland Bicycle Studio) at the front of the men’s A slugfest and then soloing in for the win. Alice Pennington (Upper Echelon Fitness) returned from the [...]
by Kat Statman MTB Season Kickoff Many of the top ’crossers spend their “off-seasons” racing mountain bikes, while many others spend it on the road. This weekend is the kick off weekend of pro mountain bike racing in the US, and many of the top field drivers in North America will be toeing the line. [...]
by Robbie Carver and Josh Liberles Sherwood, Oregon – You never can tell what the weather will be like in Oregon. Participants in last week’s Cross Crusade, for example, waded through a post-deluge muddy slog, while those 1,200 strong who lined up for today’s Crusade in the Sherwood Equestrian Park were more concerned with overheating [...]
In or near Cincinnati, Ohio? Looking to brush up on those handling skills with some of the best in the business? Then check out these two clinics, offered on the eve of the UCI3 Festival happening October 8th – 10th. Though technically a three-day festival of cyclocross, Cincinnati’s UCI3 Festival actually stretches to a fourth day [...]
by Josh Liberles This year’s Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit, held on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon, was not quite a cyclocross race, since there were no barriers or running sections, but it was closer to ’cross than anything else. And while the first full-on cyclocross race may still be two weeks out – at the [...]
Tim Johnson, Jeremy Powers, Molly Cameron and others all contributed their expertise to Mad Alchemy’s new line of natural skin care products specifically crafted for cyclists. Mad Alchemy Embrocation has joined forces with an elite group of cyclocross superheroes to produce the new PRO Signature Line of Embrocations. Due to launch September 1st, 2010, the [...]
by Bill Schieken The 2010 Shimano North American Handmade Bicycle Show took place February 26-28 in Richmond, Virginia. The event shared the Greater Richmond Convention Center with the Virginia Wine Expo. At first glance, you may think it would be easy for volunteers greeting attendees to suss out the framebuilding groupies from the vintner groupies, [...]
by Josh Liberles This past weekend’s National Championships in Bend, Oregon were the culmination of the cyclocross season in the U.S. – the perfect time to reflect upon how American cyclocross has gotten to this point. Bend Cycling Events assembled an informal get together at Jackson’s Corner restaurant that offered ‘cross fans and racers alike [...]
by Stephanie Chase and Josh Liberles ESTACADA, OR – The Cross Crusade series all came down to the last race for the men, and it was a throwdown right down to the finish line. Sean Babcock vs. Molly Cameron, winner take all! Cameron (Portland Bicycle Studio) led Babcock (Team S&M) going into the finale by [...]
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