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 Jonathon Ogle For British rider Nikki Harris there has only ever been one form of cycling that she has truly fallen in love with – and that’s cyclocross. The 23 year-old from Derbyshire, England, has decided to return to the cyclocross discipline after spending time as a track cyclist, and has signed a contract [...]
by Christine Vardaros If you stop following cyclocross after US Nationals, you may miss the few appearances of Netherlander Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and her famously rainbow-striped jersey. Although she had just come off an abbreviated cyclocross season to include the World and European Championship titles, a silver at Dutch Nationals, and 10 total wins [...]
With all the recent discussion of cyclocross in the winter Olympics, today’s announcement by USA Cycling reminds us of one major benefit in becoming an Olympic sport: increased funding from the governing body. “The United States has a large, undeveloped pool of 14 to 18-year-old female riders who are internationally capable. The objective of the [...]
by Andrew Yee A few days ago we alerted you of a petition by ‘cross fanatic Michael Fee to gather support for cyclocross in the Olympics. As of now, thanks in part to our post, the petition has 712 signatures in just a few days. Impressive, for sure, but that pales (blushes?) in comparison to [...]
We’ve had news about cyclocross possibly being in the winter Olympics before, and gotten many people’s hopes up with our April Fools post last year on the subject. Sven Nys is optimistic it will happen, and Dugast has a tire ready if it’s on snow and ice. But the people aren’t content to sit and [...]
Multiple UCI Cyclocross World Cup Winner and former World Champion Sven Nys is lining up for Belgium to race the best mountain bikers in the world in the Olympic mountain bike race on Saturday. With newly added technical features and the inevitable mud promised by Thursday’s rains, Nys, like skilled American mountain bike and cyclocross [...]
Cyclocross is a brutal sport for sure, with its varied off-road surfaces, epic conditions, and the need to jump over barriers at speed in front of crowds. Unfortunately, a few bad apples turn to “juice” to seek an edge in ‘cross and deal with the pain. Well, such riders aren’t alone. It appears that when [...]
As we reported earlier two weeks ago, Sven Nys is switching from Rabobank to the Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner team. His original transfer date was to be on January 1, 2009, but he has negotiated that the move happen earlier, and if approved by the UCI, he will be wearing the new colors on May 28 for the [...]
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