The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate the gift of cyclocross, and what better way to whoop it up than to share some ’cross love with others? Give a teammate a must-have tool (that you can borrow), introduce a loved one to the sport, drop a hint by leaving this list out for a [...]
Cool and slick cyclocross conditions greeted Sun Prairie, Wisconsin for the first day of the UCI C1 Planet Bike Cup, the opening weekend of the 2011 Exergy USGP Cyclocross series (see Troy Wells’ course preview video here). While some key racers on the women’s side were missing (Katie Compton, Amy Dombroski and Helen Wyman), the [...]
Cyclocross is continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, but nothing will help to continue that process like mainstream coverage. The Milwaukee Fox News affiliate put together a cool clip during the Planet Bike USGP last weekend featuring race action mixed with interviews of Bruce Fina, Meredith Miller and Tim Johnson. Check it out below, [...]
As we first reported on Saturday, the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross (USGP) is officially moving its New Jersey stop to the higher altitude of Fort Collins, Colorado. The 2010 series dates have also been set. Full press release below: US Gran Prix of Cyclocross Announces 2010 Dates and Venue Change Series Moving to Fort [...]
For the second off-season in a row, six-time Cyclocross National Champion Katie Compton is in another long search for a title sponsor for this upcoming cyclocross season. Her one-year contract with Planet Bike expired this winter and the company pulled out of sponsoring its Elite cyclocross team. After a much drawn-out sponsor search last year, [...]
Katie Compton had perhaps the best season ever for an American cyclocross racer, dominating Elite Women’s fields both in the U.S. and Europe until her leg cramps put the brakes on her hopes for winning the World Championships and the UCI World Cup overall. The possible upcoming sale of Planet Bike leaves one of the [...]
A quick look around at the US National Championships in Bend, or through the results, and you would have been bound to find Planet Bike racers with impressive performances. The team brought home four National titles as well as several podiums in Junior, Elite and Masters categories. Katie Compton and Jonathan Page have both led [...]
Katie Compton (Planet Bike) again proved to be unstoppable as she tore through the elite women’s field at day two of the Planet Bike in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Katerina Nash (Luna) again looked to be the best suited to give Compton a run, but Compton’s mix of power and technique was too much for the [...]
Erwin Vervecken (Revor – Baboco) took advantage of yet another rolled tire by an in-control Jonathan Page (Planet Bike) and a fading Ryan Trebon (Kona) to take his first win of this U.S. trip. Page has been having supply problems with equipment and was forced to race these last few races on borrowed tires on [...]
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