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  • Save the Date for San Francisco’s Spring Classics – Cyclocross Bikes Welcome

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    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — 100 spectacularly scenic miles. 10,000 vertical feet, give or take few.  Road, broken road and dirt road. Point to point format.  Four fully stocked feed zones on the route will feature delicious snacks on the go and refreshing beverages as well. Your bag with your warm dry clothes will be waiting for you at [...]

  • SSCXWC 2011 Day 2: Costumes, Cespools, and Championship Racing: Rapha-Focus’ Jones and Krasniak Sweep – Updated: Full Results

    The Pool of Filth proved to be a suprisingly refershing obstacle for some. SSCXWC 2011. © Tim Westmore

    It’s been five years since Dani Dance and Rich Maile first conceived the idea of the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships, and cyclocross in general and singlespeed specifically has grown quite a bit in the following years. After three years in Portland, and another in Seattle, a San Francisco crew, led by promoter Murphy Mack and [...]

  • SSCXWC 2011 Day 1 — Qualifying Heats Offer Scenic Tours, Tired Legs and Broken Hearts

    The SSCXWC 2011 Day 1 Qualfiers went through San Franciso's Chinatown. © Kevin White

    by Andrew Yee Today’s SSCXWC 2011 Day 1 qualifying heats provided a new twist on qualifying for the main event at the singlespeed “World Championships.”  While past editions offered time trials, second-chance races, and even an alley-cat style, partially off-road race, this year’s promoters prioritized showcasing the beauty of San Francisco by combining both a [...]

  • SSCXWC 2011 Final Start List — Men’s Championship and EAW Races

    SSCXWC 2011 Party and Qualifiers. © Cyclocross Magazine

    SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — With a 150 racer field limit in the championship race, the SSCXWC (Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships) 2011 Day 1 qualifiers in San Francisco have narrowed down the men’s field to the singlespeed world championship race and the singlespeed E.A.W (Everyone is a Winner) event.  Women did not have to qualify and [...]

  • SSCXWC 2011 Qualifier Start List Released

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    The fifth annual Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships is on tap for this weekend in San Francisco, Calif., and the promoters have a fun, full weekend planned, with a Saturday qualifier that’s catered to showing the out-of-towners not only a good time, but some picturesque sights. More than 300 racers have signed up for the Championships [...]

  • Rapha Cycle Club Opens in San Francisco, Hosts Ride with Cyclocross Stars Jeremy Powers and Chris Jones

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    On Thursday, May 12, British high-end cycling clothing company Rapha celebrated the opening of its San Francisco Cycle Club with a “Gentlemen’s Ride” with pro cyclocrossers and new teammates Chris Jones and Jeremy Powers. Cyclocross Magazine chased these two pros to talk cyclocross (see our Chris Jones and Jeremy Powers interviews) as the ride crossed [...]

  • A Ride and a Chat with Jeremy Powers at the Rapha Gentlemen’s Ride in San Francisco

    Jeremy Powers chats with Cyclocross Magazine at the Rapha Cycle Club ride in San Francisco. © Cyclocross Magazine

    This past Thursday, Rapha Focus cyclocross teammates and Tour of California racers Jeremy Powers and Chris Jones led a “Gentlemen’s Ride” to celebrate the new Rapha Cycle Club in San Francisco and the 2011 edition of the Amgen tour. Cyclocross Magazine’s Andrew Yee, on a muddy cyclocross bike, attempted to keep up with the two [...]

  • FixieCross: Equal Parts Ridiculous and Zen

    by Sasha Magee As I hit the steep rocky drop-off for the fourth time today, I (for the first time) successfully resist the urge to try to set up my pedals to clear the granite bits embedded in the narrow trail. Instead, I prepare for pedal strike as my back wheel skips from rock to [...]



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