by Kenton Berg The Seattle Cyclocross Series opened its season today at the iconic Fort Steilacoom park in Lakewood, WA with mother nature continuing to dish out hot and dusty conditions more reminiscent of Southern California cross than the Pacific Northwest. Beyond the dust, and a few crashes, the course served up a combination of [...]
by Kenton Berg and Evan Schmitt TACOMA, WASHINGTON — Cold, crisp skies and temps hovering near 25 degrees greeted riders at race number six of the Seattle Cyclocross series. The Sprinker Recreation Center, outside of Tacoma, Washington, hosted the race under the watchful eye of Mount Rainier. While last year’s race had snow flurries, this [...]
Bob’s Red Mill sponsors cyclocross events and racers from coast to coast – and it’s a company from outside the industry. No matter where you race, you’ve likely seen the name and eaten a (free!) cup of Bob’s steel cut oatmeal. Attracting businesses like Bob’s to the sport – and showing that there’s a strong [...]
by LeRoi Smith Jenni Gaertner (Riverstone) and Ryan Iddings (Redline Bicycles) rode two very different races en route to the same result, first place in the Elite categories at Seattle Cyclocross race #4 at Fort Steilacoom park in Lakewood, WA. Gaertner won by just under a minute after series leader Kristi Berg (Cycle U) pulled [...]
by LeRoi Smith To many, flood warnings are cause for worry or, at best, resignation. To the hard core ’cross racer, however, those words are welcome news, of a sort. They portend pain and suffering, the kind of suffering that makes you question why you are there; why did you buy that damn ’cross bike [...]
by Leroi Smith Kristi Berg (CycleU) and Zach McDonald (Rapha Focus) took slightly different paths to the same end — victory in the first Seattle Cyclocross (SCX) race of the season. The series got off to a fast start at one of the area’s favorite venues, Evergreen High School in Burien, WA. Hard rains overnight [...]
Just as record temps hit the Northwest, the Seattle cyclocross scene appears sets to heat up as well with a big step up in activity this season. It gets started early with a new cyclocross expo and clinic this weekend, hosted by the organizers of the Seattle Cyclocross series. And the new upstart MFG cyclocross [...]
by LeRoi Smith, Photos by Janet Hill Lakewood, WA – On a sunny 63-degree day at the end of October, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone complaining about the weather in Seattle. However ‘cross racers are little different. Quite a few were feeling guilty about enjoying the sun and many were looking forward to [...]
Seattle’s Cyclocross Series had it’s third race of the year last weekend, and we have two reports from the race. The first from LeRoi Smith recalls the racing action, while the second is from the unique perspective of photographer Janet Hill, as she both recalls and shows the day’s action, including an early appearance of [...]
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