LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Sue Butler took an early lead in the Masters 40-44 race, pushing hard through the thick mud and holding off a chase by Kristin Weber and Linda Sone, who took second and third, respectively. Despite her recent (“Five months and three weeks ago, exactly”) back surgery, the elite racer-turned-master dropped the hammer at [...]
VERONA, WISCONSIN—Exactly five months after having back surgery, Sue Butler stormed the course at the 2013 National Championships to take the win in her first cyclocross race of the season. Butler rode a commanding race, working her way quickly up from a last-row starting position and then pushing ahead to establish a strong lead halfway [...]
Sue Butler has been a dominant force in women’s cyclocross in the United States for years, racing primarily on the West Coast but dabbling in World Cup races in Europe and even Worlds back in 2011. We caught up with her during one of her more relaxed off-seasons, and even during a “fun” season, MTB [...]
We had so many great images from Chicago we had to give them their own post to showcase them. Missed our coverage? Annis Wins Muddy New Years Resolution Race In Chicago Trebon Storms Back to Win New Year’s Resolution Race Butler Battles Snow, Wind for Chicago Day 2 Win Trebon Claims Second-Straight Win in Chicago [...]
by Jon Muyskens EUGENE, OREGON — Despite reports predicting a grim suffer-fest of rain, wind and certain misery, almost 350 dedicated competitors descended on Camp Harlow in Eugene last Saturday to vie for Oregon Bicycle Racing Association (OBRA) State Championship honors.
IOWA CITY, IOWA — Jamey Driscoll (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld) took the win for day one of Jingle Cross Rock today, followed by Chris Jones and Tim Johnson, respectively. In the women’s race, Meredith Miller took first, followed by Teal Stetson-Lee (both from Cal-Giant) and Sue Butler in third. Stay tuned for full report and photos. Elite Men’s [...]
DEVOU PARK, KENTUCKY—In the women’s race, after UCI officials checked every rider’s tire width, the French national champion Caroline Mani (CC Etupes Le Doubs Pays De Montbeliard) snagged the soft holeshot from pavement to grassy downhill with Sue Butler (River City Bicycles-Ridley), Georgia Gould (LUNA), Kaitlin Antonneau (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com), Katie Compton (Rabobank-Giant) and Meredith Miller (Cal [...]
by Dave Sheek IRVINE, CALIFORNIA—With Day One of Spooky Cross in the books, the racers were ready to go on Day Two — even those who raced Cross After Dark the night before. In the women’s race, Caroline Mani (CC Etupes) took the win in impressive fashion, with a 25-second gap on Teal Stetson-Lee (Cal [...]
by Pat Malach Cross Crusade #1, Alpenrose Dairy Portland, Oregon – Nearly 1,500 cross-crazed racers, from novices to pros, toed the line Sunday for the opening round of the 2011 Cross Crusade series at Alpenrose Dairy in Southwest Portland. Sean Babcock (Kona) outlasted his rivals for the Elite men’s win while Sue Butler (River City [...]
by Josh Liberles ISSAQUAH, WA Katerina Nash (Luna) and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) opened up gaps in their respective races, taking back-to-back wins on the weekend. If Saturday’s StarCrossed story was the quality of North American cyclocross when tested by the world’s best, perhaps the take away from Sunday’s Rapha-Focus GP was just how good the [...]
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