TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC – In the opening round of the 2012/13 Cyclocross World Cup series, Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) rode away from Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) to take a commanding solo win. Van der Haar, clearly excited with his podium place, out-sprinted Albert for second. A broken chain in [...]
For the first time ever, Behind THE Barriers crosses the Atlantic Ocean! Season 2 Episode 8 follows Jeremy and the Rapha-Focus crew to Plzeň, Czech Republic for the first World Cup on the UCI Calendar! Jeremy and his team settle in to a week’s worth of life in Prague, getting of to a rocky start [...]
by Chris Bagg TABOR, CZECH REPUBLIC — Katie Compton was not present today at the second round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup. Sanne Van Paassen (Brainwash), second in the WC standings after her runner-up spot last week, hoped to take advantage of the dominant American’s absence. When last we were here in 2010, Marianne [...]
The 2011 World Cup season started last weekend, with Compton and Nys taking the first wins of the season. The racing continues this Sunday in the Czech Republic, this time at the site of 2010 Worlds, Tabor. Back in 2010, Katie Compton was sidelined by leg cramps and couldn’t race in Tabor, and this year [...]
by Jamie Mack After several teaser photos and some tantalizing details, Cyclocross Magazine once again finds it necessary to update the story about the tire that almost never was. Cyclocross Magazine has confirmed with Dugast that the Diavolo tire, although already banned from UCI competition, can now be ordered through Dugast USA. Online ordering is [...]
Cyclocross Magazine is proud to announce a new bi-weekly column, Ask a Pro, with 2009 national cyclocross champion Tim Johnson (Cannondale – Cyclocrossworld.com). While winning one National Championship is impressive enough, Tim added this year’s win to the two Elite National jerseys already adorning his wall. A seasoned pro in both road and ‘cross, he [...]
by Josh Liberles While Floyd Landis’ leaked emails are creating quite the firestorm within the ProTour regarding athletes and officials involved with the US Postal Service, Discovery and Phonak teams, the UCI is just now resolving the biggest doping bust ever to hit cyclocross. Brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak tested positive for using the banned [...]
by Christine Vardaros Pawel Szczepaniak admits to having taken EPO leading up to the U23 World Championships from a still unnamed drug source, but claims that at the time he thought he was taking vitamins. According to an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, after his form dipped post-European Championships, where he placed second, he was [...]
Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman takes a break from his normal updates on his progress as a Masters racer to reflect on…well, “kids today.” He’s a teacher, so he knows of what he speaks. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column and his thoughts on quitting. by Lee Waldman [...]
by Josh Liberles Cyclocross continues to be at the center of lots of hub-bub in cycling news outlets, and is the focus of a good deal of online chatter. Unfortunately the story that’s creating all the stir continues to be the positive EPO test readings for Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, the top two [...]
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