Champery, Switzerland, was the site of the fourth round of the MTB World Cup series this past weekend, playing host to some of our favorite ’crossers. The spoils of the XC race went to the pure mountain bikers, with American Todd Wells taking top cyclocross honors with his twelfth place finish, an impressive four places [...]
’Crossers continue to give us something to report on at the US Mountain Bike National Championships in Granby, CO. Katie Compton, who took fifth in Saturday’s XC race behind Mary McConneloug and winner Georgia Gould, left everyone behind to power into her second short track national title. Gould finished a fantastic weekend by finishing second, [...]
by Josh Liberles Prominent cyclocrossers are always in the mix in US mountain bike races throughout the season, and the National Championships are no exception. Today’s cross-country races in Granby, CO, proved to be a particularly succesful outing for many of the faces who spend their falls shredding up ‘cross the courses. Todd Wells (Specialized) [...]
by Robbie Carver Getting some quality time on their mountain bikes last weekend were a host of big-name ’cross riders testing their legs at the third MTB World Cup cross country race, held in Offenburg, Germany. While the spoils of victory went to Elite MTBer’s Julien Absalon (Orbea) and Catharine Pendrel (Luna), our favorite barrier-hoppers [...]
Christine Vardaros continues to deliver cyclocross reports straight from Europe. Here she tracks the cyclocrossers’ impressive performances in the recent Houffalize MTB World Cup and gets exclusive interviews and updates along the way. If you missed her last article about her stage race win in Cyprus, check it out here. by Christine Vardaros “What the [...]
We may be a little late with our mountain biking news here, but last weekend the best in the off-road business were mixing it up at the season’s first World Cup in Yorkshire, UK. Many of the top talent from the U.S. are also names you’ll recognize from the domestic ‘cross scene, including Todd Wells, [...]
The road season is getting its wheels turning in high gear, and it has already claimed its first cyclocross casualty; one that is near and dear to our hearts. Also, Rabobank-Giant has picked up some young talent, Marianne Vos picks up where she left off last road season, and America’s cyclocross stars head to Sea [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day one and all! It was a dark week for professional cyclocross, with the announcement of a pair of EPO positive tests from the World Championships, and the subsequent reports of a suicide attempt in its aftermath. Here at PCR&R, we’ll try to keep those parties out of the news as much [...]
With the United State National Championships bearing down upon us, speculation is rife about who will take home this year’s set of stars and stripes. Jake Sisson, who has been keeping tabs on the top ten riders on the United States Cyclocross circuit, takes a look at who to watch for in Bend, Oregon on [...]
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