by David Evans LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – You can have a World Champion in any color, so long as it’s orange. At least that’s what it felt like through the first three races of the day at the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KY, as the Dutch racers made it three for three, winning the [...]
by Molly Hurford While most of the cyclocross world knows junior racers like Zach McDonald, Logan Owen, Cody Kaiser, or any of the Keoughs, Jeff Bahnson manages to fly under the radar despite some serious results. He not only won the Division II Collegiate Men’s race at Nationals, but he did so with a unique [...]
View our complete coverage of the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on our Full Coverage page. We’ve got the full start list for the U23 (Espoir) men for the 2012 UCI Koksijde Cyclocross World Championships. 57 racers from 18 countries will line up for the race, including two Americans in Zach McDonald [...]
Luke Keough is remarkably mature for his age, and rightly so: though he’s only 19 years old, he’s been racing for 15 of them and is extremely serious about what he does. That’s not to say that he doesn’t love horsing around with his teammates, weaving around on the road during recovery rides so he can hop into ditches on his road bike, eating ice cream as recovery food or spending an evening at the mall goofing off, but when he’s on the bike, he’s all business. And as he should be: even at 19, his list of palmares surpasses some seasoned pros: he’s the two-time National Champion for the 17-18 field, placed tenth in the 17-18 field at worlds in Italy, won the Elite race both days at Northhampton at Cycle-Smart International in 2010 and the list goes on.
As the sun warmed up the slick, icy conditions from the Junior World Championship race, the 50 U23 riders shot off the line and into their one-hour pursuit of the rainbow jersey. Around the running track and through the first set of barriers, Italy’s Elia Silvestri led the rest of the world’s fastest Espoirs. As [...]
The U23 World Championship race today was an absolute drag race, with a large lead group gradually getting whittled down to 10 contenders for the final showdown. Go read our report and check out our photos for a recap of the action, but the video of the final two laps below is a must-watch! Final [...]
Photographer Joe Sales captured yesterday’s tight, exciting battle between the 2009 Collegiate National Champion Zach McDonald and the defending U23 Champion Danny Summerhill. Whether you were there in person, following our live coverage, or missed it entirely, you’ll likely appreciate the fine photography documenting the race.
For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. In a dramatic and intense competition, Daniel Summerhill came in ahead of Zach McDonald after a fierce battle that had the racers matched for most of the race. Both racers were strong favorites for the win, but in a tension [...]
For full Cyclocross National Championships coverage and information, visit our 2010 USA Cycling National Championships Page. With a predicted high temperature of 40 degrees and a 70 percent chance of precipitation, the Junior 17-18, U23 and Masters men’s racers are looking at a challenging, but perhaps entertaining, day tomorrow in Bend. Last year, although the course [...]
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