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• Behind the Scenes and In the Pits: An Interview with Cyclocrossworld’s Stu Thorne

  20 November 09 • 0 comment

  by Chris Worden Prevailing wisdom says that in order to be successful in bike racing, a rider must have three main qualities: the legs, the heart and the support. Cyclocross is no exception to this theory. While many riders have the personal attributes to obtain success, when the conditions are at at their worst, another [...]

• Nash Untouchable, Johnson Resurgent at Mercer Cup Day 2 – Updated: Full Results, Quotes, Photos

  17 November 09 • 1 comment

  by Chris Worden and Joan Hanscom. West Windsor, NJ – When Tim Johnson wants to send a message, he does it right. After failing to secure the top step on Saturday’s USGP podium, Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com) blazed to victory on a much dryer, stickier course Sunday afternoon, sending a strong message to all that he will [...]

• USGP Mercer Cup Day 2 Live Coverage

  15 November 09 • 0 comment

  The USGP returns with the Mercer Cup Day 2 today, and we’ve got all the live racing action for you again. Will Kona/FSA’s Trebon continue his winning ways or will the Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld return to dominate the top steps of the podium? Will anyone match Nash? Tune in to our live coverage to find out!

• Trebon Claims Victory, Series Lead at Mercer Cup USGP – Updated: Full Results

  14 November 09 • 5 comments

  

  by Jason Elhardt (West Windsor, NJ)- National Champion Ryan Trebon (Kona – FSA Factory Team) is back to his winning ways, taking an easy victory and regaining the overall series lead in the third stop of the USGP of Cyclocross in Mercer County, NJ. Trebon is coming off a heavy crash which ended his race [...]

• Nash Dominates Mercer Cup, Extends Lead in USGP – Updated: Full Results

  14 November 09 • 0 comment

  

  by Jason Elhardt (West Windsor, NJ)- Katerina Nash (Luna Chix) proved to be too much for the competition today in the third stop of the US Grand Prix of Cyclocross series in Mercer County, New Jersey.  Like Tropical storm Ida that left mud and slick conditions up and down the Atlantic coast, Nash devastated the [...]

• USGP 2009 Mercer Cup Live Coverage Archive

  14 November 09 • 0 comment

  Our live coverage of the cyclocross racing at the 209 USPG Mercer Cup  is over. You can relive the racing action from Day 1 below:

• Live Coverage of USGP Mercer Cup This Weekend

  14 November 09 • 3 comments

  Live cyclocross race coverage continues this weekend with the USGP Mercer Cup on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll kick things off each day around 1:30 p.m. for the 1:45 p.m. Elite Women’s race, followed by the Elite Men’s race at 3:00 p.m. Last weekend we set a record for viewers of an early-morning European-based race with [...]

• Past Blast Video & A Look Ahead: Mercer Cup USGP

  13 November 09 • 0 comment

  

  by Josh Liberles Coming up this weekend is New Jersey’s Mercer Cup USGP. After both teams have successfully divided and conquered the domestic cyclocross contests for the past several weeks, finally we’ll get to see East meet West as Cannondale / CyclocrossWorld.com will square off against Kona. So far, I’d say East has been dominating [...]

• EuroCrossCamp Sponsors USGP Junior Races – USGP Named Junior / U23 Qualifiers

  10 November 09 • 1 comment

  If you or your junior or espoir is aiming to race it up in Europe on the USA Cycling National team and you haven’t yet bought a ticket to New Jersey and Portland, do it now because these UCI-sanctioned races are now the qualifiers for the team.  Press release below. But you needn’t fly there [...]

• The Ben Popper Diary: Salsa, Bonfire, and Beer Hand-Down Powered Racing

  5 November 09 • 5 comments

  by Ben Popper A few weeks ago, I made a pilgrimage to Toronto.  We crossed the border looking for that UCI point, knowing that Saturday’s race was C1 and offered the prize to the top 15, but that with its new NACT status the race would be harder this year.  I lined up with that [...]