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• Czech Worlds Primer: ‘Cross, Beer and History from Tabor

  26 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Stephanie Chase With the upcoming World Championship races in Tábor, American fans will be sure to have a lot of questions, such as: is it still called Czechoslovakia? How the heck do you pronounce “Zdeněk Štybar?” And most importantly how do you say “beer” in Czech? (the answers are no, the Czech Republic and [...]

• One to Go: Vicki Thomas Readies for Worlds

  25 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  Vicki Thomas checks in with another journal entry about chasing her ‘cross dream on the courses of Europe. Check out her last update about the huge transition from racing Masters Worlds last year to qualifying for the 2010 Canadian national team for Elite Worlds. One more to go. Nothing like the one-to-go sign for a [...]

• 2013 Cyclocross World Championships – Louisville Potential Venue

  22 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Jamie Mack Jeremy Powers is obviously stoked, calling it, “Absolutely Amazing.”  Sven Nys has said that it will delay his retirement if it’s true. The excitement is building as the ‘cross community awaits the big announcement that is now less than a week away. Can it be? Will the World Championships be held in [...]

• A Video Preview of the 2013 World Championships Venue in Louisville?

  22 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  Back in December, we brought you a video preview of the upcoming permanent cyclocross course at Louisville’s Eva Bandman park (also below), the likely venue for a 2013 Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville. The UK’s Simon Burney is part of the committee that decides on World Cup and World Championship venues for cyclocross and mountain [...]

• Worlds to Louisville in 2013?

  22 January 10 • 1 comment

  Louisville, Kentucky is a top candidate to host the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in 2013, according to Belgian newspaper Gazette Van Antwerpen’s website . The city has hosted a weekend of the USGP Cyclocross Series for the last three years, has a permanent cyclocross park in the plans and has one of the biggest junior [...]

• Compton Working Through the Cramps, Still Looking to Tabor – Updated: Hoogerheide Status

  22 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Jamie Mack [Update: Katie Compton, after pre-riding the course, has decided to skip the race and rest her legs for Worlds] Katie Compton has had the most successful season of her, or any American racer’s, ‘cross career. Compton won her sixth consecutive U.S. Cyclocross National Championship and has a pair of World Cup victories [...]

• Meeusen and Van der Poel Take Roubaix World Cup – U23 and Juniors – Full Results, Brief Reports and Photos

  17 January 10 • 0 comment

  U23 Men – Brief Report Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) dropped his chasers on the final lap to take the victory in Roubaix, France. Tijmen Eising took the holeshot and after an early crash the decisive break was established quickly.  Meeusen, dealing with some mechanical issues, left the early pacemaking to others but had enough left to [...]

• Fundraiser Raffle to Send Bruno Roy to Worlds

  14 January 10 • 1 comment

  It’s not enough to be one of the best cyclocrossers in the country to make the dream of an appearance at Cyclocross Worlds a reality; many of the selected athletes need to pool their resources just to afford the trip. Luckily, their families and the supportive cyclocross community is quick to lend a hand. The [...]

• Niels Albert Injury Update – Likely to Defend his Lead in Roubaix

  14 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Christine Vardaros Niels Albert will most likely start on Sunday at the World Cup in Roubaix, France. The World Champion trained on Wednesday for three hours on the road with a taped chest to protect his broken rib. “The pain is bearable but the tape makes it hard to breath, manager Christoph Roodhooft told [...]

• An Interview with Katie Compton: A Lead Up to Worlds Part II

  13 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Matt Haughey Katie Compton is the six-time US Elite Women’s National Cyclocross Champion and current UCI World Cup Cyclocross points leader. With the two remaining World Cup events and the elusive World Championships taking place over the next three weeks, Compton stands poised to not only take a World Cup series but finally best [...]