Posts in category the racer’s view

Todd Wells has been one of the top American mountain bikers—and occasional ’crossers—for years, and now he has 10 National Champion titles to his name. …

Katerina Nash is no stranger to success. She started cyclocross last season riding her Orbea to a win at CLIF Bar CrossVegas. She continued with …

Georgia Gould took last season off from ’cross—and was sorely missed—but came back strong to take fifth at Nationals. Now, she’s been having a great …

When Tim Johnson is not racing, he’s traveling. In late May, he wrapped up his Ride on Chicago to support bike advocacy (his annual Ride …

If you think you’re excited early about the start of cyclocross season, Florida has you beat. While most people think of Cross Vegas as the …

The Hilly Billy Roubaix was a gravel grinder before gravel grinding was cool. Now, the 70-mile dirt road race brings in hundreds of riders. This …

Titled “The Queen of Pain” in 2004, Rebecca Rusch is a dominant endurance athlete. While she is best known for winning (and setting course records) …

After a nasty crash and injury last year, Lee Waldman is back in action and back to sharing his exploits. To begin, I want to …

British racer Gabby Day has had an exciting year in ’cross: great results in the US and overseas, and now, finally being able to come …

Helen Wyman has been a busy racer—though not so busy that she neglected a vacation after taking bronze at Worlds back in February! Now, in …

Last season, Logan Owen left the Juniors and joined the ranks of the U23 riders.  Some young riders can find the move intimidating as they …

Andrew Vontz has been prepping for the Dirty Kanza Half Pint for the past year, after a first attempt in 2013. Between his race prep …

Kansas native Brian Jensen transitioned from cross-country running to cycling in 2005 after graduating from the University of Kansas.  A few years later, he won …

We caught up with Crystal Anthony, who stormed her way through the 2013 ’cross season, ending with a fourth place spot at Nationals, and a …

360 miles of gravel? Cyclocross Magazine contributor Robbie Carver tackled the epic ride and lived to tell the story… At nine o’clock at night, in …

We caught up with current National Champion Jeremy Powers during the Trans-Sylvania Epic, where he’s been acting as part of an Epic Team with some …

We’ve seen Nicole Duke at all kinds of events since Nationals, from a new gravel event—the Chino Grinder—to a second place finish at Raleigh’s ’cross …

Andrew Vontz is our new gravel-grinder addict and contributing writer, and is prepping for Dirty Kanza Half Pint glory. Today, he’s showing us what exactly …

Allen Krughoff made waves in US ’cross when he took fifth place at Nationals and joined the US Worlds team heading to Hoogerheide. Now, he’s …

Gravel racing: It’s what you can do with that cyclocross race bike the other seven to nine months out of the year that you’re not …

Way back in Issue 7 of Cyclocross Magazine, we sat down with then first-time World Champion Niels Albert and found out more about the young …

Redline ’cross and MTB racer Justin Lindine took the overall win at the Trans-Sylvania Epic stage race in State College, Pennsylvania, last year, and this …

by Christine Vardaros It’s been many days since Belgian ’cross racer Ellen van Loy (Telenet-Fidea) and I headed home from Canada’s Paris-Ancaster (P2A) gravel race …

This article originally appeared in Issue 24 of Cyclocross Magazine. First-time contributor and photographer Dan Cavallari was a pro wrench for 14 years, and we …

Our gravel reporter Aaron Cruikshank targets another race, the Cone-Azalea, arguably the most “road-racey” of all of the recent gravel events that he’s covered. The …

by Nicole Duke It’s not everyday that I get a chance to torture/challenge myself. So when I was asked by my sponsors SPY and Marin …

by Aaron Cruikshank The 21st edition of Paris to Ancaster saw an Elite field brimming with talent and a course to ready to test even …

Anthony Clark has been a staple of the cyclocross scene in the last couple of years, known for his trademark “Sick What?!” catchphrase. This weekend, …

Maghalie Rochette burst onto the ’cross scene last year, taking podiums across New England for the CyclocrossWorld team, and we featured her in our Issue …

Ben Berden has become, in the past few years, a staple in the American ’cross racing scene, and as a Raleigh-Clement racer, of course he …