interviews, profiles and diaries
Readers submitted questions for Katie Compton, and the 2018 Cyclocross Worlds medalist and 14-time national champion answers them in this Q and Fn A. Hear her thoughts on a wide range of topics CXM readers wanted to know about.
Mathieu van der Poel has been dominating cyclocross and having fun doing it. Lee Waldman shares what we can learn from the Dutch phenom to get the most enjoyment out of our bikes.
Corey Coogan Cisek got to cover the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships as a journalist and returned to where her Euro dream began. Read about her experiences in her latest rider diary.
Helen Wyman’s season is over, and it’s time to give out awards. She gives accolades to top 2017/18 performances and celebrates her personal best in this season-end Wyman Wednesday.
Submit your questions for Katie Compton, 4-time Worlds silver medalist and 14-time U.S. cyclocross national champion. Anything goes, so ask away!
What was it like racing at the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships? We talked to several top riders after the race for their thoughts on the brutal, muddy race.
Sanne Cant, Katie Compton and Evie Richards had memorable days at the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships. We spoke with each rider and got their thoughts on the muddy racing at Valkenburg-Limburg.
Katie Compton, Kaitie Keough and Ellen Noble are expected to compete for the podium on Saturday at the 2018 World Championships. We spoke with them on Friday before the race.
In her latest Cyclocross Apprenticeship diary, Corey Coogan Cisek ends up at the Buffalo Grill in France, does real field riding in Assende and learns about Belgian “Respect.”
Helen Wyman has done a Worlds or two (15), so she has some advice for surviving the fuss. Learn her tricks for having a successful 2018 Cyclocross World Championships in her latest column.
After a successful run, Jeremy Powers’ Aspire Racing is ending in 2018. We spoke with him about the decision and what his future in cyclocross holds.
Christopher Blevins put on a show while winning the U23 Men’s race at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We spoke with him about successfully balancing bike racing, college and poetry and excelling at all three in this audio interview.
For Curtis White, school is cool as he focuses on his Senior thesis at Union College while missing the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships. We asked White about his decision to miss Worlds and his first year as an Elite cyclocrosser.
What goes into putting on a Nationals event? We followed up with 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals director Coby Rowe to ask about staffing, participation and more in this Q&A.
Corey Coogan Cisek is learning to ride like a Belgian in the forest and on the fietspad. She also got a welcome surprise at Otegem. Read about her ongoing Belgian adventures in her latest Cyclocross Apprenticeship column.
What comes next after cyclocross season? Lee Waldman describes what he does to help himself learn from this year and improve for next year in his latest column.
Ben Gomez Villafane won a tough race against Scott Funstion at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We spoke them as well as Dillon McNeill and and Lane Maher after the race.
Christopher Blevins is making a play to be the most interesting man in cyclocross. We chatted with him after his U23 Men’s win at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross National Championships.
Emma White and Katie Clouse cashed in with wins in the U23 and Junior Women’s races at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We got the story from White, Clouse and more in our post-race interviews.
Helen Wyman captured her tenth British national championship in 2018. She tells to story of her kit and win as well as getting stuck at the tunnel crossing.
Stephen Hyde and Jeremy Powers had a battle for the ages at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We spoke with both and others for our post-race interviews.
Katie Compton and Ellen Noble went 1-2 in Sunday’s Elite Women’s race at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. Hear from both women in our post-race interviews.
Elle Anderson has had success at U.S. Nationals in the past, but she is missing the 2018 race in Reno. We asked her about the decision and she shared thoughts on “making it” in Europe.
Greg Gunsalus heads to Reno hoping to build on his 2017 finish. We chatted with Gunsalus to ask about growing up in a cyclocross family and his goals for the season.
Henry Jones is the latest star to come out of Oregon’s Cyclocross Crusade. We talked with him at the 2017 Montana Cross Camp to learn more about his success.
Corey Coogan Cisek raced Kerstperiode and lived to tell about it, albeit with many bruises. Get an inside look at Belgium’s holiday racing discotheek from an American racing abroad.
Cooper Willsey made his fourth EuroCrossCamp trip this December. Find out what the Vermont rider learned and his plans for U23 Cyclocross Nats in Reno.
Helen Wyman kicked off the new year with her Xypex – Verge Sport program and is off to Spain to train for Worlds. Read her latest and vote on where Helen should race in 2018.
Mathieu van der Poel has been utterly dominant on the ‘cross course in 2017. We look at his memorable season in our final Year in Review segment.
2017 has been a breakout year for a group of young British cyclocross stars. Tom Pidcock and Evie Richards lead an impressive group that is starring on the European mainland.