Posts in category the racer’s view

Japan’s Kae Takeshita moved to the U.S. to be a pilot, but along the way, she discovered gravel racing. We follow the story of her cycling passion.

Brook Watts rarely sits still. He stopped by to chat about the 2018 World Cup Waterloo in Wisconsin, selling RenoCross and attending Dirty Kanza.

KK Santos has been inspired by the late Amy Dombroski during her Junior and U23 cyclocross career. Learn more about her journey as a young female cyclist.

Masters racer Ian Tubbs of Washington pulled off an impressive 4th-place finish at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We have the story of his gutsy gravel race.

The 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 race raised some questions about the future of gravel racing. We want to hear your thoughts on gravel’s future.

Dirt drop bars are an essential part of a monster cross bike. Jon Severson provides a brief dirt drop history and discusses their versatility.

Ted King, Josh Berry and Geoff Kabush survived a field of heavy hitters to reach the podium at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 gravel race. We chatted with each after the race.

We chatted with Kaitie Keough, Amanda Nauman and Alison Tetrick after their podium finishes at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. Hear from the top finishers.

Road racers Ayesha McGowan and Amber Pierce chat about preparing for their first gravel race at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200.

Mat Stephens heads to the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 as the defending champion. We chatted with him before his title defense at the premier Kansas gravel race.

Alison Tetrick is back to defend her title at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We chat with her about buckling up for 206 more miles of Kansas gravel racing.

The Pan-American Cyclocross Championships head to Midland, Ontario in Canada in 2018. Learn more about the race and venue from race director John Hauser.

Why monster cross? Jon Severson of Monstercross News provides three reasons the dirt drop, wide tire bike is appealing for off-road and everyday riding.

Living and racing in Europe is not new for Elle Anderson, but staying in Belgium during the summer is. We chatted with her about succeeding in Europe and living there during the summer of 2018.

Jake Wells has successfully crossed over from cyclocross to gravel. We asked him about his bike, gear and training that help him succeed during long grinds.

Canadian Cyclocross National Champion Michael van den Ham is still growing as a racer. We chatted with him about his ‘cross success and new (old) gravel adventures.

Finishing fifth at the 2018 Junior Cyclocross World Championships was a two-year process for Lane Maher. Learn more about his journey to success on the sport’s biggest stage.

Brandon Davis spent the last three seasons working as a professional mechanic with Aspire Racing. He takes us into the pit and shares what the experience is like.

The CX Madness bracket of 32 came down to Ellen Noble and Katie Compton for the title of Cyclocross QOM. Find out who won and hear from the winner.

Kaitie Keough is taking her cyclocross bike to Kansas for the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We asked her about her prep for the premier gravel grinder race in the U.S.

CXM contributor Dave Mable tackled Iowa’s CIRREM 100k gravel race on a singlespeed. He provided his thoughts on the event for this irreverent race report.

Amanda Nauman is one of the top gravel and cyclocross racers in the U.S. We talked to her about the state of both, gravel tire choices and more in this interview.

Jen Malik has balanced working on a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the Ohio State University and racing professional cyclocross. We chatted with her about the challenges of succeeding at both.

Ryan Trebon has taken over ownership of the US Cup-CX cyclocross series, and he is looking for sponsors for 2018. We chatted with him about the current state of the series and the sport of cyclocross in the U.S.

U23 cyclocross star Spencer Petrov shares his plans for the future and what he learned during his season racing with Aspire Racing in our latest audio interview.

Iowa’s Guitar Ted has run the 300+ mile Trans Iowa since 2005. He shares his thoughts on the history and current state of the gravel scene in the U.S.

Jon Severson of Monster Cross News has a history project: keeping the do-it-all monster cross tradition alive. In this Wednesday Wonderings, he shares more about what Monster Cross is.

Katerina Nash is no stranger to the Winter Olympics after racing cross country skiing in 1998 and 2002. We ask her thoughts on the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Britain’s Harriet Harnden had one of the surprise rides of the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships. Learn more about the young multidisciplinary star from Malvern.

Belgium was a slap in the face and a kick in the pants, but sometimes such “lessons” are priceless. Corey Coogan Cisek shares the lessons she learned racing cyclocross in Belgium for three months.