When Cyclocross Magazine photographers are able to attend a race, we often walk away hundreds of photos, many of which never see the light of day after a select few make the initial race report. Today, for Flashback Friday, with the weekend’s racing at Jingle Cross just hours away, we’re surfacing some of those dust-collecting pixels from last year’s event and offering up a visual preview of the Iowa City racing.
In 2016, due to a calamity of errors, CXM’s Andrew Yee found himself at the venue without his main camera, and shot these on his eight-year-old Cannon Rebel and a ten-year-old 1DS loaner from the very kind Leman Northway, but despite the unfamiliar equipment, still came away with some gems.
Scroll through some of our favorite images below, and see the full gallery from the three days of Jingle Cross in the slider. Stay tuned throughout the weekend for full coverage of the 2017 Jingle Cross racing.
Even after the racing was long over, riders were still looking for ways to cool down. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Fans lined most of the course during the World Cup. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Maghalie Rochette kicked off an impressive cyclocross season with the U.S. World Cups. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival brought fun and entertainment in many forms. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Tire choice varied quite a bit through the weekend, with the all-around Grifo being a popular choice on Sunday. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Christel Ferrier put in a big effort but did not finish due to mechanical problems. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Wout van Aert and Laurens Sweeck are all smiles with their second-straight World Cup podium, joined by Kevin Pauwels. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Caroline Mani climbed up the rankings after an impressive weekend of racing. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
American Kerry Werner, surrounded by Europeans, on his way to 23rd. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Wout van Aert overcame a broken toe, mechanical issues and beer-spraying fans to win the 2016 World Cup. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Like many racing in Iowa for the first time, Ellen van Loy had difficulty in the heat at the 2016 Jingle Cross World Cup. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
The racing is larger than life at the Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
Friday night’s C2 race was a slippery, muddy affair. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
See the full gallery of images below.
2016 Jingle Cross Photo Gallery:
Wout van Aert poured it on late to take his second-straight World Cup. 2016 Jingle Cross cyclocross festival. © A. Yee / Cyclocross Magazine
