THE CYCLOCROSS NEWS
The latest in cyclocross from the top Pro Racers, Blogs, and News Sources.
Two new CX venues this weekend for me in WI. Both of them were pretty top notch! I'm pretty happy to see that the WI cyclocross race courses are much improved over the courses from 4 and 5 years ago!Day 1 was at Doyne Park in Milwaukee...and ...
Building a set of collapsible barriers with PVC pipe is a piece of cake! If you've ever attending a cyclocross practice session, you probably have seen a set of PVC barriers erected. For one thing, they're incredibly easy to break down and set up. An added bonus is ...
by Kat Statman Week in, week out, there’s racing to be had around the world where we can catch up on what ’crossers do in their spare time. So here it is this week. Marianne Vos continues to show that she is the best of the best. Lars Boom ...
Finally some sunny warmish weather in WI to enjoy the last couple of days. It's been so long that I have been in the sun I have been getting a rash and what looks like an alergic reaction wherever the sun touches me. Sock line, neck line, seems in ...
My personal selection of some of the great images from David, Laura and Ady at Sportsunday ........
What a trip we had! A lot of fast driving, bad jokes and beating up on each other on the rides. It flew by this time around. We did the biggest races, hit the best bakeries (at least I did) and shopped at the biggest supermarket in Paris. I think ...
Powers at nationals. | Photo: Wil Matthews Top American cyclocross racer Jeremy Powers is leaving his longtime post at Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale to race for Rapha-Focus in 2011. The two-year deal will see Powers riding in Rapha clothing aboard a Focus bike through the 2013 world cyclocross championships in Louisville, Kentucky. Powers ...
American Katie Compton rode to the silver medal in the elite womenandrsquo;s competition at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships on Sunday, closing out a season that also saw her win five World Cups and a seventh straight national title. In the elite menandrsquo;s contest, Jonathan Page was the ...
Forties and fifties of people came out on Saturday to watch the celebrities of a small subgroup (cyclocross) of a much larger not-so-popular sport (cycling) that doesn’t get a fraction of the media attention of Juniors Figure Skating duke it out for overall supremacy at PIR. Maybe it’s ...
Today marked my first foray into the world of off road triathlon at the Xterra Del Valle outside Livermore California. The idea of doing an Xterra began forming in my head during the cold winter months in Chicago as I ran and swam my way into some form of fitness ...
These are my truths as I have to accept them right now: I tore something important in my knee. I won’t be racing Alpenrose. I might not be racing for a while. I’ll definitely be getting surgery either in the next few weeks or at the end of ...
by Molly Hurford Want to know what to look for on Cyclocross Magazine this week? Worried you might have missed something last week? Fear not, because we’ve got it all mapped out for you. Every Monday, we have a preview of what’s in store for the week, and ...
Todd Wells (Specialized) is auctioning the bike he used to win the 2010 cyclocross nationals, to raise money for victims of the recent disaster in Japan. Wells also is auctioning two jersey from the 2010 ‘cross season. All proceeds are going to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts ...
Snow capped peaks in the mountains above Redlands did little to cool the ot weather or even hotter race action that marked the 120 mile Beaumont Road Race on the 5 - 24.1 mile circuits.
Let’s start with this: a March (yes, MARCH!) cyclocross race near Tokyo. I have no idea what is going on, if it is a small training race series or if it is a school race. Any of my Japanese pals want to comment and let me know? Seriously, the ...
Here is a section of the World Cup course in South Africa, can't wait to get down there. I wish I were doing the Epic this year. One of the these years I gotta do it. The Tuesday Night Worlds ride was great tonight. It was freezing cold but ...
Message by Alastair HamiltonAs the cyclocross season begins to draw to a close, all eyes are still on Belgium - and there they'll stay for a little while yet. It's where the best cross riders ply their trade. Time to talk to a Cyclocross rider: Nikki Harris was a ...
All hail the latest in cyclocross brake technology.....V brakes?James Huang takes TRP's latest on a test ride and gives them 4 out of 5 sweaty jerseys. linkFolks, if you want V brakes, head over to eBay:here's a set for $28 shipped link document.write('
Into the Fray EuroCrossCamp VIII Roster Elite Men Sean Babcock, 28, (Kona) Ryan Knapp, 27, (BikeReg.com) Ryan Iddings, 27, (Redline) Mitchell Hoke 24, (Cliff Bar Development Team) U23 Danny Summerhill, 22, (Garmin-Holowesko) Jerome Townsend, 22, (BikeReg.com/Joe’s Garage/Scott) Steve Fisher, 21, (Rad Racing NW/Hagens-Berman) Chris ...
Really excited to head down to Marin tomorrow for spring training camp. I visited Adnan back in December and we had a lot of great miles and smiles all over Marin County. That’s when I decided that I HAD to come back for his annual training camp. The weather ...
The Off Season Column
Paris-Roubaix `91, After the finish (by Numerius)
Firstingly, I should mention that, as of today, I will be taking a short leave of absence from this blog, but I will return on Tuesday, April 26th with regular updates. As for what I will actually be doing during this leave of absence, I don't want to say ...
This sort of thing might come in handy for your investigations. Thanks to Troy Rank, an engineering student at RIT and electric bike tinkerer, for showing me this. The chart lists the aerodynamic drag co-efficient and a host of other performance factors for human powered vehicles. I'm not sure ...
Roll With A Good Crew. This is kind of what my brain felt like during most of the 2010 Rapha Gentlemen's Race (West Coast). But, I'll re-iterate it now before you actually check it out, the guys that I got to ride with absolutely killed it. So much ...
For those of you who have been checking in we appreciate the time you have spent clicking on the BKW bookmark. A lot has happened in 2009 and it feels funny to write that in a post that will rest just above the last post dated July 15th. As many ...
