Loading ...Andy Jacques Maynes in the News: From Hospital to Nationals…
December 28th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross news
Andy Jacques Mayne won the 30-34 masters division at the national championships in Kansas City a few weekends ago, after recovering from a horrific crash in May in a criterium that left him in intensive care for 9 days. The Santa Cruz Sentinel got wind of this great story and has a nice article on AJM today here.
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Spirit of Cross Essay Winners Announced
December 27th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross news, editorial
Thank you everyone for entering our contest #1. We were overwhelmed by the number of passionate and creative “Spirit of Cyclocross” contest entrants. Judging was a ton of fun, and we thoroughly enjoyed all the tales of how ‘cross enhances, entertains, and enriches your lives.
Choosing a winner was tougher than frozen ‘cross in Kansas City, but we pushed hard and got through it. In the end, the following folks stand atop our podium: [More…]
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Petition: Let ‘Em Race at Nationals
December 26th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross news, editorial
We’ve been made aware of a petition to change the way concurrent races are run and handled at the national championships. This petitions stems from the re-running of the masters 60-64, 65-69, and 70+ categories on Sunday morning, after racers were pulled from their event on Saturday because they were in danger of being lapped by the 50+ racers. Some racers did not know about the time change or already had travel plans to return home, and the petition is aimed at avoiding such a problem in the future.
If you have an opinion you want to express, you can view the petition here or contact USA Cycling. Or leave a comment here or send us an email!
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Last Minute Gift Idea: Give a Subscription to CXM!
December 22nd, 2007 Filed Under print mag
We’ve been getting emails about giving a gift subscription to a ‘cross friend. You can do it, it’s easy, and we’ll email your friend on Christmas Day if you’d like them to be notified of the gift.
Simply use the buttons below to place an order. Just change the shipping address (not billing) to the lucky recipient before placing the order. You can leave your phone number for the phone number of the recipient — we won’t call unless there’s a problem.
If you’d like us to send an email to the recipient, after placing the order just click the link “Have questions about this order? Contact Cyclocross Magazine”. Then choose “I have other questions about this order” and send us your friend’s email address (and name/mailing address if you couldn’t figure out how to change the shipping address). We’ll shoot out an email on the 24th or 25th. Happy Holidays!
There are two options: Starting with issue 2, and starting with issue 1. Issue 1 is a bit more because we’ll drop that in first class mail to get the ball rolling right away.
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Photo Gallery from Nationals
December 19th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross photos, photography, racing
CXM Staff Photographer Larry Rosa captured some amazing images from the races in Kansas City last weekend. [More…]
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More Day 4: Collegiate and Singlespeed Reports
December 18th, 2007 Filed Under 'cross race results, cyclocross news, cyclocross photos, photography, racing
On Day 4, our sport’s future stars and our sport’s founders raced on frozen, rutted Kansas tundra in the day’s early races. Singlespeeders, Collegiate, and the Masters 60+, 65+ and 70+ all tackled the course before the Elite Men and Women.
Singlespeed:
At 8am, with a starting temperature at 15 degrees, one of the sport’s fastest growing divisions, single speeders, took the start line. Some top endurance mountain bikers including Cameron Chambers and Marko Lalonde (Bob Brown Cycles) were vying for [More…]
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More video love…
December 16th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross news, racing
Here are some videos from KCCX. The day was beautiful and the races were unprecedented. It went from an ice blocking extravaganza to a mud wrestling contest. It was an amazing day for Cyclocross.
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Nats Champs Crowned: Compton 4-peats, Johnson Survives
December 16th, 2007 Filed Under 'cross race results, cyclocross news, cyclocross photos, racing
Nationals Day 4:
| Best in the US, Best in the World? Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) returned to normal winning ways with her fourth national championship today in muddy and icy conditions. She had strong competition from a determined Rachel Lloyd (ProMan/Paradigm), who closed within 15 seconds on the last lap after Compton has a slight bobble with less than a half lap to go. Lloyd, from relatively warm NorCal, surprisingly loves the snow and ice, and the conditions allowed her technical mountain biking skills to propel her past all the favorites except Compton.From the gun, in quickly became apparent that Georgia Gould (Luna) was not having the type of day she had in her back-to-back wins at Portland’s USGP, and it soon became a two-woman race between Lloyd and Compton. Compton appeared to open the gaps on the smoother sections and pavement, while Lloyd drifted through corners and seemed to float over terrain that caused many women to dab or run their bikes. Kerry Barnholt (Tokyo Joe’s) and Maureen Bruno-Roy (Independent Fabrication / WheelWorks), both from states with similar weather conditions, excelled and finished fourth and fifth to round out the podium. |
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Tim Johnson (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld/Leer) survived the elite men’s race the best, making the least number of mistakes and avoiding some bad luck that plagued others. Ryan Trebon (Kona/YourKey Mortgage) took the early lead off the pavement, leading Jonathan Page (SunWeb/ProJob) and Jeremy Powers (cyclocrossworld) into the first off-road section. Page soon took over the lead, followed by Powers and a chasing Todd Wells (GT). The three riders bumped and battled on lap two, switching the lead four times within one lap. Powers later fell off the pace with a flat, and Johnson surged to join Page and Wells to form the final leading trio. |
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Meanwhile, Trebon, on lap two, was closing back in on the leading group but another rider a half lap down lost control on a parallel section of the course, crashed through the course tape into Trebon’s path, and the Kona rider flew over bars, hitting the deck hard and laying motionless for a few minutes. He would later get up under his own power, holding his arm gingerly against his body, causing fear it was either a rib or collarbone injury but Trebon appeared to be fine a few hours later.Up front, Johnson and Page took turns attacking each other, until a lap and a half to go, Page veered into the course tap, tangled his bars and going down, dropping his chain in the process. Not far from the pits, he ran his bike and got a change, but Johnson was gone for good. With a ten second lead in hand, Johnson remained mistake free for the next 12 minutes, and Page closed within 7 seconds, but couldn’t bring back Johnson. Following Page was Wells, Barry Wicks (Kona/YourKey Mortgage) and hard-chasing Troy Wells (Clif Bar). |
Check back for more details.
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A Slideshow of Day 3 of Cyclocross Nats
December 16th, 2007 Filed Under cyclocross photos, photography, racing
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Fast Old Guys: Dwight Beats McCormack for 35+, Coats Surges to Win 40+, and Wittwer and Overend Dominate
December 15th, 2007 Filed Under 'cross race results, cyclocross news, racing
Cold, windy, snowy conditions greeted the fast old guys, but it didn’t slow them down a bit. Being around for a while, these guys have seen all types of ‘cross conditions, and mostly were unphased by icy course or falling snow.
In perhaps the biggest upset of the day, Brandon Dwight (Boulder Cycle Sport) beat former multi-national champion Mark McCormack (Clif Bar) to win the 35+ Masters field. McCormack got held up in traffic in the last off-road section before the line, and Dwight opened up a huge gap to finish with the win.
The 40+ race featured a come-from-behind victory by Alan Coats (Morgan Stanley Specialized), who had a back row start but plowed through the field over the course of the race to seize the lead and win his third national championship over Gannon Myall (California Giant Berry Farms).
The only excitement in the 50+ race was a brief lead change when Ned Overend (Specialized) needed to swap bikes and retake the lead from Kutney from Van Dessel. Frank Wittwer won the 55+, passing many of the 50+ riders in the process.
The biggest controversy of the day was that the 60+, 65+, and 70+ riders got lapped and pulled in the confusion of the race, and have to redo their race Sunday at 11 am. They’re not happy.
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