Posts in category race reports

by Natalia Boltukhova “Oh, I’m just gonna see where I’m at” – what pretty much all the ’crossers I know were marketing as their excuse …

by Kenton Berg The MFG Cyclocross series got off to a high-flying start on Sunday with the CycleU-sponsored Kick Off Cross at Big Finn Hill …

by Ken Getchell September 13, 2010; Conshohocken, PA, USA:  Over 500 entries descended on the grounds surrounding the famous Trexlertown Velodrome at the Valley Preferred …

by Kenton Berg The cyclocross season is underway here in Seattle as the traditional Labor Day race drew the racers to duke it out at …

by Josh Liberles When Jeremy Powers (Jelly Belly) crossed the finish line in today’s Mad River road race, the queen stage of the Green Mountain …

by Josh Liberles This year’s Kruger’s Kermesse Farm Crit, held on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon, was not quite a cyclocross race, since there were …

by Josh Liberles The top 20 of the second annual Beverly Gran Prix Criterium reads like a who’s who of New England cyclocross. When reigning …

Coryn Rivera, who already owns a closet full of national championship jerseys in ’cross, road races, crits and time trials, just added to her trophy …

Katie Compton didn’t let a wasp sting on the third lap of the cross country race at the World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, …

by Josh Liberles While Todd Wells and Katie Compton led the ’crossers charge on the American front, similar stories were unfolding in Europe. Katerina Nash …

’Crossers continue to give us something to report on at the US Mountain Bike National Championships in Granby, CO. Katie Compton, who took fifth in …

by Josh Liberles Prominent cyclocrossers are always in the mix in US mountain bike races throughout the season, and the National Championships are no exception. …

Many of us have the luxury of focusing on ‘cross and using the rest of the year as training for our main events. But lots …

We may be a little late with our mountain biking news here, but last weekend the best in the off-road business were mixing it up …

by Brian Hancock In 2009, Rick Plite decided to create a new event to fill out his season of race promotion. As the mastermind behind …

by Dan Seaton Oostmalle, Belgium – On a sandy and windswept—though very fast—course, in front of a huge and enthusiastic crowd, the real racing of …

One week after Niels Albert had victory stolen from him by 2010 World Champ Zdenek Stybar  in the final turns in Vorselaar—and just a day …

Vorselaar, Belgium – Winter made a final statement in Belgium today – fitting for the finale on one of the coldest, snowiest seasons in recent …

by Dan Seaton Vorselaar, Belgium – One of the coldest cyclocross seasons on record began to wrap up with the final round of the Superprestige …

It may have taken until just before the end of the season, but Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) managed to take his first win today on a …

In a strange scheduling twist, this year’s British Cyclocross Championships came after Worlds. The unusually cold weather and snow that has hit much of Europe …

by Dan Seaton Zonhoven, Belgium – The Superprestige series, on hiatus since a muddy meeting in Diegem just after Christmas, resumed today on sandy, windblown …

by Dan Seaton Lille, Belgium – Though the World Champions’ jerseys may have been handed out last week, cyclocross keeps rolling for another month, with …

Maldagem, Belgium – Just three days after claiming his World Champion stripes, Zdenek Stybar was back on the race course flaunting his new kit. Post-Worlds …

Tábor, Czech Republic – With thousands of fans and several years to anticipate racing the Cyclocross World Championships in his home country, Zdeněk Štybar had …

Tabor, Czech Republic – Joyce Vanderbeken, former Belgian champion, perhaps summed up the day in Tabor for a lot of riders, “I was afraid. I …

by Dan Seaton Tábor, Czech Republic – The Szczepaniak brothers, Pawel and Kacper, rode away with gold and silver in the Under-23 World Championship as …

by Dan Seaton Tábor, Czech Republic – On an icy, frozen course, but under brilliant sunshine and relatively warm conditions, Czech junior Tomas Paprstka held off …

Some call cyclocross a new sport, but as Cyclocross Magazine readers know, the sport has a rich history dating back to the early 1900s. The …

Mol, Belgium – While the world’s top Elite racers were headed to the Netherlands for the Hoogerheide World Cup last weekend, there was another big …