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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – It was no contest today as Boulder Cycle Sport’s Russell Stevenson took an early lead and cruised to victory in the Men’s …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – With three laps to go, Sven Baumann, Thomas Burke and Kevin McConnell were locked in a tight battle for the Masters 30-34 …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In a tightly contested battle with My Wife Inc. racer Patricia Kauffman, Kathy Sarvary of Blue Steele Cyclery took another World Championship …

“The reason I screwed the start up was I was in too big of a gear … So I had to be patient and wait,” …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Sue Butler took an early lead in the Masters 40-44 race, pushing hard through the thick mud and holding off a chase by …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Antonia Leale (Planet Bike) led the race from the holeshot to take the win ahead of Shannon Gibson (Stans No Tubes) and Geraldine …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – Kari Studley of Redline won the rainbow jersey today in the Masters Women 30-34. Brianne Marshall (Stans No Tubes) took second ahead of …

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – In sharp contrast to the windy, balmy conditions that the Masters racers experienced in the opening heats, the first men today lined …

The first day of Masters Worlds, or at least, the qualifying heats, is in the books, and while today’s fields were fairly low key, the …

by Joe Bellante with additional coverage by Molly Hurford CINCINNATI, OHIO – The first race with the Euro crew assembled for Worlds next week is …

by Phil Beckman/PB Creative BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA — In terms of genuine Rivalries (with a capital R), this wasn’t exactly Hatfields and McCoys. Coke and Pepsi. …

HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS – As flurries of snow swirled around the racers and frozen ground saw the best riders in the world crashing as their bikes disappeared beneath …

HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS – On the first true winter conditions of this year’s World Cup series, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) was right at home as she stormed …

While most spectators are waiting in anticipation of tomorrow’s final World Cup in Hoogerheide, racers today had a job to do at either the C2 …

Yesterday we took a look at the lap times from six of the seven laps the Elite Men completed at the 2013 USA Cyclocross National …

By now, we all know the results of the 2013 Cyclocross National Championships, but what cyclocross dorks like us like to do is look at …

It wasn’t just the individual races that collegiate students were fighting for this weekend: they were also battling for the overall Omnium in Division 1 …

VERONA, WISCONSIN— “Hello?” said Jonathan Page into his cell phone, as a crowd of photographers, security, fans and competitors swirled around him, cheering, clapping his …

VERONA, WISCONSIN— As the women lined up today to contest the 2013 national title, slow to remove their outer layers in the frigid 19 degree …

VERONA, WISCONSIN – On frozen ground deep with ruts, which one rider described as “riding in a pinball machine,” Kerry Werner (Lees-McRae College) escaped from Joshua …

VERONA, WISCONSIN — The D2 Collegiate men were the first of the racers to take to the freshly frozen course in Verona this morning at …

Nationals aren’t just happening in the US today; in fact, most of the cyclocross-heavy European countries also have their championship races today. In the men’s …

BRADFORD, ENGLAND – Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) continued her breakout season by usurping long-time British National champion Helen Wyman (Kona) to don the 2013 British National jersey. …

STEINMAUR, SWITZERLAND – Julien Taramarcaz made it two in a row today with his win in the Swiss National Cyclocross Championships, escaping on the muddy course …

MOL, BELGIUM – In a ride that was both surprising and deserving, Sunweb-Revor rider Klaas Vantornout put an exclamation point on an already outstanding season, …

Francis Mourey, followed by Arnold Jeannesson and John Gadret. In the women’s race, Lucie Chainel Lefevre took the win, followed by Pauline Ferran Prevot and …

VERONA, WISCONSIN — Logan Owen (Redline) continued his impressive string of consecutive junior cyclocross national championships with a dominant win at Badger Prairie Park. With today’s …

VERONA, WISCONSIN— “Hello, Cyclocross Fans,” a shivering but grinning Pete Webber (Boulder Cycle Sport) said, after taking yet another National Championship win, wearing his Masters …

VERONA, WISCONSIN – As temperatures continued to drop, German-cum-American Yannick Eckmann (Cal Giant-Specialized) showed the U23 men that cold weather and goopy conditions are nothing to worry …

VERONA, WISCONSIN – In the final race of the day, as the temperature dropped and the ground began to turn from the Belgian sop of earlier …