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Perhaps rejuvenated after his Spain trip, Wout van Aert turned in a dominant win at the 2017 World Cup Namur. Toon Aerts captured second. Full story and results in our race report.
Young Evie Richards led a 1-2 English finish at the 2017 World Cup Namur with a memorable ride on the challenging course. Nikki Brammeier took second to join the British invasion. Get the story from the full report and results. .
2017 Scheldecross: The beautiful duel between Van der Poel and Van Aert was back briefly, got held up and then re-emerged for a final-lap thriller. Full results, report.
A 2017 Scheldecross treat: A battle among Cyclocross Worlds medalists, a course rope hang-up and a final lap duel between Cant and Compton was just some of today’s drama.
Elle Anderson got her first UCI win of the season in Spain, Gage Hecht and Christa Ghent won Colorado States and Marianne Vos returns this weekend. Read more in this week’s Rumors & Rumblings.
Snow and mud made for an epic day of racing at the 2017 HSBC UK National Trophy race in Bradford. Col Morley provided a stunning gallery of images from the day of UCI racing.
Sunday is the iconic 2017 Cyclocross World Cup at the Citadel of Namur. 19 Americans, 4 Canadians and 20 British riders are on the start lists. See if your favorite racers will be racing at the famed venue.
The 2017 SSCXWC took the party to the Old World in Verona, Italy. A pinwheel and inflatable crocodile were among the tests awaiting riders. Get the full scene with this photo gallery from the Verona shenanigans.
American ex-pat Megan Chinburg partied her way to a win at the 2017 Singlespeed World Championships in Italy. Hear from her on the first Old World SSCXWC, winning the race and of course, the tattoo.
Snow and sleet brought epic conditions to the 2017 Vlaamse Druivencross. The resulting ‘cross faces were on point. Photographer Bart Hazen captured the during and after of the snowy, muddy day of racing at the Mother of All Crosses.
Mathieu van der Poel entered Sunday’s Vlaamse Druivencross with a chance to win 12,500 Euros. Would Van der Poel survive the snow and mud to take home the big prize?
In just her second race back, Pauline Ferrand Prevot rode the cleanest race at the snowy, muddy 2017 Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse. Get the story of her return in our race report.
Sanne Cant ran, Nikki Brammeier rode and the advantage went to Cant. The gap was all Cant needed to win the 2017 IJsboerke Trofee Essen race. Get the story and results.
Sanne Cant ran, Nikki Brammeier rode and the advantage went to Cant. The gap was all Cant needed to win the 2017 IJsboerke Trofee Essen race. Get the story and results.
Rumors & Rumblings is back for a mid-season edition. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot is returning to cyclocross, Adam Myerson talks Vittoria Series, Sanne Cant plays rock-paper-scissors and more.
Lucinda Brand and David van der Poel took the wins at the 2017 Zilvermeercross in Mol, Belgium. Photographer Bart Hazen provided a gallery of images, including photos of several Americans at the race.
Matt Shriver went back-to-back in the Men’s 35-39 category with a win at the 2017 Cyclocross Masters Worlds in Mol, Belgium. Full race results now available.
Sharon Heap of Australia traveled to Mol, Belgium for the 2017 Cyclocross Masters Worlds and took home a second-place finish in the Women’s 55-59 race. Full results.
Britain’s Robin Delve won the Men’s 60-64 race at the 2017 Cyclocross Masters Worlds. American Bob Downs finished second. See full results from the race.
Rick Abbott of Boulder, CO added a world championship to his palmares on Friday at the 2017 Cyclocross Masters Worlds. See results from the race that featured solid results from other American and British riders.
Julie Lockhart finished first and Graciela Viale-Val second in the Women’s 75+ race at the 2017 Masters Worlds in Mol, Belgium. See results of the all-American battle in Belgium.
GP Hasselt, part of the Soudal Classics cyclocross series, UCI C1 racing continued, with sand, mud, and four North Americans taking the start.
British rider Helen Pattinson won the Women’s 45-49 category at the 2017 Cyclocross Masters Worlds in Mol,Belgium. Boulder native Kristin Weber took third. Full results.
Elizabeth Sheldon of Washington, D.C. won the rainbow stripes in the Women’s 50-54 category at the 2017 Master’s Worlds in Mol, Belgium. Ann Kennedy of Portland, OR finished second. Results from Belgium.
Ellen Noble went toe-to-toe against her idols Katie Compton and Sanne Cant and came away with a 2nd-place finish on Sunday at the 2017 Flandriencross. Noble shared her thoughts on racing at the front of a Euro race against the world’s best.
Katie Compton had her best World Cup finish of the season in Zeven, Germany. In this feature, she talks about her memorable race against Sanne Cant and Helen Wyman.
Jeff Curtes turned his camera on another mudder at the 2017 Flandriencross in Hamme. This gallery captures the memorable Women’s race and latest dominant performance by Mathieu van der Poel.
Helen Wyman was excited about the muddy conditions at the 2017 World Cup Zeven and raced accordingly. Wyman offers some thoughts on her 2nd-place finish.
The epic conditions at World Cup Zeven meant epic photos from Jeff Curtes were sure to follow. This gallery has his best from the Men’s races in Germany.
The Zeven Cyclocross World Cup women’s race over-delivered on mud, running and drama. Photographer Jeff Curtes was on hand to capture it all in his images.