cyclocross photos from the pros & community
The Bonkbreaker Slide is a very distinctive section of the Nationals course that features a very steep downhill that racers navigated in various ways – on their feet, on their knees, on their bottoms and sometimes on their bike.
Katie Clouse has a successful track record at Cyclocross Nationals, winning her age group title each year since Verona, Wisconsin in 2013. This year was no different.
David Thompson (CT Cycling Advancement Program) knew even before the race started that the Riverside circuit was “his type of course”.
In the Juniors Women 11-12 race, Kaya Musgrave (Avout Racing) from Littleton, CO won a close race with her good friend (and fellow Coloradoan) Haydn Hludzinski under falling snow.
Lizzy Gunsalus (AP Junior Development) wins her second National Title in the Juniors Women 13-14 category on a cold, icy morning.
The Junior 13-14 Men kicked off Saturday’s racing and heated up the chilly morning. Ryan Campbell (Avout Racing) of Colorado jumped out to a fast start.
Get the holeshot, lose the lead, get it back. Even a last lap spill couldn’t stop Craig Cozza from winning the Master Mens 50-54 National Championship.
Kevin Hines used his year’s of experience to pull ahead of a 106-rider field to take the win for the Masters Men 55-59 National Title.
With slick, slippery conditions, getting out front was key for Matthew Timmerman as he wins the Masters Men 40-44 National Title.
Adam Myerson started strong and stayed fast for the Masters Men 45-49 National Title, but his race was not completely without mishap.
Chris Drummond has been focused on the National Title since May. That plan paid off today, as he rode to a convincing victory in the Masters 35-39 race.
Isaac Neff from Wisconsin stays calm and uses his snow riding experience to take the victory for the Masters Men 30-34 National Title.
The final (and most fun) race of the day at Nationals today was the Collegiate 4×4 relay. Brevard won the Varsity Relay and Vermont won the Club Relay. View our full photo gallery here.
Christina Perkins, Tove Shere and Julie Lockhart bring home the titles for the Masters Women 60-64, 65-69 and 75-79 categories.
Photographer David Mable captured the racing from Day 1 of the 2017 Cyclocross Nationals, featuring Collegiate and Master Men’s racing. See his photo gallery here.
Christina Gokey-Smith overcome a shaky start to take home the National Championship and complete an impressive day for the Texan women.
Catherine Moore (Trek Cyclocross Collective) is another representative from the Lone Star state who found herself on top of the podium thanks to some special inspiration.
Kimberly Chance heads a strong contingent of Women’s Masters racers from Texas. Chance wins the “Lone” Stars and Stripes jersey.
Despite the cold weather, Avanell Schmitz (Mermaid Winery) did her best to heat up the course during the Baby Masters race.
Sydney Guagliardo (Psimet) broke out to an unexpected lead and kept it all the way to the finish line for the Women’s Masters 35-39 National Title.
The last race of Wednesday’s Nationals slate was highly anticipated as pre-U23 race showdown. Hannah Finchamp won the Women’s Collegiate Varsity title.
Emily Shields toughs out a come back win in the Collegiate Club National race that had several different leaders at any given point.
Photos and results from a back and forth Masters Men 60-64 National Title race that would go back and forth among various leaders.
Fred Wittwer from Charlottesville, VA is the 2017 Cyclocross National Champion for the Masters Men 65-69 category.
Rick Abbott, Joe Saling and Fred Schmid took to the slick, muddy course to claim 2017 Nationals titles in Hartford and inspire many of of their younger fans.
The CX Nationals started Day 2 off with the Collegiate Men Club race and Maxx Chance (University of Colorado Boulder) took the win on a cold, muddy course.
For today’s Throwback Thursday, we’re taking a photo look back at the memorable 2016 Asheville Nationals with some previously unpublished photos we’ve surfaced.
Check out our photo gallery of the Elite Women’s race at Zolder courtesy of photographer Bart Hazen.
Joris Nieuwenhuis from the Netherlands took the win at the Heusden-Zolder World Cup race for the U23 Men’s category. He beat out Clement Russo (France) with Adam Toupalik (Czech Republic) finishing third.
Four Americans took the start of the 2016 UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Namur, and the Brits, led by Thomas Pidcock had an impressive showing. See the results and our photo gallery from the Citadel.