Fantasy Cyclocross Update – January 19, 2009
By Jake Sisson We’re almost in the home stretch of the Cyclocross season, but don’t despair, there’s plenty of action still in store. Erwin Vervecken …
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Playing Hooky in Belgium: Eric Emsky’s Debut Column, Part II
This is Part II of Eric Emsky‘s debut column on Cyclocross and life in Belgium. You can read Part I here. Another big difference between …
Playing Hooky in Belgium: Eric Emsky’s Debut Column
We’re thrilled to launch a new series of journal entries by junior racer Eric Emsky of Rad Racing, as he writes about living and racing …
Fantasy Cyclocross Update – January 12, 2009
By Jake Sisson EDIT: EXPLANATION OF NATIONALS SCORING It’s that wonderful time of the year where the cyclocross peloton splits off to it’s respective home …
A Fun Race at Home – a Column by Christine Vardaros
Yippidy-friggin-doo-dah! I finally found some semi-form at the Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit race in Tervuren. I think this may be true because I finally recognized the …
Ending on a High Note – A Column by CX Pro Jesse Anthony
Jesse Anthony has been racing ‘cross for ten years and has won an impressive seven cyclocross national championships. Jesse wrapped up his ‘cross season with …
American Women in Tervuren: Race Reports from Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd
On Sunday, several American women battled the cold and tough course at the UCI C2 Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit race in Tervuren, Belgium and they walked …
More Top ‘Cross Shops Added, Issue 3 Sold Out
We’ve been adding more “Top CX Shops” to our listing, and it’s been recently updated with a few more shops. While your racing may be …
20 Questions, Smack Talk and Hidden Races – A Column by Christine Vadaros
by Christine Vardaros December 30, 2008. Today I awoke in a real panic. I thought it was race day. When the races are so close …
Frozen Whoopdees Are Not For Eating – An Azencross Report by Sue Butler
by Sue Butler The Azencross at Loenhout was a completely different race than last year. It was frozen tundra this year, with no long muddy …
Slow Starts, Fast Finishes and Drinking in the Showers – A Column by Christine Vardaros
Race reports from Scheldecross and Nommay World Cup by Christine Vardaros After a much appreciated weekend off from racing, I was back at it last …
Happy Holidays! Brief Report
Did this guy make it to your house? Did you make his list? If you celebrate Christmas, we hope you’ve been good enough for him …
It’s Waterpark Time – The Season’s Final Column by Ben Popper
Look. It’s been a long season. Lots of miles driven, lots of airports napped in, lots of mud. When I called off my points race …
Race Winning Diets: More Than Oatmeal?
Inspired by our interviews of ALL the national champions at the 2007 Kansas City nationals (we’ll be doing a version of this again), Bill Schieken …
It Took All Season – A Column by Andrew Bernstein
After a season of poor results, this newbie finally had a solid race. My fourth-place finish was so shocking that it’s taken me more than …
Rumor Mill: ’09 Nats in Oregon, Disc Brakes Legal, and Drought-Loving Rhinos
‘Cross nats in OBRA-dominated Oregon? Disc brakes becoming UCI legal? And a Rhino happy without mud? You certainly can’t believe everything you hear, and we …
Countdown to Nationals – A Packing List When You’ve Given Up
This is part of an ongoing series of national championships-related articles to get you ready for KC as a racer or spectator. You can view …
One to Go – A Column by CX Pro Jesse Anthony
Jesse Anthony has been racing ‘cross for ten years and has won an impressive seven cyclocross national championships. Not content to be only a subject …
Countdown to Nationals – A Course Breakdown
This is part of an ongoing series of national championships-related articles to get you ready for KC as a racer or spectator. You can view …
Countdown to Nationals – Predicting the Elite Men’s Winner… With Science!
This is part of an ongoing series of national championships-related articles to get you ready for KC as a racer or spectator. You can view …
Fantasy Cyclocross Minute and Weekend Outlook – December 5
Well, American Cyclocross fans, this is your last chance to take home any points from your American choices, as after this weekend, the American calendar …
Missing the Point: It’s About Fun – A Column by Ben Popper
OK, so enough with the pressure. All you super-nice people always asking me whether I’ve gotten my point yet makes this all so awesome that …
Seattle CX Debuts at Sprinker Park – Full Report and One Rider’s Perspective
Stevenson and Berg Lay the Smack-down in Seattle by LeRoi Smith, photos by Janet Hill Spanaway, WA – In this little bit of everything season, …
Your Next Big Race? Masters Worlds in Mol, Belgium
We’re counting down the days to the 2008 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, Missouri with a slew of semi-related articles. First up was our …
Fantasy Cyclocross Update – December 1, 2008
Despite the fact that there were only two races to score points on this weekend, just about every record set in Fantasy Cyclocross was brushed …
Holiday Shopping and Giving Back – A Column by Ryan Kelly
It’s the time of year for Thanksgiving and holiday shopping. Columnist Ryan Kelly reflects on the how it’s important during this time to give thanks …
Weekend Outlook and Fantasy Cyclocross Minute – November 28
fter weeks of having a busy weekend schedule, international cyclocross is taking a bit of an after-thanksgiving break, only offering up one major race this …
Sponsor, Results or Luck Be Dammed: A Time to Give Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving! On the day to give thanks, we serendipitously have a reader-submitted race report that seems a bit appropriate for the holiday. by Dave …
Weekend Outlook and Fantasy Cyclocross Minute – November 21
Now, I may be a bit biased, well a bit really biased, but the most important race on my calendar is this weekend in Southampton, …
A Little Bit of the Emo at USGP’s Mercer Cup – A Column by Ben Popper
It’s mid-November. I’ve done 14 races in the last 7 weeks, I’ve been driving till 3am, on flights 5 hours delayed, and across borders. My …