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After years of discussion, U.S. Cyclocross Nationals are moving back to December in 2018. We take a look at how the move happened in our Year in Review.

Sanne Cant dreamed of winning a world championship since she was six. At Bieles in 2017, her rainbow dream was fulfilled. Cant edged out Marianne Vos is a race for the ages. We take a look back in our year in review.

Ellen Noble achieved her Worlds podium goal with a second at the 2017 Cyclocross World Championships in Bieles, Luxembourg. We take a look back at her memorable race.

Katie Compton won her 13th straight and Stephen Hyde his 1st at the 2017 Cyclocross Nationals in Hartford. We take a look back at the memorable, snowy races in this 2017 Year in Review retrospective.

Last week, we walked you through how Cyclocross Nationals call-ups work. Now we report back with a points chaser’s firsthand experience.

While Mother’s Day has gotten our attention in the past, Father’s Day gets routinely neglected, undeservedly so. Yet Cyclocross Magazine wouldn’t have been started without the long-term, …

Masters racer Lee Waldman is back with another column filled with invaluable life lessons, and it’s especially timely given Steve Tilford’s recent passing today.

Your Wednesday Night Worlds or weekly ‘cross practice seems so like so long ago, but there’s growing research to suggest it should never end…at least for guys.

Columnist Lee Waldman has been in a reflective mood recently, and today he weighs in today on the timely topic of being thankful and appreciating those …

Last week we pointed out that the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships schedule is missing the Junior 9-10 age group and reached out to …

Keen observers, motivated parents and youth coaches noticed that the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships schedule is missing the Junior 9-10 age group. The …

Trust seems to be the theme for the week. Coach Chris Mayhew wrote about trusting your training in our most recent Training Tuesday piece on tapering, …

Jingle Cross 2016 by most measurements was a resounding success, with three days of top-level UCI racing, varied course conditions and a World Cup-worthy course …

The preliminary 2016 CrossVegas UCI Cyclocross World Cup start lists are out, and the United States leads all nations with a whopping 37 participants. At …

Boo Bicycles’ Nick Frey was disqualified from last weekend’s Dirty Kanza 200 for receiving outside assistance in a race that promotes neutral support. From Frey’s perspective, there’s a grey area there to be discussed. Frey wrote about his Dirty Kanza experience and we’re presenting it in full and unedited, below.

We’re continuing our look at what we found to be the more memorable moments from the 2016 Cyclocross National Championships, and today we’re looking back to the future at the youngest Junior races.

Continuing our look at some of what we thought were the more memorable moments from the 2016 Cyclocross National Championships and the people and events struck us as having an impact on the event, today we’re looking at the Women’s and Mens’ Elite races.

We’re sharing some of what we thought were the more memorable moments, people and events from the 2016 National Championships that struck us as having a real impact on the event. Today, we’re looking at two great rides from two younger stars of the sport, Sofia Gomez Villafane and Tobin Ortenblad.

Over the next few days we’re looking at the people, events or situations that struck us as having an impact on the 2016 Cyclocross National Championships. Today, we’re looking at 2016 Nationals MVP Georgia Gould.

Looking back at Nationals there were many great moments. Not everyone experienced a championship-winning ride, but nearly everyone we spoke with enjoyed Asheville. We’re sharing some memorable moments from the course at the Biltmore Estate.

“If, like me, you find yourself in a slump half-way through the season, take a break. Ride your mountain bike. Do something different. Put away the training log for a while. Remind yourself how much fun it is just to ride your bike.”

There’s more cyclocross on the horizon including the 2016 Cyclocross National Championships and the World Championships at the end of January. But the end of the 2015 has us thinking back over the last 12 months and reflecting on those moments that had the cyclocross community talking.

In the U.S., we call today Black Friday, and it’s an infamous day to shop in attempt to get all the best deals for the …

On the eve of this Sunday’s Koksijde UCI Cyclocross World Cup, we caught up with Cyclocross Magazine team racer (and former CXM editor) Andrew Reimann …

In his last column Lee Waldman dove a little deeper into the subject of what it takes to win in cyclocross, examining what exactly defines an athlete, …

Winning in cyclocross doesn’t have to mean crossing the line in first. In his last column, Lee Waldman examined why being a naturally-gifted athlete isn’t …

Have you spent the summer thinking you’ve prepared for your best cyclocross season ever, only to feel like there’s a few of those guys who seem to …

In recent years, cyclocross courses that include features and sections that are only ridden by the Elite categories are becoming increasingly popular. Should cyclocross courses …

Cycling legend Jobst Brandt, author of timeless book on wheelbuilding, The Bicycle Wheel, passed on Tuesday, May 5, after a long illness, as reported by his …

by Lee Waldman On the 9th of January, I would have raced in the 65 – 69 Masters National Championship race in Austin. It was …