interviews, profiles and diaries
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.
Minnesotan Corey Coogan Cisek will be sharing her experiences of racing in Belgium this winter. In her first diary, she learns everything … is … different and the racing is muddy, sandy and hard.
One of the breakout stars of the 2017 season has been Canada’s Ruby West. Just 18, West won the Vittoria Series and heads to Worlds looking for a U23 podium. Learn more about the young star in our interview.
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.
During her European racing in 2017, Katie Compton has gotten to do several #bucketlist races. We talked to her about those races and her secret to success for so many years.
Lee Waldman conquered the sand of Mol at the 2017 Masters Worlds and lived to tell about it. Hear Waldman’s thoughts on Euro racing and what he learned from his trip to the motherland of cyclocross.
Helen Wyman took second at the 2017 World Cup Zeven and then traded the mud for sun by heading to Spain. Hear about seeing Hanka Kupfernagel and getting lost among the orange trees of Spain in this Wyman Wednesday.
Masters Worlds in Belgium has been on Lee Waldman’s bucket list for years. He shares his pre-race thoughts on preparing mentally and physically for the race.
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.
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 last January U.S. Cyclocross Nationals will be held in Reno early in 2018. Hear more about what to expect from the event from organizer Coby Rowe.
KK Santos has been receiving support as the 2017 Amy D. Foundation rider. We chatted with her at the Major Taylor Cup put on by her school Marian University.
Helen Wyman has been on the move. In this Wyman Wednesday she reports back from Spain, Denmark and Germany and talks about solving climate change and watching German TV.
Canadian Junior National Champion Tyler Clark took home a muddy win on Day 2 of the 2017 Major Taylor Cup. He talked about winning against a tough Junior field in this post-race interview.
Michael van den Ham has been chasing a UCI win as Canadian National Champion, and on Sunday at the 2017 Major Taylor Cup he got it. We chatted with the Canadian National Champion about his victory after the race.
Sunny Gilbert went two-for-two at the Major Taylor Cup with a win on Day 2 Sunday. We chatted with her about playing in the mud in this post-race interview.
Adam Myerson is one of the hardest-working people in cyclocross. This past summer, he was elected to USAC’s Cross Committee. Myerson shared his thoughts on a wide range of topics in this in-depth interview.
Tobin Ortenblad has had quite the month. He bounced back at Pan-Ams in Louisville after disappointment in Cincy. We take a look at rollercoaster month in this feature story.
Ryan Trebon was the organizational force behind the first year of the US Cup-CX series. We caught up with him in Louisville after the last series race to hear his thoughts on year one.
Geoff Proctor was recently selected as USA Cycling’s Cyclocross Performance Consultant. The position is a next step to his MontanaCross Camp and Euro training blocks involvement. We spoke with him to learn more about the new position and ‘cross development in the U.S.
Courtenay McFadden is racing on a repaired right hip, which she has dubbed Hip 2.0, this season. We chatted with her about the recovery process at the 2017 Pan-American Championships.
The Aspire Racing team was racing on new Focus Mares bikes at the 2017 Derby City Cup weekend. We spoke with mechanic Brandon Davis about preparing the new bikes for race day.
Colombian mountain biker Hector Fernando Riveros Paez is slowly becoming a top-level cyclocrosser. We spoke with him after his breakout 4th-place at the 2017 Pan-American Championships.
Christel Ferrier-Bruneau is balancing racing and being a mom. On Sunday at the Pan-Am Championships, she took third place. We spoke with her after the race.
Helen Wyman reports back from her win at Koppenbergcross and gets ready for a stay at home after nine weeks on the road. More in this Wyman Wednesday.
Michael van den Ham used the superpowers of his Canadian National Champion’s jersey to ride to third at the Pan-Am Championships. Our post-race interview with Van den Ham has his thoughts on the race and much more.
Stephen Hyde won the 2017 Pan-American Championship in Louisville in impressive fashion. Hyde talked about the win and the jersey in this post-race interview.
Katie Compton flew home for the 2017 Pan-American Championships and took the win in the Elite Women’s race. Compton offers her thoughts in this post-race interview.
Gage Hecht may be a U23 rider, but he has been riding strong against the Elites lately. CXM chatted with him about his success at the 2017 Derby City Cup.