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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.

One of the biggest stories of the season is the emergence of Amanda Miller of Boulder Cycle Sport/YogaGlo as a cyclocross star. Zachary Schuster caught up with the racer as we head into Hartford.

Christina Perkins, Tove Shere and Julie Lockhart bring home the titles for the Masters Women 60-64, 65-69 and 75-79 categories.

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.

Laura Van Gilder (Van Dessel Factory Team) from Cresco, PA. keeps things consistent to win the 2017 Masters Women 50-54 National Title.

Despite the cold weather, Avanell Schmitz (Mermaid Winery) did her best to heat up the course during the Baby Masters race.

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.

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.

Brannan Fix (Colorado Mesa University) won the Collegiate Men Varsity National Title today. Jonathan Anderson (Fort Lewis College) was second and Henry Nadell (Fort Lewis College) came in third.

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.

One of the biggest stories of the 2016-2017 cyclocross season thus far has been the depth of the Women’s U.S. and European fields and the …

As we head into Hartford, there’s one cyclocross racer who will not be lining up to defend her title. Utah’s Melinda (Mindy) McCutcheon, last year’s …

As we near the start of the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships in Hartford, Connecticut, we’ve got a series of interviews with Nationals racers …

Caleb Swartz is a Trek Cyclocross Collective rider from Madison, Wisconsin participating in the USA Cycling Winter Euro Cross Camp. Swartz traveled to Europe for …

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 …

The 2016 Koppenbergcross brought a new, hilly course that took racers to the top of the Koppenberg, but removed the lower field and parts of …

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 …

SRAM PR coordinator by day, shredder by night, Duncan Riffle was a man on a mission at the 2016 Grinduro. After a close second place …

Among the 750 participants at the 2016 Grinduro, there were a few notable surprises. Current and former World Tour roadies, pro mountain bikers and Meredith …

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, …

Watch interviews with the top racers from the women’s race at the UCI C2 Day 2 of the 2016 KMC Cross Fest.

Watch interviews with the podium-finishing racers along with some rising stars from the men’s race at the UCI C2 Day 2 of the 2016 KMC Cross Fest.

Drizzle and a cold New England fall day welcomed the KMC Cross Fest to its new venue at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park. Only human motors were needed for today’s epic racing and crashing on Day 1.

Colorado-based Masters racer Lee Waldman imparts his years of experience and knowledge onto us. Walman gives us a good lesson to learn and remember.