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Corey Coogan Cisek finally made it to Belgium, only to find herself trying to race in Europe’s worst COVID-19 hotspot. She reports on her latest adventures.

Corey Coogan Cisek overcame seemingly insurmountable barriers to bunnyhop the Atlantic and land in Belgium for the cyclocross season. Enjoy her tale.

Iowa City’s COVID-19 stats put it in the worst metro areas in the world. Can we plan on a 2020 national championship? Yash Shahani weighs in.

Reactions to USA Cycling’s desire to host an Iowa City #cxnats were mixed at best. We interviewed USAC to learn more. You might be surprised by the answers.

CXM columnist Lee Waldman is back with his newest two-part column about his pandemic perspective on riding. Many of us could benefit from his wisdom.

OVCX cancelled its series for 2020 a few weeks ago, on the heels of the Chicago Cyclocross Cup. We caught up with Director Ryan Gamm on the tough decision.

Jonathan Page has stayed busy but out of the limelight during retirement. We caught up with the champ to learn more about his homecoming and team plans.

Ellen Noble had a quiet 2019 and struggled with her health. Now she’s got a diagnosis, a new Southwest home base, a new racing program and perspective.

Are we ready for major mountain bike races? The Mohican 100 mountain bike race is racing forward this Saturday. Ohio’s Brandon Grant opines on the risky decision.

Caroline Mani is no stranger to uncertainty, but perhaps not at this level. We caught up with her to hear about her planned return to XC and training without races.

Corey Coogan Cisek’s offers unique insight into cyclocross rider cards, pro bike swaps and her future plans in Part 2 of her final column of the season.

The Mid South Gravel race drew 1400+ racers and epic muddy racing to Oklahoma, but was it a good decision by the promoter and racers? John Flack weighs in.

Corey Coogan Cisek checks in with her final Cyclocross Apprenticeship entry of the season. Enjoy her unique insight into the last-season races in Part One.

Cyclocross season may be over, but that doesn’t mean all two-wheel joy is over. It’s the perfect time to give back and help get more people on bikes. Brandon Grant explains how.

CXM columnist Lee Waldman checks back in with his sights on next season, and some sage for all of us hoping to improve upon our last season.

Cyclocross racing in February? Masters Worlds coming to the U.S.? Bob Downs made a surprise Norcal appearance to race ‘cross and we caught up with the champ.

Corey Coogan Cisek returned to Belgium for the 2019/20 season home stretch and almost got blown away by winter windstorms in the process.

Maddie Munro rode into history books with a stellar 2020 Cyclocross Worlds bronze medal in the Junior Women’s race. We caught up with Munro after her big day.

2018 U.S. U23 cyclocross national champion Spencer Petrov is headed to Europe this spring to race on the road with the Hincapie / LEOMO p/b BMC team.

Castelli and Sam Smith have released Episode 2 of the MINDFUL video series featuring Kaitie Keough. Watch her mental training at work with this must-watch.

What a difference a day made. We dig into the 2020 Cyclocross Worlds lap times of each race and were surprised by the story they told. Have a look fpr yourself.

We’re witnessing greatness with Mathieu van der Poel, but how much do you know about the superstar? We look back at how the Flying Dutchman got his wings.

A month off and a trip to Spain have put Katie Clouse in a good place heading into the 2020 U23 Women’s World Championships in Switzerland.

Racing cyclocross in Belgium requires walking a fine line between good health and totally cracking. Corey Coogan Cisek reports from the edge of her fitness.

2019 Junior National Champion Andrew Strohmeyer has felt at home on the challenging Belgian courses as he looks toward 2020 Cyclocross Worlds.

Ohio’s Jamie Williams has gained a new perspective on cyclocross and ’cross courses during his time at EuroCrossCamp in Belgium.

With everyone there to race hard, it has been full gas from start to finish for North Carolina’s Skylar Bovine at this year’s EuroCrossCamp in Belgium.

Racing cyclocross in Belgium has been a dream for Ryley Mosher, and this winter she has gotten to make it a reality at EuroCrossCamp.

New York’s Trevor August got a full year’s worth of cyclocross experience in two weeks of racing in Belgium at EuroCrossCamp.

Even though he suffered a flat at Superprestige Diegem, Ryder Uetrecht was urged forward by the cheers of the raucous Belgian cyclocross fans.