Posts in category the racer’s view

Tobin Ortenblad, by any account, has had a successful season. At last count, he won over half of the road, cyclocross and gravel races he’s …

Professional athletes sure can eat, and given their choice of restaurants for a Monday night meal, the Telenet-Fidea professional cyclocross team opted to live large …

Two European women, two completely different trajectories. Sophie de Boer and Caroline Mani were separately riding the course and dialing in their equipment the day …

The last time we caught up with Tom Meeusen, Christine Vardaros was inquiring about his offseason training before the start of last season. This year, …

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 the first UCI cyclocross race of the year, French rider Steve Chainel and American Kathryn Cumming both rode to a second place finish in the Men’s …

France’s Junior National Champion Laura Perry has impressed at the 2015 Qiansen Trophy UCI C1 cyclocross races, grabbing holeshots and fighting for podiums against much …

Latvia’s Katrina Jaunslaviete took a narrow victory over American Kathryn Cumming (Cyclocross Magazine Racing) on Sunday to earn the first UCI cyclocross points of the …

Wietse Bosmans (BKCP Powerplus), after suffering from Lyme disease last season, took a commanding win at the 2015 UCI C1 Qiansen Trophy cyclocross race in …

The entire West Coast, some Mountain States and a good part of the Southeast are suffering from droughts. While California’s drought is one of the …

In July, Sven Nys tallied a major win in the offseason before his last season in cyclocross begins. For the fifth time in his career, …

Last year, Stephen Hyde had a breakthrough season, storming to win the second day of the KMC Cyclo-Cross Festival in Providence, and traveling to his …

Ryan Trebon began last season as a rider set on devoting himself to a healthy race ethic, skipping the sight-seeing in China and preparing himself …

Riding through the Paces With Stephen Hyde joining the roster for 2015, one of the biggest questions for the team was how the rest of the team …

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 …

In his last column, Lee Waldman looked at his return to racing. While his results were not up to expectations after getting a flat in …

Every year for over a half-century, Yorkshire Dales National Park has hosted the renowned 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross event, which takes place at the start of …

After a season filled with injuries, Lee Waldman was preparing to tackle the 2015 Crusher in the Tushar, creating a full game plan around getting …

With less than a few months left until cyclocross season, we caught up with the current National Champion, Jeremy Powers, who is busy spreading his …

After understanding his Lessons Learned from a hit and run accident that prevented Lee Waldman from competing in his year long goal of racing in the …

After deliberating with Lessons Learned from a hit and run accident that prevented Lee Waldman from competing in his year long goal of racing in …

The 2015 edition of the Dirty Kanza 200 saw a muddy course fit for a cyclocrosser, and despite the race being over 14 hours long …

The gravel season is well upon us, and in a young tradition stemming from last year, Christine Vardaros offers a rider diary of the full experience of the Paris to Ancaster …

Racing in the off-season? You’re not alone.  In an earlier post, Adam Myerson acknowledged the value of training races, but only if actually used as training races. However, let’s say …

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 …

Issue 28 is jam-packed full of goodies, including interviews with Mathieu van der Poel, the winning racers and tech of Nationals, the return of CXM Labs with …