Posts in category the racer’s view

by Aaron Cruikshank Western Michigan, bikes, dirt and beer? It must be the Lowell 50. Like its counterpart, the recently-raced Barry Roubaix, it takes advantage …

In the last few weeks, money as been on everyone’s minds. Contracts are being renegotiated for next season, racers are contemplating what they can afford …

by Lee Waldman Got a text a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t recognize the area code and the number attached to it so I …

This article originally appeared in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine and contains our exclusive interview with the new President of the UCI Cyclocross Commission. To …

by Aaron Cruikshank Hastings, Michigan has been playing host to Ultra Cross Series race, Barry Roubaix, since 2009. Regularly attracting 3000+ racers across several categories, …

Katerina Nash started mountain bike season with a bang, racing to wins in Texas and most recently at Bonelli in Southern California, and at the …

by Molly Hurford When you’re working the pits at the race, one of the last people you would expect to see sitting in a chair …

by David Einmo A mechanical might steal your spot on the podium, but it doesn’t have to rob you of your enthusiasm. Stop playing the …

After one hell of a season, Jeremy Powers is finally getting time off. Or at least, a little bit of time off the bike. As …

by Christopher Langer Hanka Kupfernagel is a three-time cyclocross World Champion and multiple German Champion in many disciplines. Her endless palmares demonstrates how long and …

by Lee Waldman ’Cross season is winding down. For most US riders, it’s been over since Nationals. Hey, it was over for me on November …

Katie Compton has had a crazy past month—from a 10th National title to a devastating performance at Worlds to a redeeming win at Tokyo, and …

by Isacco Biurlei In 2002, a group of friends sat at a bar in Cremona, Italy, a small city located along the Po River only …

This article originally appeared in Issue 23 of Cyclocross Magazine and tracks the career of Jonathan Page, the American-turned-Belgian multi-time National Champion and only Elite …

by Christine Vardaros After all the lead-up to 2014 Cyclocross World Championships, it has taken a while for reality to settle in. The two realities …

Tim Johnson had a rough ride at Worlds. Actually, if you ask him, he’ll tell you that what he regrets most is that he didn’t …

by Molly Hurford Worlds is over. It feels like a bit of a letdown, this week. Not because the racing was bad, just because it …

Zach McDonald has had, by his own account, kind of a crappy season. Sure, a crappy season for McDonald still involves a decent amount of …

Yesterday, we heard from Sven Nys about his race at Worlds and what he thought of second place. Today, we hear from the new 2014 Cyclocross …

Anyone who watched Worlds yesterday was treated to a fantastic show: two titans of the cyclocross world, Zdenek Stybar and Sven Nys, both former World …

One of our reporters on the ground, Paul Burgoine, caught up with race favorite Katie Compton yesterday after pre-ride. We talked to her at length …

by Andrew Reimann We caught up with Crystal Anthony, one of the few women selected to represent the United States at the Cyclocross World Championships …

by Christine Vardaros Helen Wyman [Kona Factory Racing] announced to the world that she ready for battle at Worlds when she put in a dominant …

by Christine Vardaros This Saturday, 10-time US National Champion Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) will have her best chance yet to make history as the …

He flew under the radar all year, but at Nationals, Allen Krughoff made the biggest splash of the day, scoring a top five placing and …

by Christine Vardaros This Saturday, Marianne Vos [Rabo Liv] will be gunning for her seventh cyclocross World Championship title – the sixth in a row, …

by Christine Vardaros To Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games), there is nothing more important than winning one of the two jerseys up for grabs per year—the …

by Christine Vardaros Everyone who competes in bicycle races knows that there are ups and downs. When we have more ups than downs, it generally …

by Christine Vardaros After being pulled from the U23 Belgian National Championship event for a false start, Telenet-Fidea rider Wout van Aert had one thing …

by Christine Vardaros After a successful Christmas period of racing followed by an impressive silver medal at Belgian National Championships, Rob Peeters appears to have …