USA Cycling Worlds Team and Beyond: Where Does the Money Go?
You win Nationals. You place top 10 in a World Cup. You work all season. You make the US Worlds team. But now, unless …
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July 24, 2019 Montana Cross Camp: New York’s Grace Mattern is a Student of the Sport
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July 23, 2019 Video: Wout Van Aert Talks Injury, Recovery and Cyclocross Season
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July 22, 2019 Interview: Alex Grant Perseveres, Gets Crusher Win He has Dreamed About
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July 21, 2019 Interview: Evelyn Dong Conquers the 2019 Crusher on a Borrowed Bike
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July 20, 2019 Montana Cross Camp: Texas’ Abigail Yates Readies for a Busy Season of ’Cross
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“Cyclocross isn’t just full throttle for X-Minutes” – An Interview with Christian Heule
interview by Christopher Langer, CROSSMASTERS cyclocross team Christian Heule is a multiple-time Swiss cyclocross champion, was a ’cross and road pro, and is currently a …
Can Too Many Belgians Spoil ’Cross? – An Op-Ed on Worlds Selection
by Christine Vardaros Can you imagine being strong enough to be all but guaranteed a spot in the top 20 at the Elite World Championships, …
Catching Up with D1 Collegiate First and Second Place: Kerry Werner and Drew Dillman
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Talking to Elite Sixth Place: Jonathan Page and Rachel Lloyd
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Crystal Anthony on Fourth Place in Elite Cyclocross Nationals
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Elle Anderson on Second Place in Elite Nationals
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Ryan Trebon on Second Place in Elite Men 2014 Nationals
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Course Designer Pete Webber Talks About his Win in the 40-44 Masters Field at Nationals
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Danny Summerhill on Seventh Place at Elite Cyclocross Nationals 2014
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Justin Lindine and Robert Marion Talk Men’s 30-34 Nationals and the Battle for the Win
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
Chatting with Returning National Champion—Men’s 35-39 Winner Russell Stevenson
We’re still digging out from under our pile of photos and videos from Nationals this past week—one of our photographers alone clocked in with 1400 …
The Comedy Hour with Georgia Gould, Fifth Place in Elite Women’s Nationals
We caught up with Georgia Gould, who made an impressive comeback to ’cross for the year with a fifth place showing at Nationals yesterday. …
Talking with U23 First through Fourth: Owen, Eckmann, Kaiser and White – Video Interviews
The U23 race was the highlight race yesterday, with Logan Owen taking the win in the first year he’s racing as a U23. This makes …
Tim Faia Talks About His 45-49 Masters Win at 2014 National Championships
When Tim Faia took the win in the Men’s 45-49, he was shocked. In fact, he crossed the line saying, “How did that happen?” We …
Maurine Sweeney, Women’s 60-64 Winner of the 2014 Masters Cyclocross National Championships
Maurine Sweeney took the 60-64 win in the Masters Women’s race earlier this week, over favored racer Tove Shere. We chatted with her post-race to …
Michael Robson on Teamwork and his Bronze Medal in the Masters 45-49 Race
When Michael Robson rolled across the line in third place in the Men’s 45-49, the first thing he did was beeline to competitor and race …
Katherine Santos on her 17-18 Junior Women’s Win at 2014 US Cyclocross Nationals
Yesterday, Katherine (KK) Santos took the 17-18 Junior Women win, which came as a surprise to her more than anyone else. We caught up with …
Chatting with Andrew Schmidt, Second Place 13-14 Junior Men’s Race at 2014 US Cyclocross National Championships
Andrew Schmidt has always been one of our favorite interviewees, so when he took second in the 13-14 race on Friday, we had to catch …
From Cross Dressing to ’Cross Nats: Rachel Lloyd, a Dark Horse Elite Women’s Contender
Rachel Lloyd’s last pro-level race was 2009 Worlds in Hoogerheide, finishing in ninth place. This season, she started racing casually in a dfL jersey of …
Talking with Hardwick Gregg, Men’s 60-64 National Champion – Video Interview
In the first race of the day, Hardwick Gregg (really, that’s the correct name!) took the win in a dominant fashion, despite his lack of …
Talking with Phillip Bannister, Men’s 65-69 Winner – Video Interview
On a course with six races running at the same time, it was hard for even the racers to figure out where they were in …
Talking with Multi-Time National Champion Julie Lockhart – Video Interview
Julie Lockhart is a cyclocross scene staple, and her closet of stars-and-stripes jerseys has expanded even more, after taking yet another win in the women’s …
Frank Gonzalez on His Win in the Masters 50-54 Race – Video Interview
In one of the most hotly contested races of the day, Frank Gonzalez moved up from a fourth row call up to solo to the …
Coming Through the 45-49 Field to Win the 50-54: Talking to Anne Trombley – Video Interview
Former MTB pro Anne Trombley not only handily took the women’s 50-54 win today, she finished third in the 45-49 race, despite starting a minute …
Talking with Henry Kramer, 55-59 National Champion for 2014 – Video Interview
On racing Worlds and Nationals… I flew home for a night, kissed my wife, ran my dog, flew here, and got it all together. It …
Shattered Dreams at Masters Worlds, Where Attendance Matters More Than Age – Updated
Update: Since we published this article, the UCI has heard the complaints and has made changes for the 2015 Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships. You can’t …
BTB TV Cross Talk: Jeremy Powers, Part 2
BTB TV Cross Talk is back with 2012 National Champion Jeremy Powers. In our first conversation with Jeremy, we talked about where Jeremy got …
UPDATING REGULARLY: Missives from the Motherland—EuroCrossCamp 2013
Once again, a select group of Juniors and U23 racers—and two Elite women!—have headed over to Europe to take part in Belgium’s Christmas Week. We …
Long Road Ahead: A Column by Lee Waldman
by Lee Waldman So, what does one do when the season is abruptly ended? Instead of prepping for Nationals right now, as I had originally …