Posts in category the racer’s view

Tessa is in her second year of cyclocross and rides for Threshold Cycling. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts and works as a guidance counselor in …

by Anne Rock Nikki Thiemann felt so good winning her first UCI race at Saturday’s Beacon Cross, she went out and did it again on …

by Kat Statman The disc brake revolution has arrived, folks: just look at Tim Johnson’s bike for this weekend. But has that really changed the …

by Molly Hurford When I answer my phone and hear, “Mollyyyyy!” I don’t have to look to see who it is. It’s Tim Johnson, and …

Canada is leading the way for Halloween hijinx, with costumed racers coming out of the woodwork this past weekend. Cyclocross Magazine contributor Doug Brons (you …

by Craig Richey I feel like finding good ’cross form and putting together a great race is like trying to fill an old leaky bathtub …

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur just passed.  Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, it is unarguably my favorite. On this one day …

Mark is a recent Texas transplant who was responsible for bringing cyclocross to Rutgers University while living in New Jersey. Last time we heard from …

Sponsors, Challenges, and Settling into the Season Routine by Paul Warloski On Mondays especially, it’s often challenging to stay positive. I’m tired, a little cranky …

by Kat Statman So I had a really great idea to break down the awesomeness of the last round of the World Cup in Plzen. …

by Robert Annis for Planet Adventure To say Shamrock Cycles racer Rebecca Zink has had her best seasons on both the road and on the …

Tristan Schouten, one of our oft-mentioned “Working Men” of pro cyclocross found time in his busy schedule, between work, training and racing, to sit down …

by Molly Hurford It’s mid-season now, a time to re-evaluate, to reflect, and to make a list of every darn thing I’m doing wrong. Which, …

by Molly Hurford Meredith Miller, for the second year in a row, is putting on her pink skinsuit once again and fundraising for Breast Cancer …

by Joey Mullan (one of the FPDX singlespeed crew and, yes, he’s OK) Portland and Seattle. They both claim to have the finest in cyclocross …

by Daniel Curtin A recent transplant to Texas has written a couple of editorials for this publication. An experienced cyclocross racer, instructor, and race promoter, …

by Kat Statman The Superprestige has begun, folks, and if you don’t know how important that is, well, the Euro’s know that the only classifications …

by Josh Liberles The Fountain Business Park in Moscow, Idaho, hosted an event last weekend that at the very least can be termed unique – …

Cait is in her second year of racing cyclocross and rides for Geekhouse Bikes. When she’s not racing, she’s a horse-training, figure-skating, gymnast-ing, computer-nerd-ing, bike-mechanic-ing …

This time around, when the phrase “the British are coming!” was shouted at nighttime in Massachusetts, the British could not be stopped by the Americans. …

Last week, Masters racer and Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman talks about the importance of keeping relationships steady even during the cyclocross season. This week, he’s …

Kristina Donehew is in her first year of racing cyclocross and races for Hup United. In her earlier years, she played some college and professional …

Mitch Graham is the director of the Zipp Ohio Valley Cyclocross Series, as well as the race director of the Harbin Park UCI C1 event, …

This year will, technically speaking, be without a US National Championships, as for the first time the event has been moved from December to early …

Canadian racer Craig Richey is starting his season in the US this year, though like last year in Belgium, he’s finding himself up against some …

Mical Dyck in her element – on the ’cross course. ©Doug Brons Mical Dyck loudly announced her cyclocross season’s intentions in Seattle, rifling off the …

by Barron Gira We recently caught up with Jason Knauff, series director of the Chicago Cross Cup (CCC) since 2009, at a ’cross practice he …

Brian Joder of BicyclingEvents.com chats to Tim Westmore about this year’s series, sponsors, format and the “smiling dirty faces” of Sacramento.

by Kat Statman Every year, cyclocross and women get a little closer to equality and Rabobank has helped making that transition again. So I hear …

Since mid-September, UK-based racer Gabby Day has been on the East Coast in the US racing in the MidAtlantic and New England races, from Nittany …