cyclocrosser diaries
Lee Waldman conquered the sand of Mol at the 2017 Masters Worlds and lived to tell about it. Hear Waldman’s thoughts on Euro racing and what he learned from his trip to the motherland of cyclocross.
Helen Wyman took second at the 2017 World Cup Zeven and then traded the mud for sun by heading to Spain. Hear about seeing Hanka Kupfernagel and getting lost among the orange trees of Spain in this Wyman Wednesday.
Masters Worlds in Belgium has been on Lee Waldman’s bucket list for years. He shares his pre-race thoughts on preparing mentally and physically for the race.
Helen Wyman has been on the move. In this Wyman Wednesday she reports back from Spain, Denmark and Germany and talks about solving climate change and watching German TV.
Helen Wyman reports back from her win at Koppenbergcross and gets ready for a stay at home after nine weeks on the road. More in this Wyman Wednesday.
Helen Wyman’s season continues with some wild Belgian weather and adventures at the automaat. She also headed to Switzerland for the EKZ Cross Tour.
Helen Wyman is happy to return to the cooler, stickier European conditions. She reflects on the state of Women’s cyclocross in this edition of her rider diary.
Lee Waldman has tried self-coaching and working with a coach. He offers some advice for self-improvement learned from his career as a trainer of teachers.
Helen Wyman came to the U.S. for the Jingle Cross and Waterloo World Cups. In today’s Wyman Wednesday she talks about her experiences in the States.
Helen Wyman returns to Belgium for her first race of the season at Eeklo. She is welcomed back to her old home by two favorites: Belgian rain and cobbles.
Lee Waldman’s column returns with a look at the benefits of short track and endurance mountain bike racing for cyclocross bike handling skills.
Helen Wyman shares her thoughts on September cyclocross and equal pay and opens the window on how she trains for the cyclocross season.
In this week’s Wyman Wednesday, Helen welcomes the Belgians to her ‘cross training camp and takes them to some hills they might not find in Flanders.
Helen Wyman will be blogging throughout the cyclocross season. In her first report, she teaches some “Flemish Bike” and talks about offseason road racing.
Thomas Cooke is one of the Ironmen of the Crusher in the Tushar, having competed in every one since 2011. In this rider diary he talks about appeasing the Crusher gods and conquering the Col d’Crush descent.
Pro cyclocross racer Jack Kisseberth checks in with an offseason rider diary that reflects on last year and sets the stage for next season. Come along for a ride with the up-and-coming racer.
While Mother’s Day has gotten our attention in the past, Father’s Day gets routinely neglected, undeservedly so. Yet Cyclocross Magazine wouldn’t have been started without the long-term, …
For the entire Dirty Kanza 200, one name remained atop the leaderboard standings at each time check: Alison Tetrick. Get to know the gravel newbie via our interview with the Kanza Queen.
Amanda Nauman wins 45-minute cyclocross races and 11-hour gravel races. We caught up with Nauman after Dirty Kanza to hear about her epic race, training for two disciplines and her thoughts on the future of gravel racing.
Neil Shirley is back with tales from his eventful 2017 Dirty Kanza 200 attempt. Ride along with his post-race diary.
Former road pro Neil Shirley is a contender at any major gravel race he lines up for. On the eve of the 2017 Dirty Kanza, he gives readers insight into his pre-race thoughts and prep.
Suspension forks have won ‘cross races in the past, and Fox hopes its new AX Fork will smooth out the path to a few more. Craig Richey reports on his first race with the new AX fork.
Masters racer Lee Waldman is back with another column filled with invaluable life lessons, and it’s especially timely given Steve Tilford’s recent passing today.
L’Eroica rides reminds us of a time when we did not obsess on categorizing our rides or bikes. Clifford Lee recalls his journey back in time at the 2016 Eroica California.
Caleb Swartz is a Trek Cyclocross Collective rider from Madison, Wisconsin participating in the USA Cycling Winter Euro Cross Camp. Swartz traveled to Europe for …
Columnist Lee Waldman has been in a reflective mood recently, and today he weighs in today on the timely topic of being thankful and appreciating those …
Colorado-based Masters racer Lee Waldman imparts his years of experience and knowledge onto us. Walman gives us a good lesson to learn and remember.
Boo Bicycles’ Nick Frey was disqualified from last weekend’s Dirty Kanza 200 for receiving outside assistance in a race that promotes neutral support. From Frey’s perspective, there’s a grey area there to be discussed. Frey wrote about his Dirty Kanza experience and we’re presenting it in full and unedited, below.
We were all, at some point, new cyclocross racers. And some of us get to be, at some point, new racers in Europe. For Cyclocross …
“You still have to adapt though, because there’s no disputing any feature here, get over it or don’t ride. So why all the gushing about how different and difficult things are on this side of the pond? It goes back to the purpose of this camp: excellence.”