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Training Tuesday: Preparing and Planning for Muddy Cyclocross Races
Mud. It’s what we all think of when we think cyclocross. Many ’crossers look forward to mud the most. But it also requires the most work on your part before, during and after a race. We’ll make sure you’re ready.
Training Tuesday: Demystifying the Cyclocross Warmup
This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to plan and execute your cyclocross warmups. Cyclocross season is a few weeks away, …
Training Tuesday: Breaking Down Cyclocross Race Strategy
This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to handle your actual race after the start whistle blows. First of all, thank …
Training Tuesday: Focusing on Your Starts, Not Holeshots
This week’s Training Tuesday series article by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to prepare and plan to have the smartest start your cyclocross races this season. We …
Training Tuesday: Planning Your Training Week by Day
This week’s Training Tuesday series by Chris Mayhew of JBV Coaching focuses on how to handle your week of training during the cyclocross season. It’s a good primer as to …
Training Tuesday: Looking at the Shape of Your Cyclocross Season
It seems easy enough. Train in the late summer and early fall, then race, recover and repeat through Nationals. But how much form do you …
UPDATED – Bike Profile: Lost & Found Conquering 1985 Peugeot City Express
It’s not all carbon and tubeless at the Lost & Found gravel race as evidenced by this modified 1986 steel 26″ wheel Peugeot City Express commuter seen at the race’s finish.
Strigel, Hildebrandt Win Fourth Round of Wisconsin SuperCup in Sun Prairie
by Paul Warloski SUN PRAIRIE, WI—Abby Strigel (Trek) and Casey Hildebrandt (Underground Project) won the Women’s and Men’s Elite races Saturday at the Sun Prairie …
Technique Tuesdays: Eliminating the Stutter-Step in Cyclocross Remounts
Get faster in cyclocross by eliminating the stutter step in your remount. Tips, photos and video on how to remount your bike without the double tap.
Pactimo Prepares for the Fall Rain and Chill at Interbike 2015
Interbike revealed some big on-the-bike innovations, including hydraulic shifting systems and more options to run power meter through cyclocross. In order to get a leg …
Mechanical Monday: The Art of Gluing Tubulars
Gluing tubulars is tricky business. And writing about it is just as difficult, if not more so. After all, everyone has his or her own gluing style, and everyone will tell you that his or her style is the best one. One of our brave mechanics, Jason Gardner of Jinji Cycles, decided to share his expertise with us.
The Dreaded DNF: Lessons from the Aptly-Named “Crusher” by Lee Waldman
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 …
Rider Diary and Equipment Advice: Race Report of the Dirty Kanza 200 by Winner Amanda Nauman
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 …
From Issue 28: UCI Half-Steps Toward Equality – Developing the Youth Women’s Cyclocross Category
Last January, the UCI announced the introduction of a new category for Youth Women in the Cyclocross World Championship. In Issue 28, Cindy Brennan examined …
Destinations to Dial-In Technique During the Offseason: Park City Mountain Biking
Since the early Spring, we’ve been filling our reports with tips for training in the offseason, starting with Michael van den Ham’s investigation into what …
Book Review: Skills, Drills and Bellyaches, A Cyclocross Primer
Bill Schieken, creator of CXHairs videos such as SVENNESS and LIKEAVOS, has been deconstructing sports for decades. Even before his introduction to cycling, he was passionate …
Jim Brown, Cyclocross Junior Devo Program Manager, Diagnosed with Cancer
Jim Brown, the heart and organizational figure behind Rad Racing NW, the powerhouse junior development team in the Pacific Northwest, was diagnosed with lung cancer. …
Technique Tuesday: Training to Run for Cyclocross Starts Now—Issue 28 Sneak Peek
Forget what you know about preparing to run in cyclocross: If you are pulling out your sneakers and jogging only two weeks before the season …
Number Crunch: Analysis of Lap Times from the Elite Women’s Race in Tabor
We crunched the numbers and did some analysis of the Elite Men’s race lap times at the 2015 Cyclocross World Championships and it seems like many …
Lee Waldman, Member of the Cyclocross Magazine Family, Among Holiday Weekend Accidents
“Now go ride your bike.” This is the perennial phrase Lee Waldman, Colorado race organizer and Cyclocross Magazine contributor, uses to sign off from his …
The Fine Line: A Workingman’s Rider Diary, Looking Forward
While it’s hardly the day for a Throwback Thursday or Flashback Friday, this first weekend of September provides us a good chance to look back …
First Look: Maxxis Mud Wrestler TR Tubeless Cyclocross Tire
The growing population of tubeless cyclocross racers now have another tire option from Maxxis, adding to a constantly-growing list of tire companies supporting the tubeless movement …
Getting Ready for Gravel: My Quest for the Ultimate Dirty Kanza Half Pint Bike
Andrew Vontz is our new gravel-grinder addict and contributing writer, and is prepping for Dirty Kanza Half Pint glory. Today, he’s showing us what exactly …
Why Go Gravel? Make the Offseason Your Now-Season with Gravel Racing
Gravel racing: It’s what you can do with that cyclocross race bike the other seven to nine months out of the year that you’re not …
’Cross Domination: Anthony Clark and Maghalie Rochette Cross First in Paris to Ancaster—Brief Report, Results
70 kilometers of road, mud and lots of gravel, from Paris to Ancaster in Ontario, Canada. Sound like a good time? Paris to Ancaster has …
Paris to Ancaster: Canada’s Spring Cyclocross Classic Brings Out a Star-Studded Field
Can’t wait another six months for cyclocross season to return? Then you’re in luck! On April 27th you can take part in the infamous point-to-point …
Men’s and Women’s Worlds Recap – Insider Insight from Euro Correspondent Christine Vardaros
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 …
Racing Isn’t Over Yet: Prenzlow and Hurford Score Wins at Peloton Cross in SoCal
Words and images by Philip Beckman/PB Creative. OJAI, CALIFORNIA – Postcard from the Pacific’s edge: “Having a great time, wish you were here.” Just a …
Back On Track: Recovering From a Traumatic Injury and Looking to the Future
by Lee Waldman Sometimes when we suffer a traumatic injury our brain does us a favor. It blocks the memory. No such luck this time. …
Kabush and Pendrel Take Top Spots at 2013 Canadian Cyclocross Nationals
While the US won’t see Nationals for another month and a half, Canada got theirs out of the way early today in Surrey in British …
