Mud, Snow and Cyclocross
by Molly Hurford
“Cyclocross is a far more emotional cycling event than anything else. I think it’s because you’re on the limit right from the beginning. It has more tragedy—mechanical tragedy, crashes, rolled tires—it’s a game of mistakes, it’s very much like a Shakespearean drama.” -Richard Fries
If you’re new to cyclocross, or want to get a better sense of just what exactly this sport is, and who the key players in the US are, this book is a great primer on cyclocross in the US, from its origins, to the pros, to how you can get into it yourself.
From one Amazon.com review: ’Cross ain’t easily explained. And to understand how it seems to instantly hook almost everyone who bumps into it, you just have to go, just once, even just to watch (although you’ll wish you’d brought your bike). Otherwise, thankfully, there’s now Molly Hurford’s Mud, Snow, and Cyclocross: How ’Cross Took Over U.S. Cycling. Bound in bacon, smelling of frites and beer, and shipped to your door in a bucket of mud, Hurford’s new book may be as close as you can get to the greatest sport in the universe without actually freezing your butt off.
