Posts tagged 2018 national championships

There were some great cyclocross races in 2018. We look back on six classics from Nationals, the World Championships and Pan-Ams.

Drew Coleman meditates on the State of Cyclocross in the U.S. with Super 8 film footage and athlete commentary. We review his film from Reno Nationals.

Our Sporza-style start line videos provide a record of what treads were popular at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We look at the tire treads and brands from Sunday’s five races.

Reno’s Justin Thomas had a unique road to the 2018 Masters Cyclocross Nationals thanks to a work sabbatical that let him travel and race ‘cross. We look back at his journey to racing Nationals in his hometown.

The 2018-2019 UCI Cyclocross Calendar is out, including the UCI World Cups, C1, C2 and National Championships and Worlds. We analyze some of the changes.

Finishing fifth at the 2018 Junior Cyclocross World Championships was a two-year process for Lane Maher. Learn more about his journey to success on the sport’s biggest stage.

Amanda Nauman is one of the top gravel and cyclocross racers in the U.S. We talked to her about the state of both, gravel tire choices and more in this interview.

Jen Malik has balanced working on a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at the Ohio State University and racing professional cyclocross. We chatted with her about the challenges of succeeding at both.

Ventana’s customizable alloy cyclocross bike is the El Martillo CX. We profile Junior Hope Crockell’s standout purple alloy bike built by the NorCal company.

Christopher Blevins rode his Specialized CruX to a win at the 2018 U23 Cyclocross Nationals. We take a closer look at his winning bike.

Monica Lloyd picked up where her sister Rachel left off and won the Masters 40-44 race at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals aboard her KTM Canic CXC. We profile her winning bike.

Readers submitted questions for Katie Compton, and the 2018 Cyclocross Worlds medalist and 14-time national champion answers them in this Q and Fn A. Hear her thoughts on a wide range of topics CXM readers wanted to know about.

Jake Wells converted his Scott Addict CX to a tubeless singlespeed setup and won the 2018 Singlespeed Cyclocross Nationals in Reno. We take a closer look at his winning build.

Purple and aqua polka dots were in for Sammi Runnels and her Squid $quidcross! at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We look at her Collegiate Varsity silver medal-winning bike.

Submit your questions for Katie Compton, 4-time Worlds silver medalist and 14-time U.S. cyclocross national champion. Anything goes, so ask away!

You don’t need the latest and greatest to win a National Championship or finish top 15 in the Elites. Jen Malik did both on a surprisingly outdated machine. We profile her ride.

As you await Sunday’s 2018 Worlds races, curl up with his short film on one of Sunday’s racers, Tobin Ortenblad, by Ben Gomez Villafane, who raced on Saturday.

Kerry Werner, Tristan Cowie and Eric Thompson attended college in North Carolina and now they live there and are cyclocross friends. Find out how the siren call of the Appalachians drew these riders back to their college roots in this feature story.

Christopher Blevins put on a show while winning the U23 Men’s race at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We spoke with him about successfully balancing bike racing, college and poetry and excelling at all three in this audio interview.

John Elgart was on fire aboard his custom-painted dragon-themed carbon bike at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We profile his impressively-painted bike that helped him win the Masters 70-74 title.

Over 550 teams entered our 2018 Cyclocross Nationals Fantasy p/b Vittoria and in the end, two tied for the win. Find out what picks helped put the winner over the top in the photo finish.

It may be old-school, but film photography can provide an artistic perspective in a digital world. Maxwell Merkle captured the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals on film in this unique photo gallery.

At the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals Scott Funston had a B bike up his sleeve. Funston went to the pits and pulled out a Challenge Limus-equipped Kona Major Jake for the steep hill. We profile his hill-climbing bike.

For Curtis White, school is cool as he focuses on his Senior thesis at Union College while missing the 2018 Cyclocross World Championships. We asked White about his decision to miss Worlds and his first year as an Elite cyclocrosser.

Cody “The Kid” Kaiser acted like a kid again by combining bikes and jump rope at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. The result is an impressive bit of double dutch bike handling.

Meredith Miller brought all the pieces together aboard her Mosaic XS-1 singlespeed at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. We take a closer look at her Championship-winning ride.

Photographer Jeff Curtes is back with his look at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals. He submitted some of his favorite shots for this Nationals photo gallery.

Crosshairs Television combines unique video with expert commentary to produce insightful recap videos. Check out CXHairs.com’s 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals recap videos for a look at the Women’s Elite and Men’s Elite races.

Jeff Vander Stucken turned his lens on the racing at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals and captured many perspectives on the racing. He provided his favorite shots for this gallery.

What goes into putting on a Nationals event? We followed up with 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals director Coby Rowe to ask about staffing, participation and more in this Q&A.