For the fifth installment of rider diary entries we hear from Logan Owen. No stranger to Europe, Owen is on his fourth pass through. While he’s not saying with the other Cross Camp riders, he has the group’s full support on race day.
“The burnt yellow lights of the Belgian freeway illuminate the road and flash through the windows of the sprinter while we try and sleep. The drive is quite as most of us sleep or listen to music and get in our own zones.”
“We crossed the line and he was waved into an opening that took him to the podium. As he went through and the gate was slammed shut, I was pointed the other direction where everyone else must go.”
Curtis White, 27th at yesterday’s Namur World Cup, talks about race preparations and mental readiness in this installment of our rider diaries from the USAC Cyclocross Development Camp in Sittard, The Netherlands.
Over the coming days we’re bringing you thoughts and reflections from each of the riders at this season’s Cyclocross Development Camp in Sittard, Netherlands. Today’s installment comes from Elle Anderson.
In the U23 race at Heusden-Zolder, it was no surprise when Mathieu Van der Poel took the win, followed by Wout Van Aert, and Mike …
On Monday, EuroCrossCamp racer Justin Lindine talked a bit about the good, the bad, the ugly and the rediscovered fun of racing in Europe. Today, …
Once again, a select group of juniors and U23 racers have headed over to Europe to take part in Belgium’s Christmas Week. We asked the …
by Justin Lindine I came here to finish these races. I didn’t know how well I would do beyond that, but I did not want, …
by Justin Lindine The thing about ’cross races is that they’re only an hour. And when you’re racing every other day, as we are during …
by Justin Lindine Taste that? That sort of metallic dry taste on the roof of your mouth? Feel the beat of your heart quicken as …
by Justin Lindine There are so many bike racing clichés when you travel to Europe, so many things I could say that would sound rehearsed …
by Josey Weik I arrived in Brussels with David after a nine hour flight with little sleep at 9:00 AM. The Brussels airport was surprisingly …
HELENA, MONTANA – Geoff Proctor, organizer of the US ’cross camp that takes place in Belgium each winter and USA Cycling, teamed up for the …
by Evan Schmitt EuroCrossCamp IX just came to a close and we recently caught up with a few of the campers in a series of interviews …
by Evan Schmitt EuroCrossCamp IX just came to a close, and we recently caught up with a few of the campers in a series of interviews …
The group of US riders calling the Euro Cross Camp house in Izegem, Belgium, home for the holidays this year is a gifted lot. Some …
One race, three parties – that’s the basic itinerary for MFG’s season-ender at Woodland Park, beginning on November 14th. Here are the highlights: 11/14 – …
Cyclocross Magazine’s coverage of the World Championships in Tabor isn’t over yet. Staff members have been scouring the interwebs for anything ‘cross related, just to …
by Josh Liberles Newly-crowned American U23 national cyclocross champion Danny Summerhill (Felt-Holowesko Partners-Garmin) has been racing straight through after winning his Stars n’ Stripes jersey. …
by Jamie Mack Cyclocross Magazine has had the pleasure of talking to a few of the younger racers that attended EuroCrossCamp this year. As the …
by Nathan Phillips “He was fairly happy, except that, like many people living in Europe, he would rather have been in America.” – Ernest Hemingway …
Montana State Junior Nathan Phillips has embedded himself in EuroCrossCamp to document the inner workings of the camp that has had a pivotal role in …
by Jamie Mack There are a lot of different paths that lead racers to discover cyclocross, but coming from downhill mountain biking may make David …
by Nathan Phillips “Protected riders” is usually a term reserved for road racing and rarely ever mentioned in the same sentence as cyclocross. Today in …
Loenhout, Belgium – Tuesday dawned chilly and grey in Belgium, but the rain, forecast to turn the course here in Loenhout to sloppy mud later …
by Jamie Mack When the attendees of the latest Euro Cross Camp and the first list of riders nominated to the US Worlds team were …
Montana State Junior Nathan Phillips has embedded himself in EuroCrossCamp to document the inner workings of the camp that has had a pivotal role in …
Montana State Junior Nathan Phillips has embedded himself in EuroCrossCamp to document the inner workings of the camp that has had a pivotal role in …
Montana State Junior Nathan Phillips has embedded himself in EuroCrossCamp to document the inner workings of the camp that has had a pivotal role in …