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Allison Arensman raced Elite cyclocross and ran the JA King CX Devo program until a difficult 2018. She is now back racing with new balance in her life.

CXM edtior Zach Schuster raced cyclocross at the Trek CX Cup after 3 seasons off due to back pain. He found it harder than he remembers. Like, way harder.

Bridget Tooley’s race at the 2019 World Cup Waterloo was the thing of legends after she did half the race with one shoe on, the other mired in the mud.

Brenna Wrye-Simpson works behind the scenes as mechanic and manager of Team S&M CX to keep things humming for the team’s riders on the cyclocross course.

Olivia Dillon was leading the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200 before a devastating flat ended her run at the win. She still came away with a positive experience.

The Panaracer/Factor p/b Bicycle X-Change team has years of experience with the Dirty Kanza 200 Checkpoint Shuffle. We watched them in action in 2019.

A crazy idea turned into the 2022 Cyclocross World Championships coming to Fayetteville, AR. Get the inside story of how Fayetteville 2022 came to be.

Riding Zwift indoors has taken Kevin Bouchard-Hall from a couch sloth to a top 10 finish at Zwift Nationals. He shares how indoor training has helped him.

Rebecca Fahringer first raced cyclocross in 2013, and in 2019, she is now one of the best racers in the U.S. We profile her journey from newb to star.

Colorado’s Madigan Munro finished 4th at U23 Nationals and made the U23 Women’s Worlds team in her first year racing cyclocross. We go inside her impressive year.

The Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld program is the longest-lasting U.S. cyclocross team. We go inside the success of Stu Thorne’s program.

With Euro Nationals going on, several U.S. cyclocrossers headed to Malaga, Spain for sunshine, camaraderie and a pre-Worlds block of training.

Any of 15-20 women can win an international cyclocross race right now. We take a look at the stars, the racing and numbers from a wide-open 2018.

Mathieu van der Poel has taken cyclocross dominance to a new level in 2018 and succeeded at mountain bike and road racing as well. We look at his big year.

Instant classics at the 2018 Pan-American Championships were an apt culmination of the domestic season so far. We look at the event and season storylines.

Courtenay McFadden is okay. After a leg injury before World Cup Waterloo, McFadden took October off and is set for cyclocross season 2.0.

On April 2, 2016, Lauren De Crescenzo nearly died in a bike crash. Now, she is enjoying a second life as a gravel star. Read about her incredible story.

Clara Honsinger is the latest star to come out of Oregon’s Cyclocross Crusade. After a breakout 2017, she is looking to continue her success in 2018.

The 2018 Sven-Nado cyclocross clinic in Chicago was the 3rd-annual event with Sven Nys and Sven Vanthourenhout. Take an inside look from the clinic.

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.

Elle Anderson had a cyclocross season to remember in 2013/14. In this Throwback Thursday, she reflects on her magical racing campaign.

Japan’s Kae Takeshita moved to the U.S. to be a pilot, but along the way, she discovered gravel racing. We follow the story of her cycling passion.

KK Santos has been inspired by the late Amy Dombroski during her Junior and U23 cyclocross career. Learn more about her journey as a young female cyclist.

Masters racer Ian Tubbs of Washington pulled off an impressive 4th-place finish at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We have the story of his gutsy gravel race.

The 2018 Dirty Kanza 200 was CXM’s first on-site trip to Emporia for the famed gravel race. See photos and read thoughts from our coverage of the event.

Sven Nys made his gravel debut at the 2018 Dirty Kanza 200. We chatted with him to find out how the race went for the Belgian cyclocross legend.

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.

One rider hoping to become the next Jeremy Powers. Another looking to return to the Powers of old. We look back on Stephen Hyde and Jeremy Powers’ journey to the epic last lap at the 2018 Reno Cyclocross Nationals.

Lance Haidet, Gage Hecht and Maxx Chance raced a thriller at the 2017 U23 Nationals in Hartford. The three podium finishers reflect on the incredible race in this feature story.

Sunny Gilbert of Van Dessel Racing is a biochemist during the week and a cyclocross star on the weekend. Find out how she works hard to be successful at both in this feature story.