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For the second installment of Sam Smith’s Cyclofile, we’re transported back to the start of the 2007 season and Las Vegas, Nevada, for Cross Vegas.

In Cyclofile #1 we’re transported back to the 2006 season, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Lakewood, Washington, to Providence, Rhode Island, and the National Championships won by Ryan Trebon.

For this week’s Friday Feature we have another from Sam Smith. Smith sat down with the sport’s biggest stars back in the day and chronicled the US National Championships from 2004 to 2008 and the result was this short film, ‘Cross Natz.

For this installment of Film Friday we’re bringing you Sam Smith’s Transition 2: ‘Cross the Pond thanks to the director himself.

We’ve not done a Friday Feature Film in some time, but this popped up on our radar recently. Sam Smith, the man behind the Transition series of cyclocross films as well as Behind THE Barriers, posted the full-length first Transition to YouTube last week.

Almost as much as beer, coffee is a part of cyclocross, and cycling in general. Coffee snobbery is fairly common at races, though the Dunkin’ Donuts run remains a time-honored tradition for some teams. This week on the Cowbell Forum, we had a member ask for coffee suggestions, and the forum went crazy. The great coffee debate, labeled “Coffee Anyone” had answers ranging from tiny fair trade roasters to more traditional blends.

Last week, we reported on Raleigh Midsummer Night’s Cyclocross Race, with full course preview coverage, race coverage with a full photo gallery and a peek at Raleigh’s new line of cyclocross bikes. But what you may have missed is our great video of the start of the Elite Men’s race, featuring riders like Craig Richey, Russell Stevenson, Zach McDonald and JT Fountain. You can tell that it’s early on in the season by the relatively small size of the field, and the fact that some of these racers had a hard time keeping the rubber side down as they fought for the holeshot, causing a small crash right at the start. As our publisher/head cowbell ringer for Cyclocross Magazine, Andrew Yee, put it: “This is when the holeshot isn’t worth it.”

If you’re sitting at home (or in the office) morning after morning, sipping coffee and laughing/crying as the racers in the Tour de France battle it out over the course of three weeks, then … well, you’re just like us here at Cyclocross Magazine. And if you’re taking part in our Fantasy League for the Tour, even better!

Can’t get enough cyclocross? If the Dirty Deeds Urban Cyclocross Series was interesting to you for the international appeal, this video of Kansai Cyclocross posted on the Cowbell Forums by pigmon_tatara will be equally intriguing.

Every Friday, we’ll be highlighting a great new video, photo or forum topic related to cyclocross. Have a suggestion? Let us know in the comments or by emailing molly [at] cxmagazine.com