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New for 2013 USA Cycling rule change: 1E6: Category 5 established for men in cyclo-cross and upgrade system changed to resemble the road more. There will be voluntary upgrades and mandatory upgrades based on points. Cat 5 to Cat 4 upgrade by experience only. Full upgrade section with new rule changes:  1E6. Cyclo-cross Upgrades and [...]

After a couple days of above-freezing temperatures, Sunday’s elite races at the 2013 U.S. Cyclocross Championship were held in frigid conditions. What was a muddy slopfest the previous four days became a frozen rutted pain in the butt for most everybody racing on Sunday at the Verona, Wisconsin, venue. This is footage from the elite [...]

Today’s video is footage from the U.S. Cyclocross National Championship race for junior men 17-18, which took place January 12, 2013, in Verona, Wisconsin. In sunny but muddy conditions, Logan Owen (Team Redline) captured his eighth consecutive national championship, winning by just over two minutes. Curtis White (Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team) was second and [...]

At this year’s U.S. cyclocross championship, which took place in Verona, Wisconsin, we took some time to look at pit exchanges. It’s a part of cyclocross that you get brief glimpses of in big European cross races, but for most of us, unless you are paying close attention at your local races, it’s something that [...]

USA Cycling has announced the squads for the 2013 World Cyclocross Championships to be held February 2nd and 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky. Here are the rosters: Elite Women Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross Collective) Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wis./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale) Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./LUNA Pro Team) Meredith Miller (Boulder, Colo./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) Amy Dombroski [...]

Verona, Wisconsin, was foggy, damp, chiily and muddy today. The course at U.S. Cyclocross Nationals changed hourly and lines that worked in the morning were treacherous by the afternoon. We spent some time watching some juniors and other riders recon the course and dial in the downhill turn that comes right after the staircase climb [...]

Starts. We all know that the sprint in cyclocross is at the beginning of the race rather than the end. So how important is the start? In #SVENNESS No. 5 we look at a few of the top pros to gauge their start, first lap position, and finish. Where do you need to be to [...]