In #SVENNESS No. 6 we take a look at the 2013 Cyclocross World Championship race that took place in Louisville, Kentucky. Sven Nys won his second world championship and did with patience. Marking the leaders for most of the race, Nys used two spots on the course to make his decisive moves. The planks and [...]
The 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Championship took place February 2 in Louisville, Kentucky. Originally planned for February 2 and 3, a quickly rising Ohio River forced organizers to hold all four championship races on Saturday. By Sunday, Eva Bandman Park, site of the championship, was half under water. It turns out flood waters, unlike weather, [...]
UCI has announced its 2013-2014 Cyclocross Schedule. Here is the schedule with contact info and websites from the UCI site. Original is here. 2013-2014 Calendar – Cyclo-Cross All Competitions Date Event Venue Ctry Class ME MU MJ WE 7.9.13 Nittany Lion Cross Breiningsville PA USA C2 ME WE 8.9.13 Nittany Lion Cross Breiningsville [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
