MVDH in Belgium Weeks 4 and 5: The World Championships and Post-Worlds Races

Michael van den Ham

Frankly, I think all us CX’ers are a little prone to gross exaggeration – “that was the hardest track ever”, “that run up was, like, half a lap”, “I’ve never seen so much mud in my life”, “that guy crashed out the entire field on the start” – but believe me when I say that World’s was the most mechanical destruction I’ve ever seen in a race. With only a crash and only a single flat Vittoria tubular, I feel like I came away fairly unscathed compared to the horror stories of equipment carnage I’ve heard from so many other athletes. Continue reading “MVDH in Belgium Weeks 4 and 5: The World Championships and Post-Worlds Races”

February 13th, 2017

Crosshairs Radio Episode 65: TDDTIE (Lille, Hoogstraten & USAC Meetings)

Bill Schieken

For episode 65 of Crosshairs Radio, it’s another They Don’t Do That in Europe (TDDTIE) show with Scott Dedenback and Mr. David Palan. We wind down the DVV and Superprestige seasons and also discuss recent developments coming out of the UCI race directors meetings held last week at USA Cycling headquarters in Colorado Springs. Continue reading “Crosshairs Radio Episode 65: TDDTIE (Lille, Hoogstraten & USAC Meetings)”

2017 Races, Crosshairs Radio

February 2nd, 2017

Crosshairs Radio Episode 64: TDDTIE (CXWORLDS)

Bill Schieken

For episode 64 of Crosshairs Radio, the TDDTIE crew get together to break down the 2017 Cyclocross World Championships that took place in Bieles, Luxembourg. We go in depth on all five championship races. From the emotional British sweep of the junior men’s race to Wout’s green tyres and everything in between. Continue reading “Crosshairs Radio Episode 64: TDDTIE (CXWORLDS)”

2017 Races, The Big Picture

January 27th, 2017

The Big Picture: Hoogerheide World Cup

Meg McMahon

[Editor’s Note: One of our favorite photographers, Meg McMahon, is back at the World Championships this weekend. She left for … Continue reading The Big Picture: Hoogerheide World Cup

2017 Races

January 27th, 2017

Cyclocross Worlds Start Lists And Schedule

Bill Schieken

Here are the start lists for this weekend’s World Cyclocross Championship that takes place in Bieles, Luxembourg. These are great … Continue reading Cyclocross Worlds Start Lists And Schedule

2017 Races

January 26th, 2017

MvdH in Belgium Week 3: We Came for a Cross Race and a Criterium Broke out

Michael van den Ham

If Hoogerheide is without its signature apocalyptically muddy conditions, is it still Hoogerheide? I suppose so, but it’s certainly not … Continue reading MvdH in Belgium Week 3: We Came for a Cross Race and a Criterium Broke out

2017 Races, Crosshairs Radio

January 23rd, 2017

Crosshairs Radio Episode 63: TDDTIE (Hoogerheide and Worlds Preview)

Bill Schieken

For episode 63 of Crosshairs Radio it’s another TDDTIE (They Don’t Do That In Europe) with Scott, David and Bill. … Continue reading Crosshairs Radio Episode 63: TDDTIE (Hoogerheide and Worlds Preview)

2017 Races

January 19th, 2017

MvdH in Belgium Week 2: The other Belgian Cyclocross Scene

Michael van den Ham

Rapecross in Lokeren. It was up there with the hardest courses I’ve raced: filthy muddy, filled with tricky technical bits, and had a field of pretty top notch competitors to boot. And it wasn’t even a UCI race. Technically it’s classified as a Belgian ‘B’ race which basically means it’s the highest level of amateur racing in the country. Not to diminish all the great UCI racing we have in North America, but in Belgian the amateur racing is on par with anything that we’d see in all but the best produced C1 races on our side of the ocean. Continue reading “MvdH in Belgium Week 2: The other Belgian Cyclocross Scene”

2017 Races

January 19th, 2017

The Big Picture: German Cyclocross National Championship

Matt Stehr

German cyclocross is an interesting affair. Despite sharing borders with the two perennial cyclocross powerhouses of Belgium and The Netherlands, Germany is not known for its cyclocross culture. Belgian and Dutch riders stack World Cup top-10s, while Germany has a few representatives in the field looking to break the top-20. Continue reading “The Big Picture: German Cyclocross National Championship”

2017 Races

January 16th, 2017

The Big Picture: 2017 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals (Elite Men)

Bruce Buckley

With a course full of icy ruts formed by days of racing, dozens of dicey corners and descents topped with a fresh blanket of snow, all bets were off for the Men’s Elite Cylocross National Championship in Hartford. It was anyone’s race and early on it looked like any pre-race predictions might be tossed aside. After leading up the Bonk Breaker Hill climb on the first lap, Stephen Hyde (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld) fell and his bike tumbled down the grade, indicating that even the race favorites would struggle. Continue reading “The Big Picture: 2017 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals (Elite Men)”