A one year reprieve by the UCI on its controversial rule 1.2.019 was announced today. The rule prohibits all UCI licensed riders from competing in events not sanctioned by a national federation. The stepped up enforcement of the rule would have an adverse effect on riders, fans and organizers of several popular mountainbike and cyclocross [...]
I went to Twitter the other day (follow me @cxhairs!!) to get some movie recommendations. And Twitter responded with some great suggestions. You may be asking, “Isn’t this supposed to be a cycling website? What does this have to do with cyclocross?” Easy answer: Nothing. However, the recommendations I received all came from cyclists. So [...]
Hot off the presses, here is the latest dispatch from USA Cycling on upgrades. Read it, learn it, know it. The entire 2013 rulebook is available here: 2013 USA Cycling Rule Book. USA Cycling revises cyclo-cross upgrade criteria Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 20, 2013) – USA Cycling on Wednesday announced that it has amended rule 1E6, which [...]
Today, USA Cycling announced a new program as part of its “ongoing commitment to clean sport.” The program is called “RaceClean.” It’s worth a read. That name is trademarked, by the way, so if you want to start your own clean racing program (or produce RaceClean merch), come up with your own name, buddy. Snarkiness [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
