Indulge me for a moment as I ramble on for a while about neither bikes nor bike racing. Our dog, Basil, passed away yesterday. He was 13 or maybe 14 years old. And was with us since he was about two, about the same time I started racing cyclocross, to give this the most tenuous […]
In case you missed it, the Giro Rosa took place the past two weeks and it was great racing. Definitely worth catching up on the highlights and marking the event as one to follow in 2015. In the final stage of this year’s race, mountain classification leader, Emma Pooley, goes off the front on the […]
For Episode 5 of The Week In ‘Cross This Week, I quickly talk about one news item and then explain a joke for four minutes. But it’s all about cyclocross … and firefighting, so watch. Who knows, you may learn something … about firefighting. Thanks for watching and see you in a couple weeks.
This week on The Week In ‘Cross This Week we delve into the recent updates to the UCI Cyclocross Rulebook. Oooooh exciting!!! Actually, there’s some interesting items in there. Including a big change to how World Cup teams are selected, and what that means for powerhouse nations like Belgium and a shake up to the […]
For episode 3 of The Week In ‘Cross This Week, we return to the Niels Albert story for the latest updates, check in on Sven and his quest for a top 10 finish at the European Championship XC MTB race, get the lowdown on a PFP kerfuffle, and talk ‘cross racing in Belgium, Las Vegas […]
For episode two of The Week In ‘Cross This Week we check in on everything from Niels’ heart, Sven’s MTB, Mourey on the road, some young guns’ futures to what the Americans are up to. If you missed Episode One, you can see that, HERE. Questions, concerns, rants, raves or even a heads up on a […]
Something new at CXHairs.com. Here is the first episode of The Week In Cross This Week. A short run down of the top cyclocross news of the week. Or the news that catches my fancy. This week’s episode includes Niels Albert, Sven Nys, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Marrianne Vos and Jen Denuwelaere. Being a test run of […]
Back in 2008, soon after this site started, we had a short run of t-shirts made to show off our then new Public Enemy inspired logo. Over five years later, we are still here and wanted to celebrate by updating that classic tee. So check out the new Crosshairs Cycling shirt and bring the noise. […]
While in Belgium earlier this month Dan Tille, Rusty Williford and I had an opportunity to do several rides in and around the Belgian countryside. The Ronde van Vlaanderen museum has a map of three courses that wind through many of the same roads as the cobbled classics. The day that this video was shot we […]
The Trek Factory Racing service course opened in November 2013 in a nondescript semi-industrial area of Deinze, Belgium, which is 20 minutes west of Gent and an easy drive to most of the spring classics. Freddie Stouffer, TFR Operations Manager, gave us a tour of the service course on the Tuesday between the cobbled classics, Ronde Van […]
