Category: Interview


Powers To The People

August 25th, 2010 — 5:37am

In conjunction with the 2010 Fulcrum Coaching and JBV Coaching Cyclocross Clinic that takes place this Saturday, top U.S. cyclocrosser, Jeremy Powers, will be answering your questions at the Bike Doctor of Waldorf during a Friday night meet and greet. This free event, made possible by the Bike Doctor, Cannondale Bicycles and Swiftwick, is open [...]

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‘Cross Training in Iraq: A Chat With Beth Mason

June 21st, 2010 — 12:22pm

A year ago we published an interview with licensed physical therapist, certified bike fitter, and Cat 1 road and cyclocross racer Beth Mason. If you haven’t read it, take a couple minutes and do that now. Although Beth currently lives in West Point, New York, she has strong ties to the Mid-Atlantic racing community. During [...]

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Good Wood. Sylvan Cycles at NAHBS

March 4th, 2010 — 11:45am

A cyclocross bike with wood composite tubing?  It’s so crazy it just might work. Sylvan Cycles specializes in using sustainable materials to build bicycles that “rival or surpass conventional frame materials for performance.” We met up with Sylvan co-founder John Fabel at the 2010 Shimano North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Richmond, Virginia, to talk [...]

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Eric Sampson Talks Components at NAHBS

March 1st, 2010 — 12:53pm

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show took place February 26-28 in Richmond, Virginia. Started in 2005 with around 30 booths and 700 visitors, NAHBS has grown into an event featuring over 150 exhibitors and 7000 attendees. The craftsmanship of the bikes, components, accessories and clothing on display at the show is top notch. I’m sure [...]

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Euro Cross Camp: Joe Dombrowski Interview

December 31st, 2009 — 12:34am

Those that raced cyclocross this past season in the Mid-Atlantic already know Joe Dombrowski. The eighteen year old Haymarket Bicycle/HomeVisit rider could be found in the front group of most MABRA races he entered this year. He usually finished on the podium and captured some impressive victories along the way. While most of us have [...]

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An Interview With The Swiss Dude: Valentin Scherz

December 8th, 2009 — 9:56pm

Valentin Scherz, winner of the Capital ‘Cross Classic and the MAC Elite Championship series, is an 18 year old fast man from Switzerland that spent the past couple months going toe-to-toe with many of the top U.S. riders. Scherz (Pro Cycles-Scott-Newwork) took some time for a short interview on how his Capital ‘Cross Classic race [...]

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Bicycle Film Festival Interview: Chris Carraway

December 4th, 2009 — 11:22am

The Bicycle Film Festival hits DC this weekend. It features movies touching all corners of bike geekitude including a first look at “The Cyclocross Meeting” to get you in the right frame of mind going into Sunday’s MAC finale at Reston. Take a looksee at the trailer and we will meet back here in two [...]

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AFC: The Doc: The Interviews

December 3rd, 2009 — 12:22pm

Adam Driscoll and Patrick Blair (Adventures for the Cure) usually get interviewed on this site because they are fast guys finishing at the top of their fields each week of the ‘cross season.Blair is always battling for the top step in the 3/4 race and sometimes jumps in to the elite race for a little [...]

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HoCo2xCx Podium & Pie Interviews

December 2nd, 2009 — 11:54am

The Howard County Double Cross weekend took place November 21 and 22. Schooley Mill Cross, a new race, featured long power sections and some muddy climbs. Rockburn Cross featured the same exciting single-track sections, punchy climbs and technical turns as it has the past three years. For these interviews, I tracked down podium finishers that [...]

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Interview-A-Tron: The Spin-Off

November 30th, 2009 — 7:40pm

The conventional wisdom is that it takes a couple seasons for an established series to spawn a successful spin-off.  The Jeffersons, Flo, Laverne and Shirley, After-MASH, each needed character growth on the parent show before going off on its own. The Interview-A-Tron doesn’t care about conventional wisdom. Its borg like dominance and terminator-esque persistence allows [...]

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