The Big Picture | GO Cross
In cyclocross, the sprint is at the start. Get ready. Roll to the line. Wait for the signal. In an … Continue reading The Big Picture | GO Cross
Author: Bruce Buckley
GO Cross Day 2 Recap
It was a day of redemption at Sunday’s Virginia’s Blue Ridge GO Cross Race presented by Deschutes Brewery. Kerry Werner … Continue reading GO Cross Day 2 Recap
GO Cross Day 1 Recap
A bit of thunder and lightning signaled a proper start to the 2018 ProCX calendar on day one of GO … Continue reading GO Cross Day 1 Recap
The Big Picture: Trek CX Cup C2
“Holy crap … I’m down two pounds!” A fleeting moment of pride on the bathroom scale before realizing this is … Continue reading The Big Picture: Trek CX Cup C2
The Big Picture: Jingle Cross World Cup (Bruce Buckley)
Sunrise pierces a gap in the curtains and delivers a dose of reality from all-too-brief slumber. We have to go. … Continue reading The Big Picture: Jingle Cross World Cup (Bruce Buckley)
The Big Picture: Rochester Cyclocross, Day 1 (Bruce Buckley)
Crisp air. Damp grass. A late-night food run to Wegmans. All’s right with the world. It’s good to be back … Continue reading The Big Picture: Rochester Cyclocross, Day 1 (Bruce Buckley)
The Big Picture: Rustbucket Races
Just before dawn, I load myself down with camera gear and head for the beach. I’ve spent the past few … Continue reading The Big Picture: Rustbucket Races
The Big Picture: 2017 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals (Elite Men)
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)”
The Big Picture: Supercross Cup Day 2
With a course that’s roughly 90-percent grass, conditions are likely to go one of two ways: dry speedway or muddy slog. For the two-day Supercross Cup, it was both. Continue reading “The Big Picture: Supercross Cup Day 2”
The Big Picture: DCCX 2016
[Editor’s note: CXHairs mainstay, Bruce Buckley, was on site at DCCX to capture the weekend in all its glory. Along with Bruce’s words and photos below, you can find a full gallery of his images from DCCX here: www.brucebuckleyphotography.com/Sports/Cyclocross/DCCX-2016/.]
Urban ‘cross racers are on a seemingly endless hunt for the perfect spot. Within the city limits, property is at a premium and bikes are usually prohibited in public green space. And so the search goes for that secluded corner of a park or that piece of abandoned property where you can cobble together a mini course for mid-week practices. Old staircases and punchy little climbs where you can do some session work. Stretches of lightly traveled pavement where you can work on your starts and knock out short intervals. Continue reading “The Big Picture: DCCX 2016”