The 2019 French cyclocross championships, held in Besançon on the familiar Malcombe track that has been a regular feature of … Continue reading La Plongée Profonde | In The Weeds With The French Cyclocross National Championships
On day two of the UCI C2-rated Charm City Cross weekend in Baltimore, Maryland, we were treated to a harder course, blazing fast laps, and Elite results that were both surprising and somewhat expected. Continue reading “Charm City Cyclocross Day Two”
Mid-Atlantic cyclocross has, over the past decade, become synonymous with Druid Hill Park in Baltimore and an early appointment with Charm City Cross and the MAC Series. Rather than its traditional early-September date, which generally offered heat and humidity, the 2015 iteration of Charm City was raced under cooler, and most would say, more pleasant conditions given the new mid-October date. With some 1600 racers tackling the tough course, made soggy and slow by Friday evening thunderstorms, it was sure to be an exciting day of competitive racing. Continue reading “The Big Picture: Charm City Cyclocross Day 1”
It’s been a few weeks since we last took a look at the continental cyclocross scene beyond the traditional hotbeds of Belgium and The Netherlands. Things are beginning to ramp up with the EKZ Cross Tour having held round two this past weekend in Dielsdorf, the Toi Toi Cup in full swing in the Czech Republic, the Coupe de France preparing for it’s opening weekend in Albi this coming Sunday and some other non-series UCI-rated races happening in Switzerland and elsewhere. Continue reading “OTB: EKZ CrossTour And Toi Toi Cup”
While the collective attention of most cyclocross fans was focused on CrossVegas and the opening of the World Cup calendar, … Continue reading OTB: Hunting Points and the EKZ Cross Tour
[Editor’s Note: Taylor Jones knows French bicycle racing. To be more accurate, he knows about all cycling but he has a special place in his heart for the French. Taylor will be covering not only French cyclocross for In The Crosshairs, but ‘cross from all of the sometimes forgotten places that are not Belgium. It’s a column we are calling OTB: Other Than Belgium.] Continue reading “OTB: The Future of French Cyclocross”
