It turns out there really isn’t much of an offseason, anymore. And I’m okay with that. Since cyclocross season ended I’ve had the opportunity to grab my camera gear and get back to shooting and editing video. Something that I never have time to do enough of during a busy cyclocross schedule. And without a doubt, it’s been a pretty awesome summer. Continue reading “Trailside Dailies and Hilly Billy Roubaix”
In case you were unable to make it to the two day celebration for Sven’s retirement, Golazo has put together … Continue reading Merci Sven! (Best of) Video
Not only did the Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championship leave the United States for the first time ever, but those crafty Canadians even got Telus, a telecom company, to fund a damn fine looking short film. From the looks of it, Victoria put on a top-notch event. From racing to riding to partying, this one hit all the right notes. Continue reading “SSCXWC15 Video”
Before the craziness of the 2015-2016 cyclocross season started, we made a trip this past May to Pittsburgh, Pa., for one of the coolest criterium races out there. The Steel City Showdown takes over two downtown Pittsburgh bridges for a day of racing on one of the most scenic crit courses you will find. Continue reading “2015 Steel City Showdown Video”
Chapter 3, the final chapter in the Book of Cross, follows Jeremy Powers from the U.S .National Championships in Asheville, NC, to the World Championships in Heuseden-Zolder, Belgium. Powers’ 33rd place at Worlds was not what he hoped. Chapter 3 gives some insights into what went wrong. Continue reading “Book of Cross: Chapter 3”
From the celebrated “sorry cake” presented by Zdenek Stybar, to getting in the middle of the Wout/Sven Koppenbergcross sprint, to winning the elites without a contract Belgian national championship, Jan Denuwelaere (Crelan-Vastgoed Service) has plenty of amazing stories. Maybe a guest spot on Crosshairs Radio is in order. But before ever toeing the line on a cyclocross bike, Jan was racing motocross. Reading lines, cornering, handling, the similarities between the sports are plenty and the transition for Denuwelaere to a motor-less bike has been a successful one. Continue reading “Life After Motocross: Jan Denuwelaere”
Not even close to be considered trainer material, but if you’re stuck inside on the East Coast awaiting the arrival of the storm of the century this week, here’s a little cyclocross diversion for you. Continue reading “Mathieu van der Poel Loves Cyclocross So Much Shimano Made A Video About It”
Man, I just stink at e-mail these days. After putting out a call for crowd-sourced Cyclocross Nationals video clips I got an email from Noah Bell, who is the son of my teammate and Rock Creek Velo coach, Mike Zoeller. It was a modest e-mail letting me know that I could use any of the clips Noah shot and that he posted video on You Tube. I thought “awesome,” and moved on to the next email without looking at the clip. That was a mistake. Noah’s work makes me think “why bother with the crowd-sourced video” along with Gentry Jeffereson (another Mid-Atlantic young guy) they pretty much nailed it.
[Update: This version of the video shouldn’t be geo-restricted.}
Continue reading “2016 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals Video: Noah Bell”
Gentry Jefferson of the 270 Montage is many things: fast Mid-Atlantic junior on the bike, skilled freestyle scooter guy, son of announcer Joe Jefferson and budding filmmaker. We are going to concentrate on that last title in this post. Gentry put together a really nice edit from last week’s U.S. Cyclocross National Championships at The Biltmore Estates in Asheville, North Carolina. Full coverage from the donut race to the elites clocking in at just under five minutes. Nice work, Gentry. Can’t wait to see the next one. Continue reading “2016 U.S. Cyclocross Nationals Video: The 270 Montage”
One of the best things about the growth of In The Crosshairs is that we now get folks reaching out to us to share their own DIY productions. This is pretty amazing because it was not too long ago that I was doing the exact same thing, sending my videos to different sites that I liked, hoping to get them published. Continue reading “2016 Danish Cyclocross Nationals”
