Cyclocross

The event is scheduled for October 13, 2021, three and a half months prior to the UCI Cyclocross World Championships at the same venue.

U.S. cyclocross champ Clara Honsinger joins the podcast to discuss her thrilling fourth-place finish at cyclocross worlds.

Triple world champion rolls back the years with resolute ride into 18th at Ostende.

Pidcock ends standout 'cross season with fourth place at Ostende worlds to carry confidence into new chapter with Ineos Grenadiers.

Wout van Aert settles for second after being unable to overcome a front puncture.

Hungarian rider Vas loses out after battling three Dutch riders in second half of race, American rider Munro finishes 11th.

Newly crowned world champion to target Paris-Roubaix, Olympic selection and U.S 'crosses through 2021.

US champion was only non-Dutch rider in the top-6 in Saturday's thrilling race.

Brand takes her first rainbow jersey after tense battle with two Dutch compatriots, U.S. champion Clara Honsinger takes fourth.

Ronhaar leads home Dutch one-two with defending champ Ryan Kamp taking second.

Van Aert chooses to play underdog ahead of cyclocross world championship clash despite history of success on similar courses.

How fans in the U.S. and Canada can watch this weekend's 2021 UCI cyclocross world championships in Ostende, Belgium.

After two months of training and racing in Belgium, the 19-year-old is ready to throw elbows with the world's best.

This weekend's cyclocross world championships will add fresh vigor to the duo's long rivalry ahead of cobblestone clashes in April.

Defending champion has scouted the worlds' course and says he's not concerned by Wout van Aert's strong record on beachy circuits.

Here's a full preview of this weekend's racing, from the curveball sandy course to the American challengers and a broadcaster guide.

Stricter health measures are in place, and event organizer asks fans to ‘enjoy it from the living room.’

The Qhubeka-Assos climber is currently slated to make his road debut at the Tour de la Provence, February 11 - 14.

Three-time cyclocross worlds winner is given leave from Deceuninck-Quick-Step camp to race in championship event this weekend.

Outbreak of new variant of COVID-19 in host city puts this weekend's worlds at risk of closure.

Wout van Aert and Lucinda Brand wrap up World Cup overall with world championships approaching next weekend.

Two world champions take victories in first of a pair of warm-up races ahead of the 2021 world championships next weekend.

'Cross racing returns with low-key race that Alvarado and van der Poel both sat out.

Elite and under-23 world championship events will go on as planned, albeit ‘behind closed doors.’

The Italian climber is hoping his recent foray into cyclocross will help him once he returns to the road.

Honsinger has two podiums in the abbreviated 2020-21 season while 15-time national champion Compton hopes to improve on her fourth-place finish from 2020 worlds.

Van Aert dedicates victory to wife and six-day-old son as he takes fourth national title.

Belgian pro cyclocrosser Justin Laevens says he hopes to be an example for other LGBT+ athletes who are 'still in their shell.'

There was A LOT of cyclocross racing through the holidays, and the world championships are now just three races away. Here's what we learned from the festive 'cross calendar.

Van der Poel unstoppable after going solo from second lap, Betsema betters Lucinda Brand and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado.

Van der Poel and Vas both dominate in races that saw reduced start sheets ahead of Sunday's World Cup round in Hulst.

Alpecin-Fenix doubles up at X20 Trofee Baal.

Reduced startsheet saw Van Aert, Pidcock, Brand, del Carmen Alvarado all sit out the Belgian race.

Organizers defend their decision to push on with the waterlogged Dendermonde race that saw some riders thriving and some just surviving.

Racing played out on a stormswept course with axle-deep mud and standing water that left riders sinking knee-deep into swampy grass.

Chaotic men's race takes several contenders out of contention in opening laps while women's race comes down to tight five-way battle.

US cyclocross champion is riding high through the European winter and looking to carry momentum toward the worlds.

Van Aert hoping there's more success to come as further clashes with Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock loom on the horizon.

Van Aert takes first 'cross victory of the season at X2O Trofee, Del Carmen Alvarado ends unlucky streak with peerless performance.

Stuck in Belgium for the holidays, rising UK star will join new Ineos Grenadiers teammates in January training camp.

Lucinda Brand, Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado, Wout van Aert all sat out the race ahead of the X20 Trofee race Wednesday.

Here are five takeaways from the first big-name battle ahead of the January world championships.

Van der Poel wins much-hyped battle with Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock; U.S. national champ Clara Honsinger takes breakout second-place in women's race.

Are the discipline's two biggest stars too dominant in both the racing and the reporting of cyclocross?

Lucinda Brand takes us inside the 2020 cyclocross season. We discuss Anna van der Breggen winning our International Cyclist of the Year award. Could a women's Tour de France be coming in 2022?

He's dominated the U23 ranks on the road, mountain bike and cyclocross, and now is poised to become the new challenger for van Aert and van der Poel's cross-discipline crown.

Olympic charter mandating Winter Olympic sports are held on snow or ice continues to put stopper on negotiations.

Young Brit Pidcock outclasses Mathieu van der Poel to take biggest elite win of career, Brand beats Denise Betsema to reverse Saturday's result.

Van der Poel parachutes into middle of season to win first race back on the 'cross bike, Betsema breaks Lucinda Brand's long winning streak.

Van der Poel to return to 'cross racing this weekend; first clash with Wout van Aert likely to come the following Sunday.

Don't expect to see fans lining the course, or crowding the pits in Ostend, Belgium on January 30 - 31.

Wout van Aert finishes fourth in men's race, Brand fined after obstructing Alvarado in the pit lane.

Pile up in opening lap of 'cross race leaves junior world champ with fracture and deep cuts to arm.

Brand continues dominant streak with powerful ride; Vanthourenhout beats Eli Iserbyt and Wout van Aert in men's race.

Eli Iserbyt takes dominant victory on technical city-center circuit, Lucinda Brand wins women's race.

Cross-discipline duo have been fierce rivals for longer in cyclocross than they have been on the road. With a narrow defeat at Tour of Flanders fresh in the memory, Van Aert is braced for more as 'cross season kicks off.

Young Belgian punched clear with countryman Michael Vanthourenhout early in the race and was unstoppable from thereon.

World champion and Dutch national champion takes sprint victory over Annemarie Worst.

Dendermonde, Hulst and Overijse form a trio of new destinations in the series.

When the COVID-19 pandemic made the 2020 EuroCross Academy camp impossible, director Geoff Proctor came up with a virtual alternative.

The famed cyclocross venue Koksijde has canceled its 2020 World Cup round due to COVID-19.

Cyclocross nationals move to Iowa's Johnson County Fairgrounds, home of Jingle Cross.

A revised cyclocross World Cup calendar now starts in November, and gone are events in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Dublin, Ireland, and Antwerp, Belgium.

The Inflite's kinked top tube is part of a frame design that allows for compliance, and mud clearance. And there's a cool Alpecin-Fenix livery too.

Out of a job and facing the toughest labor market in decades, former CX champ Stephen Hyde has launched his own coaching business. Hyde's strength is helping athletes overcome setbacks.

Van Aert took emotional victory at DVV Krawatencross Saturday while Sunday's Superprestige Merksplas race was canceled due to storms

Bill Schieken of CXHAIRS Media previews the course for this weekend's UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Dübendorf, Switzerland.

Men's race is van der Poel's to lose, Cant will look to defend against dominant Dutch team. Americans Munro and Gunsalus go into first-ever women's junior race with strong chances.

Alan Hills celebrated his 50th season of racing cyclocross this year. In a personal essay, Hills recalls the technology, the races, and the cyclocross communities that helped him pursue his passion.

With van der Poel back on top form after a late start to the 'cross season, van Aert feels the world championships may come down to a race for second-place.

Alvarado lost her World Cup lead in final-lap crash, Aerts secures overall with second-place in the race.

Dutch rider Denise Betsema is free to race after the UCI announced that her ban for testing positive for an anabolic agent is over.

Penultimate round of World Cup racing sees Worst close gap to Alvarado in overall standings, Aerts finishes second to maintain strong lead in series with only one round to go.

Fayetteville, Arkansas to host 2020 Pan-American 'cross championships on the site of the 2022 World Championships

Athletes to compete in February's event in Switzerland include national champions Gage Hecht, Clara Honsinger and favorite for the inaugural junior women's event, Madigan Munro.

Van der Poel took a sixth-straight Dutch title and Cant took her 11th consecutive victory in Belgium. Sweeck took the Belgian men's title from a talent-packed field.

Contributor Jen See caught up with cyclocross star Kerry Werner at U.S. nationals to talk about his budding YouTube channel and his year of domestic cyclocross success.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast, we speak to Gage Hecht, the recently crowned U.S. Cyclocross National Champion. Hecht discusses how he balances road and 'cross, and takes us inside his winning ride.

Reporter Jen See caught up with Clara Honsinger after she won the U.S. National Cyclocross Championships on Sunday. As it turns out, Honsinger spent the week before U.S. nationals studying for finals.

There was plenty of mud, sweat, and beers at USA Cycling's Cyclocross National Championships in Lakewood, Washington over the weekend. Clara Honsinger and Gage Hecht escaped with national titles in the elite women's and men's races, while Katie Compton and Stephen Hyde saw their respective winning streaks come to an end. Photographer Wil Matthews was there to capture the action.