Cyclocross

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

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.

The sand of Mol taught Curtis White some valuable lessons.

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

What does life look like for a cyclocross mechanic on the European circuit.

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.

Premium slop. Dankest mud.

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

Wout van Aert and Marianne Vos will eventually get new Cervelos to suit their palmares.

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Fabio Aru is racing cyclocross again, and loving it

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.

This has been a cross season like no other, but the daily grind remains roughly the same as always.

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

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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.

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

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Mathieu van der Poel's dad, Adri, was one of the favorites. But De Bie had a trick.

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Pro, domestic elite, and junior development teams will provide opportunities for national champions and developmental racers alike.

California brand, Squid Bikes, has carved out a niche with flashy paint and eye-catching design.

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.

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Giant incorporated feedback from former world champions and world cup winners in developing the TCX Advanced Pro, its first CX update since 2015.

Organizers have canceled the 2020 Pan-American cyclocross championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, vowing to return with the FayetteCross UCI race in 2021.

Each of the Moots Routt models are available in seven different sizes, with frame design and geometries sized appropriately.

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.

Insiders see punchy format and clear narrative of cyclocross as a reference, and call for greater use of social media and coverage of women's racing.

When some of your watts go straight to the mud flying off your rear wheel, you know it’s important to control your power carefully.

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.

The Iowa City cyclocross event will be held October 9 - 11, 2020.

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.

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Words and images by Clive Pursehouse; Photo of Sven Nys by Daniel Ziegert

Rebecca Fahringer comes on the podcast to discuss her successful North American CX campaign, and explains why cyclocross is the perfect point of entry for women into cycling.

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USA Cycling's video highlights from this past weekend's Verge Northampton Classic and the Pan-American Cyclocross Championships at the Silver Goose Cyclocross race in Canada. Produced by Bill Schieken of CXHairs Media and Dirtwire.TV.

USA Cycling's video highlights from this past weekend's Really Rad Cyclocross Festival in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Produced by Bill Schieken of CXHairs Media and Dirtwire.TV.

Mathieu van der Poel returns to cyclocross racing, and is planning a robust racing schedule for November.

The North American cyclocross tribe descended on Cincinnati this past weekend for the King's CX race weekend. Kerry Werner (Kona-Maxxis) and Curtis White (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) took the men's elite races, while Maghalie Rochette (Specialized-Feedback) won both days in the elite women's events. Photographer Dejan Smaic was there to capture the action.

From issue 82 • Words by Clive Pursehouse, Images by Daniel Ziegert

Maghalie Rochette, Clara Honsinger, Kerry Werner, and Curtis White each grab pro wins at early-season UCI cyclocross race in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Maghalie Rochette won both races at the Rochester Cyclocross Pro CX race weekend.

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From issue 82 • Interview by James Startt w/images from Sarah Meyssonier

Words and Images by Andy Bokanev

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The lack of a U.S. national series sends North American 'cross stars jet setting across the country hunting UCI points.

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