With a goal of taking a step into the top three in the Woman’s Masters 30-34 National Championship race, Nikki Thiemann had her heart set on the Madison podium while the August sun was still bearing down on us. Before she would make those steps she had to clip in and ride the muddy Maddison, WI [...]
The most senior of our cyclocross tribe were awarded their national championship jerseys today. Joe Saling of Bridgewater, N.J. and the Somerset Wheelmen team bought home 3rd place hardware in one of the most impressive categories for the day, 70-75 Master’s Men. There were only three other senior fellows to brave the Madison race, and even [...]
On the first day of cross racing at Badger Prairie Park outside Madison, Wisc. Over 1,000 racers made their way around the frozen tundra to prove their worth to the cyclocross gods (at least the national ones) The only races that had National Championship implications were the single speed categories and we had some locals [...]
After finishing second to Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./LTS-Felt) in both races, Jeremy Powers(Easthampton, Mass./Team Rapha-Focus) clinched the top spot in theUSICX men’s standings. With one race remaining, Powers holds a 92-point advantage on Trebon. Trebon’s pair of victories allowed him to overtake and open a 66-point cushion on Ben Berden (BEL/Ops Ale-Clement), who slipped into third. Jamey Driscoll (Winooski, Vt./Cannondale [...]
With a 5th and 6th place this past weekend, Laura van Gilder of Cresco, Pa remains atop the USICX women’s standings with only one contest remaining. van Guilder rides for local team C3 presented by Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers. She holds a 40-point edge on Katerina Nash (CZE/Luna Pro Team). Meredith Miller (Fort Collins, Colo./California [...]
Icy Louisville, snowy Oregon, and arctic circle like Madison, WI round out the list of recent cyclocross national championships locations. Why do we do this to ourselves? The Super Bowl is often held in a sunbelt city, or a dome, and the national pastime has had dreams of a neutral site World Series dancing [...]
Kris Auer and Andy Taus, seasoned UCI promoters, have conceived of two new races that are destined to become part of MAC Series lore and mark the finale of the 2011 MAC Series: Geler Votre Cul Cyclocross and Limestone Cross at the Kiln. Heading into the final two races, Andrew “Bad Andy” Wulfkuhle (C3 Athletes [...]
It’s hard to believe that what started few years ago as a Christmas party in a junkyard has turned into a nationally recognized event that remains truly Philadelphia. On Sunday the 18th of December, the fools, freaks, and other fruits that inhabit our cycling world will question their sanity as they line up for the [...]
Editor’s note: It should come as no surprise that local Laura van Gilder is stomping the competition – keep up the good work! With four races on the United States International Cyclo-cross Calendar (USICX) last weekend, there were plenty of points available for riders. Riders contested three days of Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City, [...]
Promoter Myles Romanow of Hampton Velo has been producing Super Cross Cup races on Long Island since 1991, with venues ranging from the chic but remote Southampton Youth Services Center to the current Eisenhower Park location in East Meadow. Event locations varied as much as affiliations, which have included UCI and NACT sanctioned races. World [...]
