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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking: Final

It took less then 30-seconds on Sunday for Jeremy Powers to lose his shot at a national title. His crash midway through the race left many scratching in disbelief. Meanwhile, Todd Wells collected himself, remounted his bike, and took-off in pursuit of a third National Championship. The 2010 US Cyclocross National Championships were billed to … Continue reading

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2010 US Cyclocross Nationals – Editors’ Picks

Of his first season of elite cyclocross racing, a guy I used to race with said, “The top five or ten guys are racing one race, and the five guys behind them are racing another race. And then there are the rest of us.” This description of the steep steps up the talent pyramid seems … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #12

The weekend before Nationals is always one of the best weekends of racing in the US. Everyone going to Nationals races and they bring virtually everything they have in anticipation of the following Sunday’s showdown in Bend, Oregon. This weekend featured great racing on both coasts with the NBX GP (the Verge NECCS series finale) … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #7

After last weekend’s showdown in Kentucky, the bulk of the US cyclocross field headed to Colorado for Rounds Five and Six of the NACT. Saturday’s race picked-up right where last weekend’s races left-off as Jeremy Powers took the hole-shot and used his trademark first lap attack to get a gap on Ryan Trebon, Tim Johnson, … Continue reading

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The Race Before the Race – Understanding UCI Cyclocross Points

  For most elite cyclocross racers, the most critical part of any cyclocross race is the start. Being one of the first riders through the first turn or major technical section provides a huge advantage as things often bunch-up behind the first group—and as we saw last Sunday in Ruddervoorde when a massive crash in … Continue reading

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