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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. How much CX is too much? The world may never know. In this week's episode we cover the action from 29th Annual Verge Northampton Classic and the Pan-American Cyclocross Championships which... Continue Reading →
Great highlights of the Kings CX weekend in Cincinnati from CXHairs. https://youtu.be/h2790FVTGck
Katie Compton doesn't just like going fast on her bike, she zips around in a really fast 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 as well. Fun watch.
Fresh off a stage win at the Tour of Utah, Lachlan Morton took off for Yorkshire. The latest EF Gone Racing video features the Three Peaks Cyclocross race, an iconic race on the British cycling calendar that is often referred to as "hardest cyclo-cross race in the world." Looking up, the line of riders pushing... Continue Reading →
Is it Gravel? Is it Cyclocross, or Gravelcross? Who knows?! I've never been one for pigeon holes, all I know is that it has skinny wheels and curly bars and is super fun to ride. Meet me at the Crossroads... —Chris Akrigg
Tire plugs have been around for ages, but in recent years, thanks to adoption of tubeless tires, they've rapidly grown in popularity. Stan's NoTubes has developed a new product it dubs DART (Dual Action Repair for Tubeless) that promises to seal bigger holes and cuts than other plugs on the market. Traditional tire plugs are... Continue Reading →
Looking for an epic cycling challenge? How does this sound, from the trailer description, 1000 Miles of Nome is: 1000 Miles... Of grueling and unforgiving terrain. Of wolf and bear tracks reminding you that you are not the king in this place. Of unimaginable and humbling beauty. Of unpredictable weather that tests even the most... Continue Reading →
Pure Sweet Hell is film that was shot during the 2002-2004 cyclocross seasons which looks at the roots of the sport. There's a great write-up over at Metroactive with more background. Two Santa Cruz natives expose the muddy underside of biking competition in 'PureSweetHell,' which makes its NorCal debut at the Rio this week. It's... Continue Reading →
The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile route from Denver to Durango, Colorado that includes 70,000 feet of climbing. Last month Morton competed in the first edition of the GBDuro - a self supported off-road race from Land’s End to John o’Groats. He finished 39 hours before the next best placed rider. Following his incredible performance... Continue Reading →
Cross is coming. If you're working on getting your bike ready for the upcoming cyclocross season, you'll probably be excited about Michelin bringing back its green tires. Yes, the iconic green treads are back with two new tread patterns for ‘cross. The green tires will be available in two flavors, Mud and Jet. Mud, as... Continue Reading →
Last year, the Builders for Builders raffle was launched to benefit the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship. The campaign raised over $40,000 and one lucky cyclist won a sick bike of their picking. Sierra Buttes organizes races (Downieville Classic and Grinduro) and does a ton of work maintaining and expanding trails for mountain biking, hiking and... Continue Reading →
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