All articles from: December, 2009

Americans in The Cyclocross World Cup

I made some pretty wild accusations about highly-ranked Americans in the UCI cyclocross points battle here.  It turns out instead of actually getting lapped, they almost got lapped.
What happened when a bunch of American pros showed up for Kalmthout?
17. Jonathan Page (USA), at 01:45  Planet Bike
38. James Driscoll (USA), Rock Racing at 04:34  ( ~3 [...]

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Buying Your First Cyclocross Bike

With the new hotness being cyclocross these days, it might be helpful for some to get some advice on buying your first ‘cross bike.
First, some rules.

The content is targeted at road or mountain bike riders who are already riding regularly.  Or, someone interested in upgrading their road bike and considering a cyclocross bike.
If you want [...]

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UCI Cyclocross Rankings

The 12/8/09 UCI Cyclocross rankings are the hot new reality distortion field.
Check out some of these rankings.
14. Jonathan PAGE:  this is accurate.  He earned this ranking in Europe against the best in the World.
19. Sven VANTHOURENHOUT: again, very accurate.
21. Timothy JOHNSON:  Hasn’t raced Europe once this season.
22 and 23.  More Americans that haven’t raced Europe [...]

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