Cyclocross
2015-16 Veldrijden Cyclocross – Superprestige Round 1
35 minutes of glorious HD cyclocross racing from Round 1 of the Superprestige including on-board footage.
“Thanks @UCI_cycling for doing what you’re good at” – Van Amerongen disqualified from Superprestige race
Thijs van Amerongen (Telenet-Fidea) finished 12th in the opening Superprestige series of cyclocross races in Gieten yesterday, but was disqualified afterwards. The reason for his disqualification was that the use of an onboard camera had not been reported before the race to the UCI. The Dutchman explained that his sponsor Telenet, had wanted onboard images as an extra means of...
Four years on let us never forget Joey
With cross season upon us let us take a look back at the biggest and baddest cyclocross dismount fail of all time. Luckily Joey was okay after this.
The mother and daughter competing in the Cyclo-Cross World Cup
Amongst those who lined up in CrossVegas, the first round of the UCI Cyclo Cross World Cup on on Wednesday were a pair of riders from Luxembourg, Suzie Godart and Beatrice (Trixy) Godart. It's not unusual for siblings to race alongside each other, but the Godarts are actually mother and daughter. 53 year-old Suzie works as a a sports teacher...
Maria Larkin set to make Cyclo-Cross World Cup debut at Cross Vegas today
Irish rider Maria Larkin is set to make her UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup debut at CrossVegas later today. The race in Las Vegas is the first round of this season's series. She will compete against many of the biggest names in the sport including Sanne Cant and Ellen van Loy of Belgium, Great Britain's Helen Wyman, Hanka Kupfernagel of Germany,...
Entries Open for Rathfarnham Fixxcx Cyclocross
After a very successful inaugural event last year Rathfarnham will play host once again to the Fixxcx race again this year which is held in conjunction with with the Rathfarnham Village Festival. The race is the first Irish cyclocross race of the year and the start/finish is held on the main street with road closures in place. ...
Northshore riding on a cyclocross bike
Giant Factory Off-Road Team enduro rider Yoann Barelli takes cross-training to a new level. What about that go-pro angle? Great way of seeing how much skill and effort it takes to ride your bike.
Only six months to the start of the season
Some inspiration to get you through the awful sunny, long, hot summer days. Here is a great edit of some great cyclocross action to help you stay motivated until the real cycling season starts.
Sporza boards bloopers
Sporza have put together some of their favorite crashes at the boards in the 2014/15 season.
Marianne Vos and Sanne Cant discuss their careers
Belgian TV channel, Vier, recently brought two of professional cyclocross' top women, Sanne Cant of Belgium and Marianne Vos of the Netherlands, together to discus their careers in a caravan. Amongst the topics they discuss are their particular disappointments from the recent World Championhips in the Czech Republic. Cant was beaten into second place by Pauline Ferrand Prevot, with Vos...
What’s this? Steve Peat on a Cyclocross bike?
Check out this awesome video showcasing the Santa Cruz Stigmata cross bike. It stars Scott Chapin who works at the Santa Cruz Factory and races cyclocross bikes and the main who needs no introduction Mr. Steve Peat. The video really captures how versatile cross bikes are.
Your moment of Svenness 1.5: Belgian riders without contracts
This week, on Your Moment of SVENNESS 1.5, the folks at CXHairs.com examine the Belgian National Championships on January 11. While it would be easy to focus on the pro riders, this week focuses instead on those riders who are racing a race within the championship. These hungry riders are obviously looking to make themselves stand out in the...
Animation of the 2015 Men’s CX Worlds
This short animation tells the story of the Men's race at the 2015 Cyclo Cross Worlds. Watch as Van der Haar and Van Aert chase Van der Poel in vain, who goes on to become the youngest World Champion ever. Worth a look.
How The Worlds was won
Cycling Tips give a nice short concise account of how the Men's title was won at this years World Cyclcocross Championships.
Svenness 3.10
In the Crosshairs have produced their latest Svenness video, and this is how they describe it: For episode 3.10, we head to Erpe-Mere for the Belgian National Championship race. The hilly, muddy track is one of the most challenging we have seen all season. This race pits Belgian stalwarts like Sven, Kevin, Klaas and Tom against the growing youth movement...
One of the World’s best ever cyclo cross riders, Eric de Vlaeminck is struggling with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Roger de Vlaeminck, has revealed that his older brother Eric is struggling with both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He was speaking on a preview programme for the World Cyclo Cross Championships on Belgian TV. Eric holds the record for having won the Cyclo Cross World Championships seven times (in 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973). He missed...