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By OVCX staff September 19, 2010; Deerfield Township, OH, USA: After the first of fifteen races on this year’s Zipp OVCX Cyclocross Tour presented by Papa John’s, one thing seems certain: the unofficial battle for “Rookie of the Year” is going to be one for the record books. Just as they did the day before at the Kings CX preseason race, two riders who upgraded from last year’s Cat. 3 race dominated the Elite Men’s race at Sunday’s Kings CX Zipp OVCX points opener at Kingswood Park in Deerfield Township...

By Fatmarc Vanderbacon September 19, 2010; Baltimore, MD, USA: Sunny skies, dry, fast racing and a technical parcours greeted 1200 Champion System MAC racers for the Charm City Cross Weekend held at historic Druid Hill Park in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland. The park, one of the oldest in America, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, and the Charm City Cross weekend has become one of its largest annual events. On the track, Charm City Cross winners from day one, Laura Van Gilder, of the promoting team C3-Athletes Serving Athletes, ...

PHOTO ALBUM HERE The second race in the Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series presented by Cycle Smart saw a repeat of Tim Johnson (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com)’s domination while Andrea Smith (Ladies First) took her first ever UCI win. The Elite Women’s race was clearly owned by the Ladies First cycling team with Andrea Smith taking victory with her teammates Ann D’Ambruoso second and Christina Tamilio third. Yet another Ladies First racer, yesterday’s runner-up, Crystal Anthony, took fourth place. For Sm...

LIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE USGP Planet Bike Cup - Madison, WI September 24th - 26th USGP Derby City Cup - Louisville, KY October 22rd - 24th USGP New Belgium Cup - Fort Collins, CO November 12th-14th USGP The Stanley Portland Cup - Portland, OR December 3th - 5th Watch it LIVE HERE. Friday Night Preview Show & Saturday and Sunday afternoon's ~12PM-5PM. Stay tuned the week before event for more details. 

By Fatmarc Vanderbacon September 18, 2010; Conshohocken, PA, USA: Under warm sunny skies, C3-Athletes Serving Athletes hosted round 2 of the Champion System MAC Cyclocross Series, and the first day of the Charm City weekend. the course conditions were dry and fast. This edition of the course offered more technical delights and exciting racing through out the day. In the UCI Women's field, Laura Van Gilder, riding for the home team C3- Athletes Serving Athletes, was shadowed for the bulk of the day by Kristin Gavin of Team CF. On the final lap V...

PHOTOS HERE The Verge New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series presented by Cycle-Smart kicked off today in Williston, Vermont. The first day of the Green Mountain Cyclocross weekend was capped by the dominant wins of Sally Annis (crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles) and National Champion Tim Johnson (Cannondale/cyclocrossworld.com). A cool damp morning turned into a warm and bright day at the Catamount Family Center and the first weekend of UCI racing in New England brought out some familiar faces as well as some new ones. Crossresults.com&rsqu...

CyclingDirt's 2010/2011 Cyclocross Coverage kicks off proper this weekend with the first big gathering on North American soil at Saturday's Star Crossed and Sunday's Rad Racing GP! Videos, Photos, Results, and more will be posted day-of, but in the meantime, take a look back at the exciting action that took place at last years event! 2009 Full Coverage is Here! 2010 Coverage will be Here! 

UCI racing is underway in North America and CyclingDirt is kicking off our 2010 Cyclocross Coverage this weekend in Seattle, WA at Saturday's Star Crossed and Sunday's Rad Racing GP. Below is the complete schedule of all 56 UCI events in North America. Stay tuned all season for coverage like you've never seen before! Details soon...  North American UCI Cyclo-cross 2010-2011 calendar: September 9, 2010 - Nittany Lion Cross, Breinigsville, PA (Lehigh Valley Velodrome) (C2) ME/WE September 18, 2010 - Star Crossed Cyclo-cross (NACT), Redmond (...

September 13, 2010; Conshohocken, PA, USA: Over 500 entries descended on the grounds surrounding the famous Trexlertown Velodrome at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center on September 11 for the Nittany Lion ‘Cross, the opening race for both the Champions System MAC Series and the worldwide UCI Cyclocross Calendar. In a rare experimental format switch, the UCI Women and Men were moved up on the program, ahead of the 70-rider Elite Masters nightcap. In the UCI Women’s race, two competitors who represent the past three MAC season champi...

Well - World Championships - that was pretty cool! I have to admit that the last month of training for me has been a bit difficult physically. I’m not sure why, but for some reason my body just didn’t want to cooperate with my mind - my legs felt bad 6 days a week and it turns out those things (the legs) are pretty dang important when you job is riding your bike! Unfortunately, when the body doesn’t work that well it also begins to infect the mind. What a mess! So, what’s a girl to do when her mind and body aren’t ...