Category Archives: Musette

Monday Musette: World Cup Wrap-Up

Good morning and welcome back from another weekend of cyclocross action. The highlight of this weekend’s racing was the World Cup race in Igorre, Spain, so let’s take a look at the race and what it’s left us thinking. With Kevin Pauwels’ victory in Igorre, it looks like he shrugged off a pair of losses … Continue reading

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North American Cyclocross Week in Review: Berden Takes Two

It was a slim weekend for North American cyclocross. Many of the nation’s top-tier riders opted to take the weekend off after a grueling couple of weeks that saw seven major UCI-rated races – last week’s huge USGP weekend in Louisville, and before that, races in Cincinatti and Massachusetts. Some had particularly compelling reasons to … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – North American Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: Louisville Sluggin’

This weekend, North American cyclocross racers converged on Louisville, Kentucky to fill perhaps the biggest, deepest field yet this season. Weather was cooperative and as we mentioned in our weekend preview, a number of riders have been heating up lately. The depth of the field meant that racing was aggressive from the gun. Let’s take … Continue reading

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Monday Musette: North American Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: Jersey, Colorado, and Discs

As we mentioned in our several weekend previews, it was a pretty big weekend for cyclocross. European racing saw thirteen races scattered throughout the long weekend, stretching to Tuesday, so we’ll wait until the end of that shakedown (following Tuesday’s Koppenbergcross in Oudenarde) to provide a wrap-up of the action over there, but for now, … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Il Lombardia Wrap-Up Contest

  I have a confession to make: I was unable to watch Saturday’s Il Lombardia as my wife and I picked this weekend to move into our new home. Luckily, I know there are many of you who enjoyed the race as it unfolded. So rather than write a report based upon a race I … Continue reading

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Monday Musette – Paris-Tours, Colombia, Pippo’s Return, and Globalization

  Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. Yesterday’s Paris-Tours provided an exciting finish to an event that’s proved difficult to predict. But after a season in which he consistently seemed to come-up short in important races (despite impressive rides), BMC’s Greg Van Avermaet took the biggest win of his career in what might have been … Continue reading

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