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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #12

The weekend before Nationals is always one of the best weekends of racing in the US. Everyone going to Nationals races and they bring virtually everything they have in anticipation of the following Sunday’s showdown in Bend, Oregon. This weekend featured great racing on both coasts with the NBX GP (the Verge NECCS series finale) … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #10

Brian Matter stole the show at this past weekend’s North Carolina GP. The two-day UCI affair has become the marquee weekend of the ever-expanding North Carolina cross calendar. Davide Frattini, a North Carolina resident, was the heavy favorite heading into the weekend, but the Italian just missed the top spot after taking a few weeks … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #9

Fort Collins, Colorado hosted Rounds Five and Six of the USGP this past weekend. As a result, virtually all of North America’s best cross racers were in attendance. And while all odds were on another weekend of Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com domination, everyone quickly realized that this weekend would be different. In fact, this past weekend provided the … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report & Power Ranking – Week #7

After last weekend’s showdown in Kentucky, the bulk of the US cyclocross field headed to Colorado for Rounds Five and Six of the NACT. Saturday’s race picked-up right where last weekend’s races left-off as Jeremy Powers took the hole-shot and used his trademark first lap attack to get a gap on Ryan Trebon, Tim Johnson, … Continue reading

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The Race Before the Race – Understanding UCI Cyclocross Points

  For most elite cyclocross racers, the most critical part of any cyclocross race is the start. Being one of the first riders through the first turn or major technical section provides a huge advantage as things often bunch-up behind the first group—and as we saw last Sunday in Ruddervoorde when a massive crash in … Continue reading

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Domestic Cyclocross Report and Power Ranking – Week #1

After holding the first UCI race of the season a weekend ago, the United States host six UCI races this weekend with pairs of races in Maryland, Vermont and Washington. Needless to say, there’s a lot to cover.  Domestically speaking, here’s what we saw: Washington The biggest news—and surprise?—from this weekend’s opening two rounds of … Continue reading

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