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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad/Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Preview – Two Races, Two Riders, One Goal
Taken together, the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne offer a first chance to see who will be the major players at April’s cobbled Monuments. Saturday’s Omloop—with nine climbs and nine sections of pavé over its 204.4 kilometer trek through Flanders—offers a scaled-down Tour of Flanders, where riders hoping to win April’s Ronde get a chance … Continue reading
Weekend Preview РBess̬ges, Mallorca, and Qatar
Lots of racing this weekend—let’s take a quick look: 1. In France the Etoile de Besseges wraps-up with two stages this weekend, the most difficult of which is Saturday’s Stage 4. The stage starts and finishes in the town of Ales and tackles three categorized climbs on the day—although the last is not too close … Continue reading
Monday Musette – Previews from Australia to Argentina
At last, the 2011 season begins today and tomorrow in Argentina and Australia with Tour de San Luis and the Santos Tour Down Under kicking-off under sunny skies. But while these events pale in comparison to the rest of the calendar, they’re a welcome sight for fans tired of debating team kit, sponsorship identities, and … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Musette, Races
Tagged Cavendish, goss, greipel, htc-high road, omega pharma-lotto, preview, tour de san luis, tour down under
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2010 US Cyclocross Nationals – Editors’ Picks
Of his first season of elite cyclocross racing, a guy I used to race with said, “The top five or ten guys are racing one race, and the five guys behind them are racing another race. And then there are the rest of us.” This description of the steep steps up the talent pyramid seems … Continue reading
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Tagged Compton, Cyclocross, gould, johnson, jones, nationals, powers, predictions, preview, trebon, usa, van gilder
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Weekend Preview – Domestic Cyclocross
With a week left before Nationals in Bend, Oregon, the final two rounds of the USGP head to the Northwest this weekend. The weather in Oregon was relatively tame this week; it looks like a battle on semi-frozen ground is in store rather than the traditional mud-fest that has made the Northwest famous in recent … Continue reading
Weekend Preview – International Cyclocross
Last weekend we watched Niels Albert take his first win of the season, a World Cup in the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium. This weekend, Europe’s top ’crossers make their way to Igorre, Spain, for the World Cup’s fourth round. Zdenek Stybar, the current World Cup leader, will be sitting out this weekend (and every … Continue reading