All Blog Posts Tagged 'cyclocross' (15)

Maintaining your 'cross stead can be a chore at times. Especially after any wet, muddy, sandy, or even a dry and dusty NCCX event.





I've always enjoyed taking the time to clean the bike after an event. This gives you an intimate and up close look at what the bike is experiencing in terms of wear and tear. Failure to do this, could hand you a DNF, the next time you pin on… Continue

Today was my last race of the year. It was a very good way to end my season.



The rains of yesterday delivered the mud we'd waited for all season. It wasn'y especially wet or gloppy, and I didn't get a whole ton of it on me or my bike; but it was thick and deep enough in spots to slow everyone down and force many off their bikes on runups most could've ridden in dry weather and so it was good enough.



The course was a modified -- some said watered down -- version of the USGP…

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I skipped this race last year due to a scheduling conflict. I was bummed because it had poured all day and there was tons of beautiful, gloppy mud. Oregon Public Broadcasting had sent out a film crew and shot a video of the race for a story on Oregon Field Guide. It had been an epic day of Oregon cyclocross, and I had missed it. I was determined not to miss Barton again.



What went wrong: 



1. The weather. It… Continue

Another week of dry weather meant another Cross Crusade course that was flat, dry and fast. I was not excited as the MAX train pulled into the Washington County Fairgrounds station. I signed in, caught up with the fellas from Crank, and eventually parked my stuff. I walked the course to check it out. Most of it would be deadly dull for my little singlespeed bike and painful for my slow little legs; a few switchbacks near the barns and a decision by race organizers NOT to bring back the six-pack… Continue

The day dawned cool, almost crisp, and cloudy. I enjoyed a nice ride down to the venue from my house. By the time I'd gotten to PIR at around 10:15 am, the clouds were breaking up a little. By noon the sun had broken through and I no longer needed my long-sleeved base layer; I swapped in a lighter sleeveless layer instead. The course was mostly dry, with long stretches of gravel and pavement that I didn't remember from last year. What mud there was was dry and tacky. In short, this was a…

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Grog is my inner caveman. Or alternate personality. Or part of my sadly delusional failing mind. Take your pick. But now that we are back in town, I thought it best to let Grog talk:



Grog like bicycles. He go lots of places on bikes. Grog sometimes go for faraway rides. Grog sometimes ride in circles. Grog gets grumpy if Grog no ride for several days. Grog not know why. Just is.



Grog likes racing cyclocross. Grog think it a good excuse to play in dirt like he 7 years old… Continue

I've been getting several questions about what it is we are doing, so I am hoping to answer them here.

the short answer is that we are RACING cyclocross in order to help raise awareness and funds for the Wounded Warrior Project, in memory of our son LCpl James Kimple. James was killed in action on his secound tour or Iraq on 2-May02008.

The long and protracted answers are:…

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Hello 'Crossers -

I'm very pleased to announce that I will be presenting a 'Cross webinar - Training and Racing Cyclocross - on August 13th at 11:00am Pacific Time, via the great folks at Performance Webinars. This is the same presentation I gave last year at CX Nationals in Bend, OR. The webinar is 60-minutes of jam packed information, power file analysis, theory and application! Perfect for those preparing their training program (and early enough to make a REAL difference in…

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There are some very big names beginning to figure out the huge benefits of Squirt Lube in ALL CX conditions. Look for Katie Compton as well as her husband Mark to be running it this year, as well as many returning National Champions, Ned Overend, Gary Thacker and MANY others to be running the only water/wax emulsified product out there on their drivetrains this CX season. Why does it work so well? With water as the carrier, and more than twice… Continue

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-Sunday, January 18th, 2009 -- El Dorado Park in Long Beach saw its first ever cyclocross race... rave reviews... exciting racing action... fun from start to finish!

-Starting in Bakersfield, Ken County then to Arroyo Grande, SLO County, Cross Fever Race #3 hit Long Beach & LA County!

-Cross Fever #4 Finale concludes in Orange County, this Sunday, 1/25!

-CX World Championship Celebration - Sunday, 2/1



Velo Allegro hosted its first ever CX race at El Dorado Park in… Continue

CROSS FEVER HIT THE CENTRAL COAST -- SUNDAY JAN 11th - CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS & RESULTS HERE!!!

Set at the Beautiful Talley Vineyards in Arroyo Grande, racers and bike-enthusiasts came together to experience the debut CX event for SLO County, including wine tasting, BBQ, and some really fun racing on a course that kept you on your toes!



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Cross Fever Race #3: El Dorado Park CX is coming to Long Beach, Sunday… Continue

Come to one, come to all... the 2009 SoCal 'Cross Fever Series will take place each Sunday in January and will debut 3 brand new events across the Southern California region. The series kicks off Sunday, Jan 4th with Hart Park Cyclocross and the classic Euro cross course in Bakersfield CA! The Hart Park venue has been hosting cross for 18 years with its grass downhills, wide open track and challenging run ups. Brought to you by Action Sports, the Kern Wheelmen and Kern County Parks and… Continue

I guess this is the weather we always talk about racing in right? How it would be so cool and epic to be able to race in the wind and the rain and the mud. While we didn't exactly have rain, and the mud really wasn't that difficult, we sure has heck had the wind today. The wind coupled with the rapidly dropping temperatures made for an interesting pre- and post-race. .





Remember Montrose last year? Compared to how it felt today, Montrose was downright balmy. Maybe it was just… Continue

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