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Utah Cyclocross, Wheeler Farm...

Sly Fox Primetime Husla as his bad self gettin’ his jiggy on: Primetime Sly Fox Husla His Bad Self Jiggy from Michael Wolfe on Vimeo. A few pictures. Brutha...

Give Thanks...

To Merckx, Kelly, and Plankaert for showing us the way, the smell of embrocation and massage and the end of the day The cobbled climbs of Flanders and mighty Cols of France, and even the fixie hipsters who wear their sisters pants Be thankful for your rivals and faithful domestiques, they give us motivation on the lofty peaks May dopers never prosper and wheelsuckers never win, be true...

Race Report: AZ ‘Cross Series #6...

On Sunday, November 23rd the AZ ‘Cross Series returned to the Valley of the Sun for the 6th race of the series. As usual, I arrived at the race venue about 3 hours early so that I could help setup and/or design the course for the day. The course was mostly flat with a few small rollers and one descent and climb out of a drainage basin. The course also included a nearly...

Race Report: Missoula MT and 40s of Olde...

Here it is, my last race report for the year. Under the glorious sunny skies of Missoula, Montana the wonderful cyclocross racers gathered at Fort Missoula to conclude out state cyclocross season. Yeah, yeah, say what you will about nationals not being for another month, and that true cross can only happen in cold and shitty weather, but we’re capping of two straight months of...

Race Report: Sacramento CX...

Once again the guys over at Sacramento CX put on a great Cross event. Discovery park located in the shadows of downtown, where the Sac and American rivers meet, is the beginning of the American river bike path. The one cross venue in this series that I have seen before, and have dreaded since seeing it on the calender. Basically the whole place is a giant lawn, no fire roads or...

Race Report: Missoula MT...

Here it goes ladies and gents, boys and girls, another cross race up in the Big Sky for me to report on. We’ll start with Saturday afternoon, where ten members of “the mangy crew” met up for a group mountain bike ride. Ten guys, all on 29ers, all with different sounding rear wheels, and some great singletrack made for a phenomenal three hours in the saddle. The ride finished...

Fence Sitting...

Are thinking about getting some Big Ring socks but are having trouble pulling the trigger? If so head over to Brother Smith’s blog, he shows that Big Ring socks are move useful than a Ginsu knife or a Pocket...

Championship Season...

Cyclocross season, for TCOTBR it is Ramadan, Chanukah, and Shark Week all in one only bigger and better. Sadly, the most Holy of seasons is winding down. Here in the 801 our State Championships are this weekend. 2 weeks later Nationals, after that it is Chimay season, back country skiing, and base miles. Motivation can be hard to come by as the days get short and the temps drop. Now...

AZ Cross #5...

This past Sunday saw the AZ ‘Cross Series return to Payson for race number 5. I arrived at the race venue early in order to help set up and as a result, I got my entry fee covered. The course incorporated sections of the course that was used for race number one as well as a ton of new stuff. The new sections included a 4 stair run up and some very tight, twisty turns through...

Big Ring Week of 11/17...

BIG RINGS of the Week:   -Katie Compton BIG RINGing her way to a Euro Superprestige win. Gettin’ some on Euro soil.  (wonder if she wore the socks?) -Georgia Gould going two for two in the GP series this weekend. And she used to be a chain smoker?! -The Wells Brothers going 1-2 at Mercer Day 2. The new duo to watch out for? -All the CX racers nationwide racing doubles –...