The weather scared off one friend from riding with me today and the other had a family engagement come up, so I rode solo. I needed to get groceries for dinner tonight, and decided to stop in at the local bike shop. I needed, uhm, new cleats. Meg suggested that might help after I almost [...]
Karen is actually the “cross nut” here at the blog, but I’ve wanted to give it a try for a while. Phew, so glad to be out of the cyclocross closet. You race around off-road, on a road bike, and usually get covered in a lot of mud. Excellent! Through this blog, I’ve met two [...]
For a great article on National Cyclocross Champion (and Massachusetts native) Tim Johnson, check out the latest issue of ROAD Magazine. Now that cross season is officially over, Tim’s back with his road team Health Net riding in the Tour of California. We wish Tim continued success!
Tim @ Northampton 2005
USA Cycling has named Tim Johnson of Middleton, Mass the overall winner of the 2007 USA Cycling Cyclo-cross National Racing Calendar. For full story, see Cyclocross World, which is a great site for the sport. According to the site, he is currently ranked 23rd in the world, and after his fantastic win [...]
There’s a nice article in the Globe on Tim Johnson today. If you actually get the paper, there are some decent photos, but if your resorting to online, the scoop can be found here.
My favorite cyclocross racer, Tim Johnson has again claimed victory at the Men’s Elite Cyclocross Nationals this year in Kansas City. The conditions were extremely treacherous, but Tim has developed a reputation for excelling in the sloppiest, messiest, most severe weather and course conditions. Check out this video to see the action, and the official [...]
Verge Banner Noho 2007
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If you’re paying attention and are getting interested, see CyclocrossWorld.com for more stories and results nationwide. They are the authority! –Karen
This is CrossOriginally uploaded by sipclip&go
This is the best photo I took of the bunch. This guy looked great throwing the bike up as he jumped those barriers. At the end to the race, you can imagine racers are pretty fatigued, but he made it look effortless. Plus, I love his outfit! Heather gets annoyed [...]
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Well, I finally got a cross race in this season. Yesterday at Look Park in Northampton, the VERGE series returned for it’s annual event to Northampton for it’s 17th season. I didn’t get to spent the whole day there–there’s only so much a 2 and 4 year old can tolerate, [...]
If you haven’t heard of this form of cycling, you really need to. This article can help explain the basics of the sport, and why it’s so darn fun to watch a ‘cross race. This is considered one of the fastest growing segments of cycling, especially here in the Northeast. I think it’s because not [...]
