EuroCrossCamp VII (2009-2010) Juniors • Chris Wallace KCCX/Navigators Ins./Verge Shawnee, KS • Skyler Trujillo Black Sheep Jr. Cycling Fort Collins, CO • Jeff Bahnson Thule/Van Dessel Newark, DE • Matt Spinks Team Plan C CX/Stevens Layton, NJ • Yannick Eckmann Clif Bar Development Team Boulder, CO • David Kessler Clif...
Read more...Recently appointed to the UCI Cyclocross Commission, I made a quick trip to Euroland over the weekend to our first meeting in Nommay, France. To be able to represent at the governing body level of the sport is an honor and I'm proud to do it to further the sport we all love. The meeting went well with lots of good discussion. The meeting also coincided with the World Cup, so it was great to see the riders and support crews again. Aside from watching Katie just throw it down, probably most impressive for me was seeing Sven Nys come out of our 5 hour meeting on Saturday and then riding so strongly...
Read more...Good to see everyone in Vegas. Between teaching classes on Wednesday and Parents Open House on Thursday night, I got in 14 hours in Strip City. Bike show, meetings, the race. Offering a hand to old friend Stu Thorne, quite by coincidence, I ended up fingering Jaime Driscoll's spare in the pit for the duration of his opportunistic win. Jaime's an esteemed cross camp alum and it was an honor to be giving him the word on this side of the Atlantic after so many apprenticing campaigns on the euro side. Katie looked super, as did the horsepower in the men's chase group. Good September signs. In...
Read more...Was reading Gail Collins's column in the International Herald Tribune today. She spoke of her sister-in-law who just got back from the Lollapalooza Concert in Chicago. Her sister-in-law related that "at any point you could look around and 50 percent of the people were texting or reading a text." Certainly the bike racing scene is no different. When is news actually news anymore? World connectivity renders the very concept of "news" seemingly obsolete. Say you're at a junior 15, 16 bike race in the tiny hamlet of Ooike, West Flanders as I was yesterday. And say you've got a wonderful network...
Read more...Winter gives way to spring. Cyclocrossers take a break, then begin their spring campaigns on the road, trails, and track. Come summer, the form is there and the results follow. That's the scene I witnessed--with pride--this week (July 29-August 2, 2009) at the USA National Road Championships in Bend, OR. Being able to watch, witness, and visit with so many good young riders whom I've had a chance to work with in cyclocross is extremely rewarding. Hearing announcer Dave Towle mention over and over the word "cyclocross" in his commentating is a coup for all of us who believe in the power of the...
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