2015 Super 8 CX Series: #7 – Apple Cross
Getting up at 4AM, driving 1 1/2 hours, and getting wet and muddy while blowing up your lungs in the cold morning air may or may not have an effect on your mind and body. [Hint: it does.] I missed a crap load of races while sitting catatonic in my car reading updates on Twitter […]
The CXOff: Rockburn CX – 53rd Step Of The Podium
A PODIUM SPOT FROM A COLLECTIVE OF MINOR WINS As I started this post I had a bunch of random thoughts I didn’t feel like forming into cohesive paragraphs, because tired/lazy. So, bullet points. Each week builds upon the last. This collective of racing experience is formed from physical changes, skill changes, and process changes. […]
Why Cyclocross: Ryan Kephart
Facts about Ryan Kephart: • He races for Crosshairs Cycling. • When he’s racing he’s riding his nieuwe Breadwinner Hole Shot. • He loves beer. • He was a Marine. • He is a member of the DCFD. • He recently got married. • No seriously, he *really* loves beer. • He’s an all around […]
2015 Super 8 CX Series: #6 – Rockburn Cross
This was, by far, my favorite course. Just want to get that out there. I’ll explain more in my race recap. In a cut-and-past scenario from last week, Rockburn Cross at Rockburn Branch Park gave us idyllic conditions voor racing CX all day. The #6 race in the BikeReg Super 8 CX Series started out […]
The CXOff: Tacchino Cyclocross – So It’s Finally Come To This
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I imagine there’s a point in many beginning CX racers progression where the “enough is enough” factor sets in. What part that is probably different for everyone. For some it may be registering earlier, or working on dismounting/remounting, getting a better bike, training harder, or quitting altogether. For me, it’s the realization that […]