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Marianne Vos’ Giant TCX

Marianne Vos is 2013 UCI Elite Cyclocross World Champion and this fast Dutch Pro is virtually untouchable when it really matters. We look closer at her Giant TCX Advanced SL.

Louisville 2013 – Junior / U23

Dutch athletes Mathieu Van Der Poel and Mike Teunissen stormed to wins in the Junior and U23 category at the UCI Cyclocross World in Louisville, KY and here are images from these events.

Vidal, McIlroy win Kinloch Sprint

Laurent Vidal of France edged Ryan Sissons of New Zealand by 14 seconds and Kate McIlroy beat fellow New Zealander Sophie Corbridge by 2:51 at the Kinloch ITU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Cup.

Yannick Eckmann’s Crux

Yannick Eckmann will race in the U23 Cyclocross Worlds event tomorrow aboard a Specialized S-Works Crux Disc and we had a closer look at one of his race bikes.

Louisville 2013 – day 2

Snow and freezing temperatures overnight changed the landscape and the racing and training action in Louisville today, but that is what makes cyclocross so exciting.

Up close with Elle Anderson

San Francisco resident Elle Anderson of Team LadiesFirst Racing is relatively new to cyclocross and certainly someone to watch. She is not racing in Louisville and isn't even there to watch, but her mind certainly is in Kentucky.

Zach McDonald’s Focus Mares

Today we looked closer at one of the Focus Mares CX race bikes of Zach McDonald of Team Rapha Focus, and this American prodigy will have his hands full tomorrow.

Louisville 2013 – day 1

We arrived earlier today to check out the 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, KY and here are some initial impressions.

It is triathlon for Magnus Backstedt

The 2004 Paris-Roubaix champion Magnus Backstedt has triathlon or more specifically Ironman Hawaii on his mind and we checked in with him to see where he is in terms of preparation and plans.

That peanut Christine Vardaros

Christine Vardaros has been living in Belgium the last 5 years now and while this NY raised cyclocross Pro has settled in nicely now, it hasn't always been easy. She is not in Louisville for Cross Worlds, but she won't be sad at home either.