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Europe & Beyond
Cyclocross in Europe
is a tres cool site -- and finally has a new home. Check it out.
Across the pond, the EMCCA
(UK) is home to those cool races profiled in Simon Burney's CX book.
In the category of "best URL", cyclo-cross.com
is an offshoot of EMCCA.
Coverage of the 1999 CX Worlds -- with 2 US medalists -- is available
from World
Cycling Productions
From Australia, Bill Mitchell's cyclingnews.com,
includes great Euro' race
reports.
OBC Cyclo-cross is a production of the Ottawa
Bicycle Club.
The UCI
(international cycling union) 'cross page has good info including
this intro
to cross.
More 'Euro chic: The Sven Nijs
Fan Club -- says Adam Myerson, "If you have to ask, you'll never know."
And still more: a Sven
Nijs interview by Bill Mitchell of cyclingnews.com
CycleBase lists cycling in Holland.
Click on "Cyclocross" on the pull down menu.
Velo Pages has Euro cross
results.
Cyclocross
in Japan is self-explanatory. But I hope you have a Kanji-enabled browser.
Novice Racer Info
Q: How do I get started in cross? A: Try
this introduction.
Make sure you get the book "Cyclocross: Training & Techniques",
by Simon Burney. How? Try here
and here.
Q: Do I need a license to race? A: Read
the license notes in the calendar.
Q: Where do I find a clinic? A: Check the
calendar
again.
Q: Can I race on my mountain bike? A: Use the
Surf City guidelines:
"Vehicle: Any complete, functioning bicycle with
two wheels and knobbies.
Bar ends must be removed or turned backwards."
Also note: MTBs are not allowed in elite events
at Super Cup races.
Q: What category should I enter? A: Categories are self-selected.
Basic guidelines:
If you are new to racing, or a beginner MTB, or
cat 5 on road, enter "C."
Sport MTB, or cat 4 or 3 road, try "B". Expert MTB
or a cat 2 road or higher, you should do A's.
Cyclocross Images
Note: Please do not duplicate copyrighted images!
Follow this
link to pictures from the '99 DFL Urban Outlaw series.
Absolutely, positively do not miss Mark Abramson's ForwardThought
site, chock full of cool images.
NVV's photo gallery
has images from the Vineyard CX, Surf City, and more!
Also check out this link to action photos from the '98 Surf
City series.
The nearby Central Coast series has a ton of photos from '98-99 on
their
site.
Leo Pieters' CX in Europe
site has this picture
page.
The Steelman Cycles
site has a few 'cross images.
Bill Mitchell's cyclingnews.com photo
page usually includes 'cross images in the winter months.
Bike Ride Online
has a ton of dark muddy images from the sodden Northwest.
Some more pic pages: Mark Dawson's Fat
Tire Fotos, NEBC,
Russ
Wright, and the Mud
Zone.
NorCal-Nevada 'Cross Series Info, from the source: (some links
may not be updated for 99)
See the complete district calendar here.
Surf City (Santa Cruz County)
- the grandaddy of NorCal 'cross; sometimes has bigger fields than even
road racing.
Central Coast (Monterey) - a series
for those Surf City riders to race on the off weeks.
Southern Mines (Sonora area) - Smaller
regional series promoted by Velo Promo.
East Bay (Pleasanton) - Another
Velo
Promo series, notable for tricky courses.
Casino and
Sagebrush
(Nevada) - Carson City and Reno area series promoted by Jim
Crompton.
Sacramento (Folsom) - a low key series
promoted by John and Linda Elgart.
Super Cup (national) - The
national CX series, originated by local star Clark Natwick, now run by
Kiron
Group.
One day events:
Vineyard Cyclocross,
from Napa Valley Velo, Napa Ca. (Sat Oct. 30)
Oak Knoll Cyclocross, hosted by Delta Velo in the foothills east of
Stockton. (date TBA)
The San Francisco Super Cup CX
race, promoted by Clark Natwick Sunday, December 12
Cyclocross Manufacturer Links
Is NorCal cool or what? Check out all the local builders:
Steelman Cycles builds
not one but two cross frames: the CC
and the Eurocross.
Local SF builder Sycip has a new
853 steel cross frame.
Kelly has a cross bike here.
Off road pioneer Tom Ritchey
has his Swiss
Cross, fave ride of Frischy.
The buttheads at Ibis bring
us Hakkalugi.
Bontrager (formerly of Santa
Cruz, now of Trek, Wisconsin) has the CX.
Rock Lobster, still based
in Santa Cruz, makes sweet custom 'crossers.
San Francisco based Red Hot
makes a one piece design cross
frame. Yes, your very own custom monocoque carbon cross bike.
Salsa of sunny Petaluma,
has the sweet La
Cruz cross frame...but they moved to Minnesota??
And now, bikes from elsewhere:
On a budget? Try a production 'cross bike from Redline.
They also have a sweet Scandium frame, the choice of champions.
Colorado based RVT has a cross
frame. And it's titanium!
Buffalo Composite Designs
(BCD) custom builds their own carbon fiber tubes
Custom Cross frames from Mostowy
Cycles in Tucson.
Beantown's own Rhygin Racing Cycles
has an Cross frame
in a variety of materials.
Steve Rex of Rex Cycles will build
you a custom steel or ti cross
bike. in a wide range of tubings and joining methods.
Ellsworth has Roots
but they sure don't talk much about it.
Kish Custom Fabrication
will build you a custom steel or ti frame.
Jeff Lyon of Lyonsport
has a custom 'cross frame too.
Merlin, masters-o-ti, may have
once had a cross frame but it's not on their site.
However, Litespeed
makes the Titanium, not vaporware, Appalachian.
Still more manufacturers: Voodoo,
Cannondale,
Kona,
Waterford,
Trek,
and
Specialized all have 'cross
bikes, though
many don't appear on their sites yet. Can you say
"bandwagon?"
Retail Links
From the folks in Putney, Vermont, The West
Hill Shop.
And from Colorado, Schwab Cycles.
Another shop with a good 'cross section is Durance
Cycleworks.
Business
Cycles in Miami carries Moots
ti frames which comes in 2 cross models.
Red Rose Imports carries
a Moser cyclocross
bike (we think).
Still more retailers: Excel Sports
and Colorado Cyclist.
Product Links
For a list of tire selections see the NVV survey
of 'cross tires.
A very strange look at the world of Swobo.
For race promoters, Veneto Sport Awards has cyclocross medals. Inquire
at jats@iop.com
How cool is this? Bicycle carriers for your motorcycle, from Mark
Schuette.
Wheel Builders
Real Wheel Designs, see ad.
Wheel builder "Uncle Al" Budris can be reached at abudris@aimnet.com
Articles
The mainstream press casts a curious eye on our sport: New
York Times (free subscription required),
Skagit
Valley (Wash.) Herald, and Bicyclist
Magazine.
Outside Online has a series
of articles on Cyclocross.
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