The Lion's Den: open season for off-road teams
A look at the shifting balance between cyclocross’s top men’s teams and how it is enlivening the early season – and the sport as a whole – in the growing gap between the Vans, and the rest.
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The mud beckons: why you should commit to cross in 2023
Whether you've never heard of CX, you're cross-curious, or you're just on the (very muddy) fence, join me on this journey through the off-road phenomenon to find out exactly why you should commit to cross this winter.
Clash of the Off-Road Titans
(Or, the Cyclocross World Championships – elite races preview) Sit back, relax, put the Rocky themetune on Spotify, because we’re going in. However you dress it up, both the elite races at this year’s cyclocross World Championships feature very public rivalries, and are expected to come down to head-to-heads...
Festive Cyclocross – An Extended Review
I’m cross-posting (pun accidental but delightful) this from my newsletter, partly as I know not everyone wants to make that kind of a commitment (we all have a lot going on in our inboxes, am I right?) and partly for posterity, as my longer form pieces is what this...
Fayetteville 2022: Cyclocross World Championships Preview
Following a thrilling 2021/2022 cyclocross winter, the season culminates this weekend for the ultimate showdown: the World Championships. The competition will be held outside of Europe for the first time since 2013 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and whilst recent headlines have focused largely on who won’t be there, the...