1st UCI race of the season, Nittany – Photo by Alison Mittelstadt Gloucester Providence Providence Taking turn after the flyover CSI Shedd Park- I chase Mo around a tree, note closeness. Shedd Park – I chase Mo into some trees, note closeness still. Shedd Park Supercross Cup – Photo by Anthony Benavides Getting low at Supercross Snow ride on Thanksgiving …
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Nationals: just another race, just another Monday.
Well, we’ve managed to see another season of cyclocross come and go. I’m not even done cleaning up from this season and my eyes are already fixated on the next. I guess now is a time to reflect on Nationals, the week leading up, and then to look at my goals of next year. My Nationals trip began more than …
NECX, wraps on a beach.
Oh cyclocross, what a wicked sport you are. You are cold, you are harsh, you are fast, and unforgiving. Why do I have to show up 3 hours early in the cold for a 40 minute race? Why do I need to pack 6 suitcases for two short days of racing? Why do I have to change my clothes 4-6 …
Sterling Mud: a long way from the top
Thanksgiving Sunset, Concord NH Baystate. Sterling, Massachusetts. In 2013 I was happy to FINISH this race. It is a tough course that Tom Stevens designs, featuring off-cambers (adverse cambers???), punchy climbs and tricky descents. The only two years I got to race this course (’13, ’14), the weather was the insult to injury, the icing on the cake, the gingerbread …
Supercross Cup, Superstar Show
What a weekend! So many ups and downs. Rockland County Supercross. Flash back to 2013, the year of the BITTER COLD!! Last year this was the coldest race of the year by far. Temperatures were in the single digits at night and the wind chill didn’t help. Early races featured parkas. I wore bare legs day 1 to make day …
Winter Weather Woes, a list for cyclists.
I am relatively new to cycling, which means (likely) that I am even newer to winter cycling (who in their right mind would start cycling IN THE WINTER and continue on to see another?). I remember my first winter riding experience. I was a triathlete, in college, and knew no cyclists. The first 30 (F) degree day in January, not …