Tag: cyclocross
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ACXF: Trending Right Now
Click or not: ACXF: Trending Right NowWords: Kim Hurst Images: Dominic Blissett It’s always happy hour somewhere in the world. Surely that relates to cyclocross racing as much as pinot o’clock. As the Southern Hemisphere mourns the parting of CX, our Northern friends hand over the baton with #crossisnearlyhere Insta posts trending right now. They’ll get their just desserts by time… …
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Cross Oddities
Click or not: Cross OdditiesAlbert Einstein once said, “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else”. A genius renowned for his love of the humble bicycle, clearly had a badass race game with a mantra like that. And given his mo’, I’m pretty sure he killed it on the… …
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Huttcross 19.5: Area 51
Click or not: Huttcross 19.5: Area 51PSA: CX fever has spread like an epidemic in the Lower North Island this winter. With CX fever following a similar trajectory to the viral outbreak of Storm Area 51, Huttcross sought to hit its peak outbreak by breaching a secluded spot of Upper Hutt that lies behind locked gates and high fencing for a… …
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Huttcross 19.4: Bohemian Rhapsody
Click or not: Huttcross 19.4: Bohemian RhapsodyThunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening. Alternatively, an epic atmosphere for an almighty ‘cross race rustled up by the Gods of Cross. For Round 4, your $25 entry fee bought you tickets to a free light show. Ngati Tama appears to enjoy delivering on tough mudders and followed on from her performances in 2016 and… …
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The Sandy Steeps Of The South
Click or not: The Sandy Steeps Of The SouthOur cross friends from down south bring the sand, steeps, wetlands and more ‘yeah boi’s than you can shake a cantilever brake at for Southern Cross 3. …
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Huttcross 19.2: Money Pit
Click or not: Huttcross 19.2: Money PitAkin to cat skinning, there’s more than one way to bring in the wonga by racing cyclocross. Secure a pro contract. Race for the win. Get presented with one of those supersized cheques at a Super Prestige podium. Or visit the money pit. Moonshine Park’s money pit had more dollar bills than the back of… …
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Insider Rides: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello F10
Click or not: Insider Rides: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello F10Trajectory. Backing up his victory in the Junior race just two years ago, Tom Pidcock’s win in the U23 Paris-Roubaix last weekend shows he is on the correct trajectory. Mirroring his National, European and World Championship Junior CX titles with the equivalent U23 crowns, ticking off the British Crit Champs and CX Champs long the… …
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Bombtrack At The Dirty Reiver
Click or not: Bombtrack At The Dirty ReiverI hate the term “bucket list“. When did saying “that looks cool, I’d like to try that one day if the chance arises” become compressed into a buzzword that infers that you’re going to die so you’d better do all this shit you may not do otherwise, like if you were immortal so you didn’t… …