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  • Huttcross 19.2: Money Pit

    Huttcross 19.2: Money Pit

    Akin 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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  • Huttcross 19.1: Big Girl Pants

    Huttcross 19.1: Big Girl Pants

    Clocks were synchronized, alarms set, starter’s orders issued, whistles primed, and a Club Secretary was busy getting so high on paint fumes in his garage that he’d fail doping control. All in the club’s quest to put Wainui on the map for the first time in cyclocross history. The rulebook had a quick revision before… …

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  • Controversial As

    Controversial As

    Never one to skirt around the edges, it wouldn’t be an opinion piece without a dollop of controversy. A flick through the Chainslap archives over a flat white is the perfect reminder of two things. Number One: we are spoiled for photographers with mad skillz in Wellington, who have an incredible ability to capture a… …

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  • The Mark Legg Talk

    The Mark Legg Talk

    While the Northern Hemisphere acknowledges the arrival of May with a spot of pole dancing, closer to home it heralds that cyclocross is just around the corner. We shoot the breeze with Mark Legg (aka Katie F’n Compton’s husband) and find out his thoughts about all things ‘cross, the reintroduction of a fully sanctioned NZ… …

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  • PB & J

    PB & J

    The cornfields of Iowa were calling. Memories of Jinglecross 2017 were turned on their head for the Mid West experience this time around. One year ago, it was a game of ice packs by day and short sleeves by night with the blare from Friday night’s party on the hill still ringing in my ears and ranking heavily on the list of favourite… …

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  • Painting By Numbers

    Painting By Numbers

    16 ounces. Or 473 mls. That’s your regular latte in the US of A. You can forget ordering a piccolo in the MidWest. Points. Placings. Grid positions. It’s a numbers game and this close to the mega business end of racing you can overlook the bigger picture stuff if you get too bogged down in… …

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  • Lion & Paeroa

    Lion & Paeroa

    Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. Population 4,138. A similar size to Paeroa without the world-famous-in-New Zealand beverage and with bigger, closer neighbours. We’re not the first Kiwi cyclists to race in this neck of the woods. Home to Trexlertown velodrome, this spot is more often frequented by our fixed wheel cousins with a penchant for turning left. However, this… …

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  • Taking A Bite Outta The Big Apple

    Taking A Bite Outta The Big Apple

    One less car. There’s nothing like a few days in a big city to remind you of the efficiencies of the humble bicycle. Faster. Cheaper. Better scenery. New Yorkers are increasingly rollin’ from A to B in the Big Apple orchard. 450,000 daily bike rides may go some way to explain the insatiable appetite of… …

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