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Dolan cyclocross bicycle

Now available at Tati Cycles (not necessarily with this build kit).

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Added by Francisco on August 4, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Former collegiate rider makes it to the Giro

Not so long ago, Ted King was racing collegiates. Maybe he was even a cat D or C at some point... Right now he's racing for Cervélo at the Giro d' Italia: VeloNews article.

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Added by Francisco on May 14, 2009 at 1:11am — No Comments

Get pink

Universal Sports is broadcasting the Giro d'Italia, probably the most exciting and flamboyant of the three Grand Tours. And it's free, both online and on TV: www.universalsports.com

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Added by Francisco on May 10, 2009 at 4:36pm — No Comments

BREAKING NEWS: Devon National Champion!!!!!! Again.

Devon won the Collegiate Cyclocross National Championship (DII) held this weekend in Kansas City, MO. She finished over one minute ahead of second-place Harris (MIT) and over seven minutes ahead of Hilaire (USMA). The rest of the field was one lap behind. Results here. In the Elite race, which includes non-collegiate racers, she finished 14th in an 80+ field. Devon: your fans eagerly await a raContinue

Added by Francisco on December 14, 2008 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Saturday icy ride to Metropolis

Five intrepid riders gathered outside Tati on Saturday. Pretty much everyone seemed ill-equipped for a cold, windy, icy ride: Bernard and Rory were riding slick tires, J wasn't wearing booties and his bike wouldn't shift, and I wasn't wearing booties either and was… Continue

Added by Francisco on December 14, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Pictures of a 'cross star

From Jingle Cross, 11-29-2008. Is this our Devon? Of course she is!

Oops! She took a little spill...

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Added by Francisco on December 1, 2008 at 10:24pm — 4 Comments

Calm and chilly

That's what both the weather and the ride were like this morning. The almost total absence of wind made the 15-20F almost comfy. That didn't seem to persuade most UCVCers, however. For the most part, people stayed indoors today. Charles joined me halfway through the early-bird ride, and Aspen was at Istria at 8.

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Added by Francisco on November 22, 2008 at 12:53pm — 1 Comment

Battling the wind

Five souls gathered outside Tati Cycles for what was meant to be an enjoyable, long Saturday-morning ride. 15-20mph headwinds, sub-35 temperatures, and overly ambitious pulls during the first half-hour, however, turned our "friendly ride" into an "attrition ride."… Continue

Added by Francisco on November 16, 2008 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Cyclocross in the New York Times

Blood, Muddy Courses and Air Horns By MICHAEL BARRY Published: November 12, 2008 Overnight, Centennial Park in Toronto turned into a maze of caution tape, orange pylons and wooden planks. As the sun grew higher in the sky, burning off the morning frost, cyclists began circling the park, riding through the maze, which was their course, and jumping t… Continue

Added by Francisco on November 13, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Ride to Munster/Schererville

(Is it in Munster or Schererville? I mean the Starbucks we always go to in Indiana.) Mickey, Adam, new rider Luigi and myself set out for Indiana on a cloudy, windy and chilly Saturday morning. For those who don't know Luigi, he's a Brazilian student at the GSB who rides a beautiful Cervélo and tear… Continue

Added by Francisco on November 1, 2008 at 3:13pm — 1 Comment

More collegiate cyclocross

The Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference has added three more races to the cyclocross calendar. Continue

Added by Francisco on October 30, 2008 at 7:20pm — No Comments

Collegiate cyclocross 2008

From Andrew Rizzo (MWCCC): "The cyclocross season will begin this weekend. The first flyer is posted in the Fall 2008 section, below the mountain bike season flyers and results. Sorry for the delay in getting it posted." Here's the flyer. This race is in Missouri. The rest of the collegiate calendar is not posted yet.

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Added by Francisco on October 29, 2008 at 6:43pm — No Comments

Regional Recap #1

Its hard living in Chicago when you really love riding your bike over hills. This weekend, Carly and I escaped the flatness and headed to WI for some hilly fun with the UCVC crew. The women's A road race was 5 loops around a hilly 10-mile circuit with a steep uphill finish… Continue

Added by Francisco on April 21, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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