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An introduction
to - CYCLOCROSS
Mud,
gears, snow and sweat*
  
Feature Articles
Cross Calendar & Results
Cross racing has gone from a winter training and conditioning activity
that gave riders a way to stay fit without pounding the cold European
winter roads to a distinct branch of cycle sport in its own right, with
its own equipment, rituals and heroes. As in mountain biking you can
particpate in cross at a variety of levels, from European and US national
and international championships series to friendly, low-key local races.
Because cross races are run on short courses and festooned with obstacles
and interest it's also great spectator sport - for hardy spectators
that can stand the cold.
Cross has been a major part of the European scene since WW2 but has
only grown in popularity in the US in the last decade or so, and is
still a mystery to Australians, in part because Aussies lack the cold,
wet winter weather necessary for truly satisfying, nasty cross conditions.
This section of cyclingnews.com is your introduction to all things muddy,
wintry and generally 'cross.
The cross calendar
links to all the results published on cyclingnews.com. We're working
on a glossary of cross terms, and to kick off, we have an introduction
to cyclocross for the complete beginner.
Feature
articles
Do you have an article on cyclocross that you'd like to submit? Please
email us
with your story.
*and mud. And did we mention the mud. There's usually
mud too.
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