On Executive Order 260401, the return of the Tour de Trump, and what a sixty-metre hill in New Jersey tells us about the relationship between power, memory, and the indifference of mountains. By Claude Aurillac-Issoire Clermont-Ferrand, France (01 April 2026) Translated from the original French. My mother grew up in the shadow of the Puy […]

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By Jennifer Blaine — When I still raced, my team went on a trip to Grand Junction, and a few teammates and I were out on a training ride near the Palisades. It was a two-lane road out near some orchards. It was a quiet Sunday afternoon, not much traffic and perfect weather for a […]

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From the book of ROSSIN, 14:6: “He that regardeth the KOM, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the KOM, to the Lord he doth not regard it.” [Editor’s note: With many, many, many apologies to Henry van Dyke (1852-1933)] Are you willing to forget what you have done for other riders—like […]

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By Molly Marcello — I was high up on a cliff above Moab, Utah, as night was falling, and I couldn’t find my way back down. I became painfully aware that I didn’t have a headlamp, an extra layer as it got colder, and no cell service to call for help.  Hours earlier, I scrambled […]

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By Lee Waldman — Cyclocross season began here in Colorado on September 3. Normally I would be writing about what I’m looking forward to, what my goals are and what my plans are. I might even be dispensing some advice to the OGs who follow me. Advice focuses on what we can do as aging […]

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By Fuzzy Nance — The Tool had been overworked since day one. Years and years of daily abuse, fatigue and stress over time taking its toll, as he worked on undaunted. Literally thousands of bicycles and riders benefited from his touch. He lived in my apron with a few other grizzled veterans, always on call […]

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By Lisa Hazel — As a child who grew up in the suburb of Sandy, Utah, riding my bicycle was a way to expel frustration while connecting to the world around me within a small radius of my home. I remember taking a breath of relief once I decided to grab my helmet, wander downstairs, […]

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An excerpt from the forthcoming book “Saddling Up to Ride in Cowboy Country … in Spandex!” By Dave Campbell — The letter from the US Olympic Committee arrived in mid-November of 1985 and I was thrilled to be one of 120 riders accepted. “Room and Board is provided by the US Olympic Committee. Your only […]

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By Jill Homer — Shut up already, illogical inner critic My sister and I have been discussing personality tests, which can be a useful tool to justify your own bizarre behaviors. The Meyers-Briggs is my favorite; I usually get “INFP-T” which is “Introverted, intuitive, feeling, prospecting, turbulence.” I’m told this means I am passionate and […]

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By Erik Ramirez — The beauty of a mass-produced mountain bike has little to do with the nature of the construction, or the build. Most of our mountain bike frames and hardware are built elsewhere on the planet. Much is produced by machines. Frames still require quite a bit of human involvement. Beautiful lines are […]

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It is the poetic spirit (fūrabo), the spirit that leads one to follow nature and become a friend with things of the seasons. — Matsuo Bashō (Japanese haiku master, 1680s) By Albert Flynn DeSilver — When you cross the San Andreas Fault at Olema, California, you cross over from the North American plate to the Pacific […]

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By Louis Borgenicht — I turned 80 on December 29th. It was a definite marker in my life and looking back as opposed to looking ahead I realized that one of the realities of aging is giving up things I had done with abandon up to that point. I stopped skiing years ago. The possibility […]

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By Chatham George Paulson-Thomas & Stefan Schoofveldt AIGLE, Switzerland (April 1, 2023) — The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), in association with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), shocked the world this morning by announcing the launch of a new Formula 1 Cycling Series for bicycle racing, set to begin in 2024. The announcement was made […]

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By Jay Hudson — It’s easy to rent a bicycle, but it is likely you won’t find an antique. You can find, rent and ride one at “CYKEL UTHYRING” outside the city of Turku, Finland, not far from the capitol city Helsinki. Riding in Finland is not that difficult in most of the country and the […]

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By Loren Hettinger — It’s that time of year again: the cooler mornings and a few golden leaves on the cottonwoods and willows remind us that cyclocross or CX racing is in full bloom. I can’t remember why I thought it would be a good idea to race CX. It couldn’t have been from spectating at […]

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By Lukas Brinkerhoff — I did my first triathlon. Now before you start asking who I am and what I did with Moose, let’s just say this wasn’t your typical triathlon. There weren’t any aero helmets, one of us even went, “Gasp!” without one. The only shoes worn were Chacos and all of our water came […]

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By Christina Hartsock — Were we hallucinating? As we rode a bit farther down the dirt path it became clear that we were indeed not imagining things. There was a dog lying in the middle of the trail! Naturally, we scanned the surroundings to see if the owner was nearby, but there was nobody around. As […]

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By Lee Waldman — Some of you may be familiar with my work. If you’ve raced in Colorado, and are over 50, you might have seen me on my cyclocross bike since the ‘cross bike is where I find my joy. Or, if you’re a reader of CX Magazine then you might have read my columns […]

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By Lukas Brinkerhoff — Can you drive to a place and still be awe inspired by it? The short, obvious, over simplified answer is yes. And as if that lead up wasn’t enough of a foreshadow, the long answer is no, no you cannot. In an effort for full disclosure, I hate cars. It’s not that […]

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By Steven L. Sheffield — Towards the end of October, I found out that my old friend, mentor, and boss Tony Tom (of A Bicycle Odyssey, in Sausalito, California) passed away the previous week. His death was a suicide. I worked for Tony from 1994-2001, until I moved to Utah. When I started at the shop, I […]

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