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As a cyclist, the search for newer and better gear is constant — there's always something else out there. Premes, Picks, Promos will highlight both the next big thing and the sleeper deal. You know what's Euro? Embrocation and coffee. Oh, and matching everything in your team kit with ...

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Here's how last weekend's racing could'a, should'a, and would'a played out if it hadn't played out the way it did... The Hebrew Cyclist admits that he's just another angry Jew with an affinity for the sandpit at Rockburn Cross . Estebe boils Howard County's Double Cross Weekend down to its ...

At some point in the next few days, you know you're likely to eat a bit too much — mostly just because there's a lot of food in front of you. But how will you follow it up? Nap? Nap, then more food? Just more food in general? Or maybe a gut-punishing hammerfest? Click away. How will you ...

By Bill Schieken, Cyclocross Editor The penultimate weekend in the 2009 MABRA Cyclocross series played out under clear skies and warm temperatures in Howard County, Maryland. The Howard County Double Cross was the brainchild of Rockburn 'Cross promoter Matt Brancheau, who started scouting the ...

Want to see what Fast looked like this weekend? Here it is: Joe Mallis has posted his photos from Saturday's Howard County Double Cross Day 1. Dennis Smith 's Rockburn Cross Galleries are here. Know of others? Tell me and I'll tell everyone else.

by David Kirkpatrick, Features Editor Nick Frey is a man of many talents. He recently graduated from Princeton, taking a Collegiate National Road Race win along the way. A bamboo bike built for a class engineering project led to the development of Nick’s company, Boo Bicycles . Proving ...

As a cyclist, the search for newer and better gear is constant — there's always something else out there. Premes, Picks, Promos will highlight both the next big thing and the sleeper deal. When you really start digging around in the world of bicycle components, it doesn't take long to find ...

If it's mid-November, it's probably getting on the beginning of base mileage for road racers. Of course, this depends upon if you've set any races in April or May as priority, or "A" races. And if you've thought about that, you've likely set up at least the first part of your race calendar. ...

By Bill Schieken, Cyclocross Editor The fourth installment of Urban Cross at Ix took place November 15 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The course winds itself around the decomposing hull of the former Frank Ix & Sons textile mill. Built in 1928, the mill, which specialized in unfinished ...

[GamJams loves guest contributions, particularly when they're insightful or written to make you go faster. This one is both, and it comes from Beth Leasure, a cycling coach and performance muse to the pro peloton for over two decades. Learn more about Beth at bethleasure.com or on her ...

Want to see what Fast looked like this weekend? Here it is: Joe Mallis has Mercer Cup galleries from Saturday and Sunday . Tim Lamb has some not-your-everyday race photos from Urban Cross. Dennis Smith 's Mercer Cup pictures from Saturday are up. Alex Dudley got a bunch of great shots ...

The tentative MABRA 2010 Calendar is now available at MABRA.org , and is peppered with several new, re-cast, returning and expanded events. Late 2009's 540Cycling Development Series returns in 2010 as the Vint Hill Classic series, running March 20th and April 24th. A criterium returns to ...

As a cyclist, the search for newer and better gear is constant — there's always something else out there. Premes, Picks, Promos will highlight both the next big thing and the sleeper deal. Back in my running days – years ago by now – I was continually a season behind everybody else. Huh? At ...

by Robb Hampton, Features Editor In case everybody hasn’t noticed, the temperatures have started to take a nosedive. Mrs. Thompson, my 2nd grade teacher tried to teach me something about the revolution of the earth around the sun while rotating on its axis creating seasons which, in ...

As much as we'd like to do it, it's hard for many people to make a semi-spontaneous big-ticket purchase. Rare is the racer who can walk into a shop and unflinchingly pay retail for a set of Zipp wheels because they felt like their breakaway effort could have been easier with better wheels. So, ...

By Bill Schieken, Cyclocross Editor When you are in charge of an established cyclocross event, one of the annual challenges is deciding whether to keep the course the same or make some tweaks to keep things fresh. Rarely do you have to start from scratch and create an entirely new course. But ...

Want to see what Fast looked like this weekend? Here it is: Dennis Smith has posted his pictures from Fair Hill Cross. Joe Metro has galleries from Tacchino Cross Men's 3/4, Men's 4 and Men's Masters 3/4. Linda Carlisle contributes several hundred Tacchino pics as well, from several of ...

As a cyclist, the search for newer and better gear is constant — there's always something else out there. Premes, Picks, Promos will highlight both the next big thing and the sleeper deal. As recently as a couple of years ago, if you had a heart-rate monitor and strap, the electronic signals ...

For many competitive cyclists, November is when preparation for next season begins. The plan has been drawn up or amended to compensate for weaknesses or to refine strengths. But since races are still months off, a plan will often include some off-bike workouts. It's hard to spend that much ...