The 2010 Cyclocross World Championships are in the books, and what a weekend it was. There was great action from start to finish, including a few surprises and some new names to look out for. The home nation managed to pick up a pair of titles in the Junior and Elite Men races. Mean while two brothers from Poland shocked the Under 23 race and a young Dutch women continued her domination of the Elite Women’s field. In the end, the Netherlands came out on top with three medals; France, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Belgium all ended up with two medals; while Germany managed to pick up one. We made some great predictions, along with some pretty bad ones. Here’s a wrap of how we, and the riders we chose did: (more…)

With less then 24-hours remaining, it’s about time that we make our 2010 World Cyclocross Championship predictions. It has been a great season thus far, and this weekend could see the best racing in years. There are plenty of favorites, along with a great mix of new comers. Plus, there’s a bevy of riders who have multiple titles to their credit and are looking for more. In the Elite men’s race it appears that a Belgian is destine to win, same goes for the Under 23 Men. In the Juniors and Elite women’s races, the Netherlands seem to have top billing. Could the US pick up a pair of medals? Or, even a Rainbow Jersey? Only time will tell as the riders hit the frozen tundra of Tabor. Without further delay, here’s this years predictions: (more…)

Katie Compton shot out of the starting grid like a rocket this season destroying the competition on both sides of the Atlantic. Her season seemed to sizzle a little bit in December, but Compton quickly bounced back capturing her sixth straight National Championship. Recently, Compton has been sidelined by persistent leg cramps. In her absence, perennial favorites MarianneVos, Daphny Van den Brand and Hanka Kupfernagle have stormed onto the scene. If Compton can bounce back she could be the next World Champion, but as things stand now, all eyes will be onVos to pick up another title. (more…)

On Saturday, the 2010 World Cyclocross Championships will kick of with the Juniors and Under 23 Mens races. Here’s a preview of what to expect and who to look out for this weekend:

Juniors

The juniors will kick off the World Championships this year, and it promises to be the closest races of the event. Last weekend’s World Cup was won by David van der Pol (son of legendary Dutchman Adrie van der Poel ) and thus, establishes him as the favorite to win. However, the juniors rarely compete against each other (more…)

This weekend’s World Championships promise to be very exciting. Our crack squad here at The Run Up has been analyzing weather reports and current conditions to figure out what the course will really be like on Saturday and Sunday. The course is predominately grass, with a long paved section that runs through the Start/Finish area. The technical course features a variety of twist and turns and traverses a pair of hills, leading to plenty of elevation changes and a few long, straight sections. All in all, it favors a powerful, technical rider. (more…)

The Run Up is proud to announce that it will begin its 2010 Cyclocross World Championships coverage today. Over the next four days, we will provide in depth previews and predictions for all four races this weekend. Today, we will begin with the official rosters for Worlds (available here) as well as some preliminary previews and information. So check back at least twice a day to see our take on the biggest race in cross.

This Sunday will mark Round Six of the World Cup in Kalmthout, Belgium. It will also mark the beginning of the annual “American Invasion” of the European cross circuit. Every year, following a full season of racing in the US, dozens of American cross racers head over to Europe for a few weeks of racing. Most of the riders are part of the Euro ‘Cross Camp, that provides housing and support for a bevy of (mostly) young American riders. This weekend is usually the toughest for the riders as they travel to Europe for the first time and try to get settled in. We will have a lot more on the “American Invasion” over the next couple of weeks, but for now, we’ll provide a preview of this weekends action. (more…)

Here they are, the 2009 US Cross Nationals Results based on my predictions. It was an okay year, I took some big hits with the Masters races and the juniors were sporadic at best. Enjoy, there’s plenty more Nationals and European stuff to come.

Masters Men
30-34: Molly Cameron (-6) – Grant Berry picked up the win against a star-studded field, Cameron was seventh.
35-39: Brandon Dwight (-3) – Jonathan Baker came out on top, in a race where the top four were separated by less then twenty seconds. Dwight finished fourth. (more…)

Day 4 finishes things off in style, with the Collegiate and Elite National Championships. It’s been a crazy few days thus far and today promises to be no exception. Tomorrow I’ll have all the results and points tabulated and we can see how I did. So far, its been a lot of second places for my predicted winners, hopefully today goes better.

Collegiate Men D1: Zach McDonald

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Day 3 wraps up the Master and Juniors races featuring the exciting 17-18 Junior Men and the U23 Men’s race. Both of those races will feature riders heading to Europe and on to Worlds.

Junior Men
17-18: Cody Kaiser

Master Men
30-34: Molly Cameron
35-39: Brandon Dwight
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