While a cyclo-cross bicycle looks much like a standard road-racing bicycle, there are a few key differences. Below are the major differences between a typical road bicycle and the cyclo-cross bicycles that you will see at the 2008 Canadian National Cyclo-cross Championships in Edmonton:
Cyclo-cross bicycles have larger, cantilever-style brakes to allow muddy tires to spin […]
In most cycling events, the competitor stays on the bike and pedals like mad.
However in cyclo-cross, quickly hopping on and off your bicycle is a skill that can win races. Barriers, hills, mud, sand, and other obstacles are designed into the course to provide challenges to the cyclists and entertainment for the spectators.
The Edmonton championship […]
Cyclo-cross is the craziest of bicycle-racing disciplines!
Races take place typically in the autumn and winter (the international or “World Cup” season is September-January), and consists of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5 km or 1.5–2 mile) course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike […]
