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So I was looking around VeloNews.com for the Cyclocross Nationals coverage and there was a photo gallery. Then BAM there we were. In this picture of Georgia Gould by Casey B. Gibson, I am the guy in the gray stocking hat and sunglasses on the Left and Matt is on the Right. TJ is the guy right behind her.

The VeloNews Photographer was right near us for a lot of the race. You could really see almost the entire course from there and with his huge telephoto lens I’m sure he could photograph most of the course from there too.

We had a great time and will be back next year for sure. You can see the photos I took in the photo gallery. They are not nearly as good as the VeloNews shots, I need a better camera.

I just thought this was kinda cool and wanted to share it with everyone.

I want to thank Casey B. Gibson for allowing me to repost this photo on my site.

The Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City, Kansas were awesome.  I must admit something that I’m not proud of…this was the first cyclocross race I had ever been to.  There I said it.  It was one of the most fun experiences I have had since getting into bicycle racing a few years ago.

Matt, TJ, Benji, and I made the trip up there amidst the snow covered highways and cold weather to see the action.  We were not disappointed. In fact we are already making plans to be ready to race cyclocross next season

Race Details:

Katie Compton ran away with the women’s elite race making her a 4 time national cyclocross champion.  Rachel Lloyd finished 2nd. Georgia Gould was another favorite for the win and she finish 3rd.

The racing in the elite men’s race was fierce with Jonathan Page and Tim Johnson   battling it out over several laps.  Eventually Page had a mechanical allowing Johnson to open up a gap that Page was not able to make up.  Todd Wells finished 3rd. Barry Wicks finished 4th.

Ryan Trabon, who was a favorite for the win and the defending national champ, was involved in an early wreck and couldn’t continue. A rider well back in the field couldn’t hold his line and broke through the barrier tape on a section of the course that doubled back on itself and hit Trabon head on, knocking him unconscious.

Check out the photo gallery for pictures.

Now that the road season is pretty much done around here until spring and the Midwest Fat Tire Series is all but done, it is officially cyclocross season.  The USA Cycling 2007 National Cyclocross Championships are going to be held in Kansas City, Kansas this year at Wyandotte Couty Park. The racing will be held December 12-16.  Some of the best cyclocross racers in the country will be racing in this event.

Cyclocross is relatively unknown to a lot of bicycle enthusiasts.  Its not really mountain bike racing and it isn’t road racing.  It falls almost directly in the middle. 

Cyclocross was started as a way for roadies to stay fit in the winter off season.  Cyclocross bikes usually have a bit of a stronger frame than a road bike but are not as beefy as a mountain bike. They accommodate slightly wider tires than a road bike that are tread-ed like a mountain bike.  They don’t have suspension and they must have drop bars like a road bike.  Cyclocross races are mostly off road with small barriers that riders typically jump off and carry their bikes over. 

 Cyclocross races are not typically cancelled due to weather.  The muddier, the wetter, the colder, the better.  Cyclocross races can become a real test of one resolve to finish a race.  On the other side though, everyone I know that has ever done one says it is the most fun they have had on a bicycle.

So check out the following cyclocross racing videos and click here to find a cyclocross race near you.