The Radavist

… and we’ve got coozies! More details to come. For now, I just want to thank All-City for getting behind this event!

Here’s a great video recap from Wolfpack Hustle‘s HP Gran Prix. The sprint shots are amazing. Well done Rafael!

Here’s a nice little video recap from the Red Hook Crit Milano, brought to you by Pristine!

Mike Martin from Mash delivers more gritty, grainy goodness from the Red Hook Crit Milano. I always enjoy reading race reports from Mash and this one is not to be missed. Check it out here!

Photos by Marco Cremascoli

Dark, gritty and moody. Marco’s photos from the Red Hook Crit Milano are some of my favorite from the series. See the full set here. Congratulations to Eduard Grosu for the win this round, Neil for the series title and MASH for the team title!

I’m so pumped on this!

“Zak’s racing career began as a courier in Pittsburgh, competing in local courier races, twice winning the North American Cycle Courier “Track King” title. He segued into racing on the velodrome and worked his way through the ranks quickly.

2011 saw Zak winning the Alpenrose Velodrome Challenge points race, the biggest race of the year at his home track, defeating arch rival Jame Carney. At the Fixed Gear Classic in Blaine, MN, Zak and long time madison partner Dan Harm won the madison, competing against long time Six Day pro Franco Marvulli.

Zak still works occasionally as a courier, but his main focus is on moving up to the next level in his racing career. His dream until a year ago? Racing pro six days in Europe. Then in 2013 the all-but-forgotten art of steher racing had a little yankee flavour added during the 102nd Berlin Six Day when reining US omnium champion Zak Kovalcik competed in the high-speed niche event.

And we’ve been lucky enough to follow him during this amazing week in Berlin. ”

Met Helmets

Mike over at Mash was out at the Bay Area Super Prestige Series races this weekend in SF with his team of rippers. You’ve gotta head over to Mash and check more photos out.

… of racing bikes and shooting photos. I hope everyone had a rad weekend! There will be lots to come this week on the site! Rubber side up!

Technically, they did cross at the of last season with the Worlds being in Kentucky. For this year, however, Manual for Speed will be covering the 2013 season in its entirety and you can head over to see their introductory first post, featuring the muddy, snowy shitshow that was the UCI Worlds.

See more at Manual for Speed.

Best of luck to everyone racing this weekend!

My friend Drew from NYC is healing up before he can race this season, so rather than taking his bike to Gloucester, he took his camera. While this was clearly work for him, it appears he had fun making it, so we could have fun watching it. Nicely done man!

Two hundred athletes from fifteen countries will attempt to qualify for eighty-five race spots on October 12 in Milano, Italy.

See more below!

… speaking of ‘cross. Here’s the newest from Chris Milliman, featuring one of America’s greatest cross races, Gloucester.

Here’s a video recap from the Wolfpack Hustle 6th St Drag Race from State Bicycle Co.

I’m not a racer, nor do I train. Cycling to me is mutually exclusive to racing and here in Austin, it’s something I try to encourage: just because you ride bikes doesn’t mean they have to be taken super seriously. Maybe that’s what my initial attraction to cyclocross was?

Sure, you can take ‘cross seriously, train, get down to race weight and kill it. But that gets old pretty fast. Riding bikes to me is an escape from my job and while I may always appear to be working while I’m riding, I need a way to shut off the world and just have fun.

I’ve been wanting to throw a fun and weird race in Austin for some time. All of the group rides I put on take people who are great cross racers and put them in uncomfortably “weird” situations. For me, being able to ride on a whim and trust your instincts is what makes a great racer…

Luckily, Jeff from All-City feels the same way.

Mid-November, we’ll be throwing a “Keep Cross Weird” race here in Austin. There will be an All-City frame up for grabs in the men’s and women’s categories, as well as a post-race sprint for cash. That entire week, we’ll be riding, getting weird and enjoying bikes off-road.

Basically, prepare to have some fun!