Cyclocross Radio

It's August, which means it's officially "cross is coming" season. To kick things off the They Don't Do That in Europe crew get together for a surprisingly entertaining conversation about rule changes. From the banning of podium bikes to the definition of artificial obstacle, this one covers it all.

Scott Dedenbach is on Twitter at @cyclocrossnet.

Mr. David Palan is on Twitter at @mrdavidpalan.

Follow Roanoke, Virginia's UCI CX Race, Go Cross, on Instagram at @go_cross.

And register for Go Cross at https://www.bikereg.com/gocross. Remember, women in all categories race for free!!

This episode is brought to you by our partnership with Grimpeur Bros and the amazingly tasty Full Schleck blend. You can get these tasty and possibly magical beans here: https://www.grimpeurbros.com/products/wap-coffee.

Grimpeur Bros is on Instagram at @grimpeurbrosspecialtycoffee

Also, check out the women's cyclocross camp Crosshairs Cycling is hosting Aug 18 at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (venue for DCCX). We have an amazing staff of coaches including Arley Kemmerer, Crystal Anthony, Rachel Rubin, Dan Chabanov and Rusty Williford who will make faster without you getting any fitter. It's also possibly magical. Categories from junior to beginner to intermediate to advanced are available. Register here: https://www.bikereg.com/dc-womens-cx-camp.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Also follow my favorite MTB clients on Instagram, @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected] And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Hello cyclocross friends! It's been a while since our last episode, so we wanted to come out of the gates strong. For this week's Crosshairs Radio we chat with the original young gun, the boy wonder, an guaranteed hall of famer who may need a parent or guardian to gain admission to the hall of fame, Mathieu van der Poel. MTB, CX, road, MX, we cover it all in a compact conversation from the inside of the Corendon-Circus camper in Vallnord, Andorra.

For the second half of the show, it's a conversation with Christopher Blevins, who is the current U23 CX National Champ and the 2017 U23 MTB National Champ. In 2018, Chris dipped his foot in the elite waters and ended up on the podium in third. We talk about his life as a bike racer, balancing road, MTB and cyclocross ... and we talk about music.

This episode is brought to you by our partnership with Grimpeur Bros and the amazingly tasty Full Schleck blend. You can get these tasty and possibly magical beans here: https://www.grimpeurbros.com/products/wap-coffee.

Also, check out the women's cyclocross camp Crosshairs Cycling is hosting Aug 18 at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (venue for DCCX). We have an amazing staff of coaches including Arley Kemmerer, Crystal Anthony, Rachel Rubin, Dan Chabanov and Rusty Williford who will make faster without you getting any fitter. It's also possibly magical. Categories from junior to beginner to intermediate to advanced are available. Register here: https://www.bikereg.com/dc-womens-cx-camp.

Mathieu van der Poel is on Instagram at @mathieuvanderpoel

Chris Blevens is on Instagram at @christopherblevs

Grimpeur Bros is on Instagram at @grimpeurbrosspecialtycoffee

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Also follow my favorite MTB clients on Instagram, @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Scott, David and Bill get together for a rare summer-time They Don't Do That In Europe episode to discuss the UCI's announcement on equal pay at Cyclocross World Cups and so so much more. 

Scott Dedenbach is on Twitter at @cyclocrossnet.

Mr. David Palan is on Twitter at @mrdavidpalan.

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Also follow my favorite MTB clients on Instagram, @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

It's been a while since we caught up with cyclocross national champion and current mountainbiker, Stephen Hyde. Always a great conversation, Hyde gives us the lowdown on integrating himself into European cyclocross culture and his goal to race mountainbikes in the Olympics.

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Also follow my favorite MTB clients on Instagram, @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Special Wide Angle Podium correspondent, Dan Chabanov, is back to discuss the second and third rounds of the UCI cross-country and short track mountainbike World Cup that took place in Albstadt, Germany, and Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. 

Follow Dan on Instagram @danchabanov.

Also follow my favorite MTB clients on Instagram, @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

With the quickest turnaround in Crosshairs Radio history, Drew Juiliano goes coast to coast for a follow-up episode to 111. From the basement in DC, Drew and Bill go into depth about Drew's time racing in Belgium and the Basque country. Drew also gives some advice to anyone who wants to go to Belgium for a cyclocross spectating vacation.

Drew Juiliano is on Instagram at @drewliano.

Also check out Grit World Racing for Drew's tales from the mud of Belgie. www.gritworldracing.com.

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Bill catches up with journalist and cyclocross racer Andrew Juiliano during Sea Otter to chat about racing cyclocross in Belgium. Scotty D also checks in to chat so that Bill has someone to talk at about Sea Otter.

Drew Juiliano is on Instagram at @drewliano.

Also check out Grit World Racing for Drew's tales from the mud of Belgie. www.gritworldracing.com.

Scott Dedenbach is on Twitter at @cyclocrossnet.

Check out his show with Mr. David Palan: Bike Shop CX on the Wide Angle Podium Podcast Network.

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Scott Dedenbach and Bill caught up for a bit before having a chat about the U.S. UCI calendar and how next cyclocross season will shake out. 

Scott Dedenbach is on Twitter at @cyclocrossnet.

Check out his show with Mr. David Palan: Bike Shop CX on the Wide Angle Podium Podcast Network.

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Crosshairs Radio contributor, Dan Chabanov, returns to talk about the first round of the Mercedes Benz UCI Cross Country World Cup that took place last week in South Africa.

We also answer viewer mail!

Follow Dan on Twitter @danchabanov and Instagram @danchabanov.

Also follow on Instagram @trekfactoryracingxc and @clifproteam 

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.

Scott, David and Bill close out the 2017-2018 cyclocross season by handing out their annual TDDTIE awards, from here on out known as The Toadies. We solicited input from our viewers and hand out viewer choice awards as well.

Thanks for a great season, everyone! On to the next one.

Scott Dedenbach is on Twitter at @cyclocrossnet.

Mr. David Palan is on Twitter at @mrdavidpalan.

Check out Crosshairs Television for recap and commentary video from the latest (predominantly) U.S. UCI cyclocross events (subscribe to the channel, give a thumbs up and leave a comment):  www.crosshairstelevision.com. 

This podcast is supported by Health IQ, a life insurance company that celebrates the health conscious, including cyclists. Visit healthiq.com/cxhairs to learn more & get a free quote, or check out their life insurance FAQ page to get your questions answered.

Thanks as always for tuning in. If this is your first time listening, you can explore the rest of our episodes here. You can support the show and this site by checking out our swag at www.crosshairscycling.com/shop. Also visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to get your copy of Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer.

Crosshairs Radio is part of the Wide Angle Podium podcast network. Check out  www.wideanglepodium.com, listen to the shows, and consider becoming a member.

Check out the new Wide Angle Podium t-shirts and kit at icksnay.myshopify.com/collections/wide-angle-podium.

Please subscribe to Crosshairs Radio and all of the Wide Angle Podium shows on iTunes, if that’s how you consume podcasts. Also, rate and review on iTunes, even if it’s not the way you consume podcasts.You can follow the show on Twitter at @crosshairsradio. You can follow me, @cxhairs,  on Instagram and Twitter. Have a question, comment, complaint or general inquiry? Hit us up at [email protected]. And don't hesitate to call the hot line: 405-CXHAIRS.