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Introduction to Cyclocross Racing
How to Start a Cyclocross Race
How to Practice Starting a Cyclocross Race
How to Pace Yourself in a Cyclocross Race
Pre-Race Strategies in Cyclocross Racing
How the Cyclocross Pit Works in Racing
How to Use the Cyclocross Pit when Racing
How to Pass in Cyclocross Racing
How to go Through Open Corners in Cyclocross Racing
How to go Through Closed Corners: Cyclocross Racing
How to Prepare for a Cyclocross Race
How to Cool Down after a Cyclocross Race
Tactics for Cyclocross Racing
How Mountain Bike Experience is Used in Cyclocross Racing
How to Use Road Racing Experience in Cyclocross
How to Finish a Cyclocross Race
Cyclocross Racing Advice, Tips, & Techniques
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Mickey Denoncourt received a degree in applied physiology from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mickey is a Category 3 road racer, Semi-professional DH mountain bike racer...read more
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"MICKEY DENONCOURT: Bicycle racing is a really, really hard sport. You really, really, have to suffer to be good at it. Cross racing is the pinnacle of suffering in bike racing. The races are short, brutal and intense on purpose. It's too gross and nasty outside. You don't want to be outside for five or six hours like you are on a road race in the summer. So everyone is suffering; everyone is feeling bad; everyone is in pain. When you're in pain and when you're really suffering, chances are that means that the people around you are suffering as well. So don't view being in pain as a sign that you need to ease up, view it as a sign that you need to assess if you can go any harder and then maybe if something is coming up it's your strength, that's the time to attack. That's how you're going to get away from people. So for me, my strength is how I descend and how I corner. So if we're going into a section on the course that's a long section of really hard corners, it might be the time for me to really get on my bike, really get hard, put some pressure on it, accelerate, suffer that little bit and try to get that gap."
eHow Article: Tactics for Cyclocross Racing
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jdawkins1 said
on 8/2/2008 "When you are in pain, chances are, so are the people around you..." Thats some -- good advice. I've just started cross racing - there's a lot to learn - Thanks Mickey, there's a lot of useful stuff in these videos.