Cyclocross

Catching up with Ryan Trebon & his new bike

As we head towards the 2nd weekend of the USGP series we wanted to give you an insight one of our new SRAM RED athletes, Ryan Trebon & the equipment he’ll be racing with. A few month’s back we paid Ryan a visit in Bend, Oregon where he resides to check up on his new [...]

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“Avid Shorty Ultimate Holeshot” Fires Up USGP Starts

The Avid Shorty Ultimate Holeshot competition, where speed and aggression off the startline can get you cash money, was unleashed this weekend at the Exergy USGP p/b Greenware Planet Bike Cup cyclocross events in Sun Prairie, WI. SRAM’s brake brand, Avid, will reward the first pro man and woman to exit the races’ first turn, [...]

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Trebon Wins USGP Opener, Wellens Takes Day Two

  After a big move to SRAM drivetrain, Zipp wheels, bars, stems, seatpost, and Avid Shorty Ultimate brakes, Ryan Trebon (LTS/Felt) began his official cross season with a huge win in Sun Prairie, WI, at the Saturday opener of the Exergy USGP Series Planet Bike Cup. The lanky Oregonian had his hands full with the on-form [...]

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SRAM ‘Cross Athletes at Exergy USGP

Arguably the best collection of ‘cross athletes ever assembled in the U.S. took the startline at this weekend’s Exergy USGP Series opener, the Planet Bike Cup, in Sun Prairie, WI. It was a great reminder of just how far the American cyclocross riders have come in a short time, as well as testimony to SRAM, [...]

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Cross Superstar Ryan Trebon to Ride SRAM, Avid, Zipp & Quarq

Cyclocross powerhouse Ryan Trebon (30) will ride SRAM componentry for the 2011-12 season. Nicknamed “Treefarm” for his lanky 6’ 5″-ish frame, Trebon is an all-rounder known for his aggressive and attacking style and is a multi-time cyclocross (CX) and mountain bike US national champion. Trebon is really laid back off the bike and his sense [...]

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Powers Outage – J-Pow Visits SRAM HQ

Jeremy Powers visits SRAM HQ, here he makes some long distance calls from an empty desk… Jelly Belly p/b Kenda road rider and Rapha-Focus cyclocross rider Jeremy Powers made an unscheduled stop at SRAM HQ this week due to a delayed flight at O’Hare. He made the 45 minutes CTA train ride and the half [...]

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SRAM Pro Race Service – Episode 1: 2011 CX World Championships

  Jason at the Cyclocross World Championship supporting SRAM athletes For more than three years, Jason Phillips, SRAM European Road Sponsorship Manager, has spent the majority of his time on the road with Pro teams and athletes from all around the World. For any Road, Triathlon and Cyclocross races or training camps Jason is always there making sure [...]

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A video look back at CX World’s plus “60 seconds with Stybar”

Stybar gives good interview, see below – here he wins Cross World’s for the second year in a row on SRAM & Avid I got the chance to talk with Zdenek moments after his win, and after the press conference, it’s more like 65 seconds, check it out: Here is some video from CX World’s [...]

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American Katie Compton takes Silver at Cross World’s

SRAM, Zipp and Avid equipped Katie Compton (USA – left) takes second at the Cyclocross World Championships in St Wendel, Germany (Watson) She will tell you she came here for gold, most believed it was her destiny, but Compton (USA) could not stay with the aggressive Marianne Vos (NED) after a late last lap attack, [...]

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Preview from Cyclocross World Championships in St Wendel, Germany

Cold temps and frozen ground greeted the teams in St Wendel, Germany, at the 2010-11 Cyclocross World Championships, a mere two hours southwest of Frankfurt. The Cross World Championships were last held here in 2005, just before SRAM had launched into the componentry market. Six years on SRAM RED is the equipment of choice of [...]

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