racing tactics

Cyclo-cross is unique from most other cycling disciplines in that the field sprint comes at the start of the race, rather than at the finish; you get your desert before dinner, as it were.

I recently headed out west with my new team to compete in two early season California stage races.

For many riders who are trying to upgrade from the category 3's and 4's, there's inevitably one skill required above all others: field sprinting.

In Part 1 of The Card Up Your Sleeve, I wrote about the inevitability of field sprint finishes in most Category 3, 4, and 5 races.