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Andrew Watson - Leading the Way

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Andrew Watson
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CXO: For the 2 years that CXO has been around, you've been at the top a lot of that time, How's it been?
AW: It feels pretty good to be a strong contender in the series, there's a lot of competition, so it's not an easy series to race in. There are a lot of races to do throughout the season and there is stiff competition, so you've got to be on your A game for two and a half months. Last year, not to sound arrogant, I was fairly dominant, consistently in the top three at least, but the year before I was mixing it up a bit more, usually fifth or sixth. It took me a few years to get the strength to ride away from guys like Nathan and Peter, because they're super strong.


Erik Box - Stepping Up

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Erik Box
Moving from the back of the pack, Erik Box has progressed to the podium and has a shown a passion for Cross. Riding for Hub/Devinci, Erik is headed for Nationals in October and has big goals for the future. CXO Sat down with Erik on a Tuesday night in Etobicoke and brought you along. 4th Southern CX Series 2007 2nd Valley Park Cross 2nd Willow Beach Cross CXO: So, with two strong results at Hamilton and St. Catharines. How are things? EB: Great. Feeling good, just coming off a long road season and building for Nationals. St. Catharines was tough - I wound up riding stronger the next day at Time Trial Provincials. If someone pulled the long flat sections and the little run-up, I would've had less trouble.

OCTTO sponsors Ottawa's Dynamic Duo

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OCTTO to sponsor top Canadian cyclocross duo for the 2008~2009 season: Natasha Elliott and Derrick St. John. The pair will use OCTTO Professional-Grade handlebars, stems, seatposts and handlebar-tape at top UCI races across North America and Northern Europe over the winter. Follow the link for more details: http://www.octto.com/1/post/2008/09/octto-sponsors-ottawas-dynamic-duonatasha-elliot-and-derrick-st-john.html

CX Camp

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I’m excited to present a new format for our 5th annual Cyclocross Camp, This year we have teamed up with the Midweek Cycling Club and the Ontario Cycling Association’s MTB provincial coach Kevin Simms, to provide a full day of cyclocross training at one of the best cross venues in Canada. Centennial Park, host site of North Americas only UCI C1 cross weekend November 8th & 9th. Riders will get a chance to learn and practice their skills on portions of both race courses.

Kyle Douglas - Living the Dream

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CXO chased down Kyle Douglas in France and followed him around Belgium and over to the Netherlands. Since moving to 'cross, Kyle has won last year's Nationals, and centered his season around racing Worlds in Treviso. '06/07 Espoir Canadian National Cyclo-cross Champion 2nd '07/08 Canadian National Cyclo-cross Championships U23 Provincial Champion Cyclo-cross Champion 2nd year on National Cyclo-cross team for World Championships 7th at Centennial Park UCI, Day 2


Natasha Elliott's take on CX and racing in Europe

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While between races in Belgium, CXO caught up with Stevens Racing's Natasha Elliott to discuss her flourishing cross career. 3rd at Gloucester GP 2nd and 3rd at Centennial Park 9th at Canadian Nationals 26th at the Hofstade World Cup


Mike Garrigan, Canadian Elite Men's Champ.

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CXO: Last we talked, you were finishing off last year by heading to Europe to attend Worlds and some other World Cup races. Apparently the experience has paid off. Congrats on the win - so tell us what you've been up to over the summer to get you here? Did you get lots of that endurance training you told us you were going to do, or what? MG:Hey! Yeah the summer went really well, for sure I managed to fit in more riding this spring. As the MTB season was just getting rolling, I would clump long endurance rides around the early O-cups to build some base, minor injuries where keeping me off of the bike in March so I was playing catch up, it worked out in the end.

Ed Campbell - Mastering Cross

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Before he headed out West, CXO sat down to talk with Ed Campbell. At this point he had won 2 Masters Nationals CX races, at the time you're reading this, he is celebrating his 3rd win.

Photo: Jon Safka cycling.photos.us.com

Chatting with Mike Garrigan before Worlds

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A few days before Mike packed his things and went to Europe to race in the Cyclocross World Championships, CXO visited Mike for Mom's homemade pizza and a chat about his experiences and plans for his racing career. Double winner at Kelso Halloween weekend. 5th at '06 CX Nationals 3rd in '06 MTB Ocup series '06/07 CX World championship team member 2001 Ontario Espoir CX Champion


CXO outside of Ontario - Mathieu Toulouse

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After a full season of mountain biking, Mat ended '06 off by racing a season of 'cross on the American circuit and a successful one, with several top 10 finishes, and landing 8th in the USGP series. CXO caught up with Mat at his hotel in Rhode Island during the finale of the Verge New England Cross Series last December and discussed his racing in the US, as well as touching on his previous cross experience in Ottawa.


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