CycloTube scours the web to bring you the best cyclocross videos from around the world, from U.S. and European 'cross races to instructional videos and even team promotional clips.
Cyclocross season is here, which means its time for the CycloTube staff and our supporting team of offshore contract employees to deploy our complex plan for the constant monitoring of video sharing sites, and the cataloging and posting of all interesting cyclocross offerings uncovered by this process.
OK, actually it’s more like me sitting on the couch drinking beer and browsing haphazardly through YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and Google Video after I get bored reading about Ryan Trebon’s soon-to-be feud with Lance Armstrong.
This is what I was doing tonight, and just as it was really starting to sink in that most early-season cross videos are a little on the boring side, featuring mostly flat, dry courses ridden in warm weather, I came across this mildly disturbing piece of cinematic art.
It’s a clip from the 2008 Langtown Backyard Cyclocross Extravaganza, which is apparently held on the backyard motocross course of Bobby Langin, who is the gentleman drinking from the beer bong at the beginning of the video. While the clip from the after party does raise some mustache- and dance-related questions, the only question I have about this particular video is whether the guys on the tandem are running it the whole way because they are having trouble clearing the hills, or because they’re just too drunk to ride.
Registration for the USA Cycling ‘08 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City opens tonight (September 14) at midnight. The event this year is December 11-14, and it will be held at Tiffany Springs Park, which is the same venue as last year.
Little Belgium, Andy Frothingham’s documentary on the 2007 New England cyclocross season, is now available for free viewing (all 40 minutes of it) on Vimeo. Check it out, and then visit his Little Belgium Movie site to make a donation or buy a copy on DVD.
I recently saw this post on what is definitely one of my favorite cycling blogs, Belgium Knee Warmers. It’s about a new documentary on Connecticut frame builder Richard Sachs called Imperfection is Perfection. The post got me to reading a little more about Sachs, which led me eventually to the blog for the Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team.
That’s where I found today’s video. It’s sort of a home-movie recap of the team’s experience at the 2007 U.S. National Championships in Kansas City. It’s got some inside jokes that are probably most enjoyable if you’re actually on the inside, but it is still fun even if you aren’t, and it’s got some great footage of the frozen ruts and snow that were the hallmark of that event, including a pileup in a ditch at the start of one of the races.
A pretty sweet little video from DH Productions of Tim Johnson’s win in the Elite Men’s race at the 2007 U.S. National Cyclocross Championships in Kansas City.
This is a pretty good documentary short produced for a University of Oregon electronic media class. Jealousy alert for people outside of Oregon: It offers a tantalizing glimpse into the exciting Portland cross scene, including the legendary Cross Crusade series.
