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Interbike 2010: Cross Vegas

By Jeremy Dunn • 22nd September 2010 03:20am • Posted in Team

Photos by Dan Sharp

The time has come. Each year the "Start of the Cyclocross Season" is a hotly contested battle. One party, usually from the East Coast says that it happens with the kick off of the Verge New England Series. Others, generally from the West Coast, cite last weekends Starcrossed as the perfect commencement. But what happens if they meet in the middle?

There is no disputing that Interbike's Cross Vegas is really where the kid gloves come off. The road season has officially ended and the Cross riders who make their seasons possible by racing on the road are free to officially — do their thing.

Well, if that is the case, then tomorrow night is the night. Rapha and FOCUS Bikes have come together to present you with yet another reason to pay attention to this illustrious race — not to mention that Yakima Racks has put together a fire-breathing, laser shooting, giant preying mantis — but that is beside the point. Cylocross is now, that is the point.

If you have been watching the release of the current Autumn/Winter collection you may have gotten a quick glimpse of both Chris Jones and Zach McDonald as they show off the seasons new Cyclocross offerings. Follow along this season with Team Rapha FOCUS.

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Comments

Slate Olson

22nd September 2010 02:51pm

$100 on C Jones tonight for the win.

James Fairbank

22nd September 2010 04:53pm

I hope you've placed that bet. Skinsuits look great…

Matthias Hempe

22nd September 2010 08:46pm

Have a great season.

David Tong

24th September 2010 05:57pm

Will Rapha be making that white (appears to be skinsuit) jersey and the regular bibs available for sale? I agree with James, that is some great looking gear.

Matthew Wills

25th September 2010 04:32am

what happened with the Rapha-Speedvagen partnership?

http://speedbloggen.com/2010/03/pink-red-blue-cream/

Joe Hall

25th September 2010 06:38pm

Matthew,
Slate 'laser beam' Olson will probably explain this better than I but unfortunately Speedvagen had to pull out of the partnership at the last minute as they couldn't guarantee the time and resource to provide bikes and riders… they wanted to concentrate all their efforts on bike building for their customers. Focus, who have an amazing rep and a heritage in cyclocross, stepped in and, as they say in the east end of London, everybody's 'appy.

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