Posted: Wed, Dec 10th
Barry Wicks' journalIt is the week before the US National Championship of Cyclocross and I am having trouble figuring out a good topic for my biweekly VeloNews.com journal. I wish this was because I am so focused and preoccupied with the impending championship event, but in reality my mind wanders ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 26th
Barry Wicks' Journal: Head speed conceptRain drops fall heavily on my jacket as I weave my way through throngs of haughtily dressed Japanese women, each staring disapprovingly at me though their transparent Hello Kitty umbrellas, as they go about their upscale shopping in downtown Kobe city.
I am searching for an ...
Posted: Wed, Nov 12th
Barry Wicks' journal on racing cyclocross in BelgiumThey say the best way to perfect a skill is to go to where that skill is practiced perfectly. For cyclocross, Belgium is that place. Cycling fanaticism in Belgium is difficult to explain. There is really no correlation to it in the United States. Football is the easiest ...
Posted: Thu, Oct 30th
Kona cyclocrosser Barry Wicks' latest journal entry.The wheel in front of me twitches and pulses with enormous energy as it tries desperately to pull away from my gasping breaths. My legs ache, the pain beginning deep, unbelievably deep, slowly creeping up through the layers of my consciousness, finally reaching the threshold ...
Posted: Wed, Oct 15th
Team Kona cyclocrosser Barry Wicks reports on some of his off-the-bike pursuits.VeloNews.com publishes a diary from Kona pro cyclocross racer Barry Wicks every other Wednesday. Wicks' column alternates with one by Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale's Jeremy Powers
Posted: Wed, Oct 1st
A new column by cyclocross star Barry WicksEditor's Note: This is the first of a regular column on VeloNews.com written by Team Kona professional cyclocross racer Barry Wicks.
Transitioning from my mountain bike to my cyclocross bike in the fall is an adventure in rehearsed humility. I know that buried deep ...
