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5 Game-Changing Cyclocross Tips (That Actually Work)

Giorgio Coppola

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5 Essential Cyclocross Tips for a Better Season (Plus 2 Bonus Tips!)

With the cyclocross season just around the corner, I’m sharing my top 5 cyclocross tips that can make a huge difference to your racing. Whether you’re new to CX or looking to sharpen your skills, these are the fundamentals that will help you have a better season.

In this video I cover:
🏃‍♂️ When to dismount and run – knowing the right moments saves time and energy.
🔄 Perfecting remounts & dismounts – smooth technique = free speed.
🚀 Race starts – how to nail the most important part of a CX race.
🚲 Two bikes & a pit crew – why they matter and when you’ll need them.
🛤️ Line choice – picking the fastest (and smartest) way around the course.

And I also share 2 bonus tips: the importance of a good warm-up and the golden rule – remember to have fun!

If you’re preparing for the upcoming CX season, these tips will set you up for success.

20 Comments

@atlantaswelder 2 weeks ago

The top the that guys feet as came back into the transition area 😳

@ScottR-f7s 1 year ago

Love it”1 to 1 trillion”. So true. I defiantly question my life choices around lap 3 but always thinking I could have done more after the finsh. You are the best.

@ShelleyStarkey002 1 day ago

Love your content. Thank you!

@larryryan6003 1 year ago

Cyclocross is the most fun you can have on 2 wheels that are under your own power.

@JoshRice 1 year ago (edited)

You corner dozens of times a lap, and if you can speed up each corner by even a tenth of a second, you're looking at multiple seconds each lap gained as a conservative estimate. Unless your remounts and dismounts are particularly horrid, or you're already a really good bike handler, spending more time on cornering will likely give you better results than worrying too much about your dis/remounts. Still practice them of course, but you'll likely get more of getting better at turning than remounts so make cornering a priority in your drills.

Going around the outside - "Green is grip" is a common phrase used that more or less sums up (if not over-simplifies) what you're pointing out there. Your friend was able to bomb around the outside on the fresh grass instead of the chunky slippery mud.

Good luck and keep after it!

@matthewwatton1205 4 months ago

... time now to work on my remounts

@bogdanmancuso 11 months ago

Cheers, mate, always a pleasure to listen to you mumbling all day loooooooong :))))))))))) Call me crazy, but I find motivation watching the videos where you don't have any :)))))))

@mooseychic 1 year ago

"Have fun.... suffer. It's gonna hurt!"😄

@Bernt-j1l 11 months ago

Great Motivation for my First Race tomorrow!

@StevenTerry-z7s 11 months ago

Thanks great help 👍🏻

@voydnaught1397 10 months ago

Great tips

@peterward4016 11 months ago

Love your videos ! keep them coming..................[vet 70 WMCCL]

@robertroadbiker2596 1 year ago (edited)

Thanks for the informative video - Good luck this season.....funny how none of the crashes at the end included you:face-turquoise-covering-eyes:

@MrSloppyblues 1 year ago

Thanks for this video right on time as today I checked my cx race calendar for this season and my training schedule: finally start running lesson again next week, practise race starts.
All on a sunny day at 28 degree celcius. Good luck for your first race.

@reedjacksonmaccom 9 months ago

aweeome vid. much giggling too

@manfrommontreal 1 year ago

I would be dead from the warm up alone 😅 I'd save my minimal energy.

@specialblorb 1 year ago

Video idea 1: your dad's masterclass on pitcrew-ing.
Video idea 2: Ben's tips for kids stepping up to nationals. (My friend's lad is racing U14 for the first time).

@Team81MTB 1 year ago

Giorgio, that new full suspension fatbike will stay on top of that mud. 29x4.0 tire should do the trick. No running necessary! 😂🤣

@wayne5741 3 days ago

Hey mate when do you unclip your left foot for a dismount? I find myself needing to do more dismounts on my regular rides (no competition for me) so I've been watching some tutorials, but many aren't clear on when to unclip. Too early and you run the risk of clipping back in when the weight of the body goes all onto the left leg or cleats slip on the pedals, leave it too late and you run the risk of doing serious damage to knee ligaments. What about remounts uphill, or wait to the top of the hill? I've got a set of stairs to navigate and at the top the trail continues uphill before going back down.