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An Introduction to Cyclocross by Alan Dorrington Ever performed mental agility tests, on a slippery balance beam while your heart hits its maximum rate and tries to jump out of your chest? Enjoy riding a bike offroad, sliding around in mud whilst getting a short but effective workout? Either way cyclocross, a fast paced winterbased branch of cycling, may be for you. What started as a bit of off-season winter fun for European road riders at the turn of the 20th Century has now morphed into its own, increasingly po