It’s fitting that the US cyclocross season wrapped up by taking one last mud bath at Nationals—where 15-time champ Katie Compton called the conditions the most ‘epic’ of all the nationals she’d ever raced. This was the wettest year on record for a number of cities on the east coast, and the weather delivered one of the muddiest cyclocross seasons in recent memory. In summary, Climate Change beat us all this season. We are burnt-out to a crisp. But before we go, let’s take a last look at our favorite photographs and races from the 2018 ‘cross season. A big thanks to all of the photographers who trekked to each race this year to capture our best (and worst) moments.

Pre-Season at CycleSmart ‘Cross Camp

Stephen Rousseau at CycleSmart Cross Camp in August 2018.

The Bikes

The Garneau DreamFactory delivers again with a series of incredible custom colorways for our Steeple CX lineup—red, blue, blood, pink and navy.

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Nittany Lion Cross

Matthew Vandivort at Nittany Lion Cross 2018. Photo by Daghan Perker

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Cullen nearly took the top step in the cat 4 race, but was glad his friend Ryan Oelz took the honor instead. Photo by Matthew Vandivort.

Charm City Cyclocross p/b “The Mud Pit”

Photo by Matthew Story

The CRAFT Gran Prix of Gloucester

This was one of our favorite photos of the 2018 cross season …

Photo by Katie Busick

… Until we saw this one, also by Katie Busick.

HippoCross

Travis Burkel took the win, but this photo with Daghan Perker took our hearts. Photo by Trevor Raab

HPCX

Here we entered the portion of the season where “racing bikes” really became “running bikes” for the most part. Photo by Daghan Perker

Photo by Daghan Perker

Verge CycleSmart International Northampton:

It tried to be muddy. It really did. But despite a two-day downpour before the race, the course drained overnight so well that, by God, it was sunny and dry and people were riding file-treads.

Ellen Noble. Photo by Clay Parker Jones

Photo by Katie Busick

Photo by Clay Parker Jones

Sometimes it’s not about racing. Photo by Clay Parker Jones

Rockland County Supercross Cup

We don’t remember what you’re talking about. What race? Seriously we’ve blocked it from memory. Say the word “mud” again. I dare you.

Clark Fredricksen at Supercross. Photo by Angelica Dixon

Cullen MacDonald heckled by Jeremy Powers. Photo by Angelica Dixon

Ian Auger at Supercross. Photo by Sebastian Vidal

If we weren’t burned out before Super, we were after. Photo by Sebastian Vidal

Lizzy Gunsalas

Sixteen-year-old Lizzy Gunsalas raced in Men’s category 3 in the each of the ultra-competitive NECX Vittoria Series and beat TBD on multiple occasions this season. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for this bright talent.

Supercross Cup. Photo by Sebastian Vidal

NBX

Steven Hyde returned from injury to annihilate the field just before Nationals, while Katie Keough cruised to victory. Spencer Petrov, well, was Spencer.