RALEIGH NEWS
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Look who is on a Raleigh! Berden, Gould Wins Inaugural Cyclocross Race at Sea Otter
Berden, Gould Win Inaugural Cyclocross Race at Sea Otter
Read the full article on Cyclocross Magazine
by Tim Westmore
April cyclocross? In 80 degree weather? On a race car track?
While many of us haven’t yet fully cleaned our bikes from the 2011 season and are just starting to think about some real off-season riding, some hard-core cyclocrossers and about a dozen pros came out to sample the first-ever cyclocross race at the 2012 Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, hosted by Raleigh America.
On paper, it makes sense. The Sea Otter Classic has long held almost every other discipline of bike racing, from four different types of road racing to cross country and gravity mountain biking, and now road and dirt gran fondos. And so when Raleigh approached the Sea Otter Classic organization about a potential race, the answer was a resounding, “Why not?”
Read the full article on Cyclocross Magazine
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Transition Time
March 2012 As The Mud… slowly dries out our thoughts turn to the upcoming Road season. Team Raleigh recently concluded their Majorca training camp and are looking to record the their best season yet. Before we do though we still have more CX news to pass along. The biggest news being Raleigh riding in the CXWC in Belgium this year. While we didn’t ride away with a medal, we were able to hang our bike on our shoulder with pride knowing that this is just the beginning.
Craig. Craig Etheridge continues to win for Raleigh with his friendly, approachable personality and never ending supply of energy. If you’re fortunate enough to have ever met him, you know exactly what we mean. Watch the video 
Roper
Two reviews from very different users. The racer and the urban rider. As you read the reviews, keep in mind, we named the bikes after Urban Land Lords.
Urban Velo Review
BicycleTimes Review 
Hodala SSCX
Every editor that has been able to hop on one of these says the same thing, this time from Road Magazine
"The (Hodala) is now a personal favorite and I hop on it every chance I get."
Hodala Review 
Talus 29 Carbon Pro
SwitchBack Magazine : "The Talus 29 Carbon Pro delivers all-out cross-country racing performance and returns Raleigh to place of contention amongst the elite."
Talus Review 
XXIX
Bike Rumor has unboxed an XXIX…stay tuned for this, and more reviews from this site. Read the full article
Flash in the pan 
Battenkill announcement Raleigh Bicycles is proud to be the Official Bicycle of the Tour of Battenkill for 2012. And it seems only fitting that Team Raleigh will travel to the US and put the Militis to the test at "America’s Queen of the Classics"
Raleigh : 125 Years A new hardback book celebrating our 125th anniversary. A must have for any Raleigh fan is now available.
Demo Tour The Demo Tour has started on the west coast. Joey is logging windshield time and spreading the Raleigh word everywhere he goes.
Visit the site
Read the article Find a dealer 
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Next Letter…
December 2011 Next Letter… The RaleighCX crew wrapped up their first official season in Bend Oregon at the last stop of the USGP of Cyclocross. Russell and Jenni finished out the season as strong as they started and continued to draw the attention of announcers proclaiming “Raleigh Is Back”. Meanwhile, Craig has his best battles to date against his fellow RaleighCX racer JT Fountain. When the dust and frost settled, Craig grabbed the podium on the first day with JT forcing him to settle for the second step on day 2. The overall success of the team this year has us already chomping at the bit for next season. Meanwhile, our Euro contingent continues to turn heads for another month. Gabby Day and Craig Richey are both having great seasons and look to finish strong at the World Championships in February.
Gabby Day And from across the pond the Raleigh sponsored Renner Racing’s Gabby Day has been cracking the top 10 in huge UCI races. At Scheldecross she led for a while before eventually “fading” back to finish 5th. Watch the video 
Renner Custom Cyclocross Team
Follow the adventures of the Raleigh/RennerCX European campaign on their blog RennerCX Blog
SS phenom Craig
Podium Insight did an early season write up about SS phenom Craig. They caught back up with him in Bend and did a great follow up to his season.
Urban Velo Warehouse
The Landlords are starting to get the attention they deserve. The crew at Urban Velo got one of the very first ones from the warehouse. Their review is online and in the current publication on newsstands now.
Raleigh Hodala SSCX
The Raleigh Hodala SSCX frameset was seen everywhere at SSCXWC in San Francisco (along with a variety of other Raleigh SSCX frames) One in particular was under the Fit Chick from Bicycling Magazine
RXCPro profiled by CXMagazine
Raleigh Rider JT Fountain, who just missed the top step of the podium at Nationals, had his RXCPro profiled by CXMagazine. With the BB30 adaptor we use on the Roper, people really do have a lot of options with a CX frame.
Flash in the pan 
Offsite article
2013 Product launchPress release regarding Dealer Camp and our 2013 Product Launch. Save the date.
Offsite article
In its first year of action the Carbon Talus 29 Pro took top honors from the very discerning folks at 29inches.com
Offsite article
Men’s Health cracked out their gift guide for 2011. Who wouldn’t want to find a new Revenio under the tree?
Readthe article See the Talus on Raleighusa.com Read the article Men’s Health Article
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With mud in our teeth…
November 2011 With mud in our teeth… …The Raleigh CX crew has been busy traveling the country and turning heads. Russell Stevenson and Jenni Gaertner continue to show that a true GrassRoots program is possible on an Elite level. And our wonder boy Craig Etheridgehas
not only won almost every race he has entered this year, but he is quickly becoming one of the best Raleigh Ambassadors we’ve ever had. On a recent trip to Sean Burkey’s territory he took the time to visit key accounts, goon
group rides and even meet up with the local Boy Scout troop.
Russell Stevenson Russell Stevenson is a local coach and fast guy on the bike. His presence on the bike is formidable and equally matched to his passion for instructing and coaching new cyclists. Watch the video Jenni Gaertner Jenni Gaertner is a mother of 2, owns a bike shop with her husband, and is a Physical Therapist. This is her first year being able to travel the pro circuit and he excitement for it shows at every race she enters. Watch the video 
Raleigh at Sea Otter.
Based off the success we had with the MidSummer Nights CX race this past summer, we thought it only fitting to go a little bigger this year. Read the full article
BikeRumor CX post.
Bike Rumor interviewed some “experts” on what folks should look for when starting up CX. Read thefull
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Grassroots Cyclocross Grows with Raleigh Team’s Help
After the Cincy3 Cyclo-Stampede, there was a reception in Milford, Ohio, for Raleigh USA Team members Jonny Sundt, Craig Etheridge, Jenni Gaertner and Sean Burkey. Read the full article
Bike MS.
We are proud to announce our partnership with the National MS Society. This is a strong partnership and will help strengthen our presence with Cause riders through the MyCyclingEvent.com… Find your ride
Flash in the pan 
Offsite article Raleigh Past and Present. Just a nice write up we found on the web. 
Offsite article First Impressions of the Cadent i11 and Roper at Bicycle Times 
Offsite article Don’t forget 3point5 is now live for Brand & Technical training. Read the article See the Cadent article See Cadent on Raleighusa.com See the Roper article See Roper on Raleighusa.com Visit the site Raleigh Bicycles: 
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2011 VeloNews Buyers Guide
From the trusted source in all things racing comes their annual Buyers Guide. While Reynolds 853 International may not be the latest in high-zoot-carbon-wonder-material…steel bikes still have more victories in every race on the UCI calendar.  Think about that.Â
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If you don’t know what Awesome is…
Swing on by 21st Avenue Bicycle in Portland. They’ll give you the full definition and probably a step by step manual on how to BE awesome.
21st Avenue Bicycles – Family Fun Bike Build! from James Wilson on Vimeo.
