Powers: Season's goal is front row start at 'cross Worlds

Reigning U.S. cyclo-cross champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) has fired on all cylinders thus far this 'cross season, racking up seven victories including a clean sweep of all five UCI C1-ranked races held on U.S. soil. The current season is a special one for all U.S. 'cross racers as the world championships will be hosted in Louisville, Kentucky on February 2-3, 2013, the first time the event has been held outside of Europe since its inception in 1950, and Powers is quite satisfied with how he's performed to date.

Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.