A Cyclocross Discussion with Pete Webber  <strong>Belgian Erwin
Vervecken carries his bike during a 2006 UCI World Cup race in
Switzerland.</strong><br><br>Photo: KEYSTONE/Olivier Maire
What's so attractive about riding your bike around a muddy track
with unrideable obstacles throughout the cold winter season?
Well, I'm not too sure, which is why I caught up with
International Mountain Biking Association special projects and
publishing director Pete Webber to figure out why he'd rather
cross it out than sit back and relax during the coldest months
of the year. Pete has been racing cyclocross for over ten years
now, securing a second place at Nationals in 1993 and winning
the cyclocross stage at the 2000 Tour De Dewey. Here's what he
had to say:  Dirt Rag: Why is cyclocross so much fun? Pete
Webber: I think it is true that other types of bike racing are
not as much fun as cyclocross. It is hard to describe exactly
why, however. I think it's a combination of things. Cross is
grassroots and low key. It is abou