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Learn to bunny hop mountainbike sized mud holes.
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Find a local coaching session
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There are loads of useful articles on the CX magazine website;
http://www.cxmagazine.com/category/cyclocross-training-and-skills
If you are a complete beginner, then I'd recommend you work on cornering and dismounts and remounts before anything else.
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the GCN show did a series of CX videos which I found were pretty informative
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Get out and ride in as much varied terrain as possible (says the man who has only ridden on rollers for his season prep so far). That way you'll get a feel for when it's quicker to run than ride and things like that.
Find some sharp slippery corners and try belting around them. Remember to lean the bike not the rider - you want as much of those side knobs in the dirt as possible.
Dismounts / remounts take a bit of practice. I reckon they are more important on a fast dry course.
Don't worry about bunnyhopping stuff, just do a bit of pulling up on the front wheel to get over roots and ridges.
If you want books on the subject: the Simon Burney book is OK, the Scott Mares is not so great.
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Also does anyone have any CX specific training drills? I'm coming off a mixed road season and would love to carry what I have left through to Feb.