... But really I think cyclo-cross is a misnomer - it was a road race with a bit of mud and a few steps. Still rivetting!
Yes, it was not very muddy, compared with the races we've been enjoying watching in Europe. Also lacked boards to jump, which was more surprising (not all races have them, but most do). The odd person slipped out on dust/loose soil.
They're attempting to get cyclocross into the Winter Olympics - I do not know if anything will come of this, but they are trying. However, any event to be included in the Winter Olympics has to take place on snow or ice, by definition. So they ran a race on snow in Italy earlier this year, to show it could be done.