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Date archive for January, 2010

• Live Coverage of the Belgian National Championships

  10 January 10 • 4 comments

  Cyclocross Magazine’s Live Coverage is back! It’s arguably the second most important jersey in cyclocross, and often has fields just as deep as Worlds because there’s no limit on the Belgian riders. Tune in tomorrow morning as we bring you the race for the tricolore jeresey. Will Niels Albert continue his impressive season and achieve [...]

• Van Kessel Stuns in U23 Dutch National Championships – UPDATED – Photo Gallery

  9 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  Telenet-Fidea rider Corné van Kessel is the surprising Dutch Champion in the U23 ranks. The first year U23 proved too strong for Ramon Sinkeldam (second), Mitchell Huenders (third), Tijmen Eising (fourth) and Micki van Empel (fifth) on the snowy “hellegat” course in Heerlen. Micki van Empel took the hole-shot followed by Mitchell Huenders and Corné [...]

• Van Den Brand Defends Title in Dutch Championships

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Bart Hazen Daphny van den Brand has prolonged her title in the Elite Women’s category. Van den Brand won after an exciting battle from World Champion Marianne Vos. Sanne van Paassen completed the podium. Van den Brand and Vos dominated the race from the beginning. The race lead was constantly changing as both riders [...]

• Second Time Around: Lars Boom Talks About His ‘Cross Comeback

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Christine Vardaros Is Lars Boom Making a Comeback in ‘Cross? This Sunday, former World Champion Lars Boom will make his second appearance in a ‘cross race this season. He will attempt to defend his jersey at Holland’s National Championships to be held in Heerlen. When asked about his chances for a repeat, Boom responded, [...]

• Belgian U23 Race Opens Up with Meeusen and Van Compernolle Racing Elites

  9 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  Tom Meeusen (Fidea) and one of his closest rivals in the European U23 ranks this season, Kenneth van Compernolle, have officially moved up to the Elite ranks after dominating the leader board in U23 races this season. Meeusen put in a crushing performance to take the U23 race in Baal and has also claimed wins  [...]

• Belgian National Championships Elite Men Preview & Sven Nys Interview

  9 January 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Christine Vardaros Nys is Pre-Race Favorite With a Little Help from Mother Nature Back in October, when Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) placed ninth in his first race of the season and DNF’d a week later at round one of the World Cup Circuit in Treviso, it caused a ripple of concern throughout the cyclo-cross community.  [...]

• The Unintentional Striptease – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  8 January 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Christine Vardaros How many people can say they showered with Tom Vannoppen, Belgium’s favorite comeback kid? Ok, so technically we didn’t shower together, but we did share the ladies shower room at the GP Hotel Threeland race site in Pétange, Luxembourg. Directly after my event I had no time to get properly cleaned up [...]

• New Product Spotlight and Review: ProMax Cantilever Brakes

  8 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Dr. Clifford Lee Promax is a Taiwanese manufacturer of bicycle components, many of which are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on mid-priced bikes. The cantilever brake is their new product in the low profile category.  Though at first glance it appears similar to the new Avid Shorty with its double arm design, it has some [...]

• New Product Spotlight and Review: Slime Pro Tubless Sealant

  7 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Dr. Clifford Lee Slime has been around for a long time and has products for every category of tire or tube whether it’s on an auto, lawnmower or bike. Tire sealants work analogously to our blood clotting system, though in a much more rudimentary fashion. When a puncture occurs, particles suspended in a solution [...]

• Retro Product Spotlight and Review: SRP Mr. Grumpy Cantilevers

  7 January 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Dr. Clifford Lee The SRP Mr. Grumpy has been around for a long time. It was maligned for its relative lack of stopping power but has recently made a comeback for its light weight, unique look and copious amount of rim clearance.