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• Jonathan Page Looks Ahead to 2010

  28 August 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Jonathan Page, coming off two bumpy seasons, full of ups and downs, is headed into the 2010-11 cyclocross season looking as relaxed and confident as he has been in years. This year Page has lent his expertise and name to a line of ’cross bikes produced by sponsor Blue, is working with [...]

• New UCI Rules Mean Big Changes Next Season

  18 June 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton New rules officially adopted by the UCI’s Management Committee today will mean major changes for the world’s top races come this fall.  The rules, which cover everything from allowed bicycle components to course design, were approved following the recommendation of the UCI’s Cyclocross Commission, and address a number of issues that arose [...]

• UCI to Restore Szczepaniaks’ U23 Cyclocross Worlds Results

  1 April 10 • 9 comments

  This was published on April 1, 2010 and was an April Fools’ story. Following an emotional interview published in Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (and discussed previously in Cyclocross Magazine) in which disgraced U23 World Championships winner Pawel Szczepaniak revealed what prompted him and his younger brother, second place finisher Kacper, to use EPO before the [...]

• Book Review: Balint Hamvas’ UCI Cyclocross World Cup 2009/2010 Photo Book

  23 March 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton If you couldn’t make the trip to Kalmthout in December to watch Sven Nys rebound from a disastrous first lap to a dramatic victory in the middle of a blizzard, or Treviso to see Katie Compton and Niels Albert both ride away from two talented fields, leaving nothing but a cloud of [...]

• Masters of the (Cyclocross) Universe – UPDATED: More Photos

  25 February 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Hasselt, Belgium – Let’s be honest here: cyclocross is a circus. Sure, the thousands of fans who turn out every week come to see a bike race, but they also come to rub shoulders with their heroes, eat frites, drink and dance in the beer tents, collect the freebies that the sponsors [...]

• Wellens, Vos Victorious at Season’s End in Oostmalle – UPDATED – Photos and Full Results

  21 February 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Oostmalle, Belgium – On a sandy and windswept—though very fast—course, in front of a huge and enthusiastic crowd, the real racing of the 2009-10 cyclocross season concluded with the final round of the Gazet Van Antwerpen Trofee. Fans were treated to two diametrically opposed endings: in the women’s race, Marianne Vos edged [...]

• Nys Takes 15th Win in Lebbeke

  20 February 10 • 1 comment

  One week after Niels Albert had victory stolen from him by 2010 World Champ Zdenek Stybar  in the final turns in Vorselaar—and just a day ahead of cyclocross’ final outdoor race of the season—the 2009 World Champion once again found himself on the losing end of a last minute battle, this time being outkicked by [...]

• Štybar Steals The Day & Superprestige Overall from Albert – UPDATED: Video, Race Report, Full Results, Photos

  14 February 10 • 0 comment

  Vorselaar, Belgium – Winter made a final statement in Belgium today – fitting for the finale on one of the coldest, snowiest seasons in recent memory – bringing snow and freezing temperatures back to the cyclocross circuit one more time. But the snow did not deter Zdeněk Štybar (Telenet-Fidea) or Niels Albert (BKCP – Powerplus), [...]

• Meeusen, Van Der Poel Win U23, Junior Superprestige Overall – UPDATED: Full Results

  14 February 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Vorselaar, Belgium – One of the coldest cyclocross seasons on record began to wrap up with the final round of the Superprestige series, fittingly in the snow once again. In the Juniors race, Dutch rider Davd Van Der Poel took a third place finish to lock up the overall Superprestige title, while [...]

• Narrow Wins for Vos, Nys at GVA Trofee Krawatencross – UPDATED: Video Highlight, Photo Galleries, Full Results

  6 February 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Lille, Belgium – Though the World Champions’ jerseys may have been handed out last week, cyclocross keeps rolling for another month, with prizes in two big series—the GVA Trofee and Superprestige—still up for grabs. Today it was the GVA Trofee, which last met in Baal on New Years Day, that picked back [...]

• Praptska Opens Up Worlds with Czech Win – Updated: Photos, Brief Report, Full Results

  30 January 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Dan Seaton Tábor, Czech Republic - On an icy, frozen course, but under brilliant sunshine and relatively warm conditions, Czech junior Tomas Paprstka held off a late attack by France’s Julian Alaphilippe to take the first title of the 2010 World Championships. Paprstka’s ride, buoyed by a jubilant home crowd that lined the twisting, compact [...]

• Tábor Prepares for Cyclocross’ Biggest Show – UPDATED: Photo Gallery

  29 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Tábor, Czech Republic – While Louisville got the go ahead to plan for ‘cross Worlds in three years, the city of Tábor–about 100 km south of Prague in southern Bohemia–was finalizing preparations for their own World Championships starting tomorrow.  The city, population 37,000, which has hosted a World Cup since 1996 and [...]

• Breaking Story: UCI Confirms Louisville World Champs in 2013, Masters Worlds in 2012 & 2013

  29 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Dan Seaton Tábor, Czech Republic – The UCI Management Committee confirmed this afternoon that the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships and 2012/13 Cyclocross Masters World Championships would be held in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States.  As Cyclocross Magazine previously reported, the possibility has been brewing for a while, and received the support of ‘cross [...]

• Possibility of U.S. World Championships Makes Waves in Europe

  28 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Vienna, Austria – When the news broke last week that ‘cross Worlds may come to the United States in 2013, fans weren’t the only ones surprised and excited. Athletes, officials, and organizers also lined up in support of the idea of bringing cyclocross’ biggest race to the other side of the Atlantic. [Update: [...]

• Albert Bounces Back in Hoogerheide, Štybar Holds Overall Title – UPDATED – Full Results, Photos

  24 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Hoogerheide, Belgium – Niels Albert, whose season appeared to be in shambles after several recent missteps and one hard fall in the Belgian Championships, roared back to life today with a comeback win in the final World Cup race of the season, just a week before the World Championships. Albert, who told [...]

• Vos Takes Final World Cup, Van Den Brand Holds Overall – UPDATED – Full Results and Photos

  24 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Hoogerheide, Belgium – Just a week short of one year since she first put on the World Champion’s jersey in these same fields, Marianne Vos’s season came full circle when she stormed to victory in the final World Cup of the 2009-10 season. In her last week in the rainbow stripes—at least, [...]

• Van Der Poel, Szczepaniak win Juniors, U23 in Hoogerheide – UPDATED – Full Results and Photos

  24 January 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton Hoogerheide, Netherlands – On a dark and drizzly day in this small Dutch town, just north of the Belgian border, Dutch Junior David van der Poel wrapped up his World Cup season on a high note. Van der Poel took a sprint victory over countryman Danny van Poppel and, with the victory, [...]

• Nys Claims Seventh Belgian National Title – Updated: Videos

  10 January 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Dan Seaton Oostmalle, Belgium – Sven Nys, whose 2009-10 season has been punctuated by some of the highest and lowest notes of his storied career, managed to hit a very high note today, claiming his seventh national title on a slippery, snowy track in northern Belgium. Nys’ trademark this season has been the late-race [...]

• Mourey Bounces Back from Fall to Win at De Ster in Sint-Niklaas – Updated: Photos, Full Results

  2 January 10 • 2 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton with reporting by Mindi Wisman Sint-Niklaas, Belgium – As the densely packed Belgian holiday cyclocross schedule reached its penultimate race, one might have expected fatigue to play the decisive role in today’s contest. Especially after Sven Nys, winner at yesterday’s GVA Trofee race in Baal, told reporters that he felt like he [...]

• Eckmann Lands on Podium, Meeusen Wins in Baal – Updated: Full Results & Photos

  1 January 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Baal, Belgium – Riding through sticky mud and occasional snow flurries on a cold New Years Day, Euro ‘Cross Camper Yannick Eckmann powered away from Diether Sweek in the last lap to take second place in the Juniors race.  Eckmann, who holds German citizenship despite living in Colorado, claimed the top result [...]