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by Thomas van Bracht SURHUISTERVEEN, NETHERLANDS – Rob Peeters has won the 18th edition of the Centrumcross Surhuisterveen in the Netherlands. The 27-year-old Belgian rider of the Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team managed to ride away from his competitors in the last lap and crossed the finish line solo. Dutch rider Thijs van Amerongen (AA Drink) finished [...]
DIEGEM, BELGIUM – In a spectacular night race, thick with mud and rain, world champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame a poor start to take command halfway through the race and dance away from a large pack containing Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep), Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor), and Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), among others, to win [...]
DIEGEM, BELGIUM – In a hard fought duel with the Belgian champion, Katerina Nash (Luna) used her power on the hills to slip away from Sanne Cant (BKCP) in the final lap, entering the finishing straight with enough of a gap to neutralize Cant’s powerful sprint and take the win at Superprestige Gieten. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre and Sabrina Stultiens, [...]
DIEGEM, BELGIUM – Continuing his commanding performance as part of the EuroCrossCamp crew, Logan Owen today again took second to world champion Mathieu van der Poel at the Superprestige Gieten. Owen led the opening moments of the race before being pulled back into a select group, and when van der Poel then attacked, Owen momentarily responded. [...]
LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – In an exciting duel that saw both riders on the ropes at different moments, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) landed the final punch in a muddy duel against Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep), escaping the two-time World Champion on the final quarter of the course and powering to the line to take a passionate win at [...]
LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – On a muddy, rainy day that did not disappoint fans of Azencross, Sanne Cant again proved she belongs among the best in the world by outsprinting Nikki Harris for the win at the GVA Bbost Bank Trophee at Loenhout. The young Belgian champion had marked Katie Compton early in the race, and was the [...]
LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – American Logan Owen again made the podium as he and compatriot Curtis White, both in Europe as part of EuroCrossCamp, raced into second and third behind world champion Mathieu van der Poel. Stephen Bassett took 7th. More to come!
HUESDEN-ZOLDER, BELGIUM – As the rain pounded down on the elite men, Sven Nys (Landbouwkredit) again had the upper hand over Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) to ride away for the win. The two Belgians rode most of the race together, trading duties on the front as Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) and Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) led the chase [...]
“It just feels so great to know that I’m capable of being on the podium and Plzen wasn’t just a fluke. I have to keep working harder and harder if I want to challenge Van Der Poel in Louisville though!” -Logan Owen HUESDEN-ZOLDER: American Champion Logan Owen today took second place behind World Champion Mathieu [...]
HEUSDEN-ZOLDER – On a sunny, mostly-dry course, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) shook off her crashes at World Cup Namur and stormed across the grassy terrain to lead solo from the first lap to the last, taking her first World Cup win of the season. Katie Compton (Trek), who had a near-flawless race to win Namur, got off [...]
NAMUR, BELGIUM – Kevin Pauwels showed he’s not to be written off, with a commanding ride today at World Cup Namur. The Sunweb-Revor rider, who has been plagued with crashes and mechanicals this season, established a first-lap lead with Francis Mourey; by the third lap, Pauwels was all by himself with a gap that only increased [...]
NAMUR, BELGIUM – On a wet, slippery morning, American national champion Logan Owen took the win today on the Namur course that later hosted the elite World Cup men and women races, winning ahead of compatriot Curtis White, both of whom are in Europe for Christmas Week with EuroCross Camp. David Lombardo grabbed 7th, Stephen Basset [...]
NAMUR, BELGIUM – On a wet, slippery course, Katie Compton (Trek) rode a perfect race, establishing a gap on the first lap and never relinquishing it. Katerina Nash (Luna) proved she is back on top after her early-season back problems and rode a commanding race, never losing sight of Compton and powering her way to second. [...]
ESSEN, BELGIUM – On a rainy, muddy course today in Essen, Belgian champion Sanne Cant (BKCP) continued her winning ways as she proved best equipped to handle the difficult terrain to take the GVA Trofee win. At the start of the race, it was Katerina Nash (Luna) who gave the Belgian the most difficulty, but Nash began [...]
ESSEN, BELGIUM – In what proved to be one of the most exciting days of racing this season, on a course thick with mud, mechanicals, and bobbles, Jan Denuwelaere (Style and Concept) slid across the line, butt first, after being driven into the barriers in a two-up sprint against returning champion Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step). [...]
With yesterday’s GP De Ster, a C2 race in Sint Niklaas, Belgium’s Christmas Week has begun. With eight races – including two World Cups, three GVAs and one Superprestige – a host of American Elite, U23 and Juniors landing in lion country, and the forecast calling for a whole lot of rain, the next thirteen days are so stacked with [...]
USA Cycling, together with the Louisville (Ky.) Sports Commission, have teamed up to stage the 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Championships race, to be held Feb. 2-3 in Louisville, after the event found itself in danger of collapsing due to a sponsorship shortfall. USA Cycling Vice President of National Events Micah Rice will serve as race [...]
It was a good day for American women at Soudel Classic Leuven, as Amy Dombroski (Telenet-Fidea) and Maureen Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill) both navigated the treacherous course to finish second and fourth, respectively. The win, however, was never in question as Sanne Cant (BKCP) took the holeshot and then was the only one of the [...]
On an aggressive, sinewy course with narrow tracks, steep descents, and a bit of mud, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) escaped a large group of riders early on and spent the race establishing a commanding lead that was never challenged. As the world champion time trialed his way to the win, a pack of roughly ten riders [...]
After the exciting, muddy racing that was the Scheldecross Antwerpen and Vlaamse Druivenveldrit last weekend, the European Elite turn now to Leuven, Belgium for the fourth round of the Soudal Classics on Sunday. Last year, Sven Nys owned Leuven in the absence of his main rivals Niels Albert, Kevin Pauwels, Klaas Vantornout and Tom Meeusen. [...]
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