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• Meeusen and Van der Poel Lead Huge U23 and Junior Fields at Azencross – Updated: Quotes, Photo Galleries

  29 December 09 • 1 comment

  Loenhout, Belgium – Tuesday dawned chilly and grey in Belgium, but the rain, forecast to turn the course here in Loenhout to sloppy mud later in the day, held off for the morning as Juniors and Under-23 riders tested their legs on the technical Azencross track before Sven Nys and Daphny van den Brand would [...]

• Albert Wins, Nys Walks in Diegem – Full Report & Results – UPDATED – Photos

  27 December 09 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Diegem, Belgium - In the shadow of Brussels International Airport—in fact, just a few hundreds of meters from the end of the runway—the Nissan Superprestige Series met again today for one of its more unique races. Starting just after sunset, the race ran under the lights and featured a mix of narrow city [...]

• Meeusen and Teunissen Race to U23 and Junior Wins at Diegem SuperPrestige – UPDATED – Photos

  27 December 09 • 0 comment

  Mike Teunissen and Tom Meeusen took wins in the junior and U23 races at the 2009 Superprestige in Diegem. Meeusen won after a hard-fought battle with Polish racer Kacper Szczepaniak, while Teunissen won the junior race despite a dropped chain on the last lap. EuroCrossCamp attendees attended the race, with Collegiate National Champion Zach McDonald

• Vos Takes Solo Win in Zolder – Updated: Rider Reactions, Photo Gallery

  27 December 09 • 3 comments

  by Dan Seaton Zolder, Belgium – Under crystal blue December skies, as the remainder of last weekend’s snow melted away leaving the course on the track in Zolder a fast mix of wet pavement, mud, and ice, Marianne Vos rode to a dominant solo victory over Katie Compton and Daphny Van Den Brand.

• Pauwels Takes His First World Cup Victory in Zolder – Updated: Rider Reactions, Photo Gallery

  27 December 09 • 2 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton with reporting by Mindi Wisman Zolder, Belgium – On a perfect December day and a course that started icy and became progressively muddy as the day unfolded, Kevin Pauwels emerged from a group of four to take his second victory as a professional in this seventh round of the UCI World Cup. [...]

• Pauwels Escapes to Win Zolder – Full Results

  26 December 09 • 1 comment

  Kevin Pauwels stayed away from a chasing Niels Albert to win the 2009 Zolder World Cup.  Full Zolder Elite Men Cyclocross World Cup report is here. Full results below:

• Vos Takes Zolder – Full Results

  26 December 09 • 1 comment

  Marianne Vos took a convincing win at a muddy, technical Zolder World Cup today, with Katie Compton (Planet Bike) finishing in second, 25 seconds back. Americans Amy Dombroski (Schlamm – Primus Mootry) finished in the 13th with Christine Vardaros (Champion Systems – Zannata) in 34th. Full results below. Also see our full report from the [...]

• Alaphilippe, Meeusen Take Juniors, U23 in Zolder – Updated: Photo Galleries, Full Results

  26 December 09 • 4 comments

  by Dan Seaton Zolder, Belgium – The UCI World Cup returned to action in much milder conditions than last Sunday’s frozen, snowy race in Kalmthout. But on an already technical course on the Formula One track in Zolder, the remnants of last week’s storm were still apparent. The course was still slick—frozen in places—especially for [...]

• Nys On Top Again in Belgium, Wins Noordzeecross

  23 December 09 • 0 comment

  Noordzeecross Middelkerke, BEL – Sven Nys continued his winning ways in Belgium this week, besting Tom Meeusen.  Eariler this week, Nys took his first World Cup win of the season in Kalmthout, Belgium.  The pair of wins and his budding form are certain to make Saturday’s Zolder World Cup an epic battle. Jonathan Page (Planet [...]

• Mud, Sweat and Gears Wraps Up Final Series Races of 2009

  21 December 09 • 2 comments

  Tennessee’s Mud, Sweat and Gears series finished up this past weekend. Here we have race reports for both MSG#5 in Bristol, Tennessee and MSG#6, the series finale and blowout bash. by Dwayne Letterman MSG #5 dawned cold and snowy with a couple of inches on the ground and big fat flakes falling. This weekend we [...]

• Nys Will Not Be Denied in Kalmthout Snow – Updated: Photo Gallery, Video, Full Results

  20 December 09 • 3 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton with reporting by Mindi Wisman (Read reactions from the American riders  here) Kalmthout, Belgium – There are only a handful of races that attain legendary status, races that qualify as career defining efforts. Sven Nys’ ride in Kalmthout today may have been one of those races. After two mishaps in the first [...]

• Van Den Brand Outduels Vos in Kalmthout – Updated: Photo Gallery, Full Results

  20 December 09 • 3 comments

  by Dan Seaton Kalmthout, Belgium – The storm that brought slick conditions to the early races in Kalmthout picked back up just in time for the start of the women’s World Cup in Kalmthout today, burying the course again and setting up a dramatic shootout between World Champion Marianne Vos and Dutch National Champion Daphny [...]

• Meeusen Crashes but Wins U23′s in Kalmthout – Updated: Photo Gallery

  20 December 09 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Kalmthout, Belgium - Just as frigid Belgium was digging out from a paralyzing snowstorm earlier in the week, Kalmthout, the site of today’s World Cup race, picked up several more inches of snow overnight. So an already challenging course was made even more difficult by some of the snowiest conditions Belgium has seen [...]

• Bandido Nats Offers River Crossings, El Compadre and Smooth Away

  20 December 09 • 0 comment

  by Brian Graves I’m typing away with a sore neck and limited range of motion in the left shoulder. All complements of last weekend’s race: the soon to be world-famous Bandido National CX Race…our own little Natz race for those of us who couldn’t make the trip to the big event. Colorado sent a large [...]

• Summerhill Takes Lichtervelde U23 ‘Cross Race – Updated: Photo Gallery

  20 December 09 • 1 comment

  December 19, 2009: Lichtervelde, Belgium – Fresh off of snagging the U23 National Championship in Bend, Oregon last weekend, Danny Summerhill showed that he’s still on good form as his third place in Lichtervelde, Belgium netted him the top result among the U23′s. Kendric Van Grembergen (Rogelli Cycling Team ) and Paul Oldham (Hope Factory [...]