by Christine Vardaros On a tricky sand-riddled course such as that of Koksijde, Belgium, where the World Cyclocross Championships are set to take place this weekend, anything can happen. There will be pre-race favorites that may end up flat on their backs due to any number of places on the course where a rider can [...]
BELGIUM – Gabby Day (Renner Custom – Raleigh), due to represent Great Britain at the Cyclocross World Championships this Sunday will not be lining up in Koksijde. Gabby has battled with a lung infection for the past week, which saw her as a non-starter for the last World Cup in Hoogerheide. The infection has taken [...]
by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won a tactical affair here in Hoogerheide today, retaining his World Cup skinsuit in taking the series finale. Riders covered the fast course eight times, with the lead group swelling at times to more than ten riders. Pauwels, as series leader, finally seized the race, attacking late and [...]
by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—In years past, Katie Compton (Giant-Rabobank) has rolled into the World Championships on a string of victories, only to miss out to Marianne Vos (Rabobank) at the the biggest race of the year. Vos has flipped the script thus far this year, however, and looks unbeatable going into next weekend’s championships [...]
By Christine Vardaros Making her way to the podium in half the races she has entered this season, British Telenet-Fidea rider Nikki Harris has taken her racing game up a sizeable notch. She went from one podium finish last year to a whopping nine this year. Her podium placings include powerhouse events such as GVA [...]
by Bart Hazen Boom Ends Season with National Title Lars Boom (Rabobank) has ended his 2011/12 cyclocross campaign with his sixth consecutive national title. In Huijbergen, Boom was too strong for Thijs van Amerongen (AA Cycling Team) and the surprising Niels Wubben (AG2R – La Mondiale). Twan van den Brand (WV Schijndel) and Thijs Al (AA [...]
Helen Wyman (Horizon Fitness Racing Team) successfully defended her British national champion’s jersey Sunday in Ipswich with a win over last year’s runner-up Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea), who finished 56 seconds behind the six-time national champion. Annie Last finished another two seconds in arrears for the bronze. In the men’s race, Ian Field (Ac Lanester [...]
Julien Taramarcaz (Sunweb-Revor) beat Simon Zahner (Française Des Jeux) by just 10 seconds to take the Swiss Cyclcoross National Championship in Beromünste. Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld rider Christian Heule, the defending champion, finished third, 26 seconds behind the winner. In the women’s race, Jasmin Achermann successfully defended her 2011 champion’s jersey with a win over Katrin Leumann, who [...]
Three-time world champion Hanka Kupfernagel (Horizon Fitness Racing Team) took another national title Sunday at the German Cyclocross National Championships in Kleinmachnow, finishing 38 seconds ahead of Trixi Worrack and 1:18 in front of Sabrina Schweizer for the Elite women’s win. In the men’s race, Christoph Pfingsten (Cycling Team De Rijke) and Philipp Walsleben (Bkcp [...]
Aurelien Duval (Telenet-Fidea) took the tri-color jersey from defending French national champion Francis Mourey (Française Des Jeux) in a close sprint from a five-rider group that was together until the end of the final lap Sunday in Quelneuc. Duval nipped Mourey and Steve Chainel (AA Cycling Team) by just three seconds to take the win [...]
Current world champion Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep Cycling Team) crushed the competition to take his sixth Czech national title Sunday in Unicov. Stybar finished 1:36 ahead of Radomír Simunek Jr. (Bkcp – Powerplus) and 1:38 in front of Karel Hnik (Telenet – Fidea). With two-time defending champ Katerina Nash (Luna) sitting out the women’s race, Martina [...]
On a course that was so muddy that officials had to shorten it, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) showed that when the conditions are at their worst, he is at his best. With 2011 Champion Niels Albert, Kevin Pauwels, Sven Vanthourenhout, Tom Meeusen, Bart Aernouts, Rob Peeters and Nys all lined up for the start, the Belgian National [...]
On the first day of the Dutch National Championships there were no surprises in the junior women’s and beginners women’s races. The title went as expected to Annefleur Kalvenhaar (juniors) and Yara Kastelijn (beginners). The title in the beginners men’s race went surprisingly to Rogier Kalvenhaar, the little brother of Annefleur. Despite a poor start [...]
by Evan Schmitt EuroCrossCamp IX just came to a close and we recently caught up with a few of the campers in a series of interviews we will publish prior to Nationals. In our third installment, we talk to C3/Athletes Serving Athletes junior rider Sam O’Keefe. Did you miss our interview with Jordan Cullen? Go back [...]
by Evan Schmitt EuroCrossCamp IX just came to a close, and we recently caught up with a few of the campers in a series of interviews we will publish prior to Nationals. In our second installment, we talk to Clif Bar Development Junior rider Jordan Cullen. Did you miss our interview with Cypress Gorry? Go back [...]
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