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• British National Championship: Wyman Defends Title, Oldham Wins

  9 January 11 • 0 comment

  Helen Wyman (Kona), this year’s queen of the Koppenberg, repeats as the British national champion, taking her record-setting sixth title. Nikki Harris (APB Cycling Team) and Gabby Day (The ChainStay-RENNER), both of whom have had excellent seasons competing against the world’s best, finished in second and third, respectively. That lead trio showed their World Cup [...]

• Kupfernagel, Walsleben Defend Titles in 2011 German National Championship

  9 January 11 • 0 comment

  Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) and Hanka Kupfernagel (Itera-Stevens) both defended their respective titles in the German National Championships. Christoph Pfingsten (Van Vliet EBH Elshof) and Hannes Genze rounded out the men’s podium. The 23 year-old Walsleben is one to watch as he continues to improve in GvA, Superprestige and World Cup competitions. As expected, Sabine Spitz [...]

• French National Championship: Mourey Adds Another, Caroline Mani Sprints to Title

  9 January 11 • 0 comment

  Francis Mourey (Francaise Des Jeux) continues his impressive run this season, with his 10th win perhaps the most significant yet – the French tricolor jersey will stay on his shoulders for another year. The win marks Mourey’s eighth national cyclocross title, and his sixth in the Elite ranks. He won the race by over a [...]

• Swiss Championship: Heule Nabs Sixth Title

  9 January 11 • 0 comment

  

  Christian Heule, who’s become a regular in North America during the early season races, has regained the Swiss cross jersey – his sixth time winning that title. Mountain biker and pre-race favorite Lukas Flückiger (Trek World Racing) finished in fourth, just off the podium. Pirmin Land (Team Delta-Price) was second, with Julien Taramarcaz (BMC Mountain [...]

• Niels Albert Grabs Elusive Belgian Title, Sanne Cant Crushes – Updated: Photo Gallery

  9 January 11 • 0 comment

  Niels Albert (BKCP-Power Plus), who said two weeks ago that he wanted to win the Belgian Championships more than even the World title, made his wish a reality today on a flat, sandy course under sunny skies in Antwerp. The 2009 World Champion pulled away from Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) during the second lap to take [...]

• Videos: Women’s Kalmthout and Zolder World Cups, Front and Center

  8 January 11 • 1 comment

  

  You’re in extra luck, web readers – we have some catch-up work to do on Laurent Charras’ excellent ongoing video coverage of the women’s World Cup races. Charras’ Petitesreines French video operation wowed us with its coverage of the first three World Cups. If you missed the last video of the Koksijde World Cup, go [...]

• Belgian Championships: Expected Battle Between Nys and Albert Hinges on Course Conditions – UPDATED: Pre-Ride Video

  7 January 11 • 3 comments

  by Christine Vardaros The most highly-anticpated battle on Belgian soil is to take place in Antwerp this Sunday at the Belgian National Championships. The two favorites are current national champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and former world champ Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus). But depending on the course conditions, pre-race predictions can easily change – especially in a [...]

• Will Vos Prevent Van den Brand’s Dirty Dozen in Dutch National Championships?

  7 January 11 • 0 comment

  Dutch Women’s Nationals by Christine Vardaros If Daphny van den Brand wins the Dutch Championships this Saturday in St. Michielsgestel, it will be her 12th year donning the national stripes. In reality, though, she only wore the jersey for 10 of her 11 times, having traded it in for the rainbow variety the year she [...]

• Boom Favored to Win Dutch National Championships Despite Back Injury

  6 January 11 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros After a late season start in December, 24 year-old Lars Boom (Rabobank) quickly stamped his authority with a victory at the Zolder World Cup in only his fourth race back. But less than a week later, his dreams of snagging his fifth National jersey were almost erased by a fall in the [...]

• Joachim Parbo’s Stolen Leopard Bike Returned

  3 January 11 • 0 comment

  

  The Zolder World Cup didn’t go exactly as planned for Danish national champion Joachim Parbo. No, it wasn’t the snow and ruts – someone walked off with one of the two Leopard bikes that he brought to the race. Parbo was pulled from the event when the leaders were about to lap him. Afterwards, some [...]

• Euro Cross Camp in Photos: Campers Race with Nys and Albert in Bredene, Brian Matter Steals Stybar’s Start Position

  31 December 10 • 0 comment

  Tom Robertson continues to bring us words and images covering the Euro Cross Campers’ experience, this time from the Loenhout Azencross. Missed his previous post? Check out his photos from the GVA Trofee Azencross race at Loenhout. by Tom Robertson Thursday was a “smaller” race in the coastal town of Bredene, Belgium. Dubbed the Sylvester [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings: Week of December 31st, 2010

  31 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman As the Christmas cyclocross week craziness slowly winds down with the GvA Trofee Grote Prijs Sven Nys on New Year’s Day and the Fidea Cyclocross Tervurven on Sunday, we have some good New Year cheer and exciting rumors and rumblings to talk about. Sven Nys has been plagued by “mechanics” problems almost [...]

• Albert, Vos Tops in Loenhout – UPDATED: Photos

  29 December 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – Though it might have been a gloomy, winter day, the stars of cyclocross shone brightly on the 27th edition of Azencross, delivering – almost – two down-to-the-wire duels to the huge crowds that waded through the snow and mud here in northern Belgium. In the women’s race, world champion [...]

• A Photographer’s Look into Euro Cross Camp’s Training Race

  24 December 10 • 0 comment

  The group of US riders calling the Euro Cross Camp house in Izegem, Belgium, home for the holidays this year is a gifted lot. Some of the best in the nation, including current National Champions Zach McDonald (collegiate) and Jeff Bahnson (Junior), who, along with with Gunnar Bergey, finally got out of Heathrow airport after [...]

• Dieter Vanthourenhout Fights to be on National Team…Again

  16 December 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Christine Vardaros Of the four World Cups so far this season, Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus) has been given the green light by his National Federation for only three of them. In any other country he would be their lead man, as he is easily one of the best ’crossers in the world.  But unfortunately for [...]