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• Albert’s Flat Means Victory for Nys in Essen; Van der Haar Takes U23s – Updated: Photos

  11 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Dan Seaton & Bart Hazen Essen, Belgium – Leading by some 25 meters midway through the final muddy lap of the GP Rouwmoer, Niels Albert had his first win of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee series all but sewed up. During the race the 24 year-old BKCP-Powerplus rider had clawed his way from a [...]

• Van der Haar Wins U23 in Gieten, Van den Brand on Top in Women’s Race

  29 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen European Champion Lars van der Haar won the 2010 U23 Superprestige in Gieten, besting Vincent Baestaens and Tijmen Eising in the final sprint. Micki van Empel and Marcel Meisen finished fourth and fifth, while Superprestige leader Jim Aernouts finished in ninth and lost his lead to van der Haar by one point.

• Meeusen Grabs First Superprestige Win When Nys Breaks Pedal

  28 November 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Gieten, Netherlands – On the first really cold weekends of the 2010-11 season, the world of European cyclocross headed to a snowy Gieten, in the far northern Netherlands, for the fifth round of the Nissan Superprestige Series. Coming a day after a tough race through the sand at the Koksijde World Cup, [...]

• Nikki Harris Returns to Cyclocross with an Olympic Dream

  28 November 10 • 1 comment

  

  by Jonathon Ogle For British rider Nikki Harris there has only ever been one form of cycling that she has truly fallen in love with – and that’s cyclocross. The 23 year-old from Derbyshire, England, has decided to return to the cyclocross discipline after spending time as a track cyclist, and has signed a contract [...]

• Compton Crushes, Albert Escapes for Koksijde World Cup Wins, 11 North Americans Contest – UPDATED – Full Results, Photos

  27 November 10 • 2 comments

  KOKSIJDE, BELGIUM – In what could be a foreshadowing of the 2012 World Championships to be hosted on the same course, Niels Albert (BCKP-Powerplus) won the third round of the UCI World Cup in Koksijde, Belgium, over Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team) and Sven Nys (Lanbouwkrediet). Despite a poor start, Albert moved up quickly and [...]

• Stybar Close to a Deal with Quick Step

  24 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman Zdenek Stybar’s contract with Telenet-Fidea is set to end on March 1st of 2011. Negotiations with Telenet-Fidea as well as other teams have been swimming around the rumor mill all season as he is arguably the most desirable ’crosser in the world right now.

• Nys Edges Pauwels in Asper-Gavere Superprestige – UPDATED – Full report, Photos

  21 November 10 • 0 comment

  Gavere, Belgium – Belgian Champion Sven Nys won the fourth round of the Superprestige Series in Asper-Gavere today. In a finish strikingly similar to that of the elite women’s race, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) took a tire-width victory over Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) in Asper-Gavere, the fourth of the Superprestige series. For the first several laps the [...]

• Baestaens Outfoxes Van der Haar for U23 Win in Asper-Gavere

  21 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Gavere, Belgium –Vincent Baestaens (Telenet-Fidea) took his biggest win of the season in the U23 Superprestige race in Asper-Gavere today. In another thrilling race he outsprinted European champion Lars van der Haar and Belgian champion Jim Aernouts for the win. German Marcel Meisen (fourth), Dutch Michiel van der Heijden (fifth), Joeri Adams, [...]

• Kevin Pauwels and Jim Aernouts Shine in GVA Hasselt

  20 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) crowned his excellent season form with his first win of this year’s campaign in Hasselt, Belgium, today. After an exciting battle he bested his teammate and world champion Zdenek Stybar and Belgian champion Sven Nys. The two Bart’s – Wellens and Aernouts – Niels Albert, Tom Meeusen, Radomir Simunek, [...]

• Nys Wins Mudfest in Superprestige Hamme-Zogge – UPDATED: Photos, Full Results

  14 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Nys’ Win is Fourth Straight in the Mud Hamme-Zogge, Belgium – Belgian Sven Nys once again proved he is one of the best cyclocross racers in the world. After being the best on the Koppenberg, in Ronse and in Niel, Nys took his fourth win in two weeks time by beating Sunweb-Revor’s [...]

• Mourey Sprints to Win in Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne – UPDATED: Photos, Report

  13 November 10 • 0 comment

  Mourey best in mudfest of Dottenijs by Bart Hazen Dottenijs, Belgium – French Speedster Francis Mourey (Francaise des Jeux) out-sprinted Czech Martin Zlámalík (Sunweb-Revor) in the finale to take an impressive win. Mourey, who was on fire in the early-season US races, winning StarCrossed, Rad Racing and CrossVegas in succession, now adds a Belgian win [...]

• Flemish Mud Reconsidered on Veteran’s Day

  11 November 10 • 5 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton Dulce et Decorum Est A few weeks ago I took a weekend off from racing to drive out to Ieper – sometimes better known by its French name, Ypres – with my wife, Mindi, and her aunt and uncle, who were visiting us here in Belgium. It was a nice break from [...]

• Van den Brand Takes Third European Title, Förster Surprises in Juniors

  8 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Dutch Daphny van den Brand has won the third European Cyclocross Championships in her career. In Frankfurt am Main, Germany, van den Brand was the best over her compatriot Sanne van Paassen and Britain’s Helen Wyman. Hanka Kupfernagel, Pavla Havlikova, Sophie de Boer, Jasmin Achermann, Christel Ferrier-Bruneau, Caroline Mani and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot [...]

• Nys Wins Second Straight in Ronse’s GP Mario De Clercq – Report, Video

  8 November 10 • 0 comment

  Ronse, Belgium – On a day when a classic mix of Belgian weather – sun, rain and even hail – turned an already muddy race into a super sloppy comedy of errors, Sven Nys used his superior technical abilities to claim his second victory in a week, taking the Nissan Super Trophy in Ronse, Belgium. [...]

• Nys Wins Eighth Koppenberg, Adams Takes First U23 Win – UPDATED: Video, Full Results

  3 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) has won the Koppenbergcross in Oudenaarde, Belgium, for the seventh consecutive time and his eighth win in this race in his career. The Belgian champion dominated from start to finish and won with a lead of over one minute on his compatriots Niels Albert and Kevin Pauwels. World champion [...]