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• European National Championships, Day 2: Boom, Nys Prevail, Cant and Albert Stymied

  11 January 09 • 1 comment

  

  Day 2 of the National Championships in the European powerhouses presented fast, frozen racing, with major favorites prevailing with a few upsets along the way. The Netherlands Day 2: Lars Boom would be ashamed if he was not racing Worlds in his homeland without the national championship jersey already in the bag, but he wasn’t [...]

• 2009 European National Championships Roundup Day 1 – Kupfernagel, Van den Brand and Stybar Take Jerseys

  10 January 09 • 0 comment

  Day 1 of the European countries’ national championships saw many favorites reign supreme, with defending champs like Kupfernagel and Stybar retaining their colors and van den Brand winning hers back. See brief reports below, and stay tuned for more coverage on Sunday. Germany Day 1: Reigning National Champion Hanka Kupfernagel (Itera – Stevens) fought off [...]

• American Women in Tervuren: Race Reports from Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd

  4 January 09 • 1 comment

  On Sunday, several American women battled the cold and tough course at the UCI C2 Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit race in Tervuren, Belgium and they walked away with a podium. Sue Butler and Rachel Lloyd sent us their reports from the race below. We also have some course photos from Sue. Enjoy! Where’s the Mud? A [...]

• Carpetbagging in Belgium – A Report by Sue Butler

  28 December 08 • 3 comments

  

  Houghton Mifflin’s Dictionary defines a carpetbagger as “An outsider…who presumptuously seeks a position or success in a new locality.” Some think the popular Portland racer Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale.com) fits this definition, as she’s traveled to Europe battling at World Cups. But her husband Tim has taken carpetbagging to a new level. See our report from [...]

• Lars Boom Nips Nys in Nommay – Full Report and Results

  21 December 08 • 0 comment

  World Champ Lars Boom and Sven Nys battled til the end in Nommay and settled the hour-long fight with a two-man sprint with Boom taking the win. Bart Wellens came in third, 22 seconds back. Three Americans (Ryan Trebon, Jamey Driscoll, and Molly Cameron) and three Canadians (St John, Schooler, Sutton) made the start,

• Compton Wins Nommay World Cup, Gould Third – Full Report & Results

  21 December 08 • 2 comments

  Five-time national champion Katie Compton (Spike Shooter) has continued her winning streak in Europe, winning the Nommay World Cup in France with a dominating late race attack. Georgia Gould, racing her first World Cup of the season, finished an impressive third. After Dutch rider Saskia Elemans got the holeshot, Compton wasted no time in getting [...]

• UCI Cyclocross World Cup to Be Abolished?

  21 December 08 • 1 comment

  

  With several North American promoters trying hard to bring a World Cup to the continent, will the series continue long enough for American fans to witness such a groundbreaking expansion? In Europe, controversy is brewing over several prominent people calling for an end to the UCI World Cup. According to standaard.be, the very first World [...]

• Rumor Mill: ’09 Nats in Oregon, Disc Brakes Legal, and Drought-Loving Rhinos

  10 December 08 • 4 comments

  

  ‘Cross nats in OBRA-dominated Oregon? Disc brakes becoming UCI legal? And a Rhino happy without mud? You certainly can’t believe everything you hear, and we usually don’t without confirmation. But we’re suckers for juicy ‘cross gossip and found three unconfirmed rumors we overheard last weekend in Portland that might be of particular interest to you.

• Euro-file: ‘Cross Happenings Across the Pond – 11/26/08

  26 November 08 • 0 comment

  Here’s the latest ‘cross updates from the Euro scene: The biggest news is that Belgium got a rare, big snowstorm that started during last Sunday’s Superprestige race and continued for several days. The conditions provided a good opportunity for Katie Compton and Jonathan Page to practice riding on frozen surfaces  as they prepare for the [...]

• Nys Wins, Page Fifth at Vlaamse Houtlandcross Eernegem

  8 November 08 • 1 comment

  Lots of Europe’s best ‘cross riders were hoping to have a break from the Sven Nys onslaught when they lined up for Saturday’s Vlaamse Houtlandcross Eernegem in Eernegem, Belgium. Despite plans to join Rabobank’s Lars Boom and Palmans – Cras’ Niels Albert on their day off before Sunday’s World Cup, Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner’s Sven Nys pulled up to the [...]

• Euro-file: Tom Vannoppen Retires, Other Belgians Hit the Road

  5 June 08 • 2 comments

  Tom Vannoppen Hangs It Up Tom Vannoppen, 29, once thought to be the next dominant Belgian cyclocrosser, retired from cycling this week. Vannoppen nearly won the world title in Zolder in 2002 but since has suffered several rough years which involved multiple injuries, depression, and last season, a drug scandal. He tested positive for cocaine [...]

• Euro-File: Vervecken Decides on Revor

  15 May 08 • 0 comment

  After denying transfer rumors to Revor, multi-world champion Erwin Vervecken has officially inked a contract with the Revor team and will ride with them starting on January 1st. Vervecken will join current Revor riders Davy Commeyne, Jan Soetens, David Willemsens, Ben Berden and Bart Verschueren. HLN.be reports Vervecken made his final decision because Revor offered [...]

• Euro-File: Vervecken to Change Teams? Not So Fast…

  11 May 08 • 1 comment

  Erwin Vervecken, the Belgian multi-world champion of cyclocross has been rumored to be switching to the Revor team staring in January 1, 2009.  However, Vervecken is denying the rumor, stating that he has not signed anything yet, according to Sport Planet. He says, “Next week I still have another appointment, where I have another good [...]