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• Soudal Scheldecross Antwerpen: Compton Wins Again on Sunny Sands

  8 December 12 • 0 comment

  ANTWERP, BELGIUM: On a clear, cold day, Katie Compton (TREK) continued her winning streak in the sands of Antwerpen, winning the Cyclocross Soudal Scheldecross in fine solo fashion. Nikkie Harris (Telenet-Fidea) continued in her stellar season, taking second, and Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame the bruised wrist she suffered from her collision with Compton last week [...]

• Cyclocross Growing Worldwide: Scotland’s Dig in Around the Dock Sells Out in 4 Hours

  5 December 12 • 0 comment

  

  Going to be in Scotland for the holidays? Check out Dig in Around the Dock Cyclocross in Bo’ness!  by John McComisky Within only four hours of the Dig In Around the Dock Cyclocross race going live on the internet, it sold out of all its 100 places. The popular season-ending bike race returns to Bo’ness [...]

• World Cup Roubaix: Sven Nys Times His Move Perfectly to Best Pauwels and Albert on the Velodrome UPDATED: Gallery, Full Report

  2 December 12 • 1 comment

  

  ROUBAIX, FRANCE: Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) continues his domination of the 2012/13 season after besting Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) to take the win today at World Cup Roubaix. In a blistering fast race that saw large groups and late selections, Nys timed his attack perfectly, taking the lead on the final run up [...]

• World Cup Roubaix: Katie Compton Overcomes Crashes to Take Last Minute Win over Van Paassen UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Report

  2 December 12 • 0 comment

  

  ROUBAIX, FRANCE: Katie Compton (TREK) claimed her third consecutive World Cup win as she overcame no less than three crashes to catch and power away from race-long leader Sanne van Paassen in the closing corners of the race.   It was a devastating day for the Elite women, as Helen Wyman (Kona), Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Suntour), [...]

• EuroCross Camp 2012-2013 Races and Riders Announced

  30 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  This year, Geoff Proctor will be taking 16 racers over for EuroCross Camp. The racers will be in Europe for nearly two weeks of racing, including the Christmas week races. Racers include National Champion Logan Owen and his teammate on Redline, Justin Lindine, as well as New Englanders including Manny Goguen and Nate Morse, along [...]

• Race Preview: World Cup Roubaix

  28 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  This Sunday marks the exciting return of the World Cup series to Roubaix, France and the legendary velodrome that welcomes home road’s closest ’cross cousin, the Paris-Roubaix. Last held in 2010, the brutal race was dominated by Zdenek Stybar, who proved best in the muddy, slippery slog as behind him Klaas Vantornout slipped away from [...]

• Superprestige Gieten: Sunweb-Revor Finally Makes Good as Vantornout Holds Off Nys for Win; Wyman Bests Vos in World Champion’s Return to Cyclocross UPDATED: Photo Galleries

  25 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  GIETEN, NETHERLANDS: On a sunny but blustery day, Klaas Vantornout had to contend with fierce winds, sticky mud and a charging Sven Nys to win the fifth edition of the 2012 Superprestige series at Gieten. The Sunweb-Revor duo of Vantornout and Kevin Pauwels joined Nys (Landbouwkrediet) when the Belgian champ attacked on the finishing straight [...]

• Bart Hazen Photo Gallery: World Cup Koksijde

  24 November 12 • 1 comment

  

  Be sure to check out our full report of World Cup Koksijde’s Men’s and Women’s races! Elite Men: Elite Women: U23: Juniors:

• World Cup Koksijde: The Cannibal Strikes Again as Nys Plays Perfect Tactical Race Over Albert in the Sand; Junior Logan Owen Takes Fifth UPDATED: Photo Gallery

  24 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  KOKSIJDE, BELGIUM – As the rain fell on the sands of Koksijde, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) again showed why he has dominated the sport of cyclocross for so long, winning in spectacular fashion after spending the race slowly overcoming a poor start that saw him on the back side of the top twenty for much of [...]

• World Cup Koksijde: Katie Compton Rides Away With Her Second World Cup Win of 2012 as Harris Continues Breakthrough Season UPDATED: Gallery

  24 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  KOKSIJDE, BELGIUM – On a foggy, damp day in Koksijde, American Katie Compton (Trek) established an early lead and never looked back, taking her second cyclocross World Cup win of the season. Behind her, Nikki Harris continued tto show off her strong form, and spent the whole of the race chasing solo, fending off Lucie [...]

• Superprestige Gavere: Nys Shuts Down Vantornout’s Bid for His Throne; Nikki Harris takes impressive win over van Paassen UPDATED: Photo Galleries, Results

  18 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  On a classic course with classic conditions, the Superprestige Gavere awarded riders with classic skills – the ability to handle slippery mud on steep, serpentine terrain; to transition on and off the bike frequently; and to shoulder a muddy bike and hoof it for long sections of course. It was, in truth, a day for [...]

• GVA Hasselt: Nys Again on Top as Pauwels’ Again Crashes Out of Contention- UPDATED Gallery

  17 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  HASSELT, BELGIUM – On a fast, dry course, Sven Nys  (Landbouwkrediet KDL) rode away from Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) in the penultimate lap to secure his second victory in the GVA Bpost Bank Trofee cyclocross series. Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), having won here in the previous two additions, had hoped the favorable course would end his string of bad [...]

• Race Preview: Stacked Euro Weekend With GVA Trofee Hasselt and Superprestige Gavere

  15 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  This weekend, Euro fans have a double-header of ’cross to enjoy, as racers first head to East Flanders on Saturday for round three of the GVA Trofee – the GP Hasselt. The fast, mostly flat course is known to keep riders fighting each other rather than the terrain, though the sand pits, tight corners, and log [...]

• Superprestige Hamme-Zogge: Nys Again Unstoppable as Pauwel’s Bad Luck Continues; Sanne van Paassen Solos to Win UPDATED: Photo Gallery, Results

  11 November 12 • 1 comment

  

  HAMME-ZOGGE, BELGIUM – Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL) remains undefeated in the 2012 Superprestige Series, taking a commanding solo win after escaping from a select group of racers on lap four. It was an opportune moment for Nys, who was leading Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), and Bart Aernouts (AA Drink) – as Nys came [...]

• Race Preview: Nys Hopes for Hat-Trick at Superprestige Hamme-Zogge

  8 November 12 • 0 comment

  

  This weekend, the Superprestige series continues with its third round of the season at Hamme-Zogge. Last weekend, at Superprestige Zonhoven, Sven Nys continued his winning ways in the series, proving his legs the stronger as he outgunned reigning world champion Niels Albert in the final turns before the line. The win ensured that Nys will [...]