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There was a large contingent of American riders across all the races at Namur yesterday. With many strong rides, it was the Junior Men that came away with the best results, led by Spencer Petrov.
Curtis White, 27th at yesterday’s Namur World Cup, talks about race preparations and mental readiness in this installment of our rider diaries from the USAC Cyclocross Development Camp in Sittard, The Netherlands.
In a tight race that saw the World Champion Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and past winner Kevin Pauwels duke it out in the closing minutes, the Men’s Elite race at the fourth round of the World Cup at Namur was taken by van der Poel, apparently now well recovered from his knee injury.
Taking the first lap and never looking back, Nikki Harris won her first World Cup race at Namur this morning, while Eva Lechner rode back into the World Cup leader’s jersey after a lackluster performance from Sanne Cant.
Over the coming days we’re bringing you thoughts and reflections from each of the riders at this season’s Cyclocross Development Camp in Sittard, Netherlands. Today’s installment comes from Elle Anderson.
Netting his 14th win of the year, and increasing his 2015 BPost Bank Trofee series record to five-out-of-five, Wout van Aert (Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) rode to …
ANTWERP, Belgium—Not discouraged by a slow start, Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) picked her way through the field at the fifth BPost Bank Trofee race of the …
We’ll be getting daily diary entires from US riders at Cyclocross Development Camp based in Sittard, Netherlands, and sharing those with you. This will present an interesting look at the lives of some known, and perhaps some less familiar, names taking on the world of European cyclocross racing.
European racing turns its attention this weekend to Saturday’s BPost Sheldecross race and Sunday’s World Cup in Namur. Last year’s Shedecross was a drag race of sorts while the past two editions of Namur have seen the technical course covered in mud.
Fresh off a victory the day before at Zilvermeercross, Wout van Aert notched his 13th win of the year with a solo effort at Superprestige …
It came down to the wire in the deep mud at round five of the Superprestige, taking place on the grounds of the F1 venue, …
This episode of SVENNESS comes hot on the heels of some big Sven Nys news—Nys will own and manage the Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team starting March …
The rumors were true: Sven Nys announced on Twitter this morning that he will serve as the owner and team manager for the Telenet-Fidea Cycling …
In what looked to be by our measure the muddiest race of the season, Helen Wyman (Kona Factory) capitalized on her mud riding and running abilities, and took the win over fellow Brit Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea).
MALMEDY, Belgium—Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) clawed her way back to overtake fellow Brit Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) in the final meters of round five …
MALMEDY, Belgium – Wout Van Aert (Vastgoed Service-Golden Palace) claimed a commanding victory on the slopes of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, one of the most …
MOL, BELGIUM—As he does so often, Wout van Aert (Vastgoedservice – Golden Palace) went clear late in the race at Zilvermeercross with a perfectly-timed attack …
MOL, BELGIUM—Capitalizing on Sanne Cant’s absence, Jolien Verschueren (Young Telenet-Fidea) was able to take the win in a wide-open Elite Women’s field at Zilvermeercross. Verschueren …
The last time we caught up with Michael van den Ham (Red Truck/Garneau p/b Easton), was after a hard-fought performance where his result didn’t quite …
Although his winning effort at Essen was derailed by a mechanical, with a dominating win at Druivencross, Mathieu van der Poel has shown the world …
OVERIJSE, Belgium —The C1 Vlaamse Druivencross race is called the “mother of all races,” despite being a standalone race that’s not part of the World …
As opposed to the last minute drama of the Elite Men’s race, the Elite Women’s race at the BPost Bank Trofee race in Essen was …
Proof positive that a race isn’t over until crossing the finish line, a seemingly en-route-to-victory Mathieu van der Poel (BKCP-Powerplus) was struck with mechanical misfortune by …
ESSEN, Belgium – Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) stole the show at the fourth round of the Bpost Bank Trofee series in Essen, soloing to victory ahead …
ESSEN, Belgium – An eleventh-hour mechanical was not what anyone could have expected, the least of whom being the World Champion Mathieu Van der Poel …
While it may not have been the start line of a World Cup, Niels Albert and Bart Wellens took to the Flandriencross course in Hamme, …
We’ve got a couple short cyclocross-relevant films for your entertainment today. Film #1: Kali Protectives spent some time with Jeff Kendall-Weed and filmmaker Maxwell Frank …
Dreams of epic battles this cyclocross season between Zdenek Stybar and Lars Boom danced in our heads. Both Stybar and Boom had announced their respective …
In what was her first victory since the British National Championships, Helen Wyman (Kona Factory) used her excellent bike handling and running skills to take …
Wout van Aert (Vastgoedservice – Golden Palace) returned to his winning ways at the third round of the BPost Bank Trofee Series, Flandriencross. After losing …
