Tag archive for ‘belgium’

  • The Comedic Interview Stylings of a Brit in Belgium

    Learning Flemish won't happen in a day, but we've got a month until Worlds. © Greeblie via Flickr

    You may remember our mid-season Flemish lessons brought to us from across the pond by our British reporter, David Evans. Here, he road tested his skills and interviewed some Belgians (and people in Belgium) while attending the World Cup in Hoogerheide in January to work on an in-depth interview with Amy Dombroski and the Telenet-Fidea [...]

  • Sunday Preview: Superprestige Hoogstraten

    Sven Nys wins the 2011 Superprestige in Hoogstraten, Belgium. © Bart Hazen

    by Evan Schmitt The Superprestige series is anything but over as it returns to the main stage this Sunday, February 5, in Hoogstraten, Belgium. Coming one day after the GvA series race in Lille, it will be a race for the strongest riders in field. Hoogstraten is the penultimate race in the eight-race Superprestige series [...]

  • Saturday Preview: GVA Lille

    Niels Albert takes his second World title. His biggest win in his career thus far for home crowd. Bart Hazen

    by Evan Schmitt Believe it or not, even though the World Championships have come and gone, the cyclocross season is not over yet. The GVA Trofee Series continues on this Saturday, February 4, in Lille, Belgium. In 2011, the race was won by Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Sanne Cant (BKCP-Powerplus).

  • National Champion Katie Compton Talks Worlds, Next Season

    Katie Compton wins her eight title in a row at the 2012 Cyclocross National Championships in Madison, WI. © Cyclocross Magazine

    Katie Compton talks Nationals, Worlds, her season so far and what’s to come for this eight-time national champion. by Bart Hazen

  • Mathieu van der Poel Wins First Race of the World Championship in Koksijde: UPDATED Juniors Report, Results, Photos

    Mathieu van der Poel takes his first ever World title. Bart Hazen

    KOKSIJDE, BELGIUM—Winning on the same historic course on which his father, Adri, took home a victory 16 years ago, Mathieu van der Poel won the Junior Cyclocross World Championship in Koksijde today in fine style.

  • Cyclocross World Championships 2012 Preview: Elite Women

    Marianne Vos wins the 2012 Dutch National Championships.

    by Evan Schmitt The fastest female cyclocross racers in the world will toe to the line Sunday morning in Koksijde, Belgium, but the race is all but decided. The race will be one rider’s race to lose, while for other riders, it would be a career-highlighting victory. In 2012, London will host the Olympic Games, [...]

  • Cyclocross Worlds 2012 Preview: U23 & Junior Men

    Zach McDonald rides away from the field to take his first U23 title. ©Cyclocross Magazine

    by Evan Schmitt The commentators for this weekend’s World Championships will sound like they are speaking in a foreign language. That’s because they really are. But have no fear because we’re here to tell you who to look for so that you don’t need to hire a translator to watch the U23 and Junior Men’s [...]

  • Wednesday Preview: GVA Loenhout

    by Evan Schmitt The GVA Trophy Series continues on Wednesday in Loenhout, Belgium. After a packed weekend of races in Diegem and Zolder, the World’s fastest descend upon Azencross to battle once again. In 2010, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the race.

  • Monday Preview: Zolder World Cup

    Marianne Vos takes the win at Namur World Cup 2011. © Bart Hazen

    by Evan Schmitt The World Cup is back in Belgium again this weekend, landing the historic battlegrounds in Zolder on Monday, December 26. The race will come after a few days of rest from the Superprestige race in Diegem on the 23rd. Last year, Katie Compton and Lars Boom (both Rabobank) won their respective races [...]

  • Friday Night Preview: Superprestige Diegem

    Niels Albert wins the 2010 Diegem Superprestige. © Dan Seaton

    by Evan Schmitt The holidays are fast approaching and in Belgium that means a big two weeks of racing around the holidays. Superprestige action returns to the floodlight course in Diegem on Friday, December 23. The race takes place under the lights in the small town just outside of Brussels. In 2010, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) [...]



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