by Chris Bagg NAMUR, BELGIUM — Marianne Vos rode away from the field today in Namur, Belgium, looking unstoppable in her campaign for a fifth cyclocross World Championship. Yesterday’s GvA Trophy race in Essen brought the first true cyclocross conditions, seeing riders completely covered in mud by the end of the race. Today’s World Cup in [...]
by Evan Schmitt The World Cup returns to Belgium this weekend to the town of Namur on Sunday, December 18. At least 15 nations will be representing at the race in Namur, with Netherlands having the biggest showing with 18 riders. The race in the capital city of the Wallonia region was awarded a place [...]
This coming December, a contingency of American riders lead by elite rider Ryan Trebon (LTS/ Felt) will descend upon Belgium for another intense two-week period of cyclocross racing. The riders will compete in not only the iconic Christmas-time races in Zolder, Diegem and Loenhout, but will also supplement the big races with some smaller national [...]
by Evan Schmitt The third stop on the UCI World Cup returns to Koksijde on the North Sea coast of Belgium on Saturday, November 26. The 2.8km circuit takes place on the grounds of the Koksijde Military Base. With riders fresh off the double race weekend in Gavere and Hasselt, the race is sure to [...]
Portland, OR Elite racer Sue Butler is one of five women chosen to represent the US at Worlds this year. Butler capped off a great year by taking fifth at Nationals after several strong showings in Europe. She’s back there now preparing for this weekend’s World Championships at St. Wendel, and took some time away from [...]
OTEGEM, BELGIUM – One day after winning the Belgian National Championship race in impressive fashion, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) lined up with his fancy new Belgian-flag-colored kit on, with less than three hours of sleep after victory celebrations. Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea), on the other hand, felt that he had unfinished business after claiming third behind his [...]
While it may be natural to watch the young, up-and-coming domestic riders to see how American cyclocross is stacking up against the European peloton, some of the brightest signs of the quality of the sport in the US have come from the opposite end of the age-spectrum. Last year it was Kevin Hines (Corner Cycle) [...]
Amy Dombroski took a few weeks off after Nationals to rest and re-focus for a big 2011 cyclocross campaign, complete with a new sponsor, new bikes, and a new journal. Join her in her adventures right here. Her first race was the GP 5 Sterne Region in Beromunster, Switzerland, last week. by Amy Dombroski Petange [...]
The Zolder World Cup didn’t go exactly as planned for Danish national champion Joachim Parbo. No, it wasn’t the snow and ruts – someone walked off with one of the two Leopard bikes that he brought to the race. Parbo was pulled from the event when the leaders were about to lap him. Afterwards, some [...]
The Belgium Report – World Cups and Christmas Racing Canadian ’crosser Craig Richey is spending this winter in Belgium, taking his racing to a new level. His series of race diaries continues with his experiences during Belgium’s intense Christmas week. If you missed it, go back and read his report from the Koksijde World Cup. [...]
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