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• Nys, Wyman Dominate Fidea Jaarmarktcross in Niel – Updated: Full Report, Video, Results

  11 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Dan Seaton During any other season, Sven Nys’ dominant ride at the 2010 Jaarmarktcross in Niel might have stood out, but the muddy, miserable races seem to be the theme of the 2010-11 cyclocross season. And Sven Nys reminding the world’s best racers that there’s nobody better than him when the skies open up [...]

• Flemish Mud Reconsidered on Veteran’s Day

  11 November 10 • 5 comments

  

  by Dan Seaton Dulce et Decorum Est A few weeks ago I took a weekend off from racing to drive out to Ieper – sometimes better known by its French name, Ypres – with my wife, Mindi, and her aunt and uncle, who were visiting us here in Belgium. It was a nice break from [...]

• Nys Wins Second Straight in Ronse’s GP Mario De Clercq – Report, Video

  8 November 10 • 0 comment

  Ronse, Belgium – On a day when a classic mix of Belgian weather – sun, rain and even hail – turned an already muddy race into a super sloppy comedy of errors, Sven Nys used his superior technical abilities to claim his second victory in a week, taking the Nissan Super Trophy in Ronse, Belgium. [...]

• Helen Wyman Queen of the Koppenberg, Dutch Win Youth Races

  1 November 10 • 0 comment

  by Bart Hazen British national champion Helen Wyman (Kona) took the biggest win in her career on the Koppenberg today. The newly crowned “Queen of the Koppenberg” soloed to an impressive win with the native Belgian rider Sanne Cant finishing in second and Dutchwoman Sanne van Paassen in third. Daphny van den Brand and Sophie [...]

• Stybar Outsprints Nys in Kermiscross

  14 October 10 • 1 comment

  As the year’s first World Cup rapidly approaches – on Sunday in Aigle, Switzerland – Zdenek Stybar (Telent-Fidea) continued his impressive start to the season by claiming his fifth consecutive win today in Ardooie, Belgium. Stybar and Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) came into the finishing stretch together, and Nys launched his final attack a [...]

• Stybar and Aernouts Win Superprestige Opener in Ruddervoorde – Full Results, Race Report, Photos, Video

  10 October 10 • 2 comments

  by Bart Hazen Ruddervoorde, Belgium – World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) is the man of the moment. After winning the opening race of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee in Namur last week, he was also the best in the opening race of the Superprestige series in Ruddervoorde. In sunny weather conditions, Stybar won after shedding Bart Aernouts (Rabobank-Giant [...]

• Sanne Cant – Crossing Into A New Season

  24 September 10 • 0 comment

  Earlier this year, Cyclocross Magazine reported that Belgian ’cross sensation Sanne Cant had walked away from the MTB racing that had previously been a staple of her off-season after the Belgian federation’s controversial decision regarding the national champion’s jersey last year. Though she won the overall Elite race outright, Cant was awarded the U23 national [...]

• Book Review: The Spirit of Blue-Collared Racing Captured in Joe Parkin’s “Come and Gone”

  8 September 10 • 0 comment

  

  The release of Joe Parkin’s latest book, Come and Gone, may have gone and went – it released in April of this year – but what better way to stoke your personal fires for this exciting upcoming season than with tales of stubborn resilience and true love of the bicycle and competition? by Josh Liberles [...]

• Nys, Wellens out of Contention for Belgium MTB Title

  21 July 10 • 0 comment

  

  We reported recently on Sven Nys and Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) pounding their mountain bike pedals into podium spots in Belgium’s National Cup series, but are sad to say that neither was able to crown himself the MTB King of Belgium.

• Diary of a Cross Pro: Helen Wyman Gets Back in the Saddle

  17 March 10 • 0 comment

  

  In her latest column, British National Champ Helen Wyman gets back on the bike to prep for her next cycling season, after a short off-the-bike holiday. Catch up on her last report, the Top-10 Moments of the Season. by Helen Wyman As a cyclist riding more than one season in a year, the annual holiday [...]