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• Dutch Championships: Vos Steals Van Den Brand’s Stripes, Boom Caps Off His ’Cross Season – UPDATED: FULL REPORT, LOTS More Photos

  11 January 11 • 0 comment

  Defending world champ Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) just edged out defending Dutch national champ Daphny van den Brand (ZZPR.nl) by the slimmest of margins, adding her first tricolor jersey to her palmares by a mere two seconds. Van den Brand sought out her 12th national title, but a clearly on-form Vos is tough to match. Sanne van [...]

• Boom Favored to Win Dutch National Championships Despite Back Injury

  6 January 11 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros After a late season start in December, 24 year-old Lars Boom (Rabobank) quickly stamped his authority with a victory at the Zolder World Cup in only his fourth race back. But less than a week later, his dreams of snagging his fifth National jersey were almost erased by a fall in the [...]

• Mourey Sprints to Win in Grand Prix de la Région Wallonne – UPDATED: Photos, Report

  13 November 10 • 0 comment

  Mourey best in mudfest of Dottenijs by Bart Hazen Dottenijs, Belgium – French Speedster Francis Mourey (Francaise des Jeux) out-sprinted Czech Martin Zlámalík (Sunweb-Revor) in the finale to take an impressive win. Mourey, who was on fire in the early-season US races, winning StarCrossed, Rad Racing and CrossVegas in succession, now adds a Belgian win [...]

• Mourey and Nash Survive Thick Desert Breeze Fields to Win CrossVegas #4 – UPDATED: Full Report, Rider Interviews, Full Results

  23 September 10 • 4 comments

  CrossVegas returned to the thick, power-sucking grass of the Desert Breeze Soccer Complex for one final, UCI-point-laden party. At the end of the night, two diminutive Europeans – Katerina Nash (Luna) and Francis Mourey (Francaise Des Jeux) – stood atop the stacked fields to take their first victories at the nighttime race. Miss the play-by-play [...]

• De Knegt, Van Der Haar and Rabobank-Giant Head to Vegas

  18 September 10 • 0 comment

  CrossVegas is boasting what its promoters describe as “the strongest field ever assembled in American cyclocross,” and the Rabobank-Giant team will be at the center of the European invasion bolstering the ranks. From the Rabo-Giant team: The Rabobank Cycling Team is now the longest-running road cycling team in the pro peloton with a strong heritage [...]

• CrossVegas 2010 Claims “Strongest Field Ever Assembled in American Cyclocross”

  30 August 10 • 2 comments

  CrossVegas Announces Preliminary Field CrossVegas organizer Brook Watts sounded like a Las Vegas odds maker as he described the field that he has managed to bring together for the September 22nd race. “The winners of the CrossVegas titles are going to come from the best field ever assembled in America. Whether you break it out [...]

• 2011 Giant Cyclocross Lineup

  8 July 10 • 1 comment

  Giant, one of the largest bike manufacturers in the world, has released details on the 2011 Cyclocross Lineup. In addition to the cyclocross bikes that the venerable Rabobank team will be riding, there are several models for us mere mortals, including a new women’s specific frame. Announcing the 2011 Giant Cyclocross Lineup With a talented roster [...]

• Rabobank ‘Cross Riders Race For MTB Glory

  3 June 10 • 0 comment

  Many of the world’s best ‘crossers aren’t just ‘cross racers, though most of us might like to think that ‘cross is the priority. Cyclocross Magazine is following multiple disciplines to track down the latest on our sport’s favorite stars, so that our reader’s can keep up to date. Rabobank, a very familiar name in the [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – April 21, 2010

  21 April 10 • 0 comment

  The road season is getting its wheels turning in high gear, and it has already claimed its first cyclocross casualty; one that is near and dear to our hearts. Also, Rabobank-Giant has picked up some young talent, Marianne Vos picks up where she left off last road season, and America’s cyclocross stars head to Sea [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – March 24, 2010

  24 March 10 • 0 comment

  It was an uncharacteristically busy week in the world of cyclocross considering the time of year, so sit back and soak up a lot of interesting off-season movement. The Sczcepaniaks are back in the news, for less dastardly reasons. Lots of contract talk was flying about despite the calendars saying March, and a French Woman [...]