MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA – The start line at the short track races this morning in sunny Monterey almost seemed like the starting lineup for the cyclocross races that will take place tomorrow. In the women’s race, fans were ecstatic to see current World Champion (for cyclocross and road) and gold medalist Marianne Vos towing the line, [...]
WALLONIA, BELGIUM – Having won on the hills of Huy on four previous occasions, it comes as little surprise that World Cyclocross Champion, World Road Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist Marianne Vos was again dominant, sprinting to her fifth win at La Flèche Wallonne Féminine. Vos (Rabo Women) outsprinted Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products – UCK) and [...]
by Kat Statman It is a stubborn winter here on the East Coast: snowing in Virginia in April, and not having a day over 60 for weeks on end – with the occasional fluke. But that does not change the fact that it’s spring, and watching spring bike racing almost makes up for a lack of [...]
OUDENAARDE, Belgium – World Cyclocross Champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank) returned to her winter stomping grounds of Belgium to take the Women’s Tour de Flanders in a finishing sprint against a small selection of riders. Vos outkicked Elenora Van Dijk (Specialized) and Emma Johansson (Orica) to take her first victory at the Ronde van Vlaanderen, where she’s previously [...]
by Kat Statman With winter in a slow decline, it may be time to start thinking about that base training for next ’cross season. Get a few more good sessions on the wooden sticks (i.e cross country skis) in, of course, and maybe a run or two or a trip to the gym, but spring [...]
LILLE, BELGIUM – One week after riding away with her sixth World Championship jersey, Rabobank rider Marianne Vos again took the top podium spot, this time at the Bpost Bank Trofee in Lille. Belgium national champion Sanne Cant (BKCP) was the only rider to stay with the World Champion, but was no match for Vos’ road-and-track-tuned [...]
If you were out watching Worlds in person yesterday, you may have missed some of the key moves and race action that happened at different spots on the course. And if you already watched the livestream, maybe you just want to watch it again! The full race footage from yesterday’s UCI livestream is available now, [...]
Sven Nys, Niels Albert, Marianne Vos, Lars van der Haar and Kevin Pauwels all talk about the 2013 Louisville World Championships, coming to the States, and their expectations of the course in this video interview at the bottom of this post. The five Shimano-sponsored racers all have positive things to say about the World Championships [...]
HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS – On the first true winter conditions of this year’s World Cup series, Marianne Vos (Rabobank) was right at home as she stormed across the slippery, frozen ground to take a snowy win in the final round at Hoogerheide. Sanne van Paassen (Rabobank) rode into a strong second place, staying with Vos until [...]
ROME, ITALY – On a beautiful, sunny day, World Champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Giant) launched a searing attack on Katie Compton (Trek) after the the duo stormed away from the rest of the riders on a course that was more criterium than cyclocross to take the seventh round of the World Cup series. Vos opened the [...]
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