by Dan Seaton Ruddervoorde, Belgium. To say Sven Nys has suffered in the first month of the season is an understatement, and to say Niels Albert has dominated the world of cyclocross might be an even bigger understatement. Coming in to the first race of the Superprestige series, Albert hadn’t lost a race, stretching his win streak [...]
by Bart Hazen Niels Albert (BKCP-PowerPlus) continued his undefeated season with a dominant performance at the the 2009-2010 Gazet van Antwerpen Trofee race in French-speaking Belgium at the Citadelle de Namur. And while the World Champ didn’t particularly love the course, he won on it anyway. Albert won for the fifth time in a row [...]
by Dan Seaton October 4, 2009 - Treviso, Italy. The 2009-10 Cyclocross World Cup season kicked off with a show of force by a single rider in both women’s and men’s races. In the first case, American Katie Compton, riding her first European race in her new stars and stripes Planet Bike kit, left the competition [...]
by Dan Seaton Eernegem, Belgium – September 26, 2009. On a golden early autumn day in Eernegem, Niels Albert stretched his win streak to take his third victory in as many weeks, riding solo to the finish of the Vlaamse Houtlandcross. But the end of the race was marred by an ugly crash when Dieter [...]
by Dan Seaton and Bart Hazen World champion Niels Albert, for the second time in two weeks, dominated the competition, winning the GP van Neerpelt on Sunday. ”This victory was for my manager,” Albert said after the race, “because he has lost someone.” Albert rode clear of the field early in the race and soloed [...]
Last week’s silver medalists at the World Cup in Kalmthout moved up a podium step to take convincing wins in Tabor, while last week’s winners had to settle for fourth. Full reports by Christine Vardaros. Video highlights can be seen here. Men’s Race: Niels Albert (Palmans Cras) takes the win solo After being outsprinted by [...]
by Christine Vardaros, Photo by Krist Vanmelle Under normal circumstances, the winner of Cyclo-Cross World Cup opener in Kalmthout, Belgium would not have been a surprise. But an unfortunate incident the day previous at Kleicross race in Lebbeke, Belgium could have forced a different outcome. Last Saturday, Kalmthout pre-race favorite Sven Nys tripped on a [...]
Mark Legg was sadly relieved of pit duty when Katie Compton dropped out of the Treviso worlds on the first lap due to her muscle problem. But he’s still a big ‘cross fan, and captured some great photos of the race, with some great perspectives from the pit and start line.
CXM Shutterbug Joe Sales ran more than any athlete today to bring the Treviso worlds into your home. Check out his great eye, and see why you too should
The final event of the 2008 Cyclocross World Championships here in Treviso, Italy is about to begin. We’re here again to bring you the action live, a first for CXM. The front line of the race is a wall of Belgian Jerseys. Hit refresh on your browser for the latest update. We’ve only got three [...]
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