ROME, ITALY – Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) took his third World Cup victory today in Rome, ahead of World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Italian Champion Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale). Fontana, who rode a passionate race in front of his home crowd, raced a disc-equipped Cannondale, making this the first appearance of disc brakes on a [...]
DIEGEM, BELGIUM – In a spectacular night race, thick with mud and rain, world champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) overcame a poor start to take command halfway through the race and dance away from a large pack containing Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep), Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor), Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor), and Lars van der Haar (Rabobank), among others, to win [...]
LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – In an exciting duel that saw both riders on the ropes at different moments, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) landed the final punch in a muddy duel against Zdenek Stybar (Quickstep), escaping the two-time World Champion on the final quarter of the course and powering to the line to take a passionate win at [...]
HUESDEN-ZOLDER, BELGIUM – As the rain pounded down on the elite men, Sven Nys (Landbouwkredit) again had the upper hand over Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) to ride away for the win. The two Belgians rode most of the race together, trading duties on the front as Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) and Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) led the chase [...]
NAMUR, BELGIUM – Kevin Pauwels showed he’s not to be written off, with a commanding ride today at World Cup Namur. The Sunweb-Revor rider, who has been plagued with crashes and mechanicals this season, established a first-lap lead with Francis Mourey; by the third lap, Pauwels was all by himself with a gap that only increased [...]
On an aggressive, sinewy course with narrow tracks, steep descents, and a bit of mud, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) escaped a large group of riders early on and spent the race establishing a commanding lead that was never challenged. As the world champion time trialed his way to the win, a pack of roughly ten riders [...]
OVERIJSE, BELGIUM: Falling rain, slick mud, near-freezing temperatures – cyclocross fans today got the best of their sport as the Euro Elite headed to the heart of Flanders for the Druienveldrit Overijse. There was no bad luck today for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL), who took to the mud like, well, mud takes to a cyclocross [...]
ANTWERP, BELGIUM – On a chilly, sunny winter day along banks of the river Scheldt, the Elite men gathered to test their skills on another sandy course. It was a solid, but ultimately unlucky day for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet KDL), who led and animated much of the race but lost in a two-up sprint with [...]
ROUBAIX, FRANCE: Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) continues his domination of the 2012/13 season after besting Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) to take the win today at World Cup Roubaix. In a blistering fast race that saw large groups and late selections, Nys timed his attack perfectly, taking the lead on the final run up [...]
GIETEN, NETHERLANDS: On a sunny but blustery day, Klaas Vantornout had to contend with fierce winds, sticky mud and a charging Sven Nys to win the fifth edition of the 2012 Superprestige series at Gieten. The Sunweb-Revor duo of Vantornout and Kevin Pauwels joined Nys (Landbouwkrediet) when the Belgian champ attacked on the finishing straight [...]
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