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• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings: Week of December 31st, 2010

  31 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman As the Christmas cyclocross week craziness slowly winds down with the GvA Trofee Grote Prijs Sven Nys on New Year’s Day and the Fidea Cyclocross Tervurven on Sunday, we have some good New Year cheer and exciting rumors and rumblings to talk about. Sven Nys has been plagued by “mechanics” problems almost [...]

• Albert, Vos Tops in Loenhout – UPDATED: Photos

  29 December 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – Though it might have been a gloomy, winter day, the stars of cyclocross shone brightly on the 27th edition of Azencross, delivering – almost – two down-to-the-wire duels to the huge crowds that waded through the snow and mud here in northern Belgium. In the women’s race, world champion [...]

• Albert Outduels Nys, Stybar Returns to Take Third in Superprestige Diegem – Updated: Photos, Report

  28 December 10 • 0 comment

  DIEGEM, BELGIUM – Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) distanced the rest of the field in the Diegem Superprestige night race, but couldn’t create separation from one another. It wasn’t until Nys dropped his chain in the final 300 meters of the race that Albert was able to create some breathing room, and the [...]

• Lars Boom Makes a Boom in Heusden-Zolder, Albert Second – UPDATED – Brief Report, Results, Photos and Video

  26 December 10 • 0 comment

  Zolder, Belgium – Lars Boom took an impressive victory in his only World Cup performance of this season, displaying power, poise and smooth riding. On a tricky and snowy course that featured sand-like conditions, Lars Boom rode hard from the beginning of the day and showed great tenacity and balance over the hour-long course. The only [...]

• Preview: World Cup #6 this Week Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

  24 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman The famous Christmas week of ’cross kicks off with a bang this Sunday in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. There will be some exciting racing with all of the Elites looking to grab the coveted the World Cup points as well as have a good start to the hardest week of ’cross all season. Last [...]

• Meeusen Surprises Nys in Kalmthout – UPDATED: More Photos, Interviews, Full Report

  19 December 10 • 0 comment

  KALMTHOUT, BELGIUM – Telenet-Fidea’s Tom Meeusen  took his first career World Cup victory in Kalmthout today after beating Sven Nys (Landboukrediet) in a sprint finish. Kevin Pauwels finished third on the snowy course and Francis Mourey was fourth on the day. With Zdenek Stybar still absent as he continues to rehab from tendinitis of the [...]

• Preview: World Cup #5 this Weekend in Kalmthout, Belgium

  17 December 10 • 0 comment

  

  by Jamie Mack Riders from around the globe will descend on Kalmthout, Belgium, this weekend for the fifth round of the UCI World Cup. Coming out of the previous round in Igorre, Spain, Niels Albert holds the overall lead, but with only a 59-point advantage the competition is still wide open. Consider that the other [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings: Week of December 11th, 2010

  10 December 10 • 0 comment

  by Kat Statman As most of you know, all eyes are focused on Bend, Oregon, for the US ’cross National Championships this week. But that’s not all we’re keeping tabs on, as today in the weekly rumors & rumblings column we will be focused on Europe. There’s a lot to talk about and speculate on, [...]

• Belgians Led by Nys Take Top Eight in Asteasuko Spanish UCI C2

  7 December 10 • 0 comment

  The Belgian men stuck around in Spain post-Igorre World Cup to mix it up in the Asteasuko XII Ziklo-Krossa UCI C2 race, and they showed why their still the dominant team. The Belgians took the top eight positions, with Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) claiming the win in front of Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) and Sunday’s winner in [...]

• Niels Albert Monstrous in the Igorre World Cup Mud – UPDATED: Photos and Videos

  5 December 10 • 0 comment

  IGORRE, SPAIN – Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) nursed a small gap over Francis Mourey (FDJ) to take both the fourth round of the UCI World Cup and the series lead after Zdenek Stybar’s (Telenet-Fidea), the previous leader, was unable to start.