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Belgian ’Crossers Take on Road Race Championships
30 June 14 • 1 comment

In Belgium, cyclocross is big enough that most pro racers focus on that, while dabbling in road or mountain biking. And some ’crossers really dabble in road, by taking on the National Road Race Championships this past weekend. In the…
Nys’ MTB Nationals Wasn’t Meant to Be
9 May 14 • 0 comment

It turns out after all Sven Nys’ hard work in securing a MTB National Championships in his neighboring town of Wezemaal, didn’t pan out after all, according to cyclo-cross.info. Another potential organizer instead was accepted to put together the next…
Sven Nys Tries to Rescue MTB Nationals for Belgium
1 May 14 • 1 comment

With no Belgian organization willing to host the Belgian MTB Championships, current MTB (and cyclocross) National Champion Sven Nys is taking it on himself. According to cyclo-cross.be, Nys has contacted his partner company, Golazo Sports Marketing, to see if they…
Spartacus and The Cannibal Finally Meet, Share Stories of Cyclocross and Cobbles
9 April 14 • 0 comment

You could be forgiven for assuming that two Trek-sponsored racers, nicknamed Spartacus and The Cannibal from Baal, both famous for dropping all-comers when conditions are the worst and the courses are the toughest, would be acquaintances, if not close friends….
Sven Nys Turns Commentator for Tirreno-Adriatico
11 March 14 • 0 comment

For those of you missing Sven Nys’s voice, you can rest easy—the former World Champion and silver medalist at Worlds this year will be a guest commentator for the first day of the Tirreno-Adriatico. The Belgian press reported that while…
Video: Superprestige Noordzeecross Middelkerke Last Lap
16 February 14 • 0 comment

Tom Meeusen took on all comers at the 2014 Superprestige Noordzeecross Middelkerke, the finale of the second most important cyclocross series in the world, while behind, Sven Nys and Niels Albert battled for the overall Superprestige title. We’ve got the official…
Video: Superprestige Noordzeecross Middelkerke Highlights
15 February 14 • 3 comments

Tom Meeusen took on all comers at the 2014 Superprestige Noordzeecross Middelkerke, the finale of the second most important cyclocross series in the world, while behind, Sven Nys and Niels Albert battled for the overall Superprestige title. We’ve got the official…
Video: Superprestige Hoogstraten Last Lap
10 February 14 • 0 comment

Cyclocross across the world this weekend was pretty darn muddy, whether it was at CX Tokyo, Rockville or Superprestige Hoogstraten. The Superprestige Hoogstraten was a race to remember, with extreme amounts of sand and mud, keeping riders on foot for…
Video: Superprestige Hoogstraten Highlights, Men’s Race – Sven Nys Runs Away from Albert, Vantornout
10 February 14 • 5 comments

Cyclocross across the world this weekend was pretty darn muddy, whether it was at CX Tokyo, Rockville or Superprestige Hoogstraten. The Superprestige Hoogstraten was a race to remember, with extreme amounts of sand and mud, keeping riders on foot for…
Nys and Harris Take Superprestige Hoogstraten Wins – Full Results, Gallery
9 February 14 • 2 comments

In what was described as an apically muddy race, Nikki Harris took the win today at Hoogstraten nearly a minute ahead of Sanne Cant, who yesterday beat Marianne Vos at Krawatencross. Behind them, Jolien Verschueren took third ahead of Ellen Van…
Video: Highlights from Krawatencross in Lille – Nys, Van der Haar and Meeusen’s Sprint
8 February 14 • 38 comments

Top-level cyclocross racing continues with racing this weekend in Lille and Tokyo. Today’s 2014 Krawatencross race in Lille created some dramatic racing, especially on the final lap. Check out the video highlights below, and see Tom Meeusen’s sprint in the…
Nys and Cant Win bpost Bank Trofee #7 at Krawatencross—Full Results
8 February 14 • 1 comment

In a star-studded but small field at the seventh bpost bank trofee, Krawatencross in Lille, 2014 World Championships silver medalist Sven Nys was again victorious—earlier this week he took the win at Parkcross Maldegem—in a sprint ahead of Lars Van…
Video: Sven Nys vs. Zdenek Stybar – All the Highlights, with Subtitles
5 February 14 • 1 comment

We aren’t tiring yet of rewatching the epic battle between Sven Nys and Zdeněk Štybar in the 2014 Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide highlight video, but we’ve added another cut of highlights to our daily viewing queue. A creative youngster,…
Sven Nys Talks Worlds, Stybar, and Building the Pro Cyclocross Scene
3 February 14 • 3 comments

Anyone who watched Worlds yesterday was treated to a fantastic show: two titans of the cyclocross world, Zdenek Stybar and Sven Nys, both former World Champions, duked it out at the front of the race until the very end. Stybar…
Video: Elite Men’s Race Highlights – Stybar vs. Nys – 2014 Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide
2 February 14 • 27 comments

Missed the Elite Men’s race? Perhaps you were in bed, or couldn’t get access to a live feed because you lived in the States and didn’t have Universal Sports or didn’t want to muck with your computer? We’ve got…
Clash of the Titans: Štybar Outduels Nys in a Worlds Thriller – World Championships 2014 Full Report, Results
2 February 14 • 19 comments

Hoogerheide, Netherlands – Heading into today’s World Championship race, reigning World Champion Sven Nys told reporters that the rider he was most worried about was ’crosser-cum-roadie Zdeněk Štybar, perhaps remembering the power of Štybar in 2011, when the Czech rider bested…
Live Video: Elite Men, 2014 Cyclocross World Championships, Hoogerheide
2 February 14 • 14 comments

We’ve got the UCI’s live video feed from the 2014 Cyclocross World Championships of the Elite Men’s race right here. But keep reading. It starts at 9 a.m. EST time. See the full Worlds schedule on Cyclocross Magazine’s World Championship page….
Your Worlds Elite Men Cheat Sheet – Euro Edition Updated with Racer Quotes
29 January 14 • 7 comments

We asked our Euro pro reporter Robbie Carver and Euro pro and reporter Christine Vardaros to prepare a crib sheet for all of you who may have missed the Euro action throughout the season. He’s made a list of who…
Be Sven. Ride Bontrager. – Video
28 January 14 • 1 comment

When Sven Nys signed with Trek, Bontrager came as part of the package, and now Nys is really running with it. Check out the latest video from the brand highlighting their newest rider, and if you want to find out…
Nys and Vos Win at Soudal Cyclocross Leuven
19 January 14 • 0 comment

LEUVEN, BELGIUM – Sven Nys (Crelan-A Drink) was victorious once again, taking the win at Soudal Cyclocross Leuven with the decisive move in the final lap. The race came down to a battle between Nys, Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea), who took…
Nys Dominates at Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
18 January 14 • 2 comments

ZONNEBEKE, BELGIUM – Newly crowned 2014 Belgian National Cyclocross Champion Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink) took the win at Kasteelcross Zonnebeke in commanding style. Nys took control of the race from the start and managed to gain distance on the competition…
Nys Wins Belgian National Championship; German, Dutch, French, British Cyclocross National Championships Round-up
12 January 14 • 0 comment

As the US Cyclocross National Championships continue to unfold, the battles for European titles have been under way. Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink) took the Belgian National Cyclocross Championship ahead of Rob Peeters (Vastgodservice-Golden Palace) and Bart Wellens (Telenet Fidea) in…
Video: 2014 GP Sven Nys Men’s Race Highlights
2 January 14 • 2 comments

Have a race bearing your name, in your home town, with a new title sponsor and bike sponsor in attendance and a DNS leaving a sour taste in your mouth for the last year? That means it’s an important day,…
First Look: Sven Nys’ Trek Boone Carbon Cyclocross Bike
1 January 14 • 11 comments

Sven Nys’ debut on his new Trek Boone cyclocross bike was conveniently at his own race, the Grand Prix Sven Nys (GP Sven Nys), on January 1, 2014. It coincided with the unveiling of a new sponsor in AA Drink,…
Nys is King at GP Sven Nys in Baal – Updated: Report, Full Results
1 January 14 • 6 comments

New year, new teams, new bikes. Last year, Sven Nys wasn’t in attendance at his namesake race, ending his streak of six straight wins at the GP Sven Nys. This year, he was not only on the start line, but…
Exclusive: The Backstory of the Sven Nys and Trek Marriage
1 January 14 • 58 comments

It’s been the worst-kept secret in cyclocross, and way back in August we reported that Sven Nys may be signing with Trek but on Decemeber 30, Trek confirmed his switch with a press release. But over the last two months, we…
Video: Superprestige Diegem, Last Lap Chase, Elite Men
29 December 13 • 2 comments

Sven Nys put on an impressive display of cyclocross prowess at the Superprestige race in Diegem, straying from his recent script of observing early and then moving to the front late. Using the sand and hoppable barriers to his advantage,…
Nys Scores Diegem Superprestige Win Over Meeusen – Full Report / Results
29 December 13 • 0 comment

While we were thrilled to see an American land on the podium in the Elite Women’s race at Diegem, the racing action for the men was equally intense as Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) powered to the win over Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea)…
Video: Bpost Bank Trofee Loenhout Azencross Race, Full Men’s Race, Women, U23 and Junior Highlights
27 December 13 • 5 comments

Sven Nys had a year to forget his awful 2012 GVA Trofee series Azencross race in Loenhout, but his spectacular crash combined with his infamous chasing down a heckler gave him plenty of motivation to sweep that race under the…
Zolder’s Fast Course Brings International Podium without Belgians – Good for the Sport? Sven Nys and Rudy DeBie Weigh In
27 December 13 • 0 comment

Yesterday’s World Cup in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium had fast, peloton-based cyclocross racing at the Formula 1 track. The front of the race looked like a United Nations gathering, with no less than four national champions battling at the front (in Stybar,…