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• Rumors Over Stybar’s New Team Put to Rest

  27 May 10 • 0 comment

  by Josh Liberles Zdeněk Štybar, the Czech rider who won the 2010 World Championships in Tabor while racing for Telenet-Fidea, has been at the center of much speculation for the past several months. Although Štybar is under contract with Fidea through February 2011, the rider had openly discussed on his Web site that he wasn’t [...]

• Nys, Compton, Gould Among ’Crossers At MTB World Cup #3

  25 May 10 • 1 comment

  by Robbie Carver Getting some quality time on their mountain bikes last weekend were a host of big-name ’cross riders testing their legs at the third MTB World Cup cross country race, held in Offenburg, Germany. While the spoils of victory went to Elite MTBer’s Julien Absalon (Orbea) and Catharine Pendrel (Luna), our favorite barrier-hoppers [...]

• Euro ‘Cross Stars Racing Through the Off-Season

  18 May 10 • 1 comment

  by Jamie Mack and Josh Liberles Many of the best ‘cross riders in the world are now proving that they’re among the best riders in other disciplines as well. Racers from the US to the UK and beyond are spinning their way along roads and trails during the “off-season.”  Cyclocross Magazine has been scouring and [...]

• Pro Cyclocross Rumors and Rumblings – May 5, 2010

  6 May 10 • 1 comment

  Quite a bit has been going on in the world of professional cyclocross. Marianne Vos continued to leave the burning rubble of the European women’s peloton in her wake, while Jonathan Page tentatively announced that Americans may be seeing more of him this season. Also, Sven Nys has outlined his goals for the summer – [...]

• Sven Nys Goes Moto

  3 April 10 • 2 comments

  A few days ago Sven mentioned a new endeavor called “project M” on his blog. Now however all is revealed: Sven Nys will ride motocross! As if Sven Nys, arguably the best technical ‘crosser in the business, needs any more work on his skills! Sven Nys (33) just had another very good winter. The Landbouwkrediet-Colnago [...]

• Vardaros Finds Cyclocross Masters Indoor Race the Perfect Ending to a Long European Season

  26 February 10 • 2 comments

  Cyclocross Masters Indoor Race – Hasselt, February 24, 2010 by Christine Vardaros With all the official races here in Europe finally behind us, the indoor Cyclocross Masters event last night was the most spectacular way to end the season. Since it was a stress and pressure-free evening, the racers all had their guards down and [...]

• Masters of the (Cyclocross) Universe – UPDATED: More Photos

  25 February 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Hasselt, Belgium – Let’s be honest here: cyclocross is a circus. Sure, the thousands of fans who turn out every week come to see a bike race, but they also come to rub shoulders with their heroes, eat frites, drink and dance in the beer tents, collect the freebies that the sponsors [...]

• GVA Trofee’s Oostmalle: The Day of Parties – A Column by Christine Vardaros

  23 February 10 • 0 comment

  by Christine Vardaros The last official race of the season may have been like any other, but when combined with a touch of senioritis (think back to the last couple of weeks of high school or university) everything felt different. For this reason, Jonas and I showed up a little later than our normal three [...]

• Wellens, Vos Victorious at Season’s End in Oostmalle – UPDATED – Photos and Full Results

  21 February 10 • 1 comment

  by Dan Seaton Oostmalle, Belgium – On a sandy and windswept—though very fast—course, in front of a huge and enthusiastic crowd, the real racing of the 2009-10 cyclocross season concluded with the final round of the Gazet Van Antwerpen Trofee. Fans were treated to two diametrically opposed endings: in the women’s race, Marianne Vos edged [...]

• Nys Takes 15th Win in Lebbeke

  20 February 10 • 1 comment

  One week after Niels Albert had victory stolen from him by 2010 World Champ Zdenek Stybar  in the final turns in Vorselaar—and just a day ahead of cyclocross’ final outdoor race of the season—the 2009 World Champion once again found himself on the losing end of a last minute battle, this time being outkicked by [...]