by Christine Vardaros, photos by Jonas Bruffaerts For all the diehard cyclocross fans here in Belgium who have been deprived of their ’cross races for almost two months now, they were given one last hurrah last weekend at the Houffalize World Cup where they could scream their favorite riders’ names once more. And for all [...]
by Kat Statman The weather is warm, thunderstorms are becoming more regular and the trees have turned green in many places around the country. The dirt road epics are starting to show up on the calendars, the thoughts of long road races and long mountain bike races are coming into the brain. Well, we are [...]
by Kat Statman For all of you die hard cyclocross fans out there, this is certainly the time of year that you should start getting excited about other forms of racing. First and foremost, it’s the off-season, so other than a good solid training ride on Saturday and Sunday, you don’t have anything better to [...]
If one of the top racers in the world decides he doesn’t want to come to the US to race Worlds in 2013, should we be asking him to come? The Americans 4 Nys people seem to think so, and they’re circulating an online petition to that effect. However, for some people, it seems strange [...]
Kat Statman weighs in with his latest Cyclocross Rumors & Rumblings, an opinionated round-up of the recent week’s happenings in the world of cyclocross. by Kat Statman This week we have some really great off-season news for you: Bart Wellens has been cleared of suspicions of doping on two counts; Katie Compton makes a quick transition [...]
by David Evans After a couple of lackluster weekends, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) outclassed the competition in the final GVA Trofee race in Oostmalle. Albert saw the front of the race for the first time after forty minutes and, unfortunately for his competitors, didn’t see a wheel in front of him for the rest of the [...]
by Thomas Van Bracht VALKENBURG, THE NETHERLANDS – Sven Nys has won today’s International Cauberg Cyclocross in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. The Belgian Champ rode for most of the race solo in the front. Only world champion Niels Albert seemed to be able to keep up with Nys, but due to bad luck, he fell out [...]
by Kat Statman The season really is wrapping up and though we’ve been on a slow down on the Rumors and Rumblings front, things are still coming down the pipeline. Not only are the rumors swirling around, but cyclocross racing is still just more and more exciting every week. This week we’re going to take [...]
With Stybar’s pipping Nys at the line at Middelkerke, the 2012 Superprestige series has come to an end. For the 11th time, Nys proved his ability to remain consistent over the series, taking the overall title. Per tradition, the racers traded their spandex for suits and ties to celebrate the 2011/12 season at the Superprestige [...]
STAD EEKLO, BELGIUM – For a race with only 28 men finishing, the field ran deep, with Sven Nys, Tom Meeusen, both Sven and Dieter Vanthourenhout, Klaas Vantornout and World Champion Niels Albert. Noticeably absent was Kevin Pauwels, who elected to race in The Netherlands at Heerlen. From the start, a lead group of eight [...]
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