LEUVEN, BELIGUM — Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) took the win in the women’s race in Leuven today. Again, the racer from the Netherlands finished the race more than two minutes ahead of second place, Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink-Leontien.nl). Behind the two, Sophie de Boer (Telenet-Fidea) finished third, making the podium entirely Dutch racers.
By any measure, Telenet-Fidea’s Bart Wellens’ first U.S. cyclocross campaign has been a success, with three victories in five races, one second place, and one late-race attack in CrossVegas that nearly netted him the victory. Wellens leaves the States with a pile of 2011 UCI points to bring home, and leaves behind a slew of [...]
The cyclocross world got some big news leading into the World Championships this weekend when it was announced that World Champion Zdenek Stybar was moving from the Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team to the ProTour Quick Step team. Stybar will be joining Tom Boonen and the other top pros on the road in 2011. The announcement was [...]
Current world cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar has been the source of many rumors lately, with ’cross fans the world over wondering if the champ was trading in his knobbies for slicks. Well, today the Telenet-Fiedea rider confirmed the whispers by announcing his new contract with Quick Step, which will begin officially on March 1st, with [...]
by Kat Statman After a slow last week, things have certainly picked up in the world of Pro Cyclocross racing. The third round of the World Cup will be contested in Koksijde, Belgium, this Saturday, where a strong American contingent will be in attendance. Zdenek Stybar continues to have problems with his knee – can [...]
by Kat Statman Things are slowing down in US cyclocross season for what seems like the first time this year, but if it’s a little bit slow here then we can guarantee that things in Europe are moving along with full force. This week we have news from both Sunweb-Revor and Telenet-Fidea, Sven Vantourenhout on [...]
Last year, the Telenet-Fidea team owned the cyclocross scene, with Zdenek Stybar leading the charge and taking the World Championships. Can they repeat their success this year? The line-up looks impressive, and with Bart Wellens back in good health, this may just be the team to beat. Cyclocross Magazine correspondent Bart Hazen was on site for [...]
Zdeněk Štybar is showing great form as the cyclocross season nears. Yesterday the reigning cyclocross world champion won the 1.3km prologue, with the rest of his Telenet-Fidea teammates all crammed into the top 11. Tom Meeusen was three seconds back in the hilly effort, good enough for second place. Robert Gavenda was fifth, Petr Dlask [...]
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