Tábor, Czech Republic – With thousands of fans and several years to anticipate racing the Cyclocross World Championships in his home country, Zdeněk Štybar had plenty of time to feel the pressure of chasing his first Elite world title in Tabor. “We tried not to talk about the race because there was a lot of [...]
The Belgian Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team together with the municipality of Zonhoven held a press conference on Monday to announce the details for the GP Telenet, part of the Superprestige Series to be held on February 7th. The discussion was led by Telenet-Fidea Manager Hans van Kasteren and after the course from the upcoming race was [...]
Both newly-crowned national champions and reigning world champions were present this past Sunday in Hoogerheide, the Netherlands, for one last battle before the 2010 World Championships in Tabor. Cyclocross Magazine star photographer Joe Sales has finally started his annual European trip that we always anxious await and was there to capture some of the action [...]
by Dan Seaton Hoogerheide, Belgium – Niels Albert, whose season appeared to be in shambles after several recent missteps and one hard fall in the Belgian Championships, roared back to life today with a comeback win in the final World Cup race of the season, just a week before the World Championships. Albert, who told [...]
After a busy few weeks, both for your moderator and the cyclocross peloton, things are starting to settle out for the upcoming push for the World Championships. The big favorites are beginning to get their games in order, and, barring a few outliers (see: Neils Albert and his fractured ribs), the big names you’d expect [...]
Reigning Czech Cyclocross Champions Zdenek Stybar (Telenet - Fidea Cycling Team) and Katerina Nash (Luna Pro Team) took wins in the seventh World Cup stop of the season, in Roubaix, France. Stybar’s victory was his third of the season, while Nash took home the first World Cup victory of her career in only her second [...]
The top competitors in this weekend’s Czech National Championships had a unique advantage to tune-up; the course in Tabor is the same that will be used in three weeks’ time for the World Championships. The Elite Women’s winner, Katerina Nash (Luna), who spends the bulk of her season racing in the U.S., has extended her [...]
by Dan Seaton Tervuren, Belgium – A dusting of snow fell in the woods of the Park van Tervuren overnight, lending some late holiday cheer to this race on the outskirts of Brussels. The last of a busy series of races that spanned the Christmas season, the Fidea Cyclocross Tervuren was a final dramatic flourish [...]
by Dan Seaton with reporting by Mindi Wisman (Read reactions from the American riders here) Kalmthout, Belgium – There are only a handful of races that attain legendary status, races that qualify as career defining efforts. Sven Nys’ ride in Kalmthout today may have been one of those races. After two mishaps in the first [...]
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