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“The World Cup at Zolder was nothing but demanding, particularly the section with two very steep sand run ups followed by an even longer and steeper hill. That alone, could have done my legs in for a weekend, but I know this is why I am over here. To ask more of myself than I ever have.”
LOENHOUT, Belgium—On a controversial course, Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) proved that fortune favors the brave, launching a solo attack from a large group that he was …
LOENHOUT, Belgium—In a race known for its fast, tactical racing and BMX-style obstacles Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) aggressively positioned herself in the final laps and launched …
Today’s sixth round of the Bpost Bank Trofee in Loenhout, Belgium was a break out performance of sorts for the American Junior Men. Continuing their streak of fine racing Spencer Petrov and Gage Hecht patrolled the front of the race.
“Four hundred meters of full sprint elbow to elbow, bar to bar at 35 mile per hour. I push through small holes trying to get an extra position, any advance at all. Riders yell and swerve, I protect my front wheel.”
“I focus my attention to my starting position, which is quite precarious. I have taken the rightmost spot in the third row, which means virtually nothing in Europe, as the rows blend together, each person half-wheeling the rider in front of them.”
“After getting a face full of cobbles in Namur, I fully realized how crazy a European race start is. A few hundred meters into the course it makes it’s way into a tight S turn. Being Europe and a different style of racing, the Europeans turn on their instincts and dive bomb the corners, which sent me and another American off our bikes.”
DIEGEM, Belgium — Ellen van Loy, one of the professional racers in the women’s field with another career, has reduced her hours working with children and …
DIEGEM, Belgium — Superprestige Diegem represents some of the best cyclocross racing for both spectators at the event and watching live. Mix together mud, grass, …
DIEGEM, Belgium — The cyclocross powerhouses of Belgium and The Netherlands put on an impressive display of future star power in the U23 Men’s race …
DIEGEM, Belgium — At the 2015 Superprestige Diegem cyclocross race, Jappe Jaspers outkicked Jens Dekker to win the first race of the evening and take …
Did you miss yesterday’s World Cup race in Zolder? We’ve got you covered with video highlights of both the Elite Women’s and Men’s races. You can also read our eace reports from both events as well as the Junior Men and U23 races on cxmagazine.com.
” Geoff Proctor gave me the Christmas Day diary entry since I somewhat started the Secret Santa tradition when I bought all the guys underwear from the European dollar store as a junior. I’ve come to cherish these traditions and special times that often seem so small.”
In a race that saw the podium places finish within 3 seconds of each other, it was France’s Thomas Bennet with the win in the Junior Men’s race at the World Cup in Zolder over Jape Jaspers from Belgium .
Under 23 Dutch star Joris Nieuwenhuis won a very tight race today in the U23 event at the 2015 UCI World Cup in Zolder. Belgium’s …
After a few different riders tried their luck on the front, it was a trio of Word Champion Mathieu van der Poel, Kevin Pauwels and Lars van der Haar who put their heads down and gapped the rest by a minute in pursuit of the win.
Warm, sunny conditions greeted the Elite Women on the start at Zolder this morning, which saw Ellen Van Loy determined to try to see the head of the race, while Sanne Cant who had a fairly slow start, took on Katie Compton for the podium’s top two steps.
“The group of riders and mechanics that are here currently have decided to get into the spirit as well. It has become a tradition in the past few years of the Christmas block cyclocross camp to create a Secret Santa.”
“Christmas is very big over here, and in the town square of Sittard they had a huge structure that had an ice rink and live music inside. They also had a huge Coca-Cola truck that children could go in to meet Santa, along with about a hundred other people dressed up as Santa.”
We hope you’re not at work, siting at a desk and staring at a computer today. But if you are, take a long lunch and watch the 2012 edition of Scheldecross for Throwback Thursday.
Compared with some of the other USA Cycling Cyclocross Development Camp riders we’ve heard from thus far, Eric Brunner is a name you may not be as familiar with. This is his first season racing in Europe. But he’s no stranger to success on course.
For the fifth installment of rider diary entries we hear from Logan Owen. No stranger to Europe, Owen is on his fourth pass through. While he’s not saying with the other Cross Camp riders, he has the group’s full support on race day.
Enjoy these images from Bart Hazen of the American riders in the Elite Women’s and Elite Men’s races at last weekend’s Namur World cup. The American Elite Women’s contingent was led by Katie Compton while in the Elite Men’s field, Stephen Hyde was the best American rider.
“The burnt yellow lights of the Belgian freeway illuminate the road and flash through the windows of the sprinter while we try and sleep. The drive is quite as most of us sleep or listen to music and get in our own zones.”
We’ve heard reports that a number of factors, including possibly an error in calculating one rider’s points and the subsequent correction, that some racers are out of the top 50 and will thus be unable to start at Zolder. Stay tuned to this developing story.
“We crossed the line and he was waved into an opening that took him to the podium. As he went through and the gate was slammed shut, I was pointed the other direction where everyone else must go.”
“Namur is exactly what cross should be, a hard technical course with fierce competition.” And that’s what was on display for the U23 men yesterday as shown in these photos from Bart Hazen of the American racers at Namur.
There was a large contingent of American riders across all the races at Namur yesterday. With many strong rides, it was the Junior Men that came away with the best results, led by Spencer Petrov.
Curtis White, 27th at yesterday’s Namur World Cup, talks about race preparations and mental readiness in this installment of our rider diaries from the USAC Cyclocross Development Camp in Sittard, The Netherlands.
In a tight race that saw the World Champion Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and past winner Kevin Pauwels duke it out in the closing minutes, the Men’s Elite race at the fourth round of the World Cup at Namur was taken by van der Poel, apparently now well recovered from his knee injury.