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If you can’t make it to Europe for Süpercross Baden, the people who make the race possible are bringing a little bit of Europe to you with their awesome course preview video.

While cycling may get its good name dragged through the dirt on a regular basis, thanks to a near-constant barrage of doping allegations, typically, cyclocrossers tend to stay off of the “accused” list. However, yesterday a Belgian newspaper reported that Tom Vannoppen has been suspended for two years after testing positive for cocaine. Cocaine, in addition to obviously being a banned substance, is considered a “stimulant” under UCI guidelines, so testing positive for the drug is to test positive for doping.

A Telenet-Fidea jersey tucked in behind Tom Boonen’s Quickstep jersey in a sprint. Or a BKCP-Powerplus jersey wedged between Philippe Gilbert and André Greipel’s Omega Pharma-Lotto jerseys while shooting through a tight turn at over 30mph. These rarities can only be found in one professional cycling event – the Tour of Belgium, a five day stage race that weaves its way through Belgium’s countryside. [More…]

Since 2006, cyclocross racers have been taking the start of this event. Back then, it was only a handful of cross riders such as Sven Nys, Richard Groenendaal, Lars Boom and Sven Vanthourenhout. The cross racer count has since grown to about twenty coming from four teams – BKCP-Powerplus, Sunweb-Revor, Landbouwkrediet, and Telenet-Fidea.

The 2011 Rabo-Giant Offroad team had its launch at the Omnisport Velodrome in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, last week during the World Track Championships (where, coincidentally, …

by Benjamin Kirsch Sven Nys, who, with seven Belgian national titles, a World Championship, and almost uncountable Superprestige, World Cup, and GVA Trofee wins, might …

It seems like the 2011 World Cyclocross Championships just happened, and race organizers of next season’s Worlds in Koksijde, Belgium, are just starting the fanfare …

HEERLAN, HOLLAND – The late season races continued on Sunday, with some of the biggest names in the sport testing their post-World Championship form at the …

After a bit of cat and mouse, Sven Nys climbed to the top of the first post-World Championships podium at the Augustijn Parkcross in Maldegem, …

Cyclocross Magazine Correspondent Christine Vardaros ventured out to the course at St. Wendel today to bring us the following report of racers taking their first …

This past weekend, the Danish Cyclocross Championships were held in Haderslev, Denmark, on a twisty, slightly muddy course which still had patches of slippery ice …

Defending world champ Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) just edged out defending Dutch national champ Daphny van den Brand (ZZPR.nl) by the slimmest of margins, adding her …

ROME, ITALY – Marco Aurelio Fontana (Cannondale Factory Racing) has earned back-to-back wins in the Italian Cyclocross Championship. This marks his seventh Italian championship – …

Helen Wyman (Kona), this year’s queen of the Koppenberg, repeats as the British national champion, taking her record-setting sixth title. Nikki Harris (APB Cycling Team) …

Philipp Walsleben (BKCP-Powerplus) and Hanka Kupfernagel (Itera-Stevens) both defended their respective titles in the German National Championships. Christoph Pfingsten (Van Vliet EBH Elshof) and Hannes …

Francis Mourey (Francaise Des Jeux) continues his impressive run this season, with his 10th win perhaps the most significant yet – the French tricolor jersey …

Christian Heule, who’s become a regular in North America during the early season races, has regained the Swiss cross jersey – his sixth time winning …

Niels Albert (BKCP-Power Plus), who said two weeks ago that he wanted to win the Belgian Championships more than even the World title, made his …

You’re in extra luck, web readers – we have some catch-up work to do on Laurent Charras’ excellent ongoing video coverage of the women’s World …

by Christine Vardaros The most highly-anticpated battle on Belgian soil is to take place in Antwerp this Sunday at the Belgian National Championships. The two …

Dutch Women’s Nationals by Christine Vardaros If Daphny van den Brand wins the Dutch Championships this Saturday in St. Michielsgestel, it will be her 12th …

by Christine Vardaros After a late season start in December, 24 year-old Lars Boom (Rabobank) quickly stamped his authority with a victory at the Zolder …

The Zolder World Cup didn’t go exactly as planned for Danish national champion Joachim Parbo. No, it wasn’t the snow and ruts – someone walked …

Tom Robertson continues to bring us words and images covering the Euro Cross Campers’ experience, this time from the Loenhout Azencross. Missed his previous post? …

by Kat Statman As the Christmas cyclocross week craziness slowly winds down with the GvA Trofee Grote Prijs Sven Nys on New Year’s Day and …

by Dan Seaton LOENHOUT, BELGIUM – Though it might have been a gloomy, winter day, the stars of cyclocross shone brightly on the 27th edition …

The group of US riders calling the Euro Cross Camp house in Izegem, Belgium, home for the holidays this year is a gifted lot. Some …

by Christine Vardaros Of the four World Cups so far this season, Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus) has been given the green light by his National Federation …

by Craig Richey The Koksijde World Cup was my fifth consecutive weekend of racing, and between races I hadn’t done much training. I decided to …

by Dan Seaton & Bart Hazen Essen, Belgium – Leading by some 25 meters midway through the final muddy lap of the GP Rouwmoer, Niels …

by Bart Hazen European Champion Lars van der Haar won the 2010 U23 Superprestige in Gieten, besting Vincent Baestaens and Tijmen Eising in the final …