Bpost Bank Trofee: Niels Albert wins a duel with Zdeněk Štybar to take the Loenhout Azencross
Nightmare day for Sven Nys sees Albert take control in overall Trofee standings Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won his third straight victory in the Azencross, after a long duel with Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), on another very muddy day in […]
Damiano Cunego: “Being the symbol of the team makes me very happy”
Piccolo Principe preparing for his ninth season in the blue-fuchsia colours of Lampre 2013 will be Damiano Cunego’s ninth in the blue-fuchsia colours of Lampre, as it becomes Lampre-Merida with its new bike sponsor. He joined the team in 2005, […]
Cyclocross World Cup: Sven Nys wins his duel with Niels Albert to take a tight Zolder race
Belgian and World champions fight it out all the way to the final clim; Nys takes the World Cup lead Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) won yet another one-on-one battle against big rival Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) as he took the sixth round […]
Boy van Poppel to join father and brother at Vacansoleil-DCM
Dutch sprinter becomes the latest rider to be rescued from Spidertech collapse Boy van Poppel received some good news this Christmas, as has been announced that he will be joining Vacansoleil-DCM in 2013, Sporza reports. The 24-year-old Dutch sprinter has […]
Winner Anacona injured in training crash
Lampre-ISD’s Colombian climber awaiting ankle surgery after hitting a dog on Christmas Eve Lampre-ISD’s Winner Anacona is spending Christmas awaiting surgery on his ankle after crashing in training. The Colombian was riding near his home in the national capital Bogota […]
Belgian Toppers react to mixed fortunes in Namur World Cup
“At the finish I felt like setting fire to my bike,” says World champion Niels Albert The fifth round of the Cyclocross World Cup in Namur, Belgium, was dominated by the top three names in the sport, as might have […]
Cyclocross World Cup: Kevin Pauwels leads from the front to take Namur race
Final lap puncture sees Sven Nys steal second from Niels Albert; overall World Cup gets tighter Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) put on a supreme solo display to take victory in the fifth round of the Cyclocross World Cup, at the Namur […]
Alessandro Ballan recovering well after abdomen and leg surgery
Former World champion “moved by all the messages of support” Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing) is recovering well in Spanish hospital, following surgery on his abdomen and spleen, his team reports. The Italian former World champion crashed badly on Thursday, on […]
Zdeněk Štybar contrite and apologetic after wayward Essen sprint
Czech champion accepts responsibility for bringing down Jan Denuwelaere Jan Denuwelaere (Style & Concept) took only the second, and by far the biggest, victory of his career today in the Bpost Bank Trofee race in Essen, Belgium, in bizarre circumstances. […]
Bpost Bank Trofee: Jan Denuwelaere slides to victory in a muddy and controversial Essen race
Style & Concept rider brought down by DQ’d Zdeněk Stybar on the line; Sanne Cant takes another victory Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) marked his debut in competitive cyclocross in the 2012/13 season with a controversial sprint in the GP […]
