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Cyclocross

Sunweb-Revor boss angry about lack of team's cross race results

Mettepenningen wants to see successful action in Superprestige Hamme-Zogge Jurgen Mettepenningen, the manager of the Belgian Sunweb-Revor cyclocross team, is getting quite irritated with his team for its lackluster performances in the season so far. The ambitious goal of 50 […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Showdown at the Superprestige in Hamme-Zogge expected on Sunday between Stybar, Nys, and Albert

Sven Nys and Niels Albert steadily improving, ready to take on an ailing World Champion, Zdenek Stybar This weekend’s third round of the Superprestige series is shaping up to see a three-way battle for supremacy by the usual suspects. Up […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Stybar has to skip cross race in Niel on Thursday

Czech rider injured himself while running on beach in Mallorca Zdenek Stybar had hoped that a training camp in the cycling Mecca of Mallorca would get him back on the winning track in the cyclocross competition. Instead, a mishap while […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Injury, Pro Cycling,

World Champion Zdenek Stybar on Sven Nys: "He raced with wings."

Czech star training hard in Mallorca in preparation for next batch of racing World Champion Zdenek Stybar suffered his first major race loss of the 2010/2011 season on Monday in Oudenaarde. The Czech champion has been nothing less than stellar […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Zdenek Stybar not heading to FDJ

Rumours prove to be unfounded, but other teams likely to be interested Recent days have seen growing speculation that world cyclo-cross champion Zdenek Stybar could be on his way to a pro contract with the FDJ team. The 24 year […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Helen Wyman takes biggest career win in Koppenbergcross

British champion strongest in her new adopted city Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) took the biggest win of her career to date with victory in the Koppenbergcross in Melden, on the outskirts of Oudenaarde, Belgium. The British champion finished the race alone, […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Sven Nys is still king of the Koppenbergcross

Belgian champion takes eighth victory on legendary cobbled climb Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) finally put an end to the Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) domination of the 2010/11 cyclocross season by taking victory in his seventh successive Koppenbergcross; his eighth win in the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Stybar again, wins Superprestige Zonhoven against surging Pauwels

Czech rider takes eighth victory of the season Zdenek Stybar survived a strong final attempt by Kevin Pauwels to win the second round of the Superprestige series in Zonhoven, Belgium. Pauwels came home less than five seconds after Stybar, who […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

After Mallorca training, Nys feels sharp again for Superprestige

Also hopes to do well in Koppenbergcross After a season that has not gone to his liking so far, Sven Nys hopes for better days after a round of training on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Nys heads into the […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Lars Boom confirms December and January cyclocross schedule

2008 World champion to ride five races this season Lars Boom (Rabobank) has confirmed the cyclocross races that he will be riding this winter. The 2008 World champion will race a total of five times in December and January with […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Niels Albert extends with BKCP-Powerplus through 2014

2009 World champion wants to concentrate on cyclocross for now but aspires to future road career Niels Albert has signed a new contract with BKCP-Powerplus that will keep him with the team until 2014. The 24-year-old turned professional in 2005 […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Radomir Simunek wins his late father’s memorial race

Czech rider takes emotional Tabor cyclocross Radomir Simunek (BKCP-Powerplus) won the Radomir Simunek Memorial race, dedicated to his late father who died last August, in Tabor, Czech Republic. The Czech rider finished 2 seconds clear of German Chrisophe Pfingsen and […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Meeusen wins first professional cross with Nacht van Woerden

Belgian regained his confidence. Tom Meeusen won his first cross race with the professionals at the Nacht van Woerden on Tuesday. The young Belgian beat the Rabobank cracks Bart Aernouts and Gerben de Knegt. After a dominating 2009-2010 season in […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Gadret planning a heavy winter of cyclo-cross in preparation for 2011 road season

Frenchman will ride over 20 events Ag2r La Mondiale climber John Gadret is taking a very different approach to many of his companions in the peloton, choosing to remain very active during the winter months. The double French cross champion, […]

Author: Conal Andrews Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Tom Boonen to organise charity cyclocross for second time

Former Belgian champion inspired by success of last year’s event Belgian road hero Tom Boonen is to organise a special charity cyclocross race at Zilvermeer, near his hometown of Mol, Belgium for a second year, according to Het Laatste Nieuws. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Bart Wellens needs time off to recover from flu

Will miss the Nacht van Woerden after disappointing World Cup Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) finished a very disappointing 27th in Sunday’s World up race in Plzen, Czech Republic. The former two-time World champion finished the race 3’10” slower than the current […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Stybar wins World Cup cyclocross race at home

Czech rider continues dominating season Zdenek Stybar has yet to lose a cross race in the 2010/11 season. He continued his winning ways at the World Cup Round two in Plzeň in the Czech Republic, ahead of Kevin Pauwels and […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

World Champion Zdenek Stybar dreams of Flanders and Roubaix

Cyclocross star wants to race the Spring Classics Through six races of the cyclocross season, 24 year old World Champion, Zdenek Stybar, is unbeaten and untouched. When the Czech powerhouse toes the line in tomorrow’s second round of the World […]

Author: Jered Gruber Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

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