Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, the under-23 gold and silver medallists at January’s World Cyclocross Championships, both tested positive for EPO after the race, according to Sporza. The two riders dominated the race in Tabor, Czech Republic, taking the lead in […]
Alberto Contador reminded the field in Paris-Nice today why he’s the defending Tour de France champion and, along with his demonstration, picked up the leader’s jersey and the crucial bonus seconds on offer for the day’s stage winner. Before Paris-Nice […]
Bart Wellens absolutely hammered his competitors in the final cross race of the season, the Sluitingsprijs in Oostmalle. Attacking in the second of nine laps, Wellens consistently increased the gap and won with almost a minute, ahead of his Fidea […]
Sven Nys showed that he is still on form at the end of the cross season when he outsprinted his Belgian rival Niels Albert in Lebbeke today. Bart Aernouts finished third in one of the last races of the cross […]
Yesterday’s cyclocross race at Vorselaar, Belgium was the final round of the season-long Superprestige series. Tied on 95 points apiece going into the race were new World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) and former rainbow jersey Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) This made […]
Zdenek Stybar won the exciting final Superprestige cross race in Vorselaar, Belgium, ahead of Niels Albert. This also gave Stybar the Superprestige overall ahead of Albert, since both had started the day equal on points. On the very icy, slippery […]
Bart Wellens took his first cross victory this season, just as everything is about to wrap up. Wellens won the GP De Eecloonaar solo, ahead of Dieter Vanthourenhout. The top favorites Sven Nys, Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar finished third […]
Niels Albert and Zdenek Stybar are equal on points heading into the last round of the Superprestige cross series on Sunday in Vorselaar. Whoever finishes ahead of the other is secured the overall title. However, the regulation is not clear […]
Two-time national under-23 champion Ian Bibby (Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta) proved the strongest in an exciting senior men’s race, according to British Cycling. The championships were rescheduled after the original event in early January had to be cancelled due to heavy snow. […]
Sven Nys is still going strong as the cyclocross season nears its end and with a late attack he surprised the five-man lead group to win the Superprestige in Zonhoven, Belgium. Niels Albert managed only fifth place. World Champion Zdenek […]
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) showed that he is not yet ready to hand over to the next generation of riders by outsprinting newly crowned World champion Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) in the Krawatencross in Lille, Belgium. Nys and Stybar took the lead […]
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was […]
Yesterday’s Parkcross race in Maldegem, Belgium may have been won by 2009 World Champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), but the star of the show was undoubtedly the seventh-place finisher: new rainbow jersey Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea), according to Het Nieuwsblad. “Styby” was […]
After his disappointing World Championships, which he abandoned, Niels Albert came back strong and won the Parkcross in Maldegem, Belgium. He beat Belgians Kevin Pauwels, Bart Wellens and Sven Nys. Newly crowned World Champion Zdenek Stybar finished in seventh place. […]
Zdenek Stybar’s home victory for the Czechs in Sunday’s World Championships was not unexpected, as he has been one of the three or four outstanding cyclocross riders this season. The fact that he is not from Belgium though, means that […]
Cheered on by his home fans, Zdenek Stybar confirmed his pre-race favorite status at the Cyclocross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic. After a long solo effort, he had almost half a minute over silver medalist Klaas Vantornout. In an […]
Dutchwoman Marianne Vos won her third World Championships title in cyclocross, when she beat Hanka Kupfernagel and Daphny van den Brand in Sunday’s elite women’s race. Vos rode away from the others in lap two of the five-lap race and […]
Pawel Szczepaniak won the U23 cyclo cross race at the World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, ahead of his brother Kacper. The biggest surprise of the day was pre-race favorite Tom Meeusen of Belgium, who ended the day without a […]
