Gerben de Knegt (Rabobank) and Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) – both silver medallists in the Dutch National Championships last weekend – both put their disappointment behind them to win the Centrumcross at Surhuisterveen, Netherlands ahead of Sunday’s World Cup round […]
Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) won the national cyclocross in Otegem today, escaping alone to win 18 seconds ahead of Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) and Dieter Vanthourenhout (BKCP-Powerplus). The race serves as the championship for the province of West-Flanders, but is also known […]
With the defence of his title now just three weeks away, it has been revealed that world champion Niels Albert suffered a broken rib in his fall during yesterday’s Belgian cyclo-cross championships in Oostmalle. He was knocked from his bike […]
With the cycloross season nearing its climax, it was national championships weekend all over Europe this week. Colder than average temperatures meant that many courses were under snow; there was too much in Great Britain and Ireland though, and both […]
One day on and Sven Nys is still concerned about the incident in the Belgian Championships that saw big rival Niels Albert brought down by a spectator. The World Champion sustained a broken rib, which could compromise the remainder of […]
Sven Nys used his dominant technical skills to win his seventh Belgian cyclo-cross title, ahead of Klaas Vantornout and the young Tom Meeusen. Niels Albert, together with Nys the main favorite, had a dismal day in the snow and landed […]
This weekend the low pressure system Daisy made its way through Europe and the national cyclocross championships in many countries were dominated by ice and snow. The championships in Great Britain had to be postponed. In the Netherlands, Germany and […]
Reigning National Champion Cristian Cominelli repeated his 2009 performance at the Italian cyclo-cross Under-23 Championships in Milan today. Second was Brian Falaschi with Matteo Trentin finishing in third. Cominelli was favored to repeat his national title and, in front of […]
Corné van Kessel, only 18 years of age, won the Dutch cyclocross championships today in Heerlen, Netherland. He beat Ramon Sinkeldam and Mitchell Huenders. Van Kessel was happy to have won the race. “I was thinking I could win it, […]
Daphny van den Brand pulled out another victory at the Dutch National Cyclo-cross Championships and beat reigning world champion Marianne Vos. Behind the two, Sanne van Passen finished third in a race that took place despite snow threatening a cancellation. Van […]
The first Cyclo-cross National Champion of the season came out of the Czech Republic today, with favorite Zdeněk Štybar taking the honors in Tabor. The win, which comes as no surprise, marks Stybar’s third consecutive National Championship title. On a […]
As reported on VeloNation yesterday, the snowy weather in the UK has made the prospect of organising the National Cyclocross Championships at Sutton Park, Birmingham very difficult. The decision has been made today to postpone this weekend’s event until the […]
Weather conditions across the United Kingdom could cause this weekend’s British Cyclocross Championships to be postponed, according to British Cycling. The championships are due to be held at Sutton Park, Birmingham on Sunday, but heavy snow could make the venue […]
On the final races before the Dutch National Championships in Heerlen next weekend, World champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and current Dutch champion Daphny Van Den Brand (ZZPR.nl) both took the opportunity to stake their claim as favourite. The pair […]
Rabobank’s Bart Aernouts won the Grote Prijs Richard Groenendaal in the Dutch town of Sint-Michielsgestel. The Belgian was the best of an otherwise almost entirely Dutch field, while the majority of his compatriots were racing in Tervuren. He managed to […]
Zdenek Stybar dominated the cross race in Tervuren today. He rode most of the race solo, not taking into account the company by the many riders he lapped. Sven Nys came in second, Kevin Pauwels was third. Jonathan Page narrowly […]
On New Year’s Day Jonathan Page raced in Luxembourg and finished third, behind the Frenchmen Steve Chainel (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) and Nicolas Bazin (Differdange). It was Chainel’s third victory in this traditional “Neijooschcross” in Péiteng on January 1. Page had […]
Francis Mourey broke up this year’s cross oligopoly by winning the GP De Ster in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, today. Mourey beat Radomir Simunek and Dieter Vanthourenhout in a come-from-behind race. Main contenders like Sven Nys and Niels Albert skipped the […]
