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Cyclocross

Successful minor surgery for Marianne Vos to remove abdominal cyst

World champion’s return scheduled for Zolder World Cup on December 26th Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) has undergone successful surgery to remove a small abdominal cyst from her lower back, the World champion’s team has announced. The 27-year-old Dutchwoman went under the […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Injury, Pro Cycling,

Helen Wyman retains European Cyclocross title with solo display

British rider leads from the front in muddy Czech race Helen Wyman (Great Britain) retained the title she had taken 12 months before, at the 2013 European Cyclocross Championships in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Just as she had done at […]

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

Sven Nys wins his fifth Superprestige Zonhoven over Niels Albert again

World champion is Mr Superprestige once more in a final lap duel with big rival Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) took a repeat of his previous year’s victory to over the sand of Zonhoven, to take his fifth edition of the Superprestige […]

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

Tom Meeusen takes his “most beautiful” victory in a Koppenbergcross sprint finish

Helen Wyman leads from the front to take a third cobblestone in women’s race Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) took what he described as his “most beautiful” victory in the 2013 edition of the Koppenbergcross, on the eponymous Flemish climb in the […]

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

Sven Nys: “The Koppenbergcross has stolen my heart”

Kannibaal aiming for incredible tenth victory on Flemish hill; Helen Wyman aiming for number three Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) will start tomorrow’s Koppenbergcross in search of an incredible tenth victory in the race that is centred around one of Flanders’ most […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Endure: Ballet in the Mud – new book and photo exhibition document 2013 USA Cycling cross championships

Sport feted in striking collaboration between writer and photographers A celebration of the skill, slog and difficulty of cyclo cross racing and the hardships that participants undergo in the course of the sport will be documented in a new book […]

Author: VeloN Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Meeusen making strides with Ruddervoorde third place

Albert says he’s not currently able to win races Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) has struggled off-and-on recently with occasional stomach problems and lack of confidence, back luck and bad form. But a third place finish in the opening round of the […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Vantornout pulls away late to win Hansgrohe Superprestige

Wyman dominates in Ruddervoorde with three Brits in top four Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) took a few seconds on the final lap to get enough distance on world champion Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) and Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea), winning the opening round […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Cyclocross World Cup: Lars van der Haar goes two from two in Tábor

Netherlands champion outsprints Philipp Walsleben despite mid-race crash Lars van der Haar (Rabobank) took his second victory in the 2013/14 cyclocross World Cup, in Tábor, Czech Republic, to maintain his perfect record in the season-long competition. The Netherlands champion, who […]

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

Cyclocross World Cup: Katie Compton survives final lap scare to win in Tábor

Technical issue sees chasers close in but US champion holds on Katie Compton (Trek) survived a final lap scare in the second round of the 2013/14 cyclocross World Cup, in Tábor, Czech Republic, to take what was more dominant a […]

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

Sven Nys and Niels Albert write off World Cup chances after Cauberg disasters

Classification effectively over for Belgium’s leading riders after opening round Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) both wrote off their overall World Cup hopes after suffering separate disasters at today’s Caubergcross, the first round of the season-long series. Both […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Lars van der Haar takes a home World Cup victory in the Caubergcross

Dutch champion triumphs from the front as technical problems dog the Belgians Lars van der Haar (Rabobank) took a popular home victory in the Caubergcross, the first race in the 2013/14 Cyclocross World Cup, on the Cauberg climb, in Valkenburg, […]

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

Women’s cyclocross: Vos dominates World Cup opener in Valkenburg

Compton rides solo to second place in near World Championships replay Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) stamped her authority on the opening round of the women’s cyclocross World Cup on her home turf in Valkenburg, Netherlands. Vos rode alone for nearly […]

Author: Kyle Moore Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Sven Nys takes Bpost Bank Trofee lead with GP Mario De Clercq victory

Nikki Harris wins for Amy Dombroski in women’s race Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) showed his strength in the mud yet again as he rode clear of the rest to take the 2013 edition of the GP Mario De Clercq, in Ronse, […]

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

Mike Plant appointed president of UCI Cyclocross Commission by Brian Cookson

American’s appointment “testament to how cyclocross has grown in the US” Mike Plant has been selected by newly elected International Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson, and the UCI Management Committee, to be the new President of the UCI Cyclocross […]

Author: Brian Cookson by Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Amy Dombroski killed after being hit by a truck while out training

US cyclocross star hit as she prepares for the new season The tragic news that US cyclocross star Amy Dombroski has been killed after being hit by a truck while out training has been released via her Telenet-Fidea team. The […]

Author: a truck while out training by Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

Telenet-Fidea renews with sponsors through 2017

Four more years for Belgian Continental Cyclocross team With news of teams being forced to close as sponsors pull out, the Belgian Telenet-Fidea team has announced the good news that it is to continue at least until the end of […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

VIDEO: Cyclo-Cross World Championships Junior Men’s Race

  Live feed courtesy of UCI  

Author: VeloN Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

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