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Cyclocross

Superprestige Diegem: Niels Albert solos to fourth straight victory in the floodlit race

A bad day for Sven Nys sees his Superprestige lead cut; Katerina Nash beats Sanne Cant Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) took his fourth straight victory in the Superprestige Diegem, the annual, unique, floodlit race, in the north eastern suburb of the […]

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

Beer-throwing fan ends Sven Nys’ Bpost Bank Trofee hopes

Belgian champion crashes twice in Loenhout but abandons after storming into the crowd The Azencross in Loenhout was a race to forget for Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) as he lost all hope of winning this season’s Bpost Bank Trofee overall. The […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross,

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

Women’s Cyclo-cross World Cup: Vos goes solo in Heusden-Zolder

World champion rides away from Compton; World Cup leader doomed by three crashes Marianne Vos (Rabobank) took a classy victory in the Boxing Day showcase of women’s UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross in Heusden-Zolder on Wednesday. Vos led almost from the […]

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

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 […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

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 […]

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

Women’s Cyclo-cross World Cup: Compton flawless in Namur victory

Nash takes second, Vos third after two opening lap crashes Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) triumphed in the women’s round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur, leading almost from the gun in what was to be a highly […]

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

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. […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

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 […]

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

Lars Boom’s return causes a stir among the Belgian cyclocross toppers

Dutch champion accuses Sven Nys’ rivals of not training enough; Niels Albert strikes back Lars Boom (Rabobank) is one of the few riders in the World that can worry the big name Belgian cyclocross ‘toppers,’ and has once again done […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling,

USA Cycling funds to secure Louisville World cyclocross championships

National governing body steps in to cover shortfall left by cancellation of Exergy contract USA Cycling has teamed up with the Louisville Sports Commission to ensure that the 2013 cyclocross Wold championships can take place. The event was in danger […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, World Championships,

Zdeněk Štybar details brief but intense cyclocross season

Czech star reaffirms his absence from the World championships as he aims at the Classics Having apparently been asked continuously when his cyclocross season was going to start, two-time World champion Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has detailed the races […]

Author: Ben Atkins Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Spring Classics,

Soudal Cyclocross Leuven: Niels Albert rides alone to victory

World champion escapes early on technical course; Sanne Cant takes women’s race Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) won the second edition of the Cyclocross Leuven, the the east of Brussels, part of the Soudal Classics series, after escaping the rest of the […]

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

Sven Nys takes a tough, muddy Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse

Belgian champion rides clear on slippery course; Katie Compton completes perfect weekend Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) rode clear of the field to take his fifth edition of the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit, in Overijse, to the south east of Brussels. The Belgian champion […]

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

Kevin Pauwels outsprints Nys to take the Soudal Scheldecross

Belgian champion pulls foot out in the sprint; Katie Compton continues dominance in women’s race Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) took what was surprisingly only his second win of the 2012/13 season so far, as he sprinted to victory in the Soudal […]

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

Plenty of bikes broken but thankfully no bones in Roubaix crash-fest

Helen Wyman’s chances, and Sanne Cant’s race, come to an end in first lap crashes Today’s women’s World Cup race at the iconic Roubaix velodrome saw a level of crashes and technical issues reminiscent with the Classic race that finishes […]

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

Cyclocross World Cup: Sven Nys wins on the Roubaix track with a late late attack

Belgian champion best of a four-man lead group; Katie Compton crashes but wins women’s race Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) powered away from a four-man leading group on the final technical sections of the final lap to win the Roubaix, France, round […]

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

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