Omega Pharma-Quick Step Czech to start in the same race as 2011 after post-cyclocross season rest Zdenek Stybar will get his 2012 road season under way in the same way as 2011, as he leads the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team […]
Hospitalisation was not due to banned substances, Gazet van Antwerpen reports; wider investigation continues, however Analysis of hair samples taken from Belgian cyclocross rider Bart Wellens (Telenet-Fidea) has proved that his hospitalisation on the eve of the national championships was […]
Cyclocross World champion honoured after his triumphant win in the sand dunes of northern Belgium Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) has been made an honorary citizen of the Belgian town of Koksijde, following his victory in last month’s World cyclocross championships. It […]
Kevin Pauwels loses out to Zdenek Stybar but confirms overall GvA TRofee; Daphny van den Brand bows out of the sport in style World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) closed the cyclocross season in style, with a solo victory in the […]
Belgian champion rides away from the field as two punctures foil World champion Niels Albert; Marianne Vos wins yet again Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) took victory number fifteen of the season in his classic solo style in the second edition of […]
Nys takes GP Stad Eeklo, Pauwels bests Van der Haar at GP Heuts Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) sprinted to victory ahead of Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in yesterday’s Superprestige finale in Middelkerke, and while he is excited to finish the […]
Hard and fast Nordzeecross course sees two favourites escape and the Czech champion is faster than the Belgian at the finish Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a close sprint victory over Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) in the Nordzeecross, Middelkerke; the […]
Two wins in two days for Belgium’s new Iceman Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) followed his first victory of the season, in the previous day’s Krawatencross Lille, with his second in the Superprestige Hoogstraten. The 23-year-old managed to escape the tactical battle […]
Kevin Pauwels makes GvA Trofee lead more secure but title to go down to the wire The Krawatencross, Lille, finished in a sprint for the second straight year, as Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) finally took his first victory of the season. […]
Czech champion due a long rest before his road season will commence Zdeněk Štybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is to see out the last few races of the cyclocross season, despite the disappointment of losing his rainbow jersey, and the virus […]
Belgian had insisted that the podium wasn’t a goal Rob Peeters (Belgium) came into great shape at just the right time heading into the World Cyclo-cross Championships, and he was able to keep his promise to work for his Belgian […]
Best-ever sixth place for Nikki Harris; crashes and health problems for Helen Wyman and Katie Compton Sunday’s elite women’s cyclocross World championships saw the top Anglophones enjoy mixed fortunes in the sandy dunes of Koksijde, Belgium. Great Britain’s Nikki Harris […]
Former champion says he’s unsure right now about his future in cross Defending champion Zdenek Stybar has paid tribute to the massive crowd at Koksijde today, saying that the respect shown to him en route to a disappointing 13th place […]
Peeters 2nd, Pauwels 3rd in dominant Belgian sweep Niels Albert (Belgium) took a lead from the gun in the Elite Men’s World Cyclo-cross Championship, a lead he would never relinquish, and the 26-year-old soloed to his second world title today […]
Van den Brand and Cant fight it out for silver Clocking up her sixteenth consecutive victory of the season and her fourth straight world cyclo-cross championship, Marianne Vos today further underlined her dominance with a superlative performance in Koksijde. The […]
Success of Pauwels, Vantornout helps bring long-term deal with sponsors Kevin Pauwels sealed the overall victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup last week in his first season with Sunweb-Revor. In the past week, both sponsors have to re-upped their […]
Czech star looking to make it three world titles in a row in Koksijde Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) heads into Sunday’s World Cyclo-cross Championships as a favourite to win on the Koksijde sand dunes. While the Czech rider will […]
Marianne Vos outstanding favourite for record fifth women’s title; dossard number 13 for Sven Nys Just as it was on the previous two year’s, this weekend’s Elite Men’s cyclocross World championships should see a battle between Belgium and Czech defending […]
