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Race Reports and Results

Tom Meeusen comes of age to take Kalmthout World Cup

22-year-old outsprints the Belgian master to take the biggest win of his career Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) won the cyclocross World Cup race in Kalmthout, Belgium. The 22-year-old outsprinted Belgian champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) at the end of the snowy race […]

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

Radomir Simunek comes through the Antwerp snow to win Scheldecross

Hanka Kupfernagel time trials over the frozen course to take women’s race Radomir Simunek (BKCP-Powerplus) won the Fidea Scheldecross on the banks of the river Schelde, within sight of the city of Antwerp. The Czech rider, who is a specialist […]

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

Sven Nys takes dominating win in Overijse cross

Unlucky Boom with strong appearance Sven Nys took his second win this weekend when he crossed the finish line in the Druivencross Overijse in first place. Unlike yesterday, when he admitted to profit from the bad luck of Niels Albert’s […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Summerhill takes U23 US cross title in wintry Oregon

Young talent defends title in Bend Danny Summerhill repeated his U23 US national title win from last year when he outrode Zach McDonald in Bend, Oregon. In tough cross conditions, with cold snow, rain and driving winds all present, the […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Race Reports and Results,

Sven Nys wins GvA round four cyclocross race Essen, Belgium

Profits from flat tire of Niels Albert Sven Nys took the win in the fourth cyclocross round of the Gazet van Antwerp Trofee in Essen, Belgium, for the sixth time in his career. Nys profited from the bad luck of […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Albert targeting overall victory in cross World Cup

Belgian rider takes over series lead with fine win in Igorre Having won the third round of the World Cup series last Saturday in Koksijde, Niels Albert moved into a clear lead with another fine triumph yesterday in Igorre. The […]

Author: Shane Stokes Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Meeusen wins Superprestige Gieten after exciting last lap

Nys jogs home after breaking pedal on finishing straight Tom Meeusen of the Fidea team won his first ever Superprestige race, when he prevailed in Gieten, Netherlands, today. In freezing temperatures on the hard-packed, icy parcours, Meeusen took the race […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Keisse wins Gent Six Days again with partner Schep

Hometown rider celebrated by fans for fourth overall win Local resident Iljo Keisse won his fourth Gent Six Days in the infamous track Het Kuipke, with its steep slopes. Keisse and partner Peter Schep took the race on the 166-meter […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results, Track,

Albert rolls home alone in dominating Koksijde World Cup cross victory

Belgian gets first win of the season despite missing start Niels Albert turned around a bad season by winning the World Cup round three in Koksijde, Belgium. Albert said good-bye to his fellow racers around half way through the race, […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Katie Compton blows them all away in Koksijde World Cup

US champion is fastest in the dunes while Daphny Van Den Brand takes series lead Katie Compton (Planet Bike) won the third round of the cyclocross World Cup in the sand dunes of Koksjde, on the north coast of Belgium. […]

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

Nys takes over from Stybar as dominator, wins Superprestige Hamme-Zogge

Belgian backs up confident pre-race comments as Stybar only manages sixth in the mud Torrential rainfalls had made the third round of the Superprestige series in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium, an extremely muddy affair. Sven Nys showed once again that in such […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Sven Nys is still king of the Koppenbergcross

Belgian champion takes eighth victory on legendary cobbled climb Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) finally put an end to the Zdenek Stybar (Telenet-Fidea) domination of the 2010/11 cyclocross season by taking victory in his seventh successive Koppenbergcross; his eighth win in the […]

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

Helen Wyman takes biggest career win in Koppenbergcross

British champion strongest in her new adopted city Helen Wyman (Kona-FSA) took the biggest win of her career to date with victory in the Koppenbergcross in Melden, on the outskirts of Oudenaarde, Belgium. The British champion finished the race alone, […]

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

Frenchman Schick wins Tour du Faso, dirt sections make life tough for riders

Host nation gets second stage victory in final stage Burkina Faso’s Abdoul Aziz Nikiema won the final stage of the Tour du Faso, but Frenchman Julien Schick was not dislodged from his overall lead that he held since stage four. […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Stybar again, wins Superprestige Zonhoven against surging Pauwels

Czech rider takes eighth victory of the season Zdenek Stybar survived a strong final attempt by Kevin Pauwels to win the second round of the Superprestige series in Zonhoven, Belgium. Pauwels came home less than five seconds after Stybar, who […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Radomir Simunek wins his late father’s memorial race

Czech rider takes emotional Tabor cyclocross Radomir Simunek (BKCP-Powerplus) won the Radomir Simunek Memorial race, dedicated to his late father who died last August, in Tabor, Czech Republic. The Czech rider finished 2 seconds clear of German Chrisophe Pfingsen and […]

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

Meeusen wins first professional cross with Nacht van Woerden

Belgian regained his confidence. Tom Meeusen won his first cross race with the professionals at the Nacht van Woerden on Tuesday. The young Belgian beat the Rabobank cracks Bart Aernouts and Gerben de Knegt. After a dominating 2009-2010 season in […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

Stybar wins World Cup cyclocross race at home

Czech rider continues dominating season Zdenek Stybar has yet to lose a cross race in the 2010/11 season. He continued his winning ways at the World Cup Round two in Plzeň in the Czech Republic, ahead of Kevin Pauwels and […]

Author: Bjorn Haake Categories: Cyclocross, Pro Cycling, Race Reports and Results,

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