Albert and Pauwels on the run-up in Ronse. Photo: belga.
It was a wild weekend of cross racing that saw Martin Bina continue his winning streak, Jeremy Powers continued domination of C1 races in the US and a bizarre start in Ronse that may have cost Sven Nys a victory. Bina extended his winning streak, as I predicted, and has now won three-straight Toi Toi Cup rounds. Niels Albert took home his first victory of the season (as predicted) in a race that saw rival Nys start nearly 25 riders back. Finally, Jeremy Powers cemented his place as the rider to beat stateside, with a pair of wins in Colorado. Here’s how my predictions did this past weekend:
Toi Toi Cup – Round 4 (C2)
1. Martin Bina – 1st
2. Michael Boros – 7th
3. Tomas Paprstka – 4th
Points: 3
National Trophy Series – Round 1 (C2)
1. Ian Field – 1st
2. Paul Oldham – 2nd
3. Ian Bibby – DNS
Points: 4
Bpost Bank Trofee  – Ronse (C2)
1. Niels Albert – 1st
2. Kevin Pauwels – 2nd
3. Sven Nys – 3rd
Points: 5
French National Cyclocross Challenge – Round 1 (C2)
1. Francis Mourey – 1st
2. Steve Chaniel – DNS
3. Nicolas Bazin – 9th
Points: 3
Finnish National Championships (CN)
1. Kimmo Kananen – 2nd
2. Sam Tiainen – DNS
3. Henri Ojala – 4th
Points: 1
The Smartwool Cup – USGP Rounds 3 & 4 (C1/C2)
Day 1
1. Jeremy Powers – 1st
2. Ryan Trebon – 2nd
3. Ben Berden – 3rd
Points: 5
Day 2
1. Ryan Trebon – 11th
2. Jeremy Powers – 1st
3. Zach McDonald – DNF
Points: 1