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International Cyclocross Week in Review, 10/18 – Plzen, Kermisscross, & Villarcayo

Posted on October 18, 2011 by and

Another weekend has come and gone, so let’s take a look at International Cyclocross action from the past week: Kermisscross (C2): The Belgian tradition of mid-week cyclocross races continued this past week with Kermisscross. World Champion Zdenek Stybar bested Sven Nys in a sprint to pick up the victory (pictured above). Dieter Vanthourenhout finished thrid. This … Continue reading →

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Belgian World Cup Squad – Plzen, 10/16

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

The Belgian Team for this weekend’s Cyclocross World Cup race in Plzen, Czech Republic will contain the following 8 veldrijders: Bart Aernouts Neils Albert Tom Meeusen Sven Nys Kevin Pauwels Sven Vanthourenhout Klaas Vantornout Bart Wellens A glance at the list and we note the exclusion of Dieter Vanthourenhout and Rob Peeters. The final decision … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: 1 Week Till Worlds

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

This past weekend saw two races – on Saturday, the Kasteelcross Zonnebeke in Belgium, and on Sunday, the final race of the World Cup series in Hoogerheidi, Netherlands. In Zonnebeke, Rob Peeters credited some unusually good legs that allowed him to respond to Dieter Vanthourenhout’s early acceleration and then respond with his own, opening a … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Sunday saw the seventh and penultimate round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Pont-Chateau, with Neils Albert – having won the Belgian Championship last week, and wearing the white jersey of the World Cup leader – looking to cement his lead. Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Holiday Run-Down

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

What an exciting week it was for fans of European cyclocross, with no less than six races in eight days. Despite the deep fields and crazy conditions though, we saw four different winners in those six races—and only two of them were Belgian. Obviously, the big stories included Lars Boom’s World Cup victory as well … Continue reading →

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Weekend Preview – International Cyclocross

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Last weekend we watched Niels Albert take his first win of the season, a World Cup in the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium. This weekend, Europe’s top ’crossers make their way to Igorre, Spain, for the World Cup’s fourth round. Zdenek Stybar, the current World Cup leader, will be sitting out this weekend (and every … Continue reading →

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