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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Quick Step

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport.  Yesterday we covered teams at 15 and 16. #14 – Quick Step I hate to say it, but Quick Step’s not even the best team in Belgium anymore.  Thanks to Philippe Gilbert, Jurgen Van den Broeck, and … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross Power Rankings, Week 20

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

Two excellent races this past weekend have shaken up the Power Rankings somewhat. As always, the number in parenthesis indicates the rider’s placing from last weekend. 1. Zdenek Stybar (1) looked indisputably the strongest on Saturday, but a fast course and a tenacious Nys prevented him from slipping away for the win. Sunday’s crashfest relegated … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Preview

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

On the tails of this week’s Power Rankings, here’s this week’s Weekend Preview. This weekend’s big race is Saturday’s edition of the Gazet van Antwerpen series, the Krawatencross Lille. It is the penultimate race in the GvA series. Sven Nys has won this race six times before, dating back to 2000, and Bart Wellens and … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings, Week #19

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

With the World Championship behind us, a handful of riders are going home to their spouses and dogs, but many are going to fight out a few last weeks while there remain races left in the GvA series and the Superprestige series. Going in to the wrap-up of those two series, here are this week’s … Continue reading →

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Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: World Championship Edition

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

On Sunday afternoon in Sankt-Wendel, Germany, Zdenek Stybar successfully defended his position as Cyclocross World Champion with a commanding win. Faced with a strong Belgian team, Stybar went to the front early and stayed there, whittling away the ranks of his rivals until only Sven Nys remained. And then, he distanced Nys, too. It was … Continue reading →

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Monday Musette – Cross, Cobbles, & Coaching

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Here’s this week’s Monday Musette: 1. This weekend’s World Cyclocross Championships have come and gone, and while I’ll leave the bulk of the commentary to Mattio, I do have two comments. First of all, winless this weekend, Belgium has been shut out at Worlds for the second-consecutive year.  Pre-race favorite Niels Albert was nowhere to … Continue reading →

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