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In a dramatic finish, Belgian Eli Iserbyt took a nail-biting sprint finish from Czech Adam Toupalik, who was sprinting for the second lap in a …

De Jong, on the course’s difficult run up, made it to the back of the lead group and it looked briefly like she might have brought Stultiens and Lechner along for the ride. But at 1 to go it was a furious fight between what was now five riders.

After the 2016 Junior Men’s Cyclocross World Championship, Cyclocross Magazine had a chance to talk with Michael Owens about his race.

We spoke with Emma Swartz and Laurel Rathbun after the finish of the first-ever U23 Women’s Cyclocross World Championship race.

HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium—For the second straight year, the Elite Women’s race proved to be a dramatic, last-lap battle that kept spectators and the leading racers on …

The U23 Women’s field, nearly 50 riders deep, was actually larger than the Elite Women’s race taking place later today. The addition of the U23 race has drawn out more women including the new World Champion.

HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium—British phenom Evie Richards, racing her first-ever cyclocross race abroad, took command of the first-ever Women’s U23 / Women’s Youth race at the UCI …

HEUSDEN-ZOLDER, Belgium—On a slippery but not heavy course, pre-race favorite Jens Dekker took advantage of his front-row starting position to get a fast start and …

Christine Vardaros fills us in on the happenings around the track at Zolder today, one of the final chances for riders to inspect the course.

Belgian Quentin Hermans edged out countryman Eli Iserbyt to win the final World Cup for the 2015/2016 season. Behind them, Frenchman Clement Russo was third. American Logan Owen finished the day in eighth place.

There are no foregone conclusions in cyclocross. But with the performance he put in today as well as those he’s shown since returning from injury, it seems the World Championships in Zolder may be van der Poel’s to loose.

Challenging conditions on the technical course saw riders running through the initial turns as they slipped and slid around, elbow-to-elbow. With the tight pack and no clear lines, that forced some riders into the pits as they passed it for the first time shortly after the start.

Pre-race favorite and the number-one ranked UCI Junior Men’s rider Jens Dekker took the win going away, finishing clear of second place finisher Thomas Pidcock and third place rider Thijs Wolsink of The Netherlands. American Gage Hecht took fourth

LIGNIERES-EN-BERRY, France—It was a Belgian one-two punch in France this morning as U23 star Eli Iserbyt and his Belgian compatriot Quinten Hermans who took first …

Van der Poel took to the air on the flyover on the second to last lap, giving the crowd a little flair. With a lead of 25 seconds going into the final lap there was time for some showmanship.

For the Elite Women’s penultimate World Cup race there was little doubt within moments of the start of how the race would wind up.

Jeremy Powers made it three in a row today as he repeated as National Champion in the Men’s Elite field. It was a battle of wills between Powers, Stephen Hyde and the newcomer to the Elite field at Nationals, Logan Owen.

Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) makes it 12 National Championship titles in a row after a battle with Georgia Gould (LUNA Pro Team) that the rest of the field fighting for the podium’s remaining three spots.

Mirroring the new combined Women’s Youth field the UCI implemented for this year’s World Championships, the 2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship race featured a combined field race with titles on the line for women age 19-22, as well as 17-18.

Full 2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship coverage can be found right here. ASHEVILLE, N.C.—In the first race of the last day at the 2016 Cyclocross National …

Along with the United States, many countries around the globe also had their 2016 Cyclocross National today. We give you a play-by-play account of the …

On a blustery December morning in western North Carolina, Gage Hecht added another cyclocross National Championship to his palmares, taking his fifth ‘cross Stars and Stripes jersey in a solo victory in the 17-18 Elite Juniors race.

In her third year racing Nationals, Kaya Musgrave (Avout Racing) won her first National Champions jersey today in Asheville. North Carolina’s Keren Bennett (Evolution Jr. Devo Team) and Boulder, Colorado’s Reagan Long joined her on the podium.

Belly laughs, belly aches and at least one racer dressed as a bunny. The Donut Race at the Cyclocross National Championships was a fun-filled affair for a good cause. And while there were smiles all around, the race didn’t have any sprinkels, but did have some controversy.

If you’d like to tell your friends about this pint size phenomenon, Hludzinski can’t help you. “I don’t even know how to pronounce my own last name,” she admits. If she keeps up at the rate she’s going, it’ll be a name the cyclocross community will recognize soon enough.

David Thompson (CT Cycling Advancement Program) convincingly took the Cyclocross National Championship title in the Junior Men’s 9-10 race. “I always wanted this victory. I’ve been training for a couple of weeks. I knew I could get it and I just went as hard as I could.”

Benjamin Crismon (Papa John’s Racing Team) is no stranger to the top step of a podium and Saturday the young man earned yet another accolade in his first Cyclocross Nationals performance by claiming the national title in the Junior Men’s 11-12 category.

The only race of the day to feature riders older than 16 was the Collegiate Relay race. Co-ed teams of four riders from both Division 1 and Division 2 schools raced for four laps in a bid to take home the title for their respective schools.

Today Tea Wright (Boulder Junior Cycling) became a National Champion for the second time, adding to her 2012 hometown win in Boulder. In a close race Lizzy Gunsalus (Bay Hill Capital p/b Corner Cycles) and Lauren Zoerner (Alpha Bicycle Co.- Vista Subaru) joined her on the podium.