Posts tagged christine vardaros

CXM columnist Christine Vardaros recently had a busy weekend, chasing after the best cyclocrossers in the world in Koksijde, Belgium, followed by a speaking engagement …

by Kat Statman After a slow last week, things have certainly picked up in the world of Pro Cyclocross racing. The third round of the …

While Sanne van Paassen and Helen Wyman were sprinting it out for the win at the Superprestige Asper-Gavere, racer and CXM contributor Christine Vardaros was …

Christine Vardaros just wrapped up an impressive back-to-back race stint, with the daunting Zonhoven race on Sunday followed by the legendary Koppenberg Cross the next …

After talking with Bart Wellens about his goals for the season, CXM contributor Christine Vardaros was able to chat with the Belgian rider to see …

by Christine Vardaros Ruddervoorde may be just one race out of many, but to a couple of Belgium’s top guys, namely Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) and …

Cyclocross Magazine’s European correspondent Christine Vardaros placed an impressive third at “Journo Worlds” on September 19th. Topping her were German winner Katherina Garus and Italian …

by Christine Vardaros After a weak season last year due to a cytomegalovirus, two-time world champion Bart Wellens only asks for one thing this season …

Last Friday, Baboco Cycling Team held its Team Presentation in Aalter, Belgium. Entering its second season, the team has refocused its efforts on young promising …

by Christine Vardaros While Netherlander Thijs Al (AA Drink) may have the form of two years ago, when he won Scheldecross and immediately afterward the …

by Christine Vardaros For the past few years, Belgian up-and-comer Tom Meeusen has spent his off-season in the dirt, taking his competition level as high …

By now you’ve heard about the UCI’s scaling back of the accepted tire width from 35mm to 33mm for Elite races. You have your opinions, …

by Christine Vardaros If you stop following cyclocross after US Nationals, you may miss the few appearances of Netherlander Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) and her …

Christine Vardaros continues to deliver cyclocross reports straight from Europe. Here she tracks the cyclocrossers’ impressive performances in the recent Houffalize MTB World Cup and …

by Christine Vardaros Collecting More Than Just a Suntan in Cyprus – Christine Vardaros wraps up her report from the Tour of Cyprus. If you …

by Christine Vardaros While most of the Belgian cyclocross racers are spending part of their first post-season month skiing or on some warm sunny beach …

Erwin Finally Hangs the Bike up for Good in his Hometown of Herentals by Christine Vardaros It was the third but last time this week …

Cyclocross Masters Indoor Race – Hasselt, February 24, 2010 by Christine Vardaros With all the official races here in Europe finally behind us, the indoor …

by Dan Seaton Hasselt, Belgium – Let’s be honest here: cyclocross is a circus. Sure, the thousands of fans who turn out every week come …

by Christine Vardaros The last official race of the season may have been like any other, but when combined with a touch of senioritis (think …

by Christine Vardaros From bike to podum – that is, from the Krawatencross race in Lille, Belgium last weekend to the podium at the ECOPOP …

World Cup competitor Christine Vardaros checks in with four of the top favorites for tomorrow’s Elite World Championship races. Sven Nys, Marianne Vos, Daphny van …

by Christine Vardaros While most cyclocross racers hung up their bikes directly after Nationals, Jeremy Powers (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com) took his to Belgium to start the second …

by Christine Vardaros How many people can say they showered with Tom Vannoppen, Belgium’s favorite comeback kid? Ok, so technically we didn’t shower together, but …

by Christine Vardaros Have you ever felt the sensation of having a small fire burning deep inside your soul?  Every time I get so frustrated …

By Christine Vardaros It’s been absolutely unreal to see how much snow has fallen in Belgium the last few days. People always talk about the …

by Dan Seaton Antwerp, Belgium – Forty-five minutes standing around in the coldest conditions Belgium has seen in nearly a year is probably not the …

by Christine Vardaros Koksijde, Belgium – The Koksijde World Cup can be summed up in two words – rain and sand. As the course literally …

by Christine Vardaros GAVERE, BELGIUM – Passing through the start/finish pavement going into the second lap of five, I was on the wheel of Pavla …

By Christine Vardaros “It’s always best to keep positive, things can change in a minute,” I continuously repeated to myself after last weekend’s disastrous World …