Eurobike 2012 Spotlight: Colnago’s Prestige Disc Brake Cyclocross Bike Although Europe’s cyclocross bike market isn’t quite as large as the American market, each year the …
by Kat Statman The season is oh-so-close. You can almost taste it. So, what do we have for you then? A little bit of transfer …
It’s the debate of the ages: should you be incorporating running into your cyclocross training program? We run during our races constantly: over the barriers, through the mud, across the beach, up the hill. For a pure cyclist with no running experience, that can be an overwhelming addition to a race.
Words and photos by Bart Hazen In the last race of the season, no one was surprised when Marianne Vos won the elite women. She …
by David Evans After a couple of lackluster weekends, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) outclassed the competition in the final GVA Trofee race in Oostmalle. Albert saw …
by Thomas Van Bracht VALKENBURG, THE NETHERLANDS – Sven Nys has won today’s International Cauberg Cyclocross in Valkenburg, the Netherlands. The Belgian Champ rode for …
by Kat Statman The season really is wrapping up and though we’ve been on a slow down on the Rumors and Rumblings front, things are …
Today, in the sand dunes of Koksijde, Belgium, Niels Albert led a Belgian domination of the 2012 Cyclocross World Championships, but for company Colnago, the win …
by Chris Bagg HOOGERHEIDE, NETHERLANDS—Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) won a tactical affair here in Hoogerheide today, retaining his World Cup skinsuit in taking the series finale. …
On a course that was so muddy that officials had to shorten it, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) showed that when the conditions are at their worst, he …
by Chris Bagg LOENHOUT, BELGIUM—On a course more cross-country and BMX than cyclocross, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Marianne Vos (Nederland-Bloeit) distanced their rivals on the …
by Chris Bagg NAMUR, BELGIUM — Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) added to his mythology (and his 134 previous victories) today in Namur, beating a resurgent Niels …
Our European corespondent Christine Vardaros reports: Niels Albert is out for two weeks with a fractured trapezium bone in his hand due to a car accident. …
by David Evans HAMME-ZOGGE, BELGIUM — Reigning World Champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) emerged triumphant from Sunday’s heavyweight slugfest that was the Hamme-Zogge Superprestige. Kevin …
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) takes his fourth win in seven attempts on a clear and cold day in Niel.
by Kat Statman Two European classic ’cross races have passed this week, Koppenberg and Zonhoven. Sand and big hills were the name of the game, …
Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) proved untouchable in the second round of the Superprestige series.
by Kat Statman The disc brake revolution has arrived, folks: just look at Tim Johnson’s bike for this weekend. But has that really changed the …
by Dan Seaton RUDDERVOODRE, BELGIUM—After weeks of uncharacteristically warm and pleasant early fall weather in Western Europe, temperatures plummeted and the rain returned, setting up …
We’re just over a month away from the opening race of the American UCI ’cross season, Nittany Lion Cross and it’s sounding like things are heating up in the world of pro cyclocross. Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com announced the signing of Christian Heule for the 2011 season. Katie Compton won the Steamboat Springs Stinger. Bart Wellens, Sven Nys, Niels Albert, Sven Vantourenhout, Tom Meeusen, Rob Peeters and Ben Berden race with motocrossers for charity.
Back in February, Cyclocross Magazine sat down with Albert in his mobile home before the final race of the Superprestige series in Middelkerke to put your questions to the new king of Belgian cross.
A Telenet-Fidea jersey tucked in behind Tom Boonen’s Quickstep jersey in a sprint. Or a BKCP-Powerplus jersey wedged between Philippe Gilbert and André Greipel’s Omega Pharma-Lotto jerseys while shooting through a tight turn at over 30mph. These rarities can only be found in one professional cycling event – the Tour of Belgium, a five day stage race that weaves its way through Belgium’s countryside. [More…]
Since 2006, cyclocross racers have been taking the start of this event. Back then, it was only a handful of cross riders such as Sven Nys, Richard Groenendaal, Lars Boom and Sven Vanthourenhout. The cross racer count has since grown to about twenty coming from four teams – BKCP-Powerplus, Sunweb-Revor, Landbouwkrediet, and Telenet-Fidea.
Current Belgian National champion Niels Albert has said that he will skip competing in the 2012 World Championships at Koksidje if he wins the Belgian …
by Kat Statman Sometimes it’s really hard to remember that we live and die for cyclocross, especially during the spring classics season, but Greg Keller …
In an exciting race today at Oostmalle, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) and Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) – who entered the race only separated by two points – gave …
On a course that saw nearly every top racer in the sport go down, Sven Nys reminded everyone that his technical skills are unmatched in …
Cyclocross Magazine is pleased to announce another round of Ask a Pro – where you, our readers, put your ’cross questions to the best in the …
by Kat Statman Everybody knows that this is the World Championships week. It is such a big deal that our site crashed due to the …
At the seventh round of the World Cup in Pont-Chateau, France, Jeremy Powers excited US fans by taking the holeshot ahead of European power-houses Sven …
OTEGEM, BELGIUM – One day after winning the Belgian National Championship race in impressive fashion, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) lined up with his fancy new Belgian-flag-colored …