Van Aert Stuns in Tour of Belgium Opener, Remains in Top 10
Cyclocross World Champion Wout Van Aert shocked many by taking the win in the Tour of Belgium’s opening prologue over the reigning Time Trial World Champion, Germany’s Tony Martin.
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Cyclocrossers Take On Tour of Belgium
We’re craving race results here at Cyclocross Magazine headquarters, and luckily, the Tour of Belgium has arrived just in the nick of time. Since it …
Tour of Belgium: As Seen Through Cyclocrossers’ Eyes
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.
Nys, Albert, Plenty of Crossers at Tour of Belgium
by Robbie Carver Wrapping up our coverage of the five day Tour of Belgium, Sven Nys showed his class by coming out on top among the …
Big-Name ’Crossers at 2010 Tour of Belgium
by Robbie Carver Three days ago, the cyclocross capitol of the world began hosting the 80th edition of the Tour of Belgium, a five day stage …