It was a mixed bag this weekend as far as the predictions went. Sven Nys dominated in Belgium (as predicted) and Martin Bina picked up another Toi Toi Cup (as predicted). The rest of the European podiums were hit or miss this. One quick note, I do know that Japan is not a part of Europe, but I put it in the European races. I will be doing the same thing this week.
Stateside, I managed to predict the riders who were active in Iowa. Unfortunately, I was unable to nail down who would do what. Interestingly enough, I only missed two spots on the podium, including Trebon’s DNF on Sunday. As far as the Canadian races went, Geoff Kabush won both races (as predicted).
European Cross
Toi Toi Cup (C2)
1. Martin Bina – 1st
2. Tomas Paprstka – 6th
3. Michael Boros – 8th
Points: 3
Bpost Bank Trofee – GP Hasselt (C2)
1. Sven Nys – 1st
2. Niels Albert – 2nd
3. Bart Aernouts – 7th
Points: 4
Shinshu Cyclocross Nobeyama (C2)
1. Keiichi Tsujiura – DNS
2. Kohei Yamamoto – 9th
3. Masanori Kosaka – 2nd
Points: 1
National Trophy Series Round 3 (C2)
1. Tom van den Bosch – 3rd
2. Oli Beckingsale – 4th
3. Paul Oldham – 2nd
Points: 2
Challenge National 2ème Epreuve (C2)
1. Francis Mourey  – 1st
2. Julien Roussel – 5th
3. Nicolas Bazin – 4th
Points: 3
Fluckiger Cross (C2)
1. Simon Zahner – 3rd
2. David Kasek – 17th
3. Lukas Fluckiger – 2nd
Points: 2
Superprestige Gavere (C1)
1. Sven Nys – 1st
2. Lars van der Haar – 10th
3. Niels Albert – 6th
Points: 3
Total: 18/35 (51%)
North American Cross
Jingle Cross Rock – Rock 1 (C2)
1. Ryan Trebon – 4th
2. Chris Jones – 2nd
3. Jamie Driscoll – 1st
Points: 2
Jingle Cross Rock – Rock 2 (C2)
1. Ben Berden – 3rd
2. Ryan Trebon – 2nd
3. Tim Johnson – 1st
Points: 3
Jingle Cross Rock – Rock 3 (C1)
1. Ryan Trebon – DNF
2. Tim Johnson – 1st
3. Ben Berden – 3rd
Points: 2
Canadian National Championships (CN)
1. Geoff Kabush – 1st
2. Chris Sheppard – 2nd
3. Aaron Schooler – 5th
Points: 4
BC Grand Prix of Cross (C2)
1. Geoff Kabush – 1st
2. Chris Sheppard – 6th
3. Mike Garrigan – DNS
Points: 3
Total: 14/25 (56%)