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Cyclocross World Championship Preview

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Initial reports from St-Wendel in advance of this weekend’s Cyclocross World Championship races are that it will be bitterly cold. If there’s no snow, the frozen ground will be hard and fast. The course does feature some tricky sections – Podium Insight tweeted a picture of reigning champion Zdenek Stybar having a bit of difficulty … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: 1 Week Till Worlds

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

This past weekend saw two races – on Saturday, the Kasteelcross Zonnebeke in Belgium, and on Sunday, the final race of the World Cup series in Hoogerheidi, Netherlands. In Zonnebeke, Rob Peeters credited some unusually good legs that allowed him to respond to Dieter Vanthourenhout’s early acceleration and then respond with his own, opening a … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings – Week #17

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

    After yesterday’s report, here are this week’s very Belgian-dominated International Cyclocross Power Rankings, with each racer’s ranking from last week in parenthesis. 1. Neils Albert (1). Albert is on a tear. His loss to Pauwels notwithstanding, he looks to be the strongest rider right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if his winning streak … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Sunday saw the seventh and penultimate round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Pont-Chateau, with Neils Albert – having won the Belgian Championship last week, and wearing the white jersey of the World Cup leader – looking to cement his lead. Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings: Week #15

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

With the holiday week in the books, it’s time to find out where everyone lays heading into this weekend’s national championships. Last week’s top three (Albert, Nys, and Stybar) remains the same, albeit in a different order.  Let’s see where everyone lands for Week 15: 1. Sven Nys (2) – Nys ends up on top … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Holiday Run-Down

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

What an exciting week it was for fans of European cyclocross, with no less than six races in eight days. Despite the deep fields and crazy conditions though, we saw four different winners in those six races—and only two of them were Belgian. Obviously, the big stories included Lars Boom’s World Cup victory as well … Continue reading →

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