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European Cross – Week 8 Predictions

The eighth week of cross in Europe features eight races spread across the continent including a round of the Bpost Bank Trofee (formerly GVA Trofee), a round of the Superprestige series and a national championship. Smaller events will take place in Luxembourg, France and Switzerland, just to name a few. The week starts off with … Continue reading

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Cross Predictions Wrap-Up – Week 8

Somehow last week’s wrap-up got lost in the shuffle, so here’s the results of week seven and eight. Things have quieted down a bit over the past few weeks, but the next few weeks will keep me and the cross world busy. In fact, this week there are 14 UCI races spread over four days. … Continue reading

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European Cross – Week 7 Predictions

This weekend there are two UCI races in Europe, the 20th Cyclocross de Karrantza (in Basque country) and round two of the World Cup in Plzen, Czech Republic. Both races are on Sunday, which means Karrantza could see an invasion of younger Belgian riders looking for easy UCI points. With no start list available, I … Continue reading

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Cross Top 25 – Week 7

Note: thanks to a few of our visitors, an error in the first release of the rankings has been fixed. While the mathematical formula was correct, the wrong computer rankings were being shown. We have fixed the glitch and regret the error. The Top 25 remain the same, but some of their final computer ranking has changed. … Continue reading

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UCI Rankings Explained

Lost somewhere in the shuffle between the continued fallout from the USADA report on Lance Armstrong and the presentation of the 2013 Tour de France route was the release of the UCI Cyclocross Classification (aka UCI Rankings). The rankings are updated each week following a World Cup race. So, with the first World Cup race … Continue reading

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European Cross – Week 6 Predictions

All eyes are on Tabor, Czech Republic for the first round of the World Cup. With a full slate of racing (Junior, U23, Elite Women and Elite Men), all of Europe will be there. Without Zdenek Stybar, the World Cup looks destine for another year of Belgian domination, unless riders like Francis Mourey and Lars … Continue reading

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