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Thomas de Gendt Earns His Balls

Belgian talent Thomas De Gendt has impressed early on this season, finding his way into long breakaways that have been foiling sprinters from Australia to France. He showed glimmers of his potential last year, being one of a small handful of Topsport-Vlaanderen riders who scraped out admirable results against bigger teams and more experienced riders. … Continue reading

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2010/2011 Cyclocross Awards: Wins and Losses

Wins: Sven Nys had a rough start to the season but turned on the juice for a dominant November, during which he took over the lead in the Superprestige and GvA series from Zdenek Stybar, who would go on to take time off to recover from a nagging injury. Nys was able to hold on … Continue reading

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Pavé’s Team of the Month: Rabobank

Welcome to a new feature here at Pavé, wherein we look back on the month of racing and award the increasingly prestigious Pavé Team of the Month on the most deserving squad. If the director sportif from the winning squad contacts us after winning the Team of the Month, we here at Pavé will send … Continue reading

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An Interview with Valentin Scherz

Editor’s Note: Twenty-year-old Swiss cyclocross racer Valentin Scherz has been sending Pavé letters chronicling his season in the elite ranks. For the past two seasons, Scherz, has come to the US to compete in races as part of the Philadelphia Cyclocross School program. This season he was captain of their 2010 Cyfac-Champion Systems p/b Revolution … Continue reading

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2010/2011 Cyclocross Awards: Best Moments in Cyclocross

To wrap up the international cyclocross season, which finished last week with the final installment of the GvA Trofee in Oostmalle, Pavé presents a highlight list of some of our favorite moments from an exciting season. The season started with some fireworks on American soil as some Europeans came over to the States to grab … Continue reading

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Final Cyclocross Power Rankings

After a hard-fought weekend of cyclocross racing, and what was no doubt an excellent party to celebrate the GvA Trofee, the season is over. Here are Pavé’s Power Rankings at the end of the 2010-2011 season: 1. Sven Nys (2) – Nys finished the season strongly, capturing the Superprestige and the GvA Trofee, after a … Continue reading

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