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International Cyclocross Power Rankings: Week #18

With a half a week left until the World Championships, we have all the fodder for speculation that we’ll get. As always, here are Pavé’s Cyclocross Power Rankings, with each rider’s ranking from last week in parenthesis. 1. Niels Albert (1). He’s won five races in January and shows no signs of weakness. Going into … Continue reading

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International Cyclocross Weekend Wrap-Up: 1 Week Till Worlds

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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BREAKING NEWS

We interrupt this otherwise ordinary Friday night to bring you this breaking news. If we understand this new information correctly, Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen plans to target this year’s Spring Classics. That’s according to Velo Nation. We here at Pavé will bring you more on that story as it develops.

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International Cyclocross Weekend Preview

The cyclocross season is winding down. In fact, it’s been winding down since the end of “holy week” – all that’s left is to determine the winner of the UCI World Cup and to speculate wildly about the World Championships. Sure, there are two more rounds of the Superprestige series – on Feb 6th and … Continue reading

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings – Week #17

    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

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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