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European National Championships Preview

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

With nearly a dozen national championships on the line throughout Europe, this weekend promises to be one of the most exciting of the year. In addition to the general hype and excitement of national championships, a few late developing storylines have added to the drama. Lars Boom, the defending Dutch national champion, may not even … 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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Team Leopard-Trek Press Conference Summary

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

In case you missed it, here’s a quick run-down of everything that was revealed at today’s Team Leopard-Trek press conference. Share your comments below.

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2011 Team Kit First Look: Omega Pharma-Lotto Finnish Champion

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Now that Omega Pharma-Lotto has officially released their kit for 2011, we can re-publish our pics of their kit, as well as post the design of their Finland National Champion Jersey for Jussi Veikkanen. White+Blue with mostly black shorts. Classy.

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Letters from Abroad – Valentin Scherz

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

For the past two seasons, Valentin Scherz, a 20-year-old elite cyclocross racer from Switzerland, 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 Wheelworks Team.  In 2010, Scherz successfully defended his Mid Atlantic Cyclocross Series … Continue reading →

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