2008/2009 Cyclo-cross Retrospect: Sven Nys
Sven Nys is one of the most successful active cyclo-cross racer in these days. He started professional cycling in 1998 and it didn’t take him long to win his first cyclo-cross overall World Cup title in the 99/00 season. Since then he claimed six more, including the 08/09, won the Worlds in 2005 and million ...
Forest of Dean Enduro 2009
I spent the lovely weekend in the Forest of Dean, where the Royal Dean Forest Cycling Club organized an enduro race. I spent the Saturday in Coleford with some friends, we enjoyed the beautiful sights of Symonds Yat Rock and had a nice beer on next to the river while we enjoyed the magnificent sunset. ...
2008/2009 Cyclo-cross Retrospect: Philipp Walsleben and Aurelien Duval
Though the U23s had only four races, one man, the German Philipp Walsleben dominated throughout the season. He managed to win all four races and the only rider who seemed to be able to match his strength and prowess was French Aurelien Duval who finished 2nd all races, except for Pijnacker, where he finished 9th. ...
2008/2009 Cyclo-cross Retrospect: Hanka Kupfernagel
Last week I started this series with Lars Boom, who was unable to defend his World Championship title he had won a year earlier. The same happened to the 4-time World Champ rider, Hanka Kupfernagel. Her season probably couldn’t have started better though, a 2nd place in Kalmthout and two wins, one at Tabor and ...
Follow me on Twitter – or your favourite cyclo-cross rider!
Not so long ago, I created an account on twitter. Apart from the fact that these days one will not be taken seriously unless one sports a twitter account, it is also a rather useful tool if one wants to send bits of information frequently during World Cup races. I also collated a list of ...
2008/2009 Cyclo-cross World Cup Season Retrospect: Lars Boom
Now, that the 2009/2010 cyclo-cross season is just a wee bit less than three weeks away, I will post pictures of the most important racers from the previous season. I didn’t know with whom should I start, but the today’s stage at the Vuelta gave me the answer: Lars Boom. He was the World Champion ...
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