Start of the World Cup Race in Plzen from a different angle
I was heading back to the press center about an hour before the race when I saw that some TV guys were trying to put something on the top of one of the buildings. It gave me the idea to get up there myself and take a couple frames from there. I asked the guy ...
Aurelien Duval provisionally suspended
Earlier today I wanted to access some info on the UCI website when I saw this press release stating that Aureliend Duval is provisionally suspended due to suspected use of Norfenfluramine. This explains why he wasn’t racing in Treviso.
UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross 09/10: Elite Men’s race in Plzen, Czech Republic
Zdenek Stybar darted off, as soon as the start gun went off, and managed to put a 20 sec gap between him and the chasing group. Niels Albert managed to pull away from the chasing group that consisted of Kevin Pauwels, Klaas Vantornout and Sven Nys, who was able to make his way to the ...
Plzen
I’m still not finished with the final Plzen race photos, but in the meantime, here’s a couple pictures from the day before. We went out to have a dinner at display restaurant of the renowned Pilsener Urquell beer factory. The picture quality is a bit dodgy, they were taken with my Blackberry.
Niels Albert nailed it again
He seemed hesitant for a lap or two, but afterwards, he took control of the race and won with relatively big margin again. Zdenek Stybar wasn’t able to use the home crowd to his advantage and right before the finish, Sven Nys snatched the second place, leaving Stybar the third place. More to come soon.
UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross 09/10: Morning races and the official practice in Plzen, Czech Republic
As it turned out earlier today, there would be no women’s World Cup race, so I was hanging around the course and snapped photos of the other races that included junior and women ones. Pavla Havlikova Sven Nys was one of the first elite riders on the course when the official practice started. Since he ...
No World Cup race for women
This was probably obvious for most people but I didn’t read through the official information thoroughly. No wonder Katie Compton isn’t here and I’m sitting on my own in the press center 10am. How lame.
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