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Belgian media frenzy at the Worlds
A friend of mine said once that cyclocross is the Belgian's crickett: a sport that is unknown for the rest of the world but in a handful countries it's one of the most important sports. The media attention therefore was accordingly massive in Tabor at the World Championships and I found it amazing how many reporter/tv crew/photographer tried to have a chat with the riders right after the race.
Tags: taborChildren's cycling themed paintings from Tabor
The press center in Tabor during the World Championships were situated in a school. The walls were covered with paintings and drawings from the pupils and the theme was, obviously, cycling. I snapped a couple of photos of these paintings and put them together into one big image, if you click on the image below, you can see it in big (it's 1.2 megabytes, so be patient). My favourite is in the middle of the top row. Which one is you favourite?
The 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Champion: Zdenek Stybar
It wasn't really that obvious, that Stybar could win the World Championships with such ease. Everybody was expecting a Stybar-Albert duell but as the race unfolded, that wasn't the case. Here is how it happened.
As he later said, he was exceptionally calm before the race, even his heartrate was below average, a mere 85 bpm. He kept smiling and enjoyed the cheers from the home crowd.
Niels Albert looked much more concerned. As it later turned out, he had every reason to be concerned - he gave up the race after 6 laps.
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Zdenek Stybar celebrates with his family
I don't have much time before I leave, so I'm posting only one photo now, but I think it tells the whole story.
The women's World Championship race in Tabor
Sanne Van Paassen smiles before the women's start.
Nikoline Hansen also smiles. There wasn't much cycling going on later, however.
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Pay a visit the the Cyclephotos tent in Tabor - and buy a book
If you are in Tabor, come around and visit our tent! It is situated between the Start/Finish line and the big VIP tent and except for the duration of the races, I'm there, so if you fancy a chat or just want to ask some questions, drop by :)
The first day at my tent in the Expo area of the Worlds was great. Loads of people turned up, took a look at the book and bought it. I've met this wonderful lot during the last couple races and they came along today to check out the book. They were all amazing, thanks for coming around!
U23 photos from the Worlds in Tabor
Robert Gavenda before the U23 start.
Hungarian U23 rider, David Puskas
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Top 3 U23 rider
My favourite photo of the weekend, so far: Tijmen Eising's reflection in his sunglasses.
The new U23 World Champion: Pawel Szczepaniak.
The runner-up was his own brother, Kacper Szczepaniak.
The bronze medal went to Frenchmen Arnaud Jouffroy.
I gotta run now, but I'll upload more photos of the U23 race tomorrow morning. Stay tuned
