2011 Druivencross, Overijse
De moeder van alle crossen – the mother of all cyclo-cross [races]. The Druivencross is probably the most famous race in the calendar and while it isn’t part of any…
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Balint Hamvas
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Wold Cup #4 – Igorre
It’s always sunny Spain, right? Well, two years ago it wasn’t and I was dreading to come to Igorre as I’ve been a bit ill for the last couple of…
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Superprestige #5 – Gieten
Gieten is a bit of a question mark for me to be honest. It’s far up in the North of Holland, far from the ‘cross’ heartland, the course itself was…
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The controversial sprint at Koksijde between Sven Nys and Kevin Pauwels
I got lucky yesterday when I chose to sit at the beginning of the finishing straight, as yesterday’s drama unfolded right in front of my eyes. Below you can find…
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World Cup #3 – Koksijde
This will be a short one as I’ve got hours of driving ahead of me to get to tomorrow’s Superprestige race at Gieten. Also, I got quite a few complaints…
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Superprestige #4 – Asper-Gavere
Today, I have learnt a valuable lesson on never giving up. Normally, such learnings come through watching rider doing something inspiring on his or her bike, but not today. The…
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GVA #3 – Hasselt
This was the second race this year in this area – the first being Zonhoven just a couple of weeks ago. The morning greeted us in Nieuwpoort with an almost…
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Superprestige #3 – Hamme-Zogge
All good come to those who wait. Zdenek Stybar waited for his first big win quite a lot. He has always been there, he rarely missed the podium and yet,…
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Fidea Classics #2 – Niel
Today was Armistice Day, that commemorates the end of the First World War. It was a national holiday here, in Belgium, so it was the perfect opportunity for a ‘cross…
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GVA #2 – Ronse
Single-race weekends are not easy – it doesn’t make sense to make into a multi-day trip, so after the race, I have to drive back to London. That being said,…
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