Superprestige #6 – Diegem
Since I have been covering cross, the personal significance of the New Year has kind of ended. The cyclocross season is understandably very dominant at this time of the year,…
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Bpost Bank Trofee #5 – Azencross, Loenhout
After a great race like the World Cup at Zolder was yesterday, it’s inevitable that there is a bit of anti-climax. However, Loenhout is a weird place for an anti-climatic…
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World Cup #5 – Heusden-Zolder
I think it is hard deny that we are witnessing something unique happening in cyclocross at the moment. The sport is growing very dynamically around the world, more and more…
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World Cup #4 – Namur
I remember the last World Cup race last year, when Martin Bina won the race and there was no Belgian on the podium, how unusual it was that not the…
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2013 bpost bank trofee #4 – Essen
There are race venues I will never forget. The reason for that can be very different: Asper-Gavere is memorable because I had flow-like experience there two years ago. I remember…
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2013 Druivencross, Overijse
Overijse always delivers. For reasons not entirely known to me, it is not a particularly well known race, it’s not on even ‘cross afficinados’ watch list. Yet this race constantly…
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Soudal Classics – Scheldecross
Every season, there are a few races when the elite and U23 riders race together. These races are always exciting because you can gauge how the youngsters fare against the…
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Superprestige #5 – Gieten
It’s not easy to like the race at Gieten. The long drive, the small crowds and the uninspiring course are all part of the picture why coming to Gieten is…
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World Cup #3 – Koksijde
My fourth Koksijde – the first sunny. The first three has consistently been rainy and/or icy rainy. I do vaguely remember two half mornings with some sunshine but this was…
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Superprestige #4 – Asper-Gavere
It was an Asper-Gavere of many firsts for me. It was the first race without that magnificent line of trees at the finish. One of the reasons I love this…
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