Bpost Bank Trofee #3 – Hasselt
I like the course in Hasselt. It’s flat and it doesn’t offer that much in terms of spectacle but it’s rideable in the worst weather conditions and there is a…
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GoGoooo Hellcross – Dottignies
And now for something completely different. Well, not completely, but fairly distant from the usual pro cross racing. A few weeks ago I received a message from a certain Guy…
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Superprestige #3 – Hamme-Zogge
It had rained all week in Belgium and the course at Hamme (or Zogge? I never know) was, accordingly, astonishingly very muddy. I nonchalantly left my wellies at home, a…
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Superprestige #2 – Zonhoven
It’s funny when the weather plays deja-vu on you – and that’s exactly what happened today. The weather was identical to last year’s race, a bit of cold and heavy…
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Bpost Bank Trofee #2 – Koppenbergcross
I was pondering over the arrive of the new guard in cross and today’s race at Koppenberg have provided me some more valid points for my argument. First of all,…
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Superprestige #1 – Ruddervoorde
Today is the day of sketchy transport experiences. The oncoming mega-storm and the wind that was bringing it made the landing at Brussels in our tiny, commuter jet a rather…
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World Cup #2 – Tabor
Today’s race got me thinking: are we seeing real, profound change in cyclocross or were last two races just some kind of a weird discrepancy, a blip on the Belgian-dominated…
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World Cup #1 – Valkenburg
I was looking forward to the first World Cup race in Valkenburg because every new course means variety and interesting photos. Also, any race outside Belgium can only mean good…
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Bpost Bank Trofee #1 – Ronse
I have had a few rough days during the years I’ve been covering cyclocross but today’s race will definitely in the top 5 worst ever race. The usual dynamic of…
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Amy Dombroski
I can’t claim that I knew Amy well. I first met her in Gieten, back in 2011. I wanted to talk to Simon Burney about my upcoming book and after…
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