Throwback Thursday – the 2009 Cyclocross World Cup in Roubaix
The other day, I was going through some old photos and have found these, from one of the first cyclocross races I’ve ever photographed, the World Cup race in Roubaix,…
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World Cup #6 – Rome
The cyclocross World Cup race in Rome last year was a fairly uninspiring affair. The course was one of the most boring of the season and the spectator turnout was…
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Sven Nys’ new Trek Boone cyclocross bike – updated
So the wait is over, Sven Nys’ new bike has been unveiled this morning. The geometry is based on the Crocket but a pivotal (pun intended) of the design is…
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Looking back on 2013 – the non-cross stuff
2013 has definitely been one of the most important years in my life. So many things have happened, so many things have changed in my life profoundly, so many memories…
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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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