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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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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