Cyclocross
The Belgian winter, October to February: the dunes of Koksijde, the citadel of Namur, Diegem after dark, the mud, the soup at the refreshment tent and the parents in wellies behind the barrier. Sandrine has the hose.
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The Zeddam steps drop from 29 to 25 degrees, Myriam reopens the folder
For the cyclocross European Championships in Zeddam, the 99-step staircase has been renovated: three metres wide, 25 degrees over 50 metres instead of 29 degrees over 43. It meets UEC requirements and…
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Iserbyt says the Koppenberg is not so hard, Xavier digs out his segment done on foot
The Koppenbergcross is run this Sunday, 1 November, on the Melden hill. Eli Iserbyt tells Sporza he does not understand the riders who dread it, and Thibau Nys makes his (re)entry there.
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Nys wins at the Koppenberg but not happy with his technique, Sandrine grabs a spanner
Thibau Nys won the Koppenbergcross, his first cyclocross race of the season, in a sprint ahead of Michael Vanthourenhout and Gerben Kuypers. The Belgian champion said he was happy with his form…
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Iserbyt finds the Koppenberg dry despite the storm, Sandrine puts the hose away
Eli Iserbyt, interviewed by HLN at the top of the Koppenberg, says the Koppenbergcross course is dry and hard despite last week’s storm, and the riders will do an extra lap. He…
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Sven Nys discovers his son’s red shorts on race day, Myriam notes the time
Thibau Nys made his season debut at the Koppenbergcross, a cyclocross race in Flanders, in red shorts that carried on from his Belgian champion’s jersey. His father Sven says he saw them…
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Vanthourenhout promises to be at the cross races often, Rik keeps him a seat at the café
Sven Vanthourenhout runs the new small cyclocross team of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, built around the progress of young riders. The former cross rider says he will often be at the races to support…
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Pieterse saw Van Empel on her bike on Snapchat, Xavier has posted his stats for ten years
Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Premier Tech) told WielerFlits she had seen photos of Fem van Empel on Snapchat, often on her bike, but did not expect her back so “quickly”. Van Empel, who joined…
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Lucinda Brand wins 100 kilos of mussels in Dendermonde, Sandrine measures the van
Lucinda Brand, the world champion, won the Mosselcross (HG Cross) in Dendermonde on Sunday, the first cyclo-cross of the season. Ahead of Ceylin Alvarado and Denise Betsema, she leaves with 100 kg…
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At Dendermonde, 100 kilos of mussels for the winner, Myriam asks if the shell counts
The HG Cross in Dendermonde, which opens the Belgian cyclo-cross season, becomes the Mosselcross thanks to the sponsor Vishandel Borremans. Elite winners receive 100 kilograms of mussels, the youth categories 50 kilograms.
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Sven Nys says racing ten days in a row is impossible, Xavier recounts his Christmas rides
Sven Nys, team manager of Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions, tells Sporza that the cyclocross calendar packs too many races around Christmas. He proposes a better spread, perhaps alternating from one season to…
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At Dendermonde the sand slope is now climbed on foot, and Rik watches those behind
The HG Cross Dendermonde opens the cyclo-cross season in Belgium, at Grembergen. On the course redrawn by Mario De Clercq, the steep slope riders used to descend in the sand now has…
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Dendermonde pays its winners in mussels, Myriam weighs the prize to the kilo
The elite winners of the Borremans Mosselcross in Dendermonde will receive 100 kilos of mussels and 350 euros, the youth winners 50 kilos and 150 euros. The main sponsor is the Berlare…