Sun 19 February 2023 14:34 Fem van Empel does not wish the competition anything: the Dutch world champion took her 16th season victory with the University Cross in Brussels and also pocketed the overall victory in the Soudal trophy in one effort. The start caused the greatest commotion. The starting lights were broken, so the … Read more
Fem van Empel had already secured her overall victory in the World Cup in Benidorm last week. The European champion had therefore opted for Hamme, where she dominated on Saturday, she ignored Besançon with a view to the World Cup next week. Who did sign for the final round of the World Cup was Puck … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert finished their last (and beautiful) game in Benidorm yesterday with a view to the World Cup, on February 5 in Hoogerheide. Next weekend they will not be lined up in the same cross. Van Aert will ride his general in the Flandriencross in Hamme (X²O trophy) on … Read more
Mathieu van der Poel will ride his last race for next week’s Cyclocross World Cup in France in Besançon on Sunday. As a result, a new duel with his great rival Wout van Aert will not take place in the run-up to the battle for the world title. The 28-year-old Van Aert chooses to take … Read more
Ageing: it is a known phenomenon in Benidorm. The Big Three – Fem van Empel, Puck Pieterse and Shirin van Anrooij – also contributed to this process on the Spanish coast. The trio relegated the rest of the field to chasers from start to finish. Lucinda Brand or world champion Vos, for example, could not … Read more
Broadcasting Gelderland In association with Broadcasting Gelderland NOS News•Thursday, 7:54 PM The NK cyclo-cross in Zaltbommel has caused damage to a piece of dike. According to the Rivierenland Water Board, the costs are for the organization of the cycling event. The Dutch championship was ridden last weekend on a soaking wet course on the Waal. … Read more
After the BK cyclo-cross in Lokeren Lauren Sweeck angry at the entourage of Belgian champion Michael Vanthourenhout after a mishap in the material station. Yesterday the saga got a second episode in Otegem. Jurgen Mettepenningen, sports director of Vanthourenhout and former sports director of Sweeck, responds with two video fragments to put Sweeck in his … Read more
“I was nervous all week because I knew it couldn’t go wrong,” said Witse Meeussen immediately after his Belgian title. Meeussen has been slowed down in recent years by knee problems and a broken elbow. As a result, Meeussen has followed a different path than his contemporaries Emiel Verstrynge, Joran Wyseure, Thibau Nys and Jente … Read more
Beforehand she was the biggest challenger for Sanne Cant, but Marion Norbert Riberolle could never fulfill that ambition at the Belgian cyclo-cross championship in Lokeren. The BC turned out to be a downright nightmare for the former Frenchwoman. She stopped in the first lap with chain problems and could never compete for the victory. Afterwards … Read more
In Lokeren, Viktor Vandenberghe has – after a false start – crowned himself as Belgian junior champion. Wies Nuyens and Seppe Van den Boer were allowed on the podium. Top favorite Yordi Corsus gave up with pain in his calf. Viktor Vandenberghe was so motivated that he caused a false start at the beginning of … Read more