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Open Letter To Sven Nys

Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by lyne.

An open letter to Sven Nys after his comment about the possibility of skipping Cyclocross World Championships in the future. Time to walk the talk Sven.

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A Closer Look At The Koksijde Worlds Course

Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

Wow. The video feed doesn’t do justice to the brutality of theCyclocross World Championships course in Koksijde can be under certain conditions. Wednesday morning, with many of you following along on @podium_live, I walked the course to see it first hand. Brutal. Yes, there are the two sand dunes which the course traverses three times – twice for one and a single time for the second one – but there are a lot more sandy sections, uphill, downhill, off camber, all over the course.

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USA vs Canada Showdown #2 At Home Depot Velodrome

Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

AEG Facilities’ Home Depot Center Velodrome will host the second installment of the USA vs. Canada Showdown Series on Sunday, January 22 at 6 p.m. The series will pit national team riders from the U.S. and Canadian National Teams in both sprint and endurance races in a free-to-the-public evening event.

The U.S. and Canadian National Teams [...]

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No Major Changes To UCI Cross Rankings

Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

The are only eight spots per row at the start of a UCI cyclocross race and those spots are determined by UCI standings. With the World Championships coming up, the next World Cup is of prime importance to try and move up a row. Let’s see where the American and Canadian riders stand with only [...]

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Gratitude And Love

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

An amazing thing happened on the way home last week from Madison… you, all of you, turned one of the worst days of my life into one of the best days of my life.
Though the story starts off personal – something that I shy away from on podiuminsight – it quickly became much bigger than [...]

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USA Cycling Names Cyclocross World Championships Team

Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

The roster of 18 elite, U23 and junior athletes that will represent the United States at the 2012 UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium on Jan. 28-29 were announced by USA Cycling today.

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Compton, Powers Top Americans In UCI Standings

Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

Belgian Champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) is back on top of the updated UCI Cyclocross standings following the National Championships held this past weekend. Newly crowned USA Cyclocross Champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) remains the top American in the standing in 11th with Tim Johnson (Cannondale-cyclocrossworld.com) holding in 17th.
Following the end of the US cross season, Powers, [...]

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Four To Represent Canada At Cross Worlds

Posted on 11. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

The four cyclists who  will be representing Canada at the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, held January 28-29, 2012 in Koksijde, Belgium were announced by the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) today.
Canada’s team at the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships has two riders with previous experience at World Championships. Both Craig Richey of Smithers, BC and [...]

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Expecting Olympian Erinne Willock To Sit Out 2012 Season

Posted on 10. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

2008 Olympian and 2012 Olympic hopeful road cyclist Erinne Willock of Victoria, British Columbia announced on Tuesday she will put her Olympic dreams on hold as she and husband Tony Zarsadias are expecting the birth of her first child, only days before the start of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
“The last couple [...]

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Champion System Pro Cycling Team Reveals Final Roster, Directors

Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by lyne.

The Champion System Pro Cycling Team announced its final, 18-rider roster Tuesday while also revealing its assistant sport directors for its inaugural season.
Adding to the list of riders already announced for Asia’s first Pro Continental team is past Malaysian national road champion Adiq Othman. Ten nationalities are represented on the squad that will be directed [...]

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