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Cyclocross
Manon Bakker wins Superprestige Niel 2026 as Lucinda Brand abandons early
Manon Bakker took her first Superprestige win in Niel after a dominant muddy solo. Sara Casasola and Denise Betsema completed the podium as Lucinda Brand abandoned early.
Cyclocross
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado wins HG Cross Heerde 2026 with final-lap sand attack
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado took her first victory of the 2026-27 cyclocross season at HG Cross Heerde, breaking clear on the final lap after...
Cyclocross
Manon Bakker reveals iliac artery issue as strong winter continues under medical uncertainty
Manon Bakker has spent the last few weeks riding as if nothing is wrong, surfacing repeatedly near the front of World Cup races and...
Cyclocross
Exact Cross Mol 2026: Alvarado ends her wait in a snowstorm as Van der Poel rides on after Van Aert crash
Mol rarely needs much help to feel brutal. Add falling snow to the Zilvermeer sand, and the Exact Cross becomes a race of traction,...
Cyclocross
X2O Trofee Loenhout Azencross 2025: Van der Poel powers clear as Brand survives Zemanová challenge
Loenhout sits at the heart of the Belgian festive cyclo-cross block, and the Azencross rarely allows riders to hide. The crowds press in, the...
Cyclocross
2025 Tábor World Cup: Brand equals Vos podium record as Nys dominates frozen opener
Lucinda Brand and Thibau Nys opened the 2025-26 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in ruthless fashion in Tábor, each soloing to victory on a rock-hard,...
Cyclocross
2025 X2O Trofee Flandriencross Hamme: Brand brings up 50 podiums streak; as Nys wins gripping duel with Mason
Lucinda Brand and Thibau Nys turned a heavy Hamme afternoon into twin statements of intent. Brand extended her astonishing podium streak to 50 cross...
Cyclocross
European Cyclocross Championships Middelkerke 2025: Van der Heijden’s sand masterclass & Aerts’ emotional second coming
On a course built almost entirely from dunes, beach and loose sand, Inge van der Heijden produced the performance of her life to win...
Cyclocross
2025 Women’s European Cyclocross Championships Preview: Brand steps into the vacant spotlight in Middelkerke
The European title has often reflected the balance of power in cyclocross, and in recent seasons, that balance wore Dutch colours. Fem van Empel...
Cyclocross
Marion Norbert Riberolle powers to solo victory at 2025 Superprestige Ruddervoorde as Fem van Empel returns to racing
Marion Norbert Riberolle claimed her first major victory of the cyclocross season with a dominant ride in Superprestige Ruddervoorde, attacking with two laps to...
Cyclocross
Blanka Kata Vas wins thrilling Maasmechelen World Cup race; Mathieu van der Poel comfortably beats Wout van Aert
Blanka Kata Vas emerged victorious at the Maasmechelen World Cup on Saturday, claiming her first win of the season after an intense and chaotic...
Cyclocross
Brand dominates women’s race in X20 Trophee Lokeren as Thibau Nys wins men’s race after Iserbyt mechanical
On 10th November, Lucinda Brand powered her way to a solo victory in Lokeren’s Rapencross, the second round of the X2O Trofee series. With...
