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Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle
The Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle is a cyclo-cross race held in Oostmalle, Belgium, which is part of the BPost Bank Trophy until 2014. Since the 2014-2015 season it became an independent race but still with the back-up from the UCI. It is traditionally the last important race of the cyclo-cross season. The race is held in the woods of Christophe Lenaerts and the military airfield An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation .... Podiums Men Women References External linksOfficial website of the Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle Cyclo-cross races Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in Belgium Sport in Antwerp Province {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oostmalle
Oostmalle is a village which is located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The village itself is part of the municipality of Malle. Oostmalle was an independent municipality until 1976. It has a surface area of 28.27 km² and in 2004 had 6,510 inhabitants. History See history of Malle. Tourism The most important curiosity of Oostmalle is the Renesse Castle. The Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bijstand) at the Herentalsebaan, was built by Leonard Pierre Joseph du Bus de Gisignies in 1837. In 1930 a Lourdes cave was added to the chapel (inaugurated on 7 May 1933), and in 1934 a Stations of the Cross was added in remembrance of King Albert I of Belgium (sculptor was Simon Goossens). The ''Chapel of Saint Anthony'' (Dutch: Sint-Antoniuskapel) in the hamlet Salphen dates from 1626. Oostmalle Airfield is located south on the territory of Oostmalle, close to the hamlet of Salphen, and the forest of Blommerschot. This airfield is currently used fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Van Der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Dutch cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTeam . He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, gravel cycling, and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport and is best known for winning the Cyclo-cross World Championships in Tábor in 2015, Bogense in 2019, Dübendorf in 2020 and Ostend in 2021, the Junior Road Race World Championships in Florence in 2013, and twice winning the Junior Cyclo-cross World Championships, in Koksijde in 2012 and Louisville in 2013; the first rider to win multiple titles at that level. As well as this, Van der Poel was the winner of the 2018 Dutch National Road Race Championships in Hoogerheide, as well as the 2019 editions of Dwars door Vlaanderen, the Brabantse Pijl, and the Amstel Gold Race. Born in Kapellen, van der Poel comes from a family of professional cyclists; his brother David is also prominent in cyclo-cross racing, winning the 2013 National Under-23 Championships in Hilvarenbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken (born 23 March 1972) is a former Belgian professional cyclist specialising in cyclo-cross. Vervecken was professional cyclists for 16 seasons (1995–2010) and works since his retirement as an external sportive consultant for sportmarketing company Golazo where he helps organizing cyclocross and mountainbike races and does the coordination of the UCI Gran Fondo World Series. He's also writing for the cycling magazine cycling.be Career highlights He won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championship in 2001, 2006, and 2007. In 1998, 1999 and 2005 he was second in the World Championships and in 1994 and 2002 he was third in the World Championships. Major results ;1990–1991 : 1st National Junior Championships ;1993–1994 : Superprestige ::2nd Gieten : 3rd UCI World Championships ;1994–1995 : Superprestige ::3rd Gavere ;1995–1996 : 1st National Championships : Superprestige ::1st Gieten ;1996–1997 : 1st Berlin : UCI World Cup ::2nd Koksijde : Superpres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerben De Knegt
Gerben de Knegt (born 11 December 1975) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist and mountain biker from the Netherlands. He was born in Tilburg, North Brabant. Major results ;2001–2002 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen ;2004 : 1st Stages 1 & 2, TransAlp Challenge ;2005–2006 : 1st National Cyclo-cross Championships : 1st Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle, GvA Trofee : 1st Diegem, Superprestige : 1st Cyclo-cross international de Marle ;2006–2007 : 1st Grand Prix van Hasselt, GvA Trofee ;2009–2010 : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen : 1st Ciclocross del Ponte ;2010–2011 : 2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ... ;2011–2012 : 1st Centrumcross Surhuisterveen External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Page (cyclist)
Jonathan Page (born September 16, 1976, in Tilton, New Hampshire, USA) is an American bicycle racer specializing in cyclo-cross and road racing. He was the USA Cycling National Cyclo-cross Champion in 2002 (primary sponsor Richard Sachs), 2003 (primary sponsor Selle Italia-Guerciotti) and 2004 (primary sponsor Cervélo). Page won his fourth National Championship in 2013. He lives in Underhill, Vermont, when not based in Oudenaarde, Belgium during the cyclocross season. Career achievements ;2002–2003 :1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships ;2003–2004 :1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships ;2004–2005 :14th, UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships :1st, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships ;2005–2006 :10th, World Cyclo-cross Championships, Zeddam, The Netherlands :1st, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic :3rd, USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships, Providence, RI ;2006–2007 : 2nd, UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships, Hooglede-Gits, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Boom
Lars Anthonius Johannes Boom (born 30 December 1985) is a professional cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing cyclist from the Netherlands. He has also competed professionally in road racing, between 2004 and 2019. Born in Vlijmen, Netherlands, Boom has also previously competed for and their junior and continental teams over two spells with the team, as well as . Boom won the cyclo-cross world championships in 2008. He has also been the Dutch national cyclo-cross champion in his discipline from 2001 to 2012 – junior cyclo-cross champion from 2002 to 2003, under-23 champion from 2004 to 2006, and the elite champion from 2007 to 2012. Career Rabobank Continental (2003–2008) During the 2005–2006 cyclocross season, Boom who just turned 20 years of age, scored several wins including a win ahead of Sven Nys in the Grand Prix Sven Nys as well as the win in the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse after Bart Wellens was disqualified for having kicked a spectator. Boom was beaten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Vanthourenhout
Sven Vanthourenhout (born 14 January 1981 in Bruges) is a Belgian cycling coach and former professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ..., primarily riding cyclo-cross. Since 2017, Vanthourenhout has been the coach of the Belgian national cyclo-cross team, and in 2020 became the coach of the national road cycling team as well. Career highlights ;1997 : 3rd in National Championship, Road, Novices, Belgium (BEL) : 1st in National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Debutants, Belgium, Mol (BEL) : 1st in Praha, Cyclo-cross, Juniors (CZE) ;1998 : 2nd in Ledegem – Kemmel – Ledegem, Juniors (BEL) : 1st in National Championship, Cyclo-cross, Juniors, Belgium, Ruddervoorde (BEL) ;1999 : 2nd in World Championship, Cyclo-cross, Juniors, Poprad : 1st in National Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Nys
Sven Nys (; born 17 June 1976) is a former professional cyclist competing in cyclo-cross and mountain bike. With two world championships, seven world cups, and over 140 competitive victories, he is considered one of the best cyclo-cross racers of his generation, and remains a prominent figure in cyclo-cross. Apart from cyclo-cross, Nys is also fivefold national mountainbike champion, and has competed in that discipline in two Olympic games. Career overview Early years Born in Bonheiden, Belgium, Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX national titles before switching to cyclocross, a more popular sport in Belgium. He won the under-23 world championship in 1997 and 1998, beating another Belgian, Bart Wellens. Nys moved to the elite category in 1998–1999, joining the Dutch team. Becoming elite In the elite class he won the Superprestige competition and came third in the national championships. The next season, he won the Superprestige again, ended the World C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Wellens
Bart Wellens (born 10 August 1978) is a Belgian former professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist. He now works as the team manager of UCI Cyclo-cross Team . Career Wellens was born in Vorselaar. In the Under 23 category, Wellens battled Sven Nys. Wellens won the Under 23 Belgian championships in 1997 beating Nys while Nys got revenge at the UCI Under 23 World Cyclo-Cross championships a month later. Wellens had to settle for second place. The following year Wellens again finished second to Nys at the World Championships. Nys then left the category and Wellens became the Under 23 World Champion for two years in a row. Wellens turned professional in 2000 with the Spaar Select team. In 2002/03 season, Wellens won the World Cup and then won the Elite World Championships. In the following season 2003/04 he dominated the sport and beat rival Sven Nys in both the Gazet van Antwerpen and the Superprestige series. Wellens also beat Nys to become Belgian champion and as defending champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Aernouts
Bart Aernouts (born 23 June 1982 in Essen) is a Belgian former professional cyclist who competed mainly in cyclo-cross races. Aernouts often finished only a few places behind big names such as Sven Nys, Niels Albert and Zdeněk Štybar, but occasionally managed top results in high calibre races of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy or the Superprestige. He achieved his major wins in Sint-Michielsgestel, where he won both the Junior UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2020, six events are organized each year – men's elite, women's elite, men's under 23, wome ... in 2000 and the Cyclo-cross Sint-Michielsgestel in 2010. Aernouts announced his retirement from professional cyclocross in February 2015 after illness curtailed his 2014–15 season. References External links * 1982 births Living people Belgian male cycli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Štybar
Zdeněk Štybar (; born 11 December 1985) is a Czech professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . While best known as a cyclo-cross racer, in 2011 Štybar began his professional road career while continuing to race cyclo-cross. Career Early life and cyclo-cross career Štybar was born in Planá u Mariánských Lázní. Following consecutive second places in 2008 and 2009, Štybar won the 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in his home nation. In 2011, he won the World championships for a second time. Quick-Step (2011–2022) In March 2011, Stybar joined the UCI World Tour team to combine his cyclo-cross career with a career in road cycling. In 2012 he pulled off a victory on the road by winning a stage in the Four Days of Dunkirk. In 2013, Štybar came in sixth in Paris–Roubaix. He was in contention for the victory as he was part of the leading trio with Sep Vanmarcke and Fabian Cancellara when he hit a spectator, causing him to slow down to clip in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Aernouts
Jim Aernouts (born 23 March 1989 in Antwerp) is a Belgian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the , , and teams. Following his retirement, Aernouts now works as a ''maître d'hôtel'' at a restaurant that he owns with his wife in Essen. Major results Cyclo-cross ;2005–2006 : Junior Superprestige ::2nd Sint-Michielsgestel ::3rd Ruddervoorde : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::3rd Kalmthout ;2006–2007 : 1st National Junior Championships : Junior Superprestige ::1st Gavere ::1st Sint-Michielsgestel ::1st Ruddervoorde ;2008–2009 : Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::2nd Oostmalle ::2nd Essen : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::3rd Pijnacker : 3rd Niel ;2009–2010 : 1st National Under-23 Championships : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st Koksijde : Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Oostmalle ::3rd Hasselt ::2nd Essen : 2nd Overall Under-23 Superprestige ::3rd Vorselaar ::3rd Gavere ::3rd Ruddervoorde ;2010–2011 : 1st Overall Under-23 Superprestig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
