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Steenbergcross
The Steenbergcross (Dutch for stone mountain cross) is a cyclo-cross race held in Erpe-Mere, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ... with the first edition in 2002. The cross is not part of any season-long competitions. Podiums Men References External links * Cyclo-cross races Cycle races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Belgium Sport in East Flanders {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Albert
Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo. He became World Champion twice, in 2009 and 2012. Career Similarly to Sven Nys, Albert began BMX racing, in which he was two times Belgian National Champion, before switching to cyclo-cross. On 8 October 2006 Albert took his first major senior victory at Grote Prijs Pro Cycling Neerpelt, Belgium. Albert won the first International cyclo-cross of the 2007/08 season with a victory in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. Albert scored another big victory with the Superprestige in Gieten, the Netherlands where riding for the first time in the Elite category of the annual Gieten race, he beat Sven Nys and Lars Boom. He finished second at the 2008/09 Belgian Cyclo-cross Championships (behind Sven Nys). In 2009, he became the Cyclo-cross world champion in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands. He took a second World Champion title in 2012, after a ... [...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] |
Kevin Pauwels
Kevin Pauwels (born 12 April 1984 in Ekeren) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the and teams. Pauwels retired on 24 February 2019 after winning the Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle. Pauwels' elder brother, Tim Pauwels was also a professional cyclo-cross racer but died during a race in Erpe-Mere in 2004. Major results Road ;2002 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships ;2006 : 1st Stage 4 Spar Arden Challenge : 1st Stage 5 Tour de Liège ;2007 : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Lleida : 3rd Derny, Brasschaat ;2008 : 1st Stage 2 Volta a Lleida ;2010 : 1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud : 1st Stage 4 Tour de Serbie ;2011 : 1st Stage 3 Kreiz Breizh Elites ;2015 : 7th Overall Flèche du Sud ;2018 : 5th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen Mountain Bike ;2011 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2012 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2013 : 1st Landgraaf : 2nd Sankt Vith ;2017 : 1st Kluisbergen : 3rd Cross-country, Nationa ... [...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] |
Erpe-Mere
Erpe-Mere () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Aaigem, Bambrugge, Burst (village), Burst, Erondegem, Erpe, Mere, Belgium, Mere, Ottergem and Vlekkem. There is also a hamlet in Bambrugge: Egem (East Flanders), Egem. Erpe-Mere is crossed by 2 brooks, the Molenbeek (Erpe-Mere Bovenschelde), Molenbeek and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek. In 2022 Erpe-Mere had a total population of 20,127. The total area is 34.03 km². The current mayor of Erpe-Mere is Hugo De Waele, from the CD&V (Christian Democratic) party. History The municipality was formed in 1975 by the merger of the eight sub-municipalities of today, but the sub-communities Erpe and Mere initially disagreed on the new name for the merged municipality. While Erpe had the largest area, Mere was central in the entire area and had more inhabitants. As a compromise they choose the double name Erpe-Mere. ... [...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] |
Michael Vanthourenhout
Michael Vanthourenhout (born 10 December 1993) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He represented his nation in the men's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder. He is the brother of racing cyclist Dieter Vanthourenhout. In August 2021 Michael Vanthourenhout married Kelly Van den Steen Major results ;2010–2011 : Junior Superprestige ::2nd Ruddervoorde : 2nd Junior Aigle : Junior Fidea Classics ::3rd Tervuren ;2011–2012 : Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Ronse : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::3rd Liévin ;2012–2013 : Under-23 Superprestige ::1st Middelkerke : 1st Kalmthout : 3rd Overall Under-23 Bpost Bank Trophy ::1st Ronse ::1st Koppenberg ::2nd Hasselt : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::3rd Plzeň ;2013–2014 : 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st Cauberg ::3rd Nommay : Under-23 Superprestige ::2nd Ruddervoorde ::2nd Middelkerke ::3rd Hoogs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaas Vantornout
Klaas Vantornout (born 19 May 1982 in Torhout) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2018 for the and teams. Vantornout was the winner of the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2013 and 2015. Major results Cyclo-cross ;1999–2000 : 3rd National Junior Championships ;2000–2001 : 1st Lichtaart ;2002–2003 : 1st Zelzate ;2003–2004 : UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st Pijnacker : Under-23 Superprestige ::1st Ruddervoorde : Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen ::1st Koppenbergcross : 1st Steinmaur : 1st Beuvry ;2005–2006 : 1st Contern ;2006–2007 : 2nd National Championships : UCI World Cup ::3rd Igorre ;2007–2008 : 1st Eeklo : 1st Ichtegem : 1st Overijse : 1st Bredene : 1st Heerlen : 1st Knokke-Heist ;2008–2009 : Superprestige ::1st Gieten : 1st Bredene : 1st Woerden ;2009–2010 : 1st Otegem : 2nd UCI World Championships : 2nd National Championships ;2010–2011 : Superprestige ::1st Middelkerke : 1st Eeklo ;201 ... [...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] |
Recurring Sporting Events Established In 2002
Recurring means occurring repeatedly and can refer to several different things: Mathematics and finance *Recurring expense, an ongoing (continual) expenditure *Repeating decimal, or recurring decimal, a real number in the decimal numeral system in which a sequence of digits repeats infinitely *Curiously recurring template pattern (CRTP), a software design pattern Processes *Recursion, the process of repeating items in a self-similar way *Recurring dream, a dream that someone repeatedly experiences over an extended period Television *Recurring character, a character, usually on a television series, that appears from time to time and may grow into a larger role *Recurring status Recurring status is a class of actors that perform on U.S. soap operas. Recurring status performers consistently act in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and receive a certain sum for each episode in which they appear. This is ..., condition whereby a soap opera actor may be us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Races In Belgium
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences ** Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Cycle'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Cycle'' (2017 film), a Marathi film Literature * ''Cycle'' (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine * Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures Music Musical terminology * Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together **Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements **Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class **Song cycle, individually complete songs designed to be performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
