UCI World Cup

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New European champion out-paces Eli Iserbyt after a blistering battle in the Czech Republic.

The Brit swept the final World Cup of the season in Snowshoe, winning both the short track and XCO races.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist is a crucial member of the team behind Team U.S.A's latest medal contender.

Here's how to watch, who to watch, and what to expect.

Kate Courtney reflects on how she stays motivated in the face of adversity.

"I've been ready for this for a long time." American MTB phenom Haley Batten finished third in her first elite World Cup.

The Dutchman finished first in the XCC and seventh in the XCO at Albstadt last weekend.

The course will be fast and the form will be high, say four members of the U.S. Olympic long team.

After stunning 'cross and road campaigns thus far in 2021, the Dutchman is ready to rip the singletrack all the way to Tokyo.

The short track and XCO races will be shown live and on-demand on Red Bull TV.

The 21-year old Frenchwoman raced - and won - her first World Cup as an elite and then went on to claim world and European championship titles.

Catching up with the U.S. national mountain-bike champion about the season ahead.

The UCI mountain bike world championships will take place October 5 - 11, in Leogang, Austria.

Attacks on Mt. Krumpit prove to be decisive for both Iserbyt and Rochette, who both claim maiden World Cup victories.

Watch the first round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup through the live stream, with the men's at 2:00pm MDT and women's at 3:45 MDT.

On the heels of Kate Courtney's World Cup overall victory, we look back at the last time an American held the title.

Van der Poel wins third world cup of the year while Jenny Rissveds won the women’s event, marking her comeback from a two-year absence from the sport.

Van der Poel rode a faultless race whilst second-place Van Aert blames a dropped chain

Worst fought back to catch Vos but couldn't match World Cup leader's final attack

Sanne Cant and Mathieu van der Poel pull off sensational wins in the fifth round of the Telenet UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Germany.

The best photos from Sunday's Cyclocross World Cup in Ligniéres, France

Mathieu van der Poel prevails in a last-lap free-for-all with Wout Van Aert in the UCI World Cup stop at Namur

The world champion uncorks a stellar final lap to win the UCI World Cup round at the citadel of Namur

Nikki Harris won the fourth round of the UCI World Cup series in Namur

Annefleur Kalvenhaar dies following a crash in the qualifying rounds of the cross-country Eliminator at the World Cup round in France

If 'cross is to grow (the Belgian variety, at any rate) it must break out of the tiny corner of Europe in which it enjoys its widest appeal

Compton and van der Haar take the overall titles as Vos and Meeusen win a tough finale on a heavy French course

Compton defeats world champ Vos to extend her lead in the World Cup as Mouray masters the mud

Results from round two of the 2013-14 UCI World Cup at Tabor

Van der Haar bounces back from a crash to win his second World Cup round as Compton takes a squeaker in the women's race

Athertons lead downhill standings with one stop remaining

The men's and women's World Cup standings tighten up with two events remaining on the schedule

Schurter, Spitz take the flowers in the Andorra stop of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

Results from the cross country at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup round in Vallnord, Andorra

Results from round 2 of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

World champion Schurter recovers from a poor race in round one as Zakelj wins her first elite World Cup event

Results from the cross country eliminator at the second round of the UCI World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave

The men's XC World Cup season started in Germany on Sunday, and the course was muddy and slick

The women's XC World Cup kicked off in Germany on Sunday and all the heavy hitters were on hand

Results from round one of the 2013 UCI World Cup

Compton says World Cup win represents triumph over adversity: "It’s huge for me, and I think it’s huge for the U.S. also"

Results from round two of the 2012-13 UCI World Cup in Plzen, Czech Republic

The U.S. national champion overcomes a bad start and a late crash to take the victory and the World Cup lead

Photos from round 1 of the 2012-13 UCI World Cup in Tabor, Czech Republic

Results from round one of the 2012-13 UCI World Cup in Tabo, Czech Republic

It encompasses six Olympic cross-country rounds, five cross-country eliminators, seven downhill events

Want to know who will be in London and has medaled before? Or how much climbing there will be in each lap? Here it all is

1. Nino Schurter (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB Racing Team in 1:34:03 1. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan Merida Biking Team in 1:32:07

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The strongest US riders to represent the US in London have been announced

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Four names will be selected from the 13-person list of nominees to represent Canada in London

The wait to find out who will represent the US in London isn't over in the wake of the qualifying World Cups

Georgia Gould once again placed the highest bid on the sought-after American Olympic slots with the best placing this year by an American in the 2012 World Cup

Men: 1. Julien ABSALON, (FRA) in 1:30:22 Women: 1. Catharine PENDREL, (CAN), in 1:31:15

Dan Seaton captures the muddy magic of the World Cup race at the citadel of Namur.

Men

• 1. Sven Nys (BEL), Landbouwkrediet, 1:03:04
• 2. Niels Albert (BEL), BKCP-Powerplus, at 0:05
• 3. Klaas Vantornout (BEL), Sunweb-Revor, at 0:21
• 4. Kevin Pauwels (BEL), Sunweb-Revor, at 0:26
• 5. Zdenek Stybar (CZE), Quick Step Cycling Team, at 0:32

Women

• 1. Marianne Vos (NED), Nederland Bloeit, at :36:53
• 2. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (FRA), at 0:54
• 3. Katherine Compton (USA), Rabobank-Giant Off-Road Team, at 1:11
• 4. Sanne Cant (BEL), Boxx Veldritacademie, at 1:40
• 5. Helen Wyman (GBR), Kona Factory Racing, at 1:44

Sven Nys bounced back from Saturday's DNF to win a two-man battle with Niels Albert and take the lead in the UCI World Cup on Sunday at Namur.

World champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) won round four of the UCI World Cup on Sunday in Namur.

Daphny van den Brand won the World Cup stop in Koksijde on Saturday.

UCI World Cup-Tabor

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:02:58
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:03:30
• 3. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:03:33
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:03:38
• 5. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:03:39

Katerina Nash (Luna) won a close one in front of the home crowd on Sunday as the UCI cyclocross World Cup came to Tabor, Czech Republic.

UCI World Cup-Tabor

• 1. Katerina Nash (Cze), 39:59
• 2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 40:05
• 3. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:13
• 4. Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra), 40:41
• 5. Pavla Havlikova (Cze), 40:56

UCI World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:06:08
• 2. Kevin Pauwels (Bel),
• 3. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:06:11
• 4. Francis Mourey (Fra), 1:06:45
• 5. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:06:46

World Cup-Pilsen

• 1. Katherine Compton (USA), 40:37
• 2. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:55
• 3. Katerina Nash (Cze), 41:04
• 4. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 41:20
• 5. Helen Wyman (Gbr), 41:53

A crafty Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) outfoxed world champion Zdenek Stybar (Quick Step) and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) to win the first race of the 2011-12 UCI World Cup in Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Men

• 1. Niels Albert (BEL), BKCP-Powerplus, 1:06:43
• 2. Francis Mourey (FRA), Fdj, at 0:17
• 3. Sven Nys (BEL), Landbouwkrediet, at 0:39
• 4. Bart Wellens (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at 0:55
• 5. Kevin Pauwels (BEL), Telenet-Fidea, at 1:07

VeloNews.com and CyclingDirt will offer live streaming video from both men's and women's races during the Greenware U.S. Grand Prix of Cyclocross.

Julien Absalon (Orbea) seized the lead of the cross-country Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup on Sunday after winning round two of the series in Offenburg, Germany.