Dislocated finger? Not a worry for Canadian in cyclocross world championships
Michael van den Ham calmly 'fixed' the dislocated finger and carried on racing.
Michael van den Ham calmly 'fixed' the dislocated finger and carried on racing.
Madigan Munro was the best of the US cycling contingent, with 11th in the U23 women's race. The mixed relay team was sixth.
Organizers report some 50,000 tickets were sold across weekend as Dutch stars Van der Poel, Van Empel light up Hoogerheide.
Mathieu van der Poel brings brains and brawn to score fifth rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide world championship prizefight.
Van Aert admits he 'f*cked up' final sprint after being maneuvered into position by Dutch nemesis.
Van Aert and Van der Poel near inseparable after blowing away the bunch in the opening minutes of Hoogerheide race.
All the action from the weekend's junior and U23 championships, including a historic one-two for Canada and a huge win for Nys.
Cyclocross worlds runner-up Pieterse rues overcooking corner in crucial error that opened the door for Van Empel's victory.
Youngster Van Empel captures emotional first world title in front of home crowds: 'There’s a massive weight coming off my shoulders.'
Van Empel roars clear when season-long nemesis Puck Pieterse slides out midway through greasy Hoogerheide race.
Three-time cyclocross world champion knows this weekend's course well after winning rainbows there in 2014.
Top favorite Van Aert racing ‘for honor’ in headline cyclocross clash with Van der Poel as Belgian waits on bigger goals in spring.
Van der Poel hunts first cyclocross world title on Dutch soil as father and course-designer Adrie insists he's not rebuilt the circuit for his son.
The Van Empel-Pieterse and Van Aert-Van der Poel duels, the specialists looking to surprise, the Hoogerheide circuit, and more.
German veteran predicts fireworks in the elite men's cyclocross worlds: 'My prediction is Van Aert.'
The Ineos Grenadiers rider believes Van Aert is the favorite to take the cyclocross world title.
Little to separate two cyclocross titans in eighth elite world title clash when counting recent form, historical records, Dutch crowds.
None of Van Aert, Van der Poel, Van Empel, Pieterse share startines this weekend in anticipation-building final round of racing.
Sixteen racers across the Junior, U23 and Elite levels will be headed to the Netherlands February 2-5
All-terrain ace gets back in saddle with weekend cyclocross double-header after nosediving disappointment at MTB and road worlds.
Belgian star playing catch-up after recent sickness as he builds toward clash with archrival Mathieu van der Poel at 'cross worlds.
Jumbo-Visma all-terrain ace likely to see stacked cyclocross schedule ahead of world championships bid.
Go down memory lane with Marianne Vos and each of her cyclocross world titles, from her first in 2006 to her eighth in 2022.
Enthusiastic crowds, excellent conditions, fast racing, and fun times at the 2022 world cyclocross championships.
The Dutch woman has dominated cycling for almost two decades and took an unprecedented eighth cyclocross world title in Fayetteville.
Lars van der Haar of the Netherlands and Eli Iserbyt of Belgium round out the podium, well behind the Olympic mountain bike champion Pidcock.
Shirin Van Anrooij and Fem Van Empel round out the Dutch domination in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Belgian Aaron Dockx and Brit Nathan Smith round out the podium, with American A.J. August in fifth.
A 16.3lb bike with internal cable routing, drain holes, and a top tube shaped for shouldering.
Vos and Brand power away from the field, each unable to drop the other. After some cat and mouse, Vos takes the sprint for the rainbow jersey.
Front of the race was a Dutch-Belgian battle, with the UK's Cameron Mason also in the mix.
A new Pinarello Crossista, Bart Simpson, and world champions a-plenty in Fayetteville.
The reigning world champ and Fayetteville World Cup winner says course changes have made it harder since the fall.
Riders were all business and all smiles as they previewed the 'cross worlds course in a mixed team relay race.
Team relay squads comprised of elite female and male racers, plus female and male junior or under-23 riders.
In North America, FloBikes will stream the races in Canada, and GCN's app will broadcast the races in the United States.
Heavily favored Belgian 'crossers hoping to avoid road worlds fiasco as absence of van Aert, van der Poel levels the playing field.
The coronavirus pandemic is here to stay, for a little while longer at least. How will it impact races and riders in 2022?
America's first female junior ’cross world medalist is fresh off a European block of racing and training.
Updated: the UCI confirmed it will reduce participation rules due to several teams seeing rosters depleted by COVID-19.
Brook Watts laid the foundation for the Fayetteville ’cross worlds from 2019 to 2021. Transgender legislation in Arkansas prompted a severing of the relationship.
Familiar faces in the kitchen for American athletes in Fayetteville this weekend.
Nine-time world champion trials rider opens a week of 'cross worlds festivities with a massive jump from an airborne chopper.
Who to watch at the 2022 UCI world cyclocross championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Leading riders Denise Betsema and Annemarie Worst among a swath of riders out of Arkansas 'cross worlds due to COVID, concussions, sickness.
Hyde to coach Team USA alongside team director Jesse Anthony at Fayetteville world championships.
The muddiest. The iciest. And, the most catastrophic (for the fans) — the year the beer ran dry by lunchtime...
Belgian riders Quentin Hermans and Xaydee Van Sinaey will miss out on worlds; two Bora-Hansgrohe riders to miss Mallorca.
US national champion hoping the best of the American racing scene will be on show in Arkansas next weekend.
In 1924, the first major cyclocross race was contested, in France. The world championships — 98 years later — will be on American soil.
Organizers of this month's Fayetteville worlds plowing on and pumped as ever in face of travel, health and start-list troubles.
Gage Hecht, Lance Haidet, Katie Clouse, and Madigan Munro will also be looking to make their mark in Fayetteville, Arkansas event on January 29-30.
The Dutch women will head to Fayetteville with a formidable eight-rider line-up, while just two elite men are selected after Mathieu van der Poel's injury woes.
Three-time defending world cyclocross champion will take a break from training to try to recover in time to start the Fayetteville worlds in January.
The Superprestige race on December 29 that was set to see a faceoff of cyclocross' 'three kings' is canceled.
All-terrain ace sketches out ambitious 2022 race program in journey toward triple world title bid.
UCI pushes innovation to the forefront as it looks to promote the long-overlooked CX discipline.
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Wout van Aert remains undecided about trip to Fayetteville for 'cross world champs for fear of disruption to classics training.
Haussler returns to CX to add spring to his 2022 ambitions: ‘You need to train harder and harder to keep up with riders that are basically little kids’
Hyde talks about new bikes, racing while jet-lagged, and more.
Van Aert, Jumbo-Visma assessing if trip to Fayetteville for cyclocross worlds is viable soon before classics season kicks off.
The U.S. national champion talks about her new bike, European road racing, and her favorite 'cross courses.
Bahrain-Victorious veteran discovers how CX helps power Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel into the classics.
FloSports has secured the North American rights to broadcast the 2022 UC cyclocross world championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Cyclocross world champ Lucinda Brand returns to the podcast! Plus, our takes on the UCI's decision to ban the super tuck.
Dutchwoman freed herself of pressure and expectation to score the rainbow jersey she'd repeatedly come close to.
The event is scheduled for October 13, 2021, three and a half months prior to the UCI Cyclocross World Championships at the same venue.
Lucinda Brand is a dedicated worker bee on the road, and her cyclocross world title is a triumph for the domestiques out there.
Clashes with Van Aert set to continue as Dutch cyclocross master begins inevitable pivot toward road racing.
Triple world champion rolls back the years with resolute ride into 18th at Ostende.
Pidcock ends standout 'cross season with fourth place at Ostende worlds to carry confidence into new chapter with Ineos Grenadiers.
Wout van Aert settles for second after being unable to overcome a front puncture.
Hungarian rider Vas loses out after battling three Dutch riders in second half of race, American rider Munro finishes 11th.
US champion was only non-Dutch rider in the top-6 in Saturday's thrilling race.
Brand takes her first rainbow jersey after tense battle with two Dutch compatriots, U.S. champion Clara Honsinger takes fourth.
Ronhaar leads home Dutch one-two with defending champ Ryan Kamp taking second.
Van Aert chooses to play underdog ahead of cyclocross world championship clash despite history of success on similar courses.
How fans in the U.S. and Canada can watch this weekend's 2021 UCI cyclocross world championships in Ostende, Belgium.
After two months of training and racing in Belgium, the 19-year-old is ready to throw elbows with the world's best.