Festive Season International CycloCross Wrap
2014
The New Year cross races and especially the Grand Prix Sven Nys had the extra interest of being the first race where riders debute for new teams or compete on a new brand of bike. Notably Sven Nys forsook his Colnago of many, many years for a Trek (and with disck brakes!) for his new Crelan AA Drink Team and Rob Peeters appeared in his new Vastgoed Service Golden Palace colours and aboard a Colnago.
Sven Nys wins first time on his new Trek by Balant Hamvas – buy his 2012/13 Cross Annual
Other transfers of note are Dieter and Michael Vanthournhout who both switch to Sunweb Napoleon Games from BKCP-Powerplus. Under 23 hotshot Mathieu van der Poel upgrades from the feeder team and joins Vincent Bastaens at BKCP-Powerplus proper. Julien Taramarcaz is now at Kwadro Stannah moving from BMC.
bpost Bank Trofee 6 – G.P. Sven Nys, C1 – January 1 2014
Round six of the bpost Bank Trofee is held in the home town of World Champion Sven Nys at Baal/Tremelo, Belguim – Report
bpost Bank Trofee 6 – G.P. Sven Nys Report
Grand Prix Hotel Threeland, C2 – January 1 2014
Luxembourg cross held at Pétange.
Grand Prix Hotel Threeland Video Report
Elite Men
1 Sascha Weber ( GER ) 1:02:40
2 Michiel Van Der Heijden (Ned) 0:00:07
3 Quinten Hermans (Bel) 0:00:43
4 Daan Soete (Bel) 0:01:44
5 Nicolas Bazin (Fra) 0:02:23
6 Eddy Van IJzendoorn (Ned) 0:02:31
7 Simon Zahner ( SUI )
8 Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) 0:02:44
9 Christian Helmig (Lux) 00:02:50
10 Stef Floor (Bel) 0:04:00
2012/13 Action
Elite Men
1 Nicolas Bazin (Fra) 1:03:48
2 Sascha Weber (GER) 0:00:20
3 Petr Dlask (Cze) 0:00:40
Elite Women
1 Marianne Vos (Ned) 0:43:07
2 Jasmin Achermann (SUI) 0:04:40
3 Julie Krasniak (Fra) 0:06:31
Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen, C2 – January 2 2014
Dutch cyclocross that as you would expect attracts many top Dutch competitors – Report
Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen Report
Plus
Regional Luxembourg Cross (how not to bunny hop planks)
