Cycling: Hardly anyone would have expected this. Niels Albert is returning to cyclocross just a few months after retiring due to health reasons – with Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace. However, the Belgian will no longer wear the colors of his previous team, BKCP-Powerplus, which is managed by his manager Christoph Roodhooft. Rather, he will… read more
Cycling: Belgian Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) is ending his career. He and his team announced this today at a press conference. Albert was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia a few weeks ago. "I am forced to retire from the sport—much earlier than I wanted and hoped. I have cardiac arrhythmia that has a… read more
Belgian Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) has had a rather mixed season. While the notable setbacks have been offset by some successes, he's won the World Cup in Koksijde, among others, and today, at the final round of the Bpost Bank Trophy in Oostmalle, he once again proved that he's a clay-court specialist. From the start, he... read more
Belgian champion Sven Nys (Crelan-AA Drink) is undoubtedly the rider of the season. In Hoogstraten, he clinched his 64th stage victory in a Superprestige race. On the extremely muddy and therefore difficult course, he clearly defeated Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) and Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus). Albert quickly won the race... read more
The Bpost Bank Trophy in Lille not only offered a thrilling course, but also some interesting races. Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) got the best start in the elite category. Initially, Rob Peeters (Vastgoedservice) and Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) followed on his tail. However, Peeters couldn't keep up with the two-time world champion's pace for long... read more
