Cycling: Lotte Kopecky lived up to her role as favorite and defended her road race world championship title. The Belgian benefited from a tactically weak performance by the Dutch team. Antonia Niedermaier also had cause to celebrate. The German won bronze in the U23 category. Kopecky wins in the rain in Zurich. Who would have thought? The... read more
Cycling: At the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Dutch women clinched a historic triple home victory. Fem van Empel, at just 20 years old, became the cyclocross world champion for the first time. Fem van Empel takes the world title. It was a gala performance by the Dutch women at their home World Championships in Hoogerheide. As was almost to be expected—or for the... read more
Cycling: Michael Vanthourenhout has finally done it and is crowned European Cyclocross Champion. The Belgian secured the title in Namur on Sunday with surprising ease, ahead of Dutchman Lars van der Haar and fellow countryman Laurens Sweeck. Vanthourenhout becomes European Champion for the first time. Eleven months ago, Michael Vanthourenhout already won the … read more
Cycling: Thomas Pidcock lived up to his role as favorite in the men's Cyclo-cross World Championships. The Briton won gold ahead of Dutchman Lars van der Haar. Swiss Jan Christen triumphed in the juniors' race. Dutchwoman Puck Pieterse celebrated victory in the women's U23 category. Pidcock wins convincingly as a soloist. Following the withdrawals of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van … read more
Cycling: Four competitions – three gold medals for the Netherlands. Only in the final race of the European Cyclo-cross Championships was the Dutch team able to break their streak. Belgian Eli Iserbyt wins the European Championship title for Belgium. Eli Iserbyt lives up to his role as favorite: Mathieu van der Poel or Wout van Aert? That's the usual answer to the question of who will win the next... read more
