Cycling: Lotte Kopecky lived up to her favorite status and defended her world title in the road race. The Belgian benefited from a tactically weak performance by the Dutch team. Antonia Niedermaier also has reason to celebrate. The German won bronze in the U23 category. Kopecky triumphs in the Zurich rain. Who would have thought it? The… read more
Cycling: At the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide, the Dutch women achieved a historic home sweep. Fem van Empel, at just 20 years old, became Cyclocross World Champion for the first time. Fem van Empel takes the World Championship title. It was a spectacular performance by the Dutch women at their home World Championships in Hoogerheide. As almost expected – or for the… read more
Cycling: Michael Vanthourenhout has finally done it and crowned himself Cyclocross European Champion. The Belgian secured the title in Namur on Sunday with a surprisingly dominant performance, ahead of Dutchman Lars van der Haar and his compatriot Laurens Sweeck. Vanthourenhout becomes European Champion for the first time. Eleven months ago, Michael Vanthourenhout already won the European Championship in Namur… read more
Cycling: Thomas Pidcock lived up to his favorite status in the men's Cyclocross World Championship race. The Briton won gold ahead of Dutchman Lars van der Haar. Swiss rider Jan Christen triumphed in the junior category. In the women's U23 race, Dutch rider Puck Pieterse celebrated victory. Pidcock wins convincingly as a soloist. After the withdrawals of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Haar… read more
Cycling: Four competitions – three golds for the Netherlands. The Dutch winning streak was only broken in the final race of the Cyclocross European Championships. Belgian Eli Iserbyt won the European title for Belgium. Eli Iserbyt lived up to his favorite status. Mathieu van der Poel or Wout van Aert? That's usually the answer to the question of who will be the next winner… read more
