The Flemish cyclo-cross riders who have dominated the sport in recent years were handed a shock defeat at the Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic, on Sunday. Klaas Vantornout and Sven Nys trailed in second and third respectively, behind the winner, Czech local boy Zdenek Stybar. Defending champion, Bonheide-born Niels Albert was nowhere to be seen and eventually retired with two laps remaining.
The terrain proved particularly treacherous for Nys – winner in 2005 and fivetime bronze medallist – who at one point fell off his bicycle and was sprawled face down in the mud.
(February 3, 2025)
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