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ZOLDER World Cup 26.12.2008

You don't get crowds like this in North America. Race day at the Zolder raceways. Find complete results at  CyclingNews.com Elite Men - 65 minutes 1 Thijs Al (Ned) BeOne - Chain Reaction Cycles        1.02.10 2 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                 0.02 3 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb Projob            0.08 4 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank                                     0.22 5 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                0.24 35 Troy Wells (Clif Bar) 41 Matt...

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Rider Blogs

Many of the riders at ECXC VI are keeping blogs filled with thoughts, impression and photos of their time in Belgium, racing cross.  Here are just a few: Jeremy Ferguson & Cody Kaiser (California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized): "...We had an early rising of 5 o'clock am, and were off and running by 6 for about a two hour drive from the little town of Izegem. We got there and immediately went out for a pre-ride to see how the course was. Super technical, but really fun." Jeremy Ferguson warming up at Uitbergen.  Photo by: Cycling-Pics.be Matt Shriver (Jittery Joe's): "..."Dude, do you think...

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UITBERGEN – 21.12.2008

First Race out of the gate for the ECXC crew in Izegem came in the form of a carrot field in Uitbergen.  Between late flights and bikes not showing up, not all ECXC riders raced.  Find more results and info here at the Flanders Organization of Cycle Sport or Wielerbond Vlaanderen.  Just scoll down and look for the "Uitslagen" or results.  Usually the races are broken up by date, location, and category.  Special thanks go out to Mario Varrewaere from Cycling-Pics.be for helping us out and letting us use his images. Juniors (26 starters) 4. Chris Wallace 6. Eric Emsky 8. Cody Kaiser 9....

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Beernem Results 26.12.2008 & Morgan’s Blog

With limited numbers of riders able to race at Zolder, some of the other riders went to a local race in Beernem.  Check out Morgan Ryan's Diary entry at Cyclingnews.com. Here's just a taste of Morgan's impression of the course:  "...Next, there was a small road section that switch-backed down the hill to a marina and it went right by a restaurant that was full of people watching the race. It then went into another single track through the trees alongside the marina, before going straight up the side of the hill for the run-up that was about at a 60-degree angle." Juniors 23  Joe Dombrowski...

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Cyclingnews.com Diaries

Daily Blogs from ECXC Riders on the famed Cyclingnews.com website.  Check out the latest and the greatest! Hanging with a rock star.  ECXC VI riders hang with Alum Jeremy Powers. Eric Emsky 21.12.2008 "...To me, camp is an opportunity to race my brains out and have some fun. I love racing in Belgium as it presents a whole slew of new challenges." Jeremy Ferguson 22.12.2008 "...For some reason this has been a really rough year for travel – almost everyone has had some sort of hang up on their way to Belgium. For myself it was a four-hour delay in Newark, New Jersey, on account...

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