Thanks to our intrepid photographer, Mario from Cycling-Pics.be, we have a load of photos from this year’s camp to share.  Just click on the thumbnail to see a bigger version of the image.
 
                                      

Here are the final diaries posted to CyclingNews.com from riders at this year’s ECXC IV.

Danny Summerhill, Clif Bar Racing:  ”We…said our thank yous and goodbyes to all the mechanics and staff. If it wasn’t for them, none of what we have accomplished in the past two weeks would have ever been possible.“

Danny Summerhill in Loenhoet taking [...]

GP de Ster, Sint-Nikklas, 02.01.2009
 
Elite Men
 
1 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                 56.13
2 Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb Projob Cycling Team
3 Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP-Powerplus                  0.17
4 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) KDL-Trans                     [...]

Camp 6 is done and most of the camp riders are enroute back to the U.S. I’m beat but feeling good about the camp.
An incredible campaign with some super good results. Especially in the juniors. Yesterday in Sint Nikaas, watching Cody the Kaiser ride to 2nd, Gavin Mannion to 4th, and Eric tearing up to [...]

“This was the most beautiful and toughest edition ever,” Nys said. “Yesterday I was thinking a lot about this race and I absolutely wanted to win it.”  And win he did.  Nys took the race with Zedenek Stybar in second.  Cycling News reported:  Eventually a chain problem from Stybar created the first gap of [...]

It is fascinating to see the array of machines all lined before a race.  Here’s where you see the bleeding edge of  ’Cross technology.  Cody Kaiser, Cal Giant Strawberries/Specialized, got to poking around the Team buses and found these prized steeds all blinged out and ready go for the race.  The pair of Colnago’s belong [...]

 
Junior Men
 
1 Corné Van Kessel (Ned) 39.55
2 Zach McDonald (USA) 0.14             
3 Sean De Bie (Bel) Kon. Balen B.C. V.Z.W. 0.21                     
4 Vinnie Braet (Bel) Cyclingteam Oost-West 0.28                  
5 Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Mez Team Belgium 0.37
 
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Troy Wellls is back for his third trip to Euro Cross Camp.
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Time for another diary entry on CyclingNews.com   This time, we hear from Elite Rider Troy Wells.  Troy rides for the Clif Bar Racing Team and is from Durango, Colorado.  This is Troy’s third trip to Euro Cross Camp.

You can tell [...]

Zach McDonald coming into another strong finish at Lenhout.
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Elite Men (76 Starters)

1 Zdenek Stybar(Cze)Fidea Cycling Team 1.01.07
2 Sven Nys(Bel)Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
3 Radomír Šimunek (Cze) Palmans – Cras 0.02
4 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team
5 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team 0.12

13 Jeremy Powers (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com

39 Brian Matter (USA)Gear Grinders 3.03
43 Troy Wells [...]