Hmmm.... 11 days without your bags while on an extended stay in Europe?! What a drag. Welcome to Cody Kaiser's world. Luckily, his bikes showed up, but his bags with clothes and other stuff have yet to show. Now, Cody's new rule for flying to Europe is: No transfers in Europe. Get them done in North America then fly direct to Brussels. It keeps problems from popping up with baggage.
In this latest ECXC Rider Diary Entry on Cyclingnews.com, Cody laments the fact that his bag are merely 2 hours away, but seemingly a world away. "I still cannot figure out why it has taken this long...
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Yelling fans, one good line and back row starts describe just some of the challenges facing Ryan Iddings and the other riders at EuroCrossCamp. This is Ryan's first year at Camp. He's quickly learning the ropes in Belgium. "It's tough to describe the racing here, it's brutally fast and much more technical than back in the States. The fans line the whole course but don't really cheer unless you're doing well or you crash - in any case it all sounds the same in Flemish."
Ryan's diary entry is the 10th this winter in the Rider Diary Series on Cyclingnews.com. Check out Ryan's entire entry...
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Under the lights, "Night Cross" livened up a normally quiet little village just outside of Brussels. The Superprestige Series raced in Diegem with the added specticale of racing at night. The Elite competition was fierce with Sven Nys and Niels Albert duking it out up front with Zdenek Stybar chasing the leaders down. Snow and ice created huge ruts and technical sections that were very challenging. Promoters added the extra challenge of a sand pit on the back side of the course. Thousands of fans flocked to the race to see their favorites...
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A magic house tucked away in a small, little, West Flanders village surrounded by mythical places, like bakeries and coffee shops, is the place we are taken in the latest EuroCrossCamp diary entry found on Cyclingnews.com. Zach McDonald takes us on a little trip that includes Kortrijk, bean stalks and room "X".
Here's a small taste of Zach McD's prose: "If you did notice the fact that I described the house as magical, then you should read on, as I'm sure that only prolonged the literary thirst that you desire. The magic certainly burns throughout the entire house but, when the riders...
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"What is it exactly that makes these Euros so fast? What is their secret? How does one become great at a sport that can be cruel and unusual?" Those are just some of the things going through Jeremiah Dyer's head right now as he lives the life in West Flanders at EuroCrossCamp VIII. Jeremiah's thoughts are in the newest in a series of diary's on Cyclingnews.com from ECXC riders.
Jeremiah goes on to pounder the reasons he's in Belgium instead of at home enjoying the holidays with family: "The reason we are spending our Christmas break in Belgium is to "re-learn" how to race our bikes....
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