Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) Photo: © ISPA

Belgian cyclo-cross champion Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) took second place at the Superprestige Gavere, in Belgium on Sunday.

Nys’s chances of victory crumbed on the penultimate lap of the race as he suffered a rear wheel puncture. His bad luck opened the door for rival Niels Albert to ride solo to the line, 36 seconds ahead of Nys.

“I was thinking about a win during the race but one minute later I punctured my tyre because of a stone,” said Nys. “Before that, I had hopes of trying something in the last lap, but after that setback, I knew it was over.
Niels is the deserving winner and next week,there’s another race.

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Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) wins the Niel Jaarmarktcross Photo: © ISPA

Albert was the first one to reach the top of the Rupeldijk but this time he could not shake off Nys. Both champions would battle it out in the sprint. Albert went frst, but could not hold off a raging Nys who won with 1:00:05 time.

“Everything is working well at the moment,” Nys said. “Every weekend I have finished on the podium. There were a few races where I thought I could win and it didn’t happen, but my condition is really good.”

“The next race - on Sunday in Gavere – is very important for me,” he said. “I hope I can have the good feeling that I have now, and that I won’t be just on the podium but will be winning races in the next month.”

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Colnago is proud to have supported our ‘pink front’ this year: the youthful Colnago Cap Arreghini team won four Italian titles and a world championship in 2009.

Team rider Eva Lechner really stood apart from other top women this year. The 24-year-old from Bolzano won the Italian Cyclo-cross Championship, Italian Marathon Mountain Bike Championship, and Italian Cross Country Mountain Bike Championship.Then, at the Mountain bike World Championship in Canberra, Australia, she was a member of the victorious team relay squad.

Eva’s team-mate Veronica Alessio won the Italian Cyclo-cross Championship for under-23 riders.

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Directly from Cambiago this is the new paint scheme of EPS frame with the colours of the French team Bbox Bouygues Telecom.

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Two-time World Champ to preside over Californian event in March

Italian Paolo Bettini is scheduled to make an appearance at the second annual Gran Fondo Colnago San Diego, the organisation announced on Friday.

The two-time World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist will preside over the event when it takes place on March 7, 2010 in the Southern Californian city.

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Made from hand-rolled carbon tubes, with design input from Ferrari engineers, the second incarnation of Colnago’s top of the range EPS promises plenty. Warren Rossiter of Cycling Plus magazine took a first ride at the recent Eurobike trade show.

The EPS is Colnago’s flagship road machine, and unlike some of the Italian marque’s lesser ranges, it’s still made at the Italian factory. It’s also made in an astonishing 22 different frame sizes, 14 with traditional geometry and eight sloping. This is because it’s constructed using Colnago-specific lugs, developed in conjunction with a team of Ferrari engineers and produced in multiple sizes and shapes from 150 different moulds.

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Today we presented our friend nine-time motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi with his new Colnago CX-1 bicycle. Rossi may be considering a move to Formula One, but he remains faithful to two wheels and a Colnago bicycle for fitness and training.

Rossi and Colnago – the perfect combination of incomparable riding style!

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Sven Nys in Hoogstraten ©www.ispaphoto.com

Belgian ‘cross star now second in  Superprestige Series.

Despite changing weather conditions that caused trouble for all the riders after the start of the race, Landbouwkrediet – Tönissteiner champion Sven Nys took third place at the Superprestige Hoogstraten in Belgium on Sunday.

Nys was caught in a minor crash soon after the start, and was frustrated he didn’t get to race for the win. “Luckily I didn’t lose my classification,” he said.

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Belgian cyclo-cross champion Sven Nys, of the Landbouwkrediet-Tonissteiner team, won his seventh consecutive Koppenbergcross on Sunday October 25.

Nys sprinted away from his rivals on the last lap to cross the finish line alone, four seconds ahead of biggest threat Niels Albert, with Klaas Vantornout in third place. It was a much-anticipated showdown that didn’t disappoint the 15,000 spectators.

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