GVA Lille: Krawatencross................ LIVE!!!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 7:41 AM EST
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PrintSaturday 5th February, 15:00 CET, 14:00 GMT, 09:00 US Eastern, 06:00 US Pacific ( I think)
So you thought that the Cyclocross season was over, because the World Cup and the World Champs are? You thought wrong! We haven't finished with the GVA Trofee and SuperPrestige yet! These two series are serious business, and today is Krawatencross, the penultimate GVA race, and SuperPrestige Hoogstraten is ridden tomorrow. GS said the race
Is also known as the Krawatencross. It's a nice race, this one, with lots of sand. The race runs around a lake, and they skirt the waterside so closely that they're almost swimming. Not too many other obstacles - just some bridges - but it really is a nice race.
it's livestreamed, in a non-geo-restricted way, so yay - and the usual info below the jump
Since 2005, only 2 riders have won this race - Sven Nys from 2005-7, Niels Albert in '08 and '09, and Nys again last year. As gs said, the biggest feature of the race is the lake and the sand. Here's the parcours - it's a LOT of sand!
The race website is a really nice one, with all kinds of photos & information & such. Their startlists say that Styby won't be showing off his new World Champion's stripes - EDIT! But he says he's there on twitter - but Marianne Vos will be there in the women's race, before she hits the track in a serious way (look out for Sanne Cant in the women's race - there's a rider who really likes sand!)
So, what does this race mean? Well here's the current standings after 6 races:
| 1 (2) |  |
Sven Nys | Landbouwkrediet | 130 |
| 2 (1) | |
Kevin Pauwels | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 121 |
| 3 (3) |  |
Zdenek Stybar | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 113 |
| 4 (5) | |
Niels Albert | BKCP-Powerplus | 99 |
| 5 (4) | |
Bart Wellens | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 97 |
| 6 (6) | |
Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb Revor | 93 |
| 7 (7) | |
Bart Aernouts | Rabo - Giant Offroad Team. | 71 |
| 8 (9) | |
Tom Meeusen | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 61 |
| 9 (10) |  |
Enrico Franzoi | BKCP-Powerplus | 59 |
| 10 (11) | |
Rob Peeters | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team | 54 |
The points are awarded for the first 20 riders across the line, and run thus: 25-22-19-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 and 1 point. So to overtake Nys, Pauwels would have to win, with Nys finishing lower than 7th, etc. But with 1 race to go after this, Pauwels just needs to move closer to Nys, and he'd still be able to win the series. Nys will be doing everything to prevent that happening, of course - he'll be disappointed he didn't win the World Cup, World Champs or the Belgian national jersey this season. And although Niels Albert can't win the series, he'll be smarting from the mechanical that dished his Worlds dreams early on in the race. Yeah, they have motivation, those guys!
If the livestream doesn't work for you, there'll be more via ProCycling, Cycling Fans & BVLS and there'll most likely be chat here too. And if you still want more, here's the race promotional video
Krawatencross Lille from seagreen.be on Vimeo.
and here's the last lap from last year
Enjoy!
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Styby
On twitter, just now
Race in Lille today. Lot of sand, fast track, will be interesting. Hope my condition is ok yet:)
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Results of the women's race
1 Sanne Cant, BEL
2 Marianne Vos, NED
3 Hanka Kupfernagel, Germany
Oh the smugness of me, seeing as I called it for Cant in the article! Hahaha!
1. Sanne Cant (Bel) BKCP Powerplus
2. Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit
3. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger)
4. Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona
5. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) BrainWash
6. Nikki Harris (GBr) APB
7. Pavla Havlikova (Cze) APB
8. Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel)
9. Arenda Grimberg (Ned)
10. Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl
Full results - glad Daphny’s riding again
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
Some results of the other races
1. Laurens Sweeck, Bel
2. Diether Sweeck, Bel
3. Daniel Peeters, Bel
1. Jim Aernouts
2. Lars van der Haar
3. Micki van Empel
4. Wietse Bosmans
5. Joeri Adams
Afternoon!
Stybarova has just got back from a ride in the mud, but don’t worry, she is now clean.
De cross gaat door!
OK, I can't get the GVA link to love me
But coverage is on here
http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-7.php
Lots of hopping in the juniors & u23!
I do like those obstacles made of logs!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 8:47 AM EST up reply actions
Oh my word, Vos' tyre fell off!
Loving Vos running across the line with her bike!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
So, do we think Hanka gave her the 2nd place? ;-)
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 8:50 AM EST up reply actions
I am a huge Vos fan
but even I don’t think she could run with a bike faster than Kupfernagel can sprint!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 8:53 AM EST up reply actions
So, bets on winners?
In the women’s and u23, the World Champs came 2nd (in juniors, 7th) – and do we think Vos’ crazy mechanical has absorbed all the bad luck? Or will we have more mad mechanical moments?
You mean Cátia and I aren't good enough?
;-)
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 8:57 AM EST up reply actions
Maybe Helen can teach you at the Horizon camp?
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:05 AM EST up reply actions
That would be nice!
I found a nice log this morning and was practising my dismounting-hurdling-mounting :)
De cross gaat door!
ans is wet sand better or worse to ride on?
better cos of firmer?
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
Nys
Since you and Albertina are cheering for Styby & Yoah! ;-)
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:23 AM EST up reply actions
I think this is between Nys and Yoah. They look very determined, and they're the ones fighting for the overall
De cross gaat door!
oooh, I like the big silver slides too!
I want to go to Lille, on a sunny day. Swim in the lake, play on the slides….
did you go on the Carsten Holler slides in the Tate Modern?
I loved those slides! These remind me of them
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, I went with my sister
(who has lived in London all her life (bar uni) & had never been to Tate Modern before then! )
We had a great time!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
Taking advantage of Nys
looking at Styby & Pauwels & Albert
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
Is Sven the only one who hasn't attacked?
He seems very cool in this race, keeping it all under control
Styby crosses first
Albert, Nys, Pauwels & Wellens
NICE group, that!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
I dunno.
When Albert cam around with that head of steam, do you think Stybar should have let him around?
Looking at the replay...
…Albert died right at the start of the sprint anyhow. And I don’t think crossers know how to do that ‘five guys all trying to go slower than everyone else’ thing at the end of a race.
True...he'd rather committed himself.
Was probably too scared to let Sven lead into the straight too, which is undestandable as he looked like he was conserving his energy all the way through
De cross gaat door!
It'll make the last race of the series more exciting
Nys on 150, Pauwels 148, Styby 138
Anything could happen!
That symmetry does make me smile
Though Vos’ “running with a bike with only one tyre” was the most dramatic!
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
Nys crashing when he tries to get off the bike...
…while still braking, is pretty hysterical.
Thus Sporza keeps showing it. You have to love Sporza.
I know! Hope he's ok, but that is quite encouraging to the likes of me.
I did that a few weeks ago!
De cross gaat door!
Ugh.
I’ve never used mountain shoes or pedals, so it might be easier than I think it is, but that whole rolling dismount / jump on the bike and find the pedals right away thing seems just way too hard to me.
There was a slight excuse for it in my case..
…I got a huge clod of mud in my eye and tried to dismount with one eye shut. Totally lost my balance——>smack! It’s a confidence thing really…the first time I tried I was terrified, but once you’ve done it once it’s ok. Most of the time :-/
De cross gaat door!
Only for 3 more weeks....
and we’ll be in Manchester for the last big race of the season
(wonder if they’ll have the indoor Cross again? That looked crazy!)
by Sarah Connolly on Feb 5, 2011 10:17 AM EST up reply actions
Whoever says girls don't like sports
Should check out this thread. Sad I missed all the fun and games, sounds like it was a great race.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
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