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Rising Belgian star Thibau Nys to miss Classics after undergoing knee surgery

Belgian has operation to address prepatellar friction syndrome in left knee

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'I saved it for the last lap' - Tibor Del Grosso put pressure on Thibau Nys across final hill to secure silver in first elite appearance at Cyclo-cross World Championships

'I think it proves that I belong in the top of the sport' two-time U23 'cross world champion confirmed

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'Maybe it's not a bad idea to skip one winter' - Mathieu van der Poel mulls his future in cyclo-cross after record breaking world title in Hulst

Dutchman takes a cautious approach in securing eighth victory in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

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Thibau Nys gets stuck on wrong tyres after late rainfall and salvages bronze for Belgium at Cyclo-cross World Championships

'Losing a couple of seconds every corner was not nice, but Mathieu was the strongest, so we don't really have the feeling that we missed out on a title or anything'

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Mathieu van der Poel demonstrates brilliance with record win in elite men's race in Hulst

Tibor Del Grosso earns silver with move on final lap ahead of Thibau Nys, who takes bronze

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Thibau Nys departs team hotel to avoid sickness that caused four Belgian teammates to withdraw from Cyclo-cross World Championships on Saturday

Kay De Bruyckere misses U23 men's race in Hulst as Belgian rider at hospital with severe illness

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'Pretty much unbeatable' – Have Belgium already conceded defeat to Mathieu van der Poel at the Cyclo-cross World Championships?

'Second and third place are also very important for us' says national coach De Clercq

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Mathieu van der Poel chases records at Cyclo-cross World Championships whilst the women's race remains open – Analysing the elite contenders

Who can try to challenge the imperious Van der Poel in the men's race? And can Brand return from a setback to continue her winning form, or will someone else take the women's title?

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'It was my own fault' - Thibau Nys expresses frustration and disappointment after a tactical mistake costs him a podium spot at cyclo-cross World Cup in Hoogerheide

'The disappointment is great, there's not much more to say' says Belgian Champion after finishing fourth behind Apecin-Premier Tech podium sweep

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Pathway to potential success broadens for Mathieu van der Poel at Benidorm World Cup after Michael Vanthourenhout withdraws, ill

Unexpectedly muddy conditions set to test riders in Spanish World Cup round

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Thibau Nys heads Belgian team for UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in absence of Wout van Aert

With Iserbyt retired, Verstrynge ending his season and Van Aert and Sweeck injured Belgium relies on new national champion

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Belgian Cyclo-cross National Championships: Thibau Nys holds off Emiel Verstrynge for second elite men's title

Last-lap charge by Verstrynge leads to silver, with Michael Vanthourenhout taking bronze

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'Quite a few riders will make it very difficult for me' – Thibau Nys far from complacent about chances of repeat cyclo-cross Nationals success on Sunday

Beringen course altered due to snow, one climb removed

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Zonhoven: Undefeated Mathieu van der Poel claims another victory in flawless performance as Thibau Nys is ruled out after crash

1-2 for Alpecin-Premier Tech as Tibor Del Grosso takes second place, Emiel Verstrynge takes third on icy, technical circuit

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Thibau Nys crashes out of contention, breaks handlebars in mid-race crash during icy Zonhoven World Cup

Belgian was running second behind Mathieu van der Poel before bad luck struck once again

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'We went looking for a different star name for our cyclocross' – Why the Gullegem Superprestige tried to get Tadej Pogačar to race in Belgium

'We're an enthusiastic organisation always looking for new things' race organisers tell Sporza

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Thibau Nys wins in Dendermonde as Wout van Aert takes sixth

Brutally fast race in absence of Mathieu van der Poel sees Del Grosso and Sweeck on podium

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Gavere: Mathieu van der Poel fends off Thibau Nys to take win number four

Nys, Tibor del Grosso round out the podium

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X2O Trofee Hofstade: Mathieu van der Poel scorches to another solo victory despite strong Wout van Aert chase in second place

World champion wins fourth race from four appearances this cyclo-cross season

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'1,000 tickets flying out the door each day' as anticipation builds for Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel's first cyclocross showdown of the season in Antwerp

Belgian logs big 'CX is coming' training day on Wednesday as he prepares to make his season debut

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'I should have taken this opportunity' – Thibau Nys rues late crash in Namur battle with Mathieu van der Poel

Belgian sees rare opportunity to beat world champion slip through his grasp during World Cup duel

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'Everything points to Thibau Nys being the new benchmark' – Mathieu van der Poel sizes up competition ahead of cyclocross return

World champion says he's 'a percent lower than last year, but it should be enough to immediately compete for the win'

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'From now until the World Championships, we're racing for second place' - Cyclocross specialists brace for Mathieu van der Poel's season start on Sunday

World Champion's first race in Namur might be his rivals' best chance to beat him

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Joris Nieuwenhuis and Laurens Sweeck left frustrated as late tactics deny them World Cup victory in Sardinia

‘It was only a few seconds’, said third place Sweeck

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UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Terralba: Michael Vanthourenhout outsprints Joris Nieuwenhuis and Laurens Sweeck to win first World Cup of the season

Sweeck reduced his deficit in overall standings to 4 points to Thibau Nys

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