Revor

It was the latest in a string of podium finishes for the young Telenet rider, who just the day before had finished second to Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) in Middelkerke, Belgium, and clinched the runner-up spot in the 2010-11 Superprestige series behind Sven Nys (Lanbouwkrediet).

Kevin Pauwels wins 2011 Internationale Cyclocross Heerlen GP Heuts 2011

The world champion set an aggressive tempo in the early laps that only 2010 worlds runner-up, Belgian Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor), Bart Aernouts (Rabo Offroad Team) and his own teammate Kevin Pauwels (Telenet-Fidea) could match.

Stybar, Van Paassen take GVA opener in Namur 2010

With five laps to go the front group had grown to nine riders, with Nys, Belgian champion Niels Albert and and Dieter Vanthourenout (BKCP-Powerplus), Bart Wellens and Tom Meeusen (Telenet-Fidea) and Sven Vanthourenhout (Sunweb-Revor) tacking onto the lead trio.

Sven Nys collects 10th Superprestige title as Klaas Vantornout wins finale 2011

Sven Vanthourenhout, Sunweb – Revor, with 82 points

2010 UCI cyclocross World Cup rankings, updated Jan. 17 2011

American Christine Vardaros (Baboco-Revor), who finished 17th, told VeloNews that, having changed teams this week, she was satisfied with her race.

Stybar, Van Paassen take GVA opener in Namur 2010

American Christine Vardaros (Baboco-Revor), who was sidelined much of this week by a serious stomach virus, rode to her best finish of the season, 12th place, just behind defending Koppenberg champion Pavla Havlikova (APB).

Helen Wyman, Sven Nys tops on the Koppenberg 2010

Sven Vanthourenhout, Sunweb – Revor, with82 points

2010-2011 UCI Cyclocross World Cup, final rankings 2011

Behind him, a chase group of Stybar, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), Gerben de Knegt (Rabobank), and Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) could do nothing to close the gap.

Helen Wyman, Sven Nys tops on the Koppenberg 2010

Sven Vanthourenhout, (BEL) Sunweb-Revor, at 0: 30 8.

Zdenek Stybar, Katie Compton win cyclocross World Cup opener 2010

Albert, Nys, Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) and Kevin Pauwels (Fidea-Telenet) were off the front in the final lap in round four of the GvA Trofee in Essen, with the first two clearly the strongest of the four.

Sven Nys wins 2010 GP Rouwmoer 2010