Sven Nys

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Sven Nys

Personal information
Full name	Sven Nys
Date of birth	June 17, 1976 (1976-06-17) (age 31)
Country	Belgium
Height	1.81 m
Weight	70 kg
Team information
Current team	Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1998-2008 2008–	Rabobank
Major wins
1 - CX Worlds 04/05 2 - Belgian MTB Nationals 04-05, 06-07 5 - Belgian CX Nationals 99-00, 03-04, 04-05, 05-06, 07-08 2 - World Cup 99-00, 01-02 6 - Superprestige 98-99, 99-00, 01-02, 02-03, 04-05, 06-07 4 - GvA Trophy 02-03, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07
Infobox last updated on:
June 5, 2008

Medal record
Competitor for  Belgium
Cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold	Sankt Wendel 2005	Elite Men's Race
Bronze	Sint-Michielsgestel 2000	Elite Men's Race
Bronze	Zolder 2002	Elite Men's Race
Bronze	Treviso 2008	Elite Men's Race

Sven Nys (born June 17, 1976 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.

Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX National titles before switching his focus to cyclocross and road racing.

In 2005 he became the first cyclo-crosser to achieve the Grand Slam: he won both championships, ended as #1 at the UCI Rankings and won the Superprestige and the GvA Trophy.

In only his second race as a mountain bike racer he won the Belgian Championships.

On December 31, 2006, Sven scored his 150th career win at Superprestige #6 Diegem, Belgium - C1 and went on to win the first race of 2007, the race named after him, the Grand Prix Sven Nys.

Contents 1 Victories 2 Results 2.1 Championships 2.2 World Cup 2.3 Superprestige 2.4 Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trophy 3 External links

[edit] Victories

[edit] Results

[edit] Championships

Season	World	National
1998-1999	POP 6	SOU 3
1999-2000	SMI 3	GEN 1
2000-2001	TAB 4	MOL 6
2001-2002	ZOL 3	KOK 7
2002-2003	MON 5	WIE 1
2003-2004	PCH DNF	LIL 3
2004-2005	SAN 1	WAC 1
2005-2006	ZED DNF	TER 1
2006-2007	HOO 11	HAM 3
2007-2008	TRE 3	HOF 1

[edit] World Cup

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2000-2001	BER NP	TAB 5	LEU 20	ZOL 1	ZED 1	PON 18
2001-2002	MON 1	IGO 1	WOR 2	NOM 10	WET 1	HEE 6
2002-2003	FRA 3	KAL 5	LIÉ 1	WET 4	HOO 1
2003-2004	TOR 1	SWE 1	WET 1	KOK 5	NOM 7	PIJ 7
2006-2007	KAL 1	TAB 4	PIJ 1	KOK 1	IGO 1	MIL 2	HOF	HOO 1
2007-2008	KAL 2	TAB 1	PIJ 5	KOK 1	IGO 1	MIL NH	HOF 1	LIÉ 8	HOO

NP: not participated

NH: not held

[edit] Superprestige

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2001-2002	[[Cyclo-cross Ruddervoorde	RUD]] 2	GAV 1	SMI 2	GIE 1	HOO 3	DIE	HAR	VOR 2	1st
2002-2003	RUD 1	SMI 1	GAV	GIE 1	DIE 2	HOO 1	HAR 1	VOR 2	1st	218
2003-2004	RUD 2	SMI 1	GAV 3	GIE 3	DIE	HOO	RAI	VOR 1	2nd	176
2004-2005	RUD 1	HAM 3	SMI 2	GAV 1	GIE 1	DIE 2	HOO	VOR 1	1st	111
2005-2006	RUD 2	SMI 2	HAM 1	GAV 1	GIE 2	DIE 2	HOO 1	VOR 1	1st	116
2006-2007	RUD 1	SMI 1	GAV 1	GIE 1	HAM 1	DIE 1	HOO 1	VOR 1	1st	150
2007-2008	RUD 1	HAM 1	GAV 1	GIE 2	VEG 1	DIE 1	HOO	VOR	1st	89

[edit] Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trophy

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2007-2008	OUD 1	NIE 3	HAS 1	ESS 1	LOE 4	BAA 1	LIL 3	OOS	1st	241

[edit] External links

• Official web site (in Dutch)
• Video of Sven in Oostmalle

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bart Wellens	World cyclo-cross champion (1) 2005	Succeeded by Erwin Vervecken
Preceded by Marc Janssens Mario De Clercq Bart Wellens Bart Wellens	Belgian cyclo-cross champion (5) 2000 2003 2005–2006 2008	Succeeded by Mario De Clercq Bart Wellens Bart Wellens Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Tom Boonen	Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Justine Henin
Preceded by Tom Boonen	Crystal Bicycle 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Riders on Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner Frédéric Amorison | Dirk Bellemakers | David Boucher | Andy Cappelle | Ed Clancy | Bert De Waele | Sébastien Delfosse | Benjamin Gourgue | Steven Kleynen | Jan Kuyckx | Paul Manning | Filip Meirhaeghe | Kevin Neirynck | Sven Nys | Rob Peeters | Bert Scheirlinckx | Nico Sijmens | Ian Stannard | Tom Steels | Wouter Van Mechelen | Manager: Gérard Bulens