2007 in men's cyclo-cross
- See also: 2007 in sports, 2007 in cycle racing (disambiguation), 2006 in men's cyclo-cross, 2008 in men's cyclo-cross.
News
January
- 1 - Sven Nys wins the Grand Prix Sven Nys in Baal where he resides, winning the competition for the sixth time, this time finishing in front of 2006 winner Lars Boom, while fellow Baal citizen Niels Albert finishes in third position. svennys.com
- 3 - Richard Groenendaal wins the Centrumcross Surhuisterveen for the third consecutive time. It was his first win of the season. rabobank.nl
- 7 - Bart Wellens, Lars Boom, Peter Dlask, Enrico Franzoi and Francis Mourey all become national champion after beating their fellow countrymen in the world's top nations. cycling4all.com
- 14 - Sven Nys celebrates his sixth World Cup victory of the season as he wins the Grand Prix Nommay. velonews.com
- 14 - Ben Berden returns to the sport after being suspended for two years due to the use of doping with a third place in the Grand Prix Jean Bausch-Pierre Kellner. dewielersite.net
- 17 - Sven Nys wins the first ever held indoor cyclo-cross race named the Flanders Indoor Cyclo-cross held in Mechelen. He won the race in the final, after finishing only fourth in the first of two heats. svennys.com
- 19 - Rabobank retreats Boy van Poppel from the World Championships and further cyclo-cross competitions as the Dutchman suffers from heart problems. Van Poppel has to undergo medical examination before he is allowed back in competition. dewielersite.net
- 26 - Francis Mourey is taken to hospital after falling in a training. Therefor he will miss the World Championships and is unable to defend his bronze medal from 2006. hln.be
- 27 - Lars Boom finishes way in front of his first opponent Niels Albert to claim the world title in the under 23s category. Junior World Cup winner Joeri Adams outsprints his opponents in the final metres of the race to win his rainbow jersey. , cyclingnews.com
- 28 - Erwin Vervecken successfully defends his world title after winning in an exciting race where the top favourites were eliminated due to a plastic block. cyclingnews.com
- 29 - Bart Wellens, who broke his wrist during the World Championships after being hit by a plastic block, touched by a television motorcyclist demands 60,000 Euros for the matter as his season is over. telesport.nl
World championships
Main article: 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Elite
Pos. | Cyclist | Time |
---|---|---|
Erwin Vervecken | 1:05.35 | |
Jonathan Page | + 0.03 | |
Enrico Franzoi | + 0.16 | |
4. | Bart Wellens | + 0.25 |
5. | Kevin Pauwels | + 0.32 |
Under 23s
Pos. | Cyclist | Time |
---|---|---|
Lars Boom | 53.53 | |
Niels Albert | + 1.22 | |
Romain Villa | + 1.44 | |
4. | Zdenek Stybar | + 2.29 |
5. | Philipp Walsleben | + 2.49 |
Juniors
Pos. | Cyclist | Time |
---|---|---|
Joeri Adams | 41.18 | |
Danny Summerhill | + 0.00 | |
Jiri Polnicky | + 0.01 | |
4. | Ramon Sinkeldam | + 0.02 |
5. | Ole Quast | + 0.11 |
World Cup
Date | Place | Winner | Leader |
1 October 2006 | Cyclophile Aigle | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
22 October 2006 | Cyclo-cross Kalmthout | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
28 October 2006 | Cyklokros Tabor | Radomir Simunek jr. | Sven Nys |
4 November 2006 | Grand Prix Lago le Bandie | Francis Mourey | Sven Nys |
12 November 2006 | Veldrit Pijnacker | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
25 November 2006 | Duinencross Koksijde | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
3 December 2006 | Ziklokross Igorre | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
8 December 2006 | Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti | Bart Wellens | Sven Nys |
26 December 2006 | Kersttrofee Hofstade | Erwin Vervecken | Sven Nys |
14 January 2007 | Grand Prix Nommay | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
21 January 2007 | Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
Superprestige
Date | Place | Winner | Leader |
15 October 2006 | Cyclo-cross Ruddervoorde | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
29 October 2006 | Super Prestige Sint-Michielsgestel | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
19 November 2006 | Superprestige Gavere | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
26 November 2006 | Superprestige Gieten | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
6 December 2006 | Bollekescross | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
31 December 2006 | Superprestige Diegem | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
4 February 2007 | Vlaamse Aardbeiencross | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
Gazet van Antwerpen
Date | Place | Winner | Leader |
1 November 2006 | Cyclo-cross Koppenberg | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
11 November 2006 | Niel Jaarmarkt Cyclo-cross | Bart Wellens | Sven Nys |
18 November 2006 | Grand Prix van Hasselt | Gerben de Knegt | Bart Wellens |
16 December 2006 | Grand Prix Rouwmoer | Sven Nys | Bart Wellens |
28 December 2006 | Azencross | Niels Albert | Sven Nys |
1 January 2007 | Grand Prix Sven Nys | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
3 February 2007 | Krawatencross | Sven Nys | Sven Nys |
Other 2007 Cyclo-cross races
National Championships
Date | Country | Elite | U23 | Junior |
7 January | Austria | Peter Presslauer Roland Mörx Gerald Hauer | Daniel Federspiel Patrick Schörkmayer Matthias Rupp | |
7 January | Belgium | Bart Wellens Klaas Vantornout Sven Nys | Niels Albert Rob Peeters Dieter Vanthourenhout | Jim Aernouts Stef Boden Vincent Baestaens |
14 January | Croatia | David Demanuelle Emanuel Kišerlovski Bojan Rafaj | Vinko Zaninovic Moreno Vrancich Mario Zubcic | Igor Crnila Marko Ivancic Marijan Perkovic |
6 January | Czech Republic | Petr Dlask Zdenek Stybar Radomir Simunek jr. | ||
7 January | Denmark | Joachim Parbo Tommy Moberg Nielsen Christian Poulsen | Morten Gregersen Michael Kohberg Jonas Guddal | |
7 January | France | Francis Mourey John Gadret Jérôme Chevallier | Romain Villa Aurélien Duval Arnold Jeannesson | Arnaud Jouffroy Thomas Girard Matthieu Boulo |
7 January | Germany | René Birkenfeld Johannes Sickmüller Thorsten Struch | Philipp Wasleben Sascha Wagner Finn Heitmann | Ole Quast Max Walsleben Josef Rauber |
7 January | United Kingdom | Philip Dixon Nick Craig Robert Jebb | Ian Bibby Ian Field Ross Creber | Alex Paton Scott Thwaites Jonathan McEvoy |
6 January | Ireland | Robin Seymour Roger Aiken Lewis Ferguson | Sean Downey Graham Boyd Francis Newton | |
6 January | Italy | Enrico Franzoi Marco Aurelio Fontana Marco Bianco | Rafael Visinelli Cristian Cominelli Davide Malacarne | Matteo Trentin Alessandro Calderan Elia Silvestri |
7 January | Luxembourg | Gusty Bausch Pascal Triebel Jean-Pierre Drucker | Tom Thill Philippe Hutmacher Tom Kohn | |
7 January | Netherlands | Lars Boom Richard Groenendaal Gerben de Knegt | Thijs van Amerongen Ricardo van der Velden Boy van Poppel | Ramon Sinkeldam Jordy Beuker Twan van den Brand |
7 January | Poland | Marek Cichosz Dariusz Gil Mariusz Gil | Marcin Sobiepanek Sylwester Janiszewski Tomasz Repinski | Marek Konwa Kacper Szczepaniak Miroslaw Frackowiak |
7 January | Slovakia | Maroš Kovác Milan Barenyi Robert Glajza | Robert Gavenda Robert Bachraty Branislav Zachar | Peter Sagan |
13 January | Spain | Jose Hermida Ramos Isaac Suarez Fernandez Oscar Vázquez Crespo | David Lozano Riba Ander Gomez Elorriaga Mauro Gonzalez Fontan | Jon Ander Manjon Alvarez Hermes Gonzalez Fernando San Emeterio Gandiaga |
7 January | Switzerland | Christian Heule Simon Zahner Florian Vogel | Yves Corminboeuf Nino Schurter Julien Taramarcaz | Matthias Rupp Arnaud Grand Pierre Käslin |