Dan Seaton

Reigning champions Sven Nys and Marianne Vos — and American Katie Compton — are at the head of the favorites for the cyclocross world championships in The Netherlands

This week, Dan Seaton recaps the action at the Nommay World Cup, the final tuneup before next week's worlds

The Belgians take to an ingenuitive track for the national championship and Dan Seaton captures the race around the race

In a photo essay encompassing the 12-day Christmas period, Dan Seaton details the heart of Belgian cyclocross season

Dan Seaton tells the stories of the World Cup stop in images from the famous racetrack

The Kerstperiode cyclocross for American development riders is hitting Belgium this week to start its second decade

Dan Seaton documents the muddy action at a Belgian classic

Dan Seaton goes to the beach at Koksijde and captures the stories of the third stop on the Cyclocross World Cup

Sven Nys headlines a day in Gavere with a surprise attack for victory in the men's elite race

Sunday's Superprestige at Hamme-Zogge saw all sorts of weather and Nikki Harris overcame a broken-down car to win the elite women's contest

Dan Seaton documents the action at one of cyclocross' most demanding, and interesting, venues

Dan Seaton captures the stories of the 2013-14 World Cup opener in Valkenburg

The Bpost Bank Trofee series kicks off in Ronse, Belgium, and Dan Seaton is there to capture the racing and memorial to Amy Dombroski

Amy Dombroski was a warm, American personality in a long, dark Belgian winter, and columnist Dan Seaton will miss her overflowing spirit

The American suffered for most of the race following a crash in stage 5

For the first time in Tour de France history, a rolling medical center treated fallen riders at every stage

Quiet leadership and steady support overcome errors, losses and doubts

American Tour debutant has one more chance — and six more climbs — to make his way into the Tour's top 10

With a long-shot win on l'Alpe d'Huez, Ag2r La Mondiale rider finally gives the host country a reason to celebrate at the 100th Tour

Belkin rider loses time in the GC and nearly crashes close to the finish during the race against the clock

Overall leader says Spaniard willing to take too many risks on final descent to Gap

The Saxo-Tinkoff chef checks in and talks about how she fuels a group of nine hungry riders every day at the Tour

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The team has taken four very different stage wins at this year's Tour, showing the squad's depth of talent

Danish contender jumps out of the shadows and up the overall standings ahead of the next mountain test, to Mont Ventoux

VeloNews' Belgium-based cyclocross correspondent Dan Seaton explored the spring classics this years and rediscovered his attachment to racing

Ryder Hesjedal's breakaway move late in the race helps set up Dan Martin's victory

The world champion says he's coming into top form in time for his main goal of the spring season

Peter Sagan points to Philippe Gilbert as top favorite for Sunday's Amstel Gold Race, but isn't discounting his status

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Sky had two cards to play but watched RadioShack rake in the pot at Flanders

Niels Albert, Sven Nys, Amy Dombroski and others look back on the season that was in 2012-13

The final race of the 2012-13 cyclocross season was Sunday's Bpost Bank Trofee Oostmalle. Check out our photos from the snowy course

Dan Seaton snaps the Superprestige Middelkerke, the final round in the 2012-13 Superprestige series

Our man in the Belgian mud answers a question about making room in the elites for the young riders and signs off for the season

With Kevin Pauwels and Jonathan Page waylaid by mechanical issues in Louisville, what role do the wrenches play in elite ’cross?

After a series of bail-outs, including pumping water out of the venue throughout a condensed race day, the 2013 ’cross worlds went off well

“It’s really nice to win this race,” he said, “but next week there’s another race, and I want to win also. ..."

The Belgian contingent met its home-country press Friday morning and pointed at each other to win in Louisville

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Logan Owen is an eight-time U.S. ’cross champion and is barreling toward the podium in Louisville

The most likely characters to step up on Sunday in Louisville and prevent a repeat of Belgium's top-seven sweep at the world championships

In the midst of a New Hampshire training camp, U.S. ’cross champ Jonathan Page recalls an emotional airport pick-up with his family after ’cross nationals

World cyclocross' attention trains on Ohio this week and Dan Seaton looks back at doping cases in ’cross with hope for the future

A rare Belgian-free podium, worlds in the U.S. and a new international squad may herald the globalization of cyclocross

Dan Seaton braves the Belgian snow (and roads) to shoot the World Cup finale in Hoogerheide

Dan Seaton previews the weekend's World Cup finale and discusses the boost Jonathan Page's national title should give his start money price

Rudy De Bie faces some tough choices for the Belgian worlds selection, but will likely take Wellens, Peeters and Aernouts

Katie Compton earns the U.S. an extra roster spot for worlds, but who's paying Jonathan Page?

Katie Compton on Sunday did what no American had done before her, overcoming years of setbacks to win the Cyclocross World Cup title

Katie Compton can clinch the World Cup overall on Sunday, and ’cross titans address beer-throwing fans

Sven Nys is fallible, Meredith Miller and Amy Dombroski are likely to be in Louisville, and Logan Owen is a world title contender

With junior riders owning the podium and other achieving their goals, Geoff Proctor deems his 10th Christmas ’cross adventure a success

Dan Seaton goes to Jeremy Powers for answers on why he and other Americans don't live full-time in Belgium

American Jonathan Page has seen the lows of European cyclocross in 2012, but on Sunday came storming back to all but secure his worlds ticket

Our man in the Belgian mud follows up on planning to race in Belgium and recommends races to go on the bucket list

Three new books focused on the muddy discipline make perfect gifts for the ’crosser on your list

Our Belgian cyclocross correspondent shows the summertime impacts of muddy ’cross racing and reminisces on ’cross in the States

Telenet-Fidea's Amy Dombroski is confident of earning a selection to 'cross worlds in Louisville in February

Can anyone step up to end Sven Nys' six weeks of domination in Overijse or Antwerp?

After brilliant rides in Roubaix, Jasmin Achermann and Julien Taramarcaz are the torchbearers for Swiss ’cross fans bent on returning to the top

Kaitie Antonneau, Jasmin Achermann lead a generation of young female cyclocrossers in Europe that are benefiting from the sport's growth

The Kiwi who looks more busker than Belgian has nonetheless entranced the cyclocross community

With Vos debuting and the World Cup hitting Koksijde, our man in the Belgian mud previews the weekend and answers reader questions

The fan-favorite veteran checked another box on his comeback sheet Sunday with a big-time podium at Gavere

Dan Seaton answers reader questions on the Albert/Nys rivalry, the best mud tires, and the chances for the U.K. to host a World Cup

Albert calls Van Der Haar the favorite for worlds in Louisville, but the levelheaded young Dutch rider has more modest goals

Van Paassen got the better of an impressive match with Pavla Havlikova

Our man in the Belgian mud previews Belgian 'cross racing on the coming weekend of Armistice Day

The sandy course at Zonhoven allowed Bart Aernouts to break the podium stranglehold of Nys, Albert, and Pauwels

Our man in the Belgian mud answers reader questions on the difficulty of the Koppenberg hill and why U23 racers jostle with the elites

Our man in the Belgian mud answers reader questions on disc brake adoption in Europe and what sets European ’cross apart from the U.S.

Our resident Belgian ’cross reporter outlines why exactly the World Cup is so important and who might excel in Tabor

Sven Nys loses almost any hope of the Trofee overall after false start confusion in the bPost Bank Trofee opener

Dan Seaton explains an exciting, new timed classification for the renamed GvA Trofee series and gives advice on staying warm

Amy Dombroski, Christine Vardaros and Jonathan Page are all back in Belgium, but on different courses early in the season

In our new Q&A column from the heartland of the sport, our man in the Belgian mud, Dan Seaton, answers questions about Euro ’cross

Belgium closed out its busiest two weeks more or less the same way it has for more than a decade: with Sven Nys standing atop the podium here in his hometown race, waving to a crowd of thousands who have packed the muddy slopes of the low-slung Balenberg hill to cheer on a Belgian legend.

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) proved best of a three-man break on Monday, taking the victory at Monday's UCI World Cup at Heusden-Zolder and regaining the series lead

Marianne Vos continues her World Cup winning streak as American Zach McDonald (Rapha-Focus) takes a strong third place at a very muddy UCI under-23 race at Heusden-Zolder