Belgium

An opus on Belgian cycling culture.

Houffa Gravel plants the flag as the first gravel race in Belgium, and one of the 12 Gravel World Series events.

Eamon Lucas will never win the Tour de France. But the boisterous Californian has succeeded where other Americans have failed in Belgium's kermesse scene.

A regional decree could sideline upcoming pro cycling races in Belgium, through the end of March.

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Belgium goes one-two-three in the junior men's race at the UCI Cyclocross World Championships, shutting the host nation out of the medals

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

Belgians take the seven top places

Worlds are back in Belgium

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.

1. Jan DENUWELAERE, (BEL), in 57:11 2. Zdenek STYBAR, (CZE), in 3. Dieter VANTHOURENHOUT, (BEL), in 57:23 4. Niels ALBERT, (BEL), in 57:36 5. Michael VANTHOURENHOUT, (BEL), in 57:38

Houffalize is one of the classic venues on the World Cup circuit with some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans in the world. On tap for the weekend is XC and four-cross.

Zdenek Stybar is the champion of the 2009-10 Superprestige cyclocross series.

Upstate New York community ponies up $100K to keep World Cup race; news not so good for World Cup stop in Belgium.

World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) wins the sixth round of the Superprestige cyclocross series in Diegem, Belgium.

The third round of the 2009 Superprestige cyclocross series is in Gavere, Belgium.

Held in the Ardennes since 1892, "La Doyenne" ("the old one") is organized by ASO, owner and operator of the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and other major events.