Sven Nys takes Superprestige round at Hoogstraten
The Belgian champion is now within two points of overhauling Albert to win the Superprestige series
The Belgian champion is now within two points of overhauling Albert to win the Superprestige series
The Belgian champion escapes Nys, Albert and Meeusen and rides the last two laps alone to victory
The race wasn't over until the two men hit the pavement, and Nys had that last little bit left
Vantornout nearly celebrated too soon as Nys found a second wind just short of the line
Nys triumphs in a pitched battle with Vantornout that came down to the final meters of a brutal, boggy course
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Colnago) wins his seventh Belgian cyclocross championship.
Round four of the 2009 Superprestige series was in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium.
The fourth round of the 2009 Superprestige cyclocross series is November 22 in Hamme-Zogge, Belgium.
Niels Albert struggles as Zdenek Stybar outfights Sven Nys for the win in Hamme-Zogge.