As we move through the spring and into the hot summer months, the assortment of cyclocross videos available for posting becomes pretty slim. I thought I had a hot lead when I heard about Sven Nys and Spongebob Squarepants teaming up to put on a summer cyclocross camp for kids, but it turned out that the promo video was available only on their web site, and therefore not a good candidate for it’s own post on this site. But after expanding the definition of “cyclocross” to include anything that involves Sven Nys, I did finally hit pay dirt with this short video of Mr. Nys racing to victory in last weekend’s Belgacom Benelux Championships mountain bike race in Averbode, Belgium.
If you look carefully you’ll notice that Belgian mountain bike racing is different from Belgian cyclocross in that the tires are wider, the bars are flatter, and there’s a big tree right in the middle of the course. Similarities, however, include lots and lots of sand, and Sven Nys winning.Speaking of sand, what is it with Belgian cycling and sand? I’m actually a little surprised that they haven’t figured out a way to work a long sand section into the Tour of Flanders. Hell, why not? It’s already got a run up.
Anyway, enjoy this video, and make sure to let me know if you see if any other good off-season videos that I should be looking at. We’ve still got a long way to go before Fall.