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Jan. 26, 2008 - Jan. 27, 2008
Cyclocross World Championships
Erwin Vervecken will attempt to defend his title at the world championships January 26-27 in Trevisio, Italy. The 3.25km course features a mix of grass, road and bricks alongside a lake. Below are a few stories from the 2007 world championships, where Americans took three silver medals as well as a listing of the 2008 USA squad.

Jan. 27, 2008
Elite Men: Boom dons 'cross crown It was a hat trick, but not quite the hat trick some might have predicted at the beginning of the year.
Dutchman Lars Boom scored his third world ...

Jan. 27, 2008
Elite Women: Kupfernagel claims 4th 'cross crown If women’s cyclocross racing has just one rule, it has to be “never, never, never count out Hanka.”
Germany’s Hanka Kupfernagel racked up ...

Jan. 26, 2008
U23 Men: Albert soloes to under-23 'cross title Niels Albert had just one question heading into the world cyclocross championships in Treviso, Italy, this year: Whether to jump into the elite ...

Jan. 26, 2008
Junior Men: Jouffroy wins world junior title Arnaud Jouffroy lined up as the odds-on favorite on Saturday at the world junior cyclocross championship in Treviso, Italy. He didn’t disappoint, ...

Jan. 25, 2008
Expect a fast weekend at 'cross world's It hasn’t rained all week in Treviso and that could mean that this weekend’s world cyclocross championships could be settled on what is probably ...

Jan. 23, 2008
Injured, ailing Trebon bails on 'cross worlds Kona-Yourkey.com rider Ryan Trebon, the 2006 national champion and three-time Crank Brothers USGP of Cyclocross series winner, has withdrawn from ...

Jan. 14, 2008
USA Cycling names elite men's 'cross squad USA Cycling on Monday named its elite men's team slated to compete at the cyclocross world championship on January 27 in Treviso, Italy. Three ...

Jan. 28, 2007
2007 World cyclocross championships: Vervecken wins; Page takes silver! Belgians narrowly averted what could have been viewed as a national tragedy at this year’s Cyclo-cross World Championships as defending champion ...

Jan. 28, 2007
Page: 'I knew it was going to be a great day' It took him five years of struggle and sacrifice, but over the course of a single hour in slippery conditions at Hooglede-Gits, Belgium, American ...

Jan. 28, 2007
Compton earns world's silver; France's Salvetat wins rainbow jersey Katie Compton gave the United States its second silver medal in two days at the World Cyclo-cross Championships today in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium, as ...

Jan. 28, 2007
Sterling performance: A conversation with Katie Compton Even though she is a three-time U.S. national champion, it’s worth remembering that the 2006-07 ‘cross season is Katie Compton’s first full ...

Jan. 27, 2007
'Cross World's: A Graham Watson Gallery Everybody gets to see the winners as they cross the line, with arms raised — but what about the rest of the field? They're out there suffering ...

Jan. 27, 2007
Staying cool in crisis pays off in silver for Summerhill Danny Summerhill’s explosive second place at Saturday’s 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross Junior World Championships in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium, may be best ...

Jan. 27, 2007
Boom dominates U23 race at 'cross world's "Last year," said Lars Boom, "I was not happy with second."
On Saturday, the young Dutchman made up for that disappointment by finally winning the ...

Jan. 27, 2007
Close one! Summerhill takes second at world's as Belgium's Adams wins juniors title Belgians and Americans got off to a great start at the world cyclo-cross championships in Hooglede-Gits, Belgium, Saturday, as host-country prospect ...