Niels Albert clinched vic­tory in the World Cup Series last week­end in a bit­terly cold Hoogerheide. Going into this, the final round, Albert was closely marked by rival Kevin Pauwels and so rode con­ser­v­a­tively to ensure he did just enough to secure the title.

This con­tin­ues to be a vin­tage sea­son for Colnago cyclocross, with almost total dom­i­na­tion from Albert and Nys. Only the World Championships could now cap this amaz­ing year. Watch this space!