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After a very successful opening to the season at Dalby Forest, England, the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup heads to Houffalize, Belgium for the May 1 weekend. Houffalize is one of the classic venues of the World Cup circuit, with some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans in the world. The four cross series opens with its first round, while the cross country athletes reconvene for round two of their series. The action begins Saturday evening with the four cross, where the top pros will battle ...
MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Four Cross #1 Races
Four cross qualifying
Junior women cross country
Junior men cross country
Elite women four cross
Elite men four cross
Elite women cross country
Elite men cross country
MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Four Cross #1 Photos
Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos (Multivan Merida Biking Team) celebrates his win after rolling his bike over the finish line.
- Eva Lechner (Colnago Arreghini Sudtirol) wins the Houffalize World Cup after a battle to the finish with Willow Koerber (Gary Fisher/Subaru).
- Johanna Techt (Germany) descends a dusty trail.
- Michiel Van der Heijden (Netherlands) takes the victory
- Australia's Jared Graves leading in final.
- Anneke Beerten crashed in the Final.
- Helen Grobert (German National Team) races to third.
- Junior riders on the steep road climb
- Podium: Jaroslav Kulhavy, Manuel Fumic, Jos
- Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa was back in the mix.
- The trail on the left side is a very steep section of the cross country course. Many riders have crashed on this descent.
- Women's podium: Anneke Beerten, Anita Molcik, Jana Horakova, Emmeline Ragot, Romana Labounkova.
- Helen Grobert (Germany) on a climb
- The course goes right through the town of Houffalize at several points.
- Julien Absalon and Mathias Fl
MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Four Cross #1 News
2011 World Cup to happen without Houffalize round
Belgian round may move to another location
Unior Tools Team ready for 2010 season
New Slovenian Gravity UCI mountain bike team to debut in Houffalize
Houffalize Mayor confirms World Cup round is "saved"
Belgian cross country, four cross round will happen in May
Houffalize may have to cancel 2010 World Cup mountain bike race
Financial shortfall threatens Belgian race
MTB World Cup Cross Country #2 & Four Cross #1 Features
RSSHouffalize World Cup startlists
As of April 29, 2010