Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) on the run.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) on the attack(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The podium in Maldegem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Niels Albert (BKCP Powerplus) benefitted from Nys' crash to win.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) powers to what could have been the win had he not crashed.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Belgian champion Sven Nys(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys took the lead before succumbing to a last lap crash.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Bart Wellens (Telenet Fidea) was back on form (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Stybar modeled his new rainbow jersey in Maldegem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
After a few days of partying it was tough going for Stybar(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Zdenek Stybar (Telenet Fidea) tried out his new rainbow bike in Maldegem(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Just three days after Belgian Niels Albert bid farewell to his title as World Champion in Tábor, Czech Republic after a resounding defeat at the hands of Zdenek Stybar and the icy championship parcours, the Belgian sped to victory in the Parkcross Maldegem in his home country.
With Stybar trailing in for seventh, Albert insisted that he wasn't out for revenge after his time in the rainbow bands was ended.
"Last year when I came here as the new world champion, I was 13th. It's normal that Stybar wasn't in the mix."
