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Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships: Mia Aseltine and Henry Coote win U23 titles in Washington
USA dominates the U23 races with Alyssa Sarkisov taking silver in U23 women’s race, and Marcis Shelto takes junior silver for men -
Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships: Andrew Strohmeyer solos to elite men’s title
Eric Brunner takes second, Jules Van Kempen third in Washington, DC -
Pan-Am Cyclocross Championships: Lizzy Gunsalus edges Maghalie Rochette for elite women's title
Defending champion Sidney McGill takes bronze
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UEC European Cyclocross Championships: Inge van der Heijden leads Dutch sweep ahead of Lucinda Brand and Aniek van Alphen at elite women’s race
Van der Heijden led from start to finish on sandy Middelkerke course -
European Cyclocross Championships: Mattia Agostinacchio attacks solo to take under-23 men's title
Italian upgrades from 2024 junior title ahead of Haverdings and De Bruyckere -
'The team is trying to push me more towards the Classics' - Jasper Philipsen to focus less on bunch sprints in preparation for 2026 season
Belgian will once again form one half of Classics tag-team with Mathieu van der Poel in 2026 before pivoting back to sprints and Tour de France
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European Cyclocross Championships: Barbora Bukovská wins junior women's title
Czech rider sees of challenge from Nynke Jochems as Nicole Azzetti completes podium -
‘I'll have to be at the top of my game’ - Thibau Nys targets title defence at European Cyclocross Championships
Reigning champion wary of sandy course in Middelkerke but confident after his winning start to the season -
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