Sven Nys (Belgium) celebrates his world championship in front of the Louisville crowd(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
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Crowds thrived in the bonus of "world cross weather"(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
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Louisville's latest slugger managed to hit a home run first time at bat!(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
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The Belgium kings of 'Cross burst out of the start to lead the pack on this first ever world event in the US.(Image credit: MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity)
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Francis Mourey (FRA) took a commanding lead early(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Niels Albert (BEL) on a very steep climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Lars van der Haar covered with Louisville mud(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
USA Champion Jonathan Page riding a steep climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Bart Aernouts (BEL) alone on a steep pitch(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Tim Johnson (USA) approaching the Shimano steps(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ryan Trebon (USA) at the small set of steps(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Klaas Vantornout (BEL) remounting his machine with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jonathan Page (USA)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Francis Mourey (FRA) on the front row(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Rob Peeters (BEL) taking the hole shot(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Klaas Vantornout (BEL) with the lead on lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Klaas Vantornout (BEL) leading lap one(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Americans on lap one were together (L-R): Jonathan Page, Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
David Quist (NOR) seemed to have traction problems which forced him to run(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Tim Johnson fans were out in force today(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Conditions softend as the race progressed(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Kevin Pauwels (BEL) at the limeston steps(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jeremy Powers (USA) lost a lot of ground early in the race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jamey Driscoll (USA) electing to push his bike around a sharp turn(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Sven Nys (BEL) entering an off-camber section of course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The crowd seemed nearly as big as Koksijde in places(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Francis Mourey (FRA) began losing ground to the Belgians on lap two(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Riders at the limestone steps on lap three(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Defending champion Niels Albert seemed to stuggle with the conditions(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
USA Champion Jonathan Page quickly moved in to the top ten(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Ryan Trebon (USA) racing in the top 15(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jeremy Powers (USA) running the limestone steps on lap three(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Zoltan Tisza (HUN) was well off the pace but rode technically well(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Elite Men have little trouble with a long sand pit due to the frozen ground(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Martin Bina (CZE) leading a group through the sand(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Bart Aernouts (BEL) followed by Niels Albert(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Sven Nys (Belgium) wins the second world championship of his career(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys (Belgium) wins in Louisville(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys (Belgium) wins his second world title(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Runner-up Klaas Vantornout (Belgium) on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Elite men's podium (L-R): Klaas Vantornout (Belgium), Sven Nys (Belgium) and Lars van der Haar (Holland)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Elite men's podium (L-R): Klaas Vantornout (Belgium), Sven Nys (Belgium) and Lars van der Haar (Holland)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
World champ Sven Nys (Belgium)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
World champ Sven Nys (Belgium)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys leads Belgian teammate Klaas Vantornout(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The elite men's peloton in Louisville(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys leads Belgian teammate Klaas Vantornout(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys (Belgium) wins Worlds(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
When in Louisville, one wields a Louisville Slugger(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Tim Johnson (USA) having no problem on the off-camber section(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jonathan Page (USA) trying to recover from a broken chain and flat tire(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The crowd on the ridge was massive as riders took to the off-camber section of course(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Riders attacking the limestone steps(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jonathan Page (USA) racing well on lap three(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Lady Liberty was on hand to cheer the Americans(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Francis Mourey (FRA) just before the Belgians caught him(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Sven Nys (BEL) wins the World Championship in Louisville(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
The Belgian chasers with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Jeremy Powers (USA) with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
Bart Aernouts (BEL) with one lap to go(Image credit: Dave McElwaine)
A very happy Sven Nys (Belgium)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Sven Nys (Belgium) spent half the race working his way to the front(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Sven Nys (Belgium)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
It was Belgian Blue on the front at the start(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Sven Nys (Belgium) wins the 'cross world championship(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net)
Sven Nys erased the bitter taste of last year's world championship letdown in Koksijde with a masterful, calculated effort to win the 2013 elite men's cyclo-cross world championship in Louisville, Kentucky. The race's
