Hofstade

The 2007 FGBC CX Pool continued today as the boys hit the mud in Hofstade, Belgium for Round 6 of the World Cup. Newly crowned US CX Champ, Tim Johnson, along with Trebon and Powers joined Jonathan Page, who's been in Europe all season. Only Page was able to crack the top 20, however. The others all got lapped. It's a little faster over on the other side of the puddle, apparently. It was Nys, Wellens, and Boom on the podium. The three were away from the start and nobody could catch them. More from CN.

Over in the FGBC CX pool, things are getting even tighter at the top. The professor still holds the lead. But the dr. sits just 25 points back. And the tenor is less than one Sven Nys win away, at 110 points behind. It'll be a busy week. There are three more races to come in the next five days. There's a GvA race in Loenhout and Superprestige races in Diegem and Baal. This should bode well for the professor.


The top 20:

Nys - 150
Wellens - 125
Boom - 100
S. Vanthourenhout - 90
Vervecken - 80
Groenendaal - 75
Van Gils - 70
Aernouts - 65
Vantornout - 60
De Knegt - 55
D. Vanthourenhout - 50
Al - 45
Stybar - 40
Franzoi - 35
Peeters - 30
Simunik - 25
Page - 20
Gadret - 15
Heule - 10
Pauwels - 5


Today's Results:

Chris - 260
Vic - 230
Naomi - 220
Andy - 210
Matt - 190
Hal - 135
Jonny - 130
Paddy - 120
Rachel - 110
Arlene - 95
Dallas - 70
Laura - 30
Tomek - 20
David - 15


Overall Standings:

Andy - 3445
Chris - 3420
Vic - 3335
Matt - 2985
Naomi - 2615
Rachel - 2285
Arlene - 2175
Jonny - 2135
Hal - 1880
Tomek - 1290
Paddy - 975
Dallas - 835
David - 510
Laura - 465

I'm heading out for a ski with the missus. After four days of sitting around and eating, it's about time. Then again, I console myself with the fact that this can all be considered as training for some curried racing.

OTT: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Date With the Night