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Sven Nys Information
Sven Nys
Personal information
Full name
Sven Nys
Date of birth
June 17, 1976 (1976-06-17)(age 32)
Country
Belgium
Height
1.81 m
Weight
70 kg
Team information
Current team
Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
Discipline
Cyclo-cross
Role
Rider
Professional team(s)
1998-2008 2008–
Rabobank
Major wins
1 - CX Worlds 04/05
2 - Belgian MTB Nationals 04-05, 06-07 5 - Belgian CX Nationals 99-00, 03-04, 04-05, 05-06, 07-08 2 - World Cup 99-00, 01-02 6 - Superprestige 98-99, 99-00, 01-02, 02-03, 04-05, 06-07 4 - GvA Trophy 02-03, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07
Infobox last updated on:
June 5, 2008
Medal record
Competitor for Belgium
Cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold
Sankt Wendel 2005
Elite Men's Race
Bronze
Sint-Michielsgestel 2000
Elite Men's Race
Bronze
Zolder 2002
Elite Men's Race
Bronze
Treviso 2008
Elite Men's Race
Sven Nys (born June 17, 1976 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.
Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX National titles before switching his focus to cyclocross and road racing.
In 2005 he became the first cyclo-crosser to achieve the Grand Slam: he won both championships, ended as #1 at the UCI Rankings and won the Superprestige and the GvA Trophy.
In only his second race as a mountain bike racer he won the Belgian Championships.
On December 31, 2006, Sven scored his 150th career win at Superprestige #6 Diegem, Belgium - C1 and went on to win the first race of 2007, the race named after him, the Grand Prix Sven Nys.
Sven Nys (born June 17 , 1976 in Bonheiden , near Antwerp , Belgium ) is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.
Grand Prix Sven Nys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Prix Sven Nys or GP Sven Nys is a cyclo-cross race held in Baal , Belgium . The race is named after cyclo-cross legend Sven Nys who is a citizen of Baal.
UCI codes explained. An interview with Sven Nys, November 9, 2006 Master of the mud. Without doubt the best cyclo-cross rider at the moment, Sven Nys appears to struggle ...
Results . Nys with a last lap victory . Sven Nys (Rabobank) has taken his 8th World Cup and 22nd cyclo-cross victory this season, beating Francis Mourey (Française des Jeux) in ...
CX Worlds 04/05
