Superprestige #6 - Diegem - C1

Diegem, Belgium, December 30, 2007

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Images by Gregor Brown / Cyclingnews

The historic settings in Diegem.
Time for eating at Billy Frit!
Jonathan Page's camper in a beautiful setting.
Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner look-alike.
Hamburger and Frits is the food of choice at cyclo-cross race in Belgium.
Riders had to navigate a narrow penning that was less than the UCI's three-metre minimum.
Molly Cameron (Vanilla Bicycles-Stumptown Coffee) squeezes through the gap in training.
Jonathan Page (Sunweb Pro Job) warms-up at the race start.
Nathan Chown (Handlebars - Queen City Cyclists) relaxed and ready to race.
John Gadret (AG2r Prévoyance) focused on the start line.
Roger Hammond (Team High Road) looking cool, and racing for Evans Cycles.
Roger Hammond (Team High Road) covered himself in many layers at the start, but raced in his Evans Cycles' jersey.
Focused, Sven Nys (Rabobank) ready to go and win another race.
A young Sven Nys support at the finish line.
Jonathan Page (Sunweb Pro Job) recalls the night of racing.
2000 World Champ Richard Groenendaal (AA Sport Drinks) finished sixth for the day.
Keiichi Tsujiura of Japan had a good race, and just avoided being lapped.
Keiichi Tsujiura explains how his form is improving for the Worlds.

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Sven Nys (Rabobank) leads Radomír Simunek (Palmans-Cras) in Diegem, Belgium.
Sven Nys (Rabobank) pulled out an impressive 20 second lead.
An early attack by Radomír Simunek (Palmans-Cras) helped split the race apart.
Niels Albert (Palmans-Cras) fought hard for a podium spot, but had to settle for fourth place.
World champion Erwin Vervecken (Fidea Cycling Team) chased the leads, but would go on to finish seventh.
Belgian champion Bart Wellens (Fidea Cycling Team) gave his all, but finished 42 seconds down in fifth place.
Bart Wellens (Fidea Cycling Team) rides with John Gadret (AG2r Prévoyance) early in the race.
Bart Wellens (Fidea Cycling Team) rode to fifth place.
Familiar sight: Sven Nys (Rabobank) claims another 'cross victory on home soil.
Sven Nys (Rabobank) raises his hands in celebration.
Belgian Sven Nys (Rabobank) celebrates another victory.
Sven Nys (Rabobank) and his son, who is checking out the podium to see if he'd like to take over from dad in 15 years or so.
Podium (L-R): Radomír Simunek (Palmans-Cras), Sven Nys (Rabobank), Zdenek Stybar (Fidea Cycling Team).