The Kerstperiode—Christmas in Belgium
- By Dan Seaton
- Published Jan. 1, 2012
- Updated Jan. 5, 2012 at 1:39 AM EDT
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Daphny Van Den Brand lead from the beginning of the race
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Thick mud and tricky terrain caused trouble for more than one racer today
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Christine Vardaros powers up the Balenberg hill
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Daphny Van Den Brand is somewhere under all that mud
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It's chaos as the men's field hits the mud for the first time
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With the championships just a week away, Niels Albert's time in this jersey may be running short
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Jonathan Page powered away from a big group and into tenth place
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A group of riders heads into the pits, which were in full swing today
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Zdenek Stybar showed off a brand new pink Specialized
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Sven Nys wins in Baal, his hometown, once again
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Sophie De Boer races through the woods in Loenhout
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Marianne Vos was unstoppable in Loenhout â and all month
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Daphny Van Den Brand on her way to second place in Loenhout
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Bart Aernouts catchs some air early in the race
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Troy Wells wrestles his bike around a tricky corner
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Japanese Legend Keiichi Tsujiura came to race in Loenhout
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Canadian Craig Richey on the BMX bumps
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Belgium and the Netherlands, Albert and Boom race together early on
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Jonathan Page on the bumps â and on the way to another great finish
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Ryan Knapp returned for the Euro Cross Camp for the second time
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Lars Boom concentrates on the mud ahead
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Sven Nys fell once, and never managed to connect with the front after that
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