Dan Seaton gallery: 2012 Namur World Cup

Curtis White (Hot Tubes) on his way to second place in the juniors race. Photo: Dan Seaton

EuroCrossCamp director Geoff Proctor waits in the pits with a clean bike. Photo: Dan Seaton

Stephen Basset (Bob's Red Mill) faces a field of mud during the juniors race. Photo: Dan Seaton

Logan Owen (Redline) takes the win in the juniors race. Photo: Dan Seaton

Fans awaiting the start of the women's race. Photo: Dan Seaton

Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) dances with her bike on a tricky off-camber. Photo: Dan Seaton

Marianne Vos (Rabobank) fell on her first trip through the muddy off-camber section. Photo: Dan Seaton

Japanese rider Ayako Toyooka (Panasonic) on the off-camber. Photo: Dan Seaton

Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) climbs one of the many steep hills. Photo: Dan Seaton

Marianne Vos (Rabobank) would overcome a bad start to finish on the podium. Photo: Dan Seaton

Meredith Miller (California Giant-Specialized) showed she is approaching top form with an 11th-place finish. Photo: Dan Seaton

Maureen Bruno Roy (Bob's Red Mill-Seven) leads a group up a steep climb. Photo: Dan Seaton

Amy Dombroski (Telenet-Fidea) glances up at a video screen to check the leaders' position. Photo: Dan Seaton

American-based Czech Katerina Nash (Luna) looks ahead towards a very steep descent. Photo: Dan Seaton

Helen Wyman (Kona) throws out a leg for balance on the steep descent. Photo: Dan Seaton

Fans cheer as Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) extends her World Cup Lead with another win. Photo: Dan Seaton

Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) shares a laugh with Rob Peeters on the start line. Photo: Dan Seaton

Francis Mourey (FDJ-Big Mat) led the race during the first lap. Photo: Dan Seaton

Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) had a very strong start and was well ahead of most of the race on the first off-camber section. Photo: Dan Seaton

Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Revor) runs his bike on one of the trickier sections of the race. Photo: Dan Seaton

Zach McDonald (Rapha-Focus) was disappointed with his first World Cup as an elite. Photo: Dan Seaton

Fans cheer for Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) as he descends a steep hill. Photo: Dan Seaton

Two days of rain left the course and surroundings a sea of mud. Photo: Dan Seaton

Jonathan Page chases his way back into the race after a flat tire early on. Photo: Dan Seaton

Alexander Revell (and his impressive mustache) remains popular with the Belgian fans. Photo: Dan Seaton

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) was unstoppable on the steep climbs. Photo: Dan Seaton

A fan's flash illuminates Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) on his way to third place. Photo: Dan Seaton

Riders negotiate a slippery corner at the bottom of a steep descent. Photo: Dan Seaton

Bart Aernouts (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) on his way to a sixth-place finish. Photo: Dan Seaton

Belgium's most popular rider, Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), draws support from the crowds as he chases Francis Mourey. Photo: Dan Seaton

Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) leads Thijs Al on the steep climb. Photo: Dan Seaton

An unidentified AA Drink rider follows Sven Nys on the descent. Photo: Dan Seaton

Sven Nys makes his way through a maze of electronic advertising at the top of the course. Photo: Dan Seaton

A fan waves the flags of Belgium (center) and its French- and Dutch-speaking Walloon (top) and Flemish (bottom) regions. Photo: Dan Seaton

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) took his second World Cup win of the season. Photo: Dan Seaton

Jonathan Page earned an automatic berth for the American worlds team with 15th place in Namur. Photo: Dan Seaton