Next year, for the first time ever, CX Worlds will be run outside Europe, in Kentucky. But the results probably won’t be too different than they were yesterday at the 2012 Worlds, held on a wet and sandy track in coastal Belgium. No doubt that home field advantage played a role, but still: Belgian Niels Albert raced out of the gate and within a quarter lap held a lead that would prove untouchable for the next hour. His fellow Belgians took the next six spots, too, making the rest of the world look like they were standing still. This was Albert’s second worlds and for all the ‘cross happiness going on Stateside these days the closest American was Ryan Trebon in 18th. U.S. national champion Jeremy Powers, who looked like a world-beater just a few weeks ago, only managed 25th.

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