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Sven Nys
Personal information
Full name Sven Nys
Date of birth June 17 1976 (1976-06-17) (age 31)
Country Flag of Belgium Belgium
Height 1.81 m
Weight 70 kg
Team information
Current team Rabobank
Discipline Cyclo-cross
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1998- Rabobank
Major wins
1 - CX Worlds 04/05

1 - Belgian MTB Nationals 04-05
4 - Belgian CX Nationals 99-00, 03-04, 04-05, 05-06
2 - World Cup 99-00, 01-02
6 - Superprestige 98-99, 99-00, 01-02, 02-03, 04-05, 06-07
4 - Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy 02-03, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07

Infobox last updated on:
April 28, 2007
Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Belgium 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

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.

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Victories

Nys at the Middelkerke in December 2007
Nys at the Middelkerke in December 2007
1998-1999 (13)
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Sint-Michiels-Gestel, Gieten, Sivelle & Wetzikon
1st in Tabor (WC)
1999-2000 (21)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion
1st, World Cup
Winner in Safenwill, Leudelange, Silvelle & Wetzikon
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Gieten, Hoogstraten & Surhuisterveen
2000-2001 (7)
1st in Zolder (WC), Diegem (SP) & Zeddam (WC)
2001-2002 (10)
1st, World Cup
Winner in Monopoli & Wetzikon
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Asper-Gavere & Gieten
2002-2003 (17)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion
1st, UCI ranking
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Sint-Michiels-Gestel, Gieten & Hoogstraten
1st World Cup-races in Liévin & Hoogerheide
1st, GvA Trophy
2003-2004 (10)
1st World Cup-races in Torino, Sankt-Wendel & Wetzikon
1st Superprestige-race in Sint-Michiels-Gestel
2004-2005 (25)
World Cyclo-Cross Champion
Flag of Belgium Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion
Flag of Belgium Belgium Mountainbike Champion
1st, UCI-ranking
1st, World Cup
Winner in Wetzikon, Milano, Hofstade, Nommay, Hoogerheide & Lanarvilly
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Asper-Gavere, Gieten & Vorselaar
1st, GvA Trophy
2005-2006 (27)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion
1st World Cup-races in Kalmthout, Tabor, Pijnacker, Wetzikon, Milano, Hofstade, Hooglede & Liévin
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Hamme-Zogge, Asper-Gavere & Vorselaar
1st, GvA Trophy
2006-2007 (28)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Mountainbike Champion
1st World Cup-races in Aigle, Kalmthout, Pijnacker, Koksijde, Igorre, Nommay & Hoogerheide
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Sint-Michiels-Gestel, Asper-Gavere, Gieten, Hamme-Zogge, Diegem & Hoogstraten
1st, GvA Trophy
2007-2008 (18)
World Cup-races:
Winner in Tabor, Koksijde, Igorre & Hofstade
1st, Superprestige
Winner in Ruddervoorde, Hamme-Zogge, Gavere, Veghel & Diegem
1st, GvA Trophy
Winner in Oudenaarde, Hasselt, Essen & Baal
Other victories:
Neerpelt, Harderwijk, Dottignies, Asteasu-Guipúzcoa & Middelkerke

Results

World Cup

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2000-2001 BER
NP
TAB
5
LEU
20
ZOL
1
ZED
1
PON
18
2001-2002 MON
1
IGO
1
WOR
2
NOM
10
WET
1
HEE
6
2002-2003 FRA
3
KAL
5
LIÉ
1
WET
4
HOO
1
2003-2004 TOR
1
SWE
1
WET
1
KOK
5
NOM
7
PIJ
7
2006-2007 KAL
1
TAB
4
PIJ
1
KOK
1
IGO
1
MIL
2
HOF HOO
1
2007-2008 KAL
2
TAB
1
PIJ
5
KOK
1
IGO
1
MIL
NH
HOF
1
LIÉ HOO
NP: not participated
NH: not held

Superprestige

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2001-2002 RUD
2
GAV
1
SMI
2
GIE
1
HOO
3
DIE HAR VOR
2
1st
2002-2003 RUD
1
SMI
1
GAV
GIE
1
DIE
2
HOO
1
HAR
1
VOR
2
1st 218
2003-2004 RUD
2
SMI
1
GAV
3
GIE
3
DIE
HOO
RAI
VOR
1
2nd 176
2004-2005 RUD
1
HAM
3
SMI
2
GAV
1
GIE
1
DIE
2
HOO
VOR
1
1st 111
2005-2006 RUD
2
SMI
2
HAM
1
GAV
1
GIE
2
DIE
2
HOO
1
VOR
1
1st 116
2006-2007 RUD
1
SMI
1
GAV
1
GIE
1
HAM
1
DIE
1
HOO
1
VOR
1
1st 150
2007-2008 RUD
1
HAM
1
GAV
1
GIE
2
VEG
1
DIE
1
HOO VOR 1st 89

Gazet van Antwerpen (GvA) Trophy

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2007-2008 OUD
1
NIE
3
HAS
1
ESS
1
LOE
4
BAA
1
LIL OOS 1st 209

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Preceded by
Bart Wellens
World cyclo-cross champion
2005
Succeeded by
Erwin Vervecken

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