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Sven Nys (; born 17 June 1976) is a former professional
Nys switched teams from Rabobank to Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner.
UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1997–1998
: 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1998–1999 (13)
: UCI World Cup
::1st 
Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Safenwill
::1st Leudelange
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Gieten
::1st Silvelle
::1st Hoogstraten
::1st Surhuisterveen
: Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Monopoli
::1st Igorre
::1st Wetzikon
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Gavere
::1st Gieten
: 1st Fourmies
: 1st Harderwijk
: 1st UCI World Championships
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Pijnacker
::1st Wetzikon
::1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st UCI World Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st
cyclist
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
competing in cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...
and mountain bike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling (''mountain biking''). Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in r ...
. With two world championships, seven world cups, and over 140 competitive victories, he is considered one of the best cyclo-cross racers of his generation, and remains a prominent figure in cyclo-cross. Apart from cyclo-cross, Nys is also fivefold national mountainbike champion, and has competed in that discipline in two Olympic games.
Career overview
Early years
Born in Bonheiden,Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
, Nys began racing BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the ea ...
at the age of 8. He won eight BMX national titles before switching to cyclocross, a more popular sport in Belgium. He won the under-23 world championship in 1997 and 1998, beating another Belgian, Bart Wellens. Nys moved to the elite category in 1998–1999, joining the Dutch team.
Becoming elite
In the elite class he won the Superprestige competition and came third in the national championships. The next season, he won the Superprestige again, ended theWorld Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
as leader and became Belgian champion. This made him favourite for the 2000 world championship. But his Rabobank management told him not to beat his teammate, the Dutchman Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998, ...
. Groenendaal sprinted away from the start and Nys was forced to hold back and not help another Belgian, Mario De Clercq, chase him. Groenendaal won and Nys, who came third, was heavily criticised in Belgium for choosing team over country. The Royal Belgian Cycling League
The Royal Belgian Cycling League or KBWB/RLVB (in Dutch language, Dutch: ''Koninklijke Belgische Wielrijdersbond'', in French language, French: ''Royale Ligue vélocipédique belge'') is the national sport governing body, governing body of cycle ...
demanded an explanation. It became more forgiving but the head coach, Erik De Vlaeminck, remained unconvinced.
Nys blamed an injury for not winning a season-long competition or championship in 2000–2001. A year later he won the World Cup and the Superprestige again. In the world championships that year he came third after being outsprinted by De Clercq and Tom Vannoppen
Tom Vannoppen (born 21 December 1978 in Ham
Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in '' Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vo ...
. The following season Nys won the Superprestige for the fourth time as well as the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy
The Cyclo-cross Trophy (), also known as X²O Badkamers Trophy (), is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series currently sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms). It is one of the three major season-long competitions in Cyclo-cross, the other two ...
for a first time. He became Belgian champion again, but Wellens won the world championship and the World Cup.
Wellens dominated 2003–2004. Nys' chance for the World Cup ended when other Belgians sprinted past him, taking points. Nys was angry that his countrymen had allowed Groenendaal, a Dutchman, to win the World Cup rather than him. That evening Nys decided from then on to ride for himself.
The cannibal
Nys won everything of importance and at the end of 2004–2005 won the national and world championships, ended number one in the UCI rankings and World Cup, the Superprestige and the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy. He is the only cyclo-crosser to achieve such dominance. Nys came close to repeating the feat the following season but he gave up in the world championship after a fall on the last lap. Nys won all eight Superprestige races in 2006–2007. In the Superprestige he won 13 races from Hoogstraten in 2005 to Asper Gaver in 2007. That season he won the World Cup and the Gazet van Antwerpen trophy again, but neither the national or world championship. The national involved a lot of running, not Nys' talent, and were won by Wellens. At the world championship in Hooglede-Gits Nys fell three times: over Wellens, who fell because a television motor had hit one of the road markers; overErwin Vervecken
Erwin Vervecken (born 23 March 1972) is a Belgian former professional cyclist specializing in cyclo-cross. Vervecken was a professional cyclist for 16 seasons (1995–2010) and has been working since his retirement as an external sportive consu ...
; and because of an error of his own. He finished 11th.
The following season, Nys won the World Cup, the Superprestige and the Gazet van Anterwerpen trophy again. He also won his fifth national championship. The Dutchman Lars Boom became champion of the world and Zdeněk Štybar took the silver, both barely 22 at the time. Nys, already nearing 32, came third.
Nys switched teams from Rabobank to Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner. Niels Albert
Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing incl ...
, 2008's U23 world champion, joined the elite category that season, giving Nys another opponent. But Nys won all the season-long competitions and the national championship. Albert won the world championship, Štybar was second and Nys third. The Belgian press referred to Albert, Štybar and Nys as ''De Grote Drie'' (''The Big Three''), it was clear that Nys' years of absolute domination were behind him.
In his second mountain bike
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race Nys won the Belgian championship and then came ninth at the Olympic Games
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in 2008. On 31 December 2006 Nys won his 150th race with the elites, at Diegem. Four years later, he scored his 300th career win at the Koppenbergcross, one of the toughest races in the season.
Nys was appointed as a member of the inaugural UCI Athletes' Commission in 2011.
In 2013 Nys won the world championship a second time. He said his career was now complete.
On 10 February 2013, Nys won his 60th race in the Superprestige.
On 22 November 2015, Nys won the Koksijde round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Belgium, his fiftieth victory in the series. His win came seventeen years and a day after his first World Cup victory.
Sven Nys called a halt to his career on 5–6 March 2016 at an event called "Merci Sven" which was held at the Antwerp Sportpaleis
The Antwerps Sportpaleis () (to be renamed to AFAS Dome effective 1 September, 2025), also called Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Sportpaleis Merksem or simply the Sportpaleis, is an arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It is a multipurpose hall used for organizin ...
(Belgium).
Post cycling career
After ending his active cyclocross career Nys bought the cyclocross team Telenet–Fidea Lions of which he is the general manager. He is also a motivational speaker, during his keynotes he shares information about his experiences during his cycling career.Major results
Cyclo-cross
;1996–1997 : 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1997–1998
: 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1998–1999 (13)
: UCI World Cup
::1st Tábor
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: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Sint-Michielsgestel
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The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer, Belgium, Peer in Belgium. Just nort ...
::1st Gieten
::1st Sivelle
::1st Diegem
::1st Wetzikon
: 1st Eeklo
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: 1st Zonnebeke
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;1999–2000 (21)
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Safenwill
::1st Leudelange
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Gieten
::1st Silvelle
::1st Hoogstraten
::1st Surhuisterveen
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Rijkevorsel
::1st Lille
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: 1st Wetzikon
;2000–2001 (6)
: UCI World Cup
::1st Heusden-Zolder
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::1st Zeddam
: Superprestige
::1st Diegem
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Kalmthout
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::1st Lille
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: 1st Loenhout
;2001–2002 (10)
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Monopoli
::1st Igorre
::1st Wetzikon
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Gavere
::1st Gieten
: 1st Fourmies
: 1st Harderwijk
: 1st Oudenaarde
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: 1st Tábor
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;2002–2003 (17)
: 1st National Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Liévin
::1st Hoogerheide
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality), Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer, Belgium, Peer in Belgium. Just nort ...
::1st Gieten
::1st Hoogstraten
::1st Harnes
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Essen
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::1st Loenhout
::1st Baal
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: 1st Dottignies
: 1st Fourmies
: 1st Hamme
;2003–2004 (10)
: UCI World Cup
::1st Torino
::1st Sankt-Wendel
::1st Wetzikon
: Superprestige
::1st Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality), Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer, Belgium, Peer in Belgium. Just nort ...
::1st Vorselaar
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Famous inhabitants
* ...
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
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: 1st Eeklo
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: 1st Hofstade
: 1st Middelkerke
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;2004–2005 (25)
: 1st UCI World Championships
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Pijnacker
::1st Wetzikon
::1st Milan
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::1st Hofstade
::1st Nommay
::1st Hoogerheide
::1st Lanarvilly
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Gavere
::1st Gieten
::1st Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
* ...
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
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::1st Loenhout
::1st Baal
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::1st Lille
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::1st Oostmalle
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: 1st Aalter
: 1st Erpe-Mere
: 1st Huijbergen
: 1st Kalmthout
Kalmthout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, Kalmthout, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthou ...
: 1st Overijse
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: 1st Woerden
;2005–2006 (27)
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Kalmthout
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::1st Tábor
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::1st Pijnacker
::1st Wetzikon
::1st Milan
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::1st Hofstade
::1st Hooglede
::1st Liévin
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Hamme
::1st Gavere
::1st Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
* ...
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
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::1st Niel
::1st Loenhout
::1st Lille
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: 1st Aalter
: 1st Antwerpen
: 1st Eeklo
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: 1st Harderwijk
: 1st Hasselt
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: 1st Heerlen
: 1st Koksijde
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: 1st Lebbeke
: 1st Sint-Niklaas
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;2006–2007 (28)
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Aigle
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::1st Kalmthout
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::1st Pijnacker
::1st Koksijde
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::1st Igorre
::1st Nommay
::1st Hoogerheide
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality), Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer, Belgium, Peer in Belgium. Just nort ...
::1st Gavere
::1st Gieten
::1st Hamme
::1st Diegem
::1st Hoogstraten
::1st Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
* ...
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
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::1st Essen
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::1st Baal
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::1st Lille
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: 1st Dottignies
: 1st Eeklo
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: 1st Erpe-Mere
: 1st Mechelen
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: 1st Overijse
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: 1st Sint-Niklaas
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: 1st Vossem
: 1st Wachtebeke
: 1st Zonhoven
;2007–2008 (21)
: 1st National Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Tábor
Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
::1st Koksijde
Koksijde (; ; ) is a town and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flanders, Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the v ...
::1st Igorre
::1st Hofstade
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Hamme
::1st Gavere
::1st Veghel-Eerde
::1st Diegem
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
::1st Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
::1st Essen
Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
: 1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
: 1st Harderwijk
: 1st Dottignies
: 1st Asteasu-Guipúzcoa
: 1st Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-K ...
: 1st Otegem
: 1st Surhuisterveen
;2008–2009 (18)
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Kalmthout
Kalmthout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, Kalmthout, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthou ...
::1st Igorre
::1st Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Gavere
::1st Hamme
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
::1st Essen
Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...
: 1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
: 1st Dottenijs
: 1st Eernegem
: 1st Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-K ...
: 1st Maldegem
Maldegem (), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg. and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On 1 Jan ...
;2009–2010 (15)
: 1st National Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Kalmthout
Kalmthout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, Kalmthout, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthou ...
: Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Gieten
::1st Zonhoven
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
::1st Loenhout
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
::1st Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
: Fidea Classics
::1st Niel
: 1st Woerden
: 1st Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-K ...
: 1st Zonnebeke
Zonnebeke (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke), Zandvoorde and Zonnebek ...
: 1st Lebbeke
: 1st Antwerpen
;2010–2011 (14)
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Gavere
::1st Hamme
::1st Hoogstraten
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
::1st Essen
Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ...
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
: Fidea Classics
::1st Niel
::1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
: 1st Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
: 1st Erpe-Mere
: 1st Ronse
: 1st Maldegem
Maldegem (), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg. and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On 1 Jan ...
: 1st Asteasu
: 1st Lebbeke
;2011–2012 (17)
: 1st National Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
::1st Koksijde
Koksijde (; ; ) is a town and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flanders, Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the v ...
::1st Namur
Namur (; ; ) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is the capital both of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration.
Namur stands at the confl ...
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Gieten
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The (; ; popularly named ''De Frut'') is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
was established in 1891. Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, a Catholic. Shortly afterwards, the compa ...
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
: Fidea Classics
::1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
::1st Niel
::1st Antwerpen
::1st Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
: 1st Laarne
: 1st Cauberg
: 1st Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the cont ...
: 1st Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
;2012–2013 (19)
: 1st UCI World Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Koksijde
Koksijde (; ; ) is a town and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flanders, Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the v ...
::1st Roubaix
Roubaix ( , ; ; ; ) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, depar ...
::1st Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian Limburg (Belgium), province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 ...
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Ruddervoorde
::1st Zonhoven
::1st Hamme
::1st Gavere
::1st Hoogstraten
: Bpost Bank Trophy
::1st Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...
::1st Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
: Soudal Classics
::1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
: 1st Kalmthout
Kalmthout () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, Kalmthout, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthou ...
: 1st Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
: 1st Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas (; , ) is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sin ...
: 1st Bredene
: 1st Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the cont ...
: 1st Lebbeke
: 1st Mechelen
Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...
;2013–2014 (17)
: 1st National Championships
: 1st Overall Superprestige
::1st Zonhoven
::1st Gavere
::1st Diegem
::1st Hoogstraten
: 1st Overall Bpost Bank Trophy
::1st Ronse
::1st Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
::1st Loenhout
::1st Baal
Baal (), or Baʻal, was a title and honorific meaning 'owner' or 'lord
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power (social and political), power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The ...
::1st Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
: Soudal Classics
::1st Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
::1st Niel
: 1st Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of Eizer, Mal ...
: 1st Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
: 1st Zonnebeke
Zonnebeke (; ) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde (Zonnebeke), Zandvoorde and Zonnebek ...
: 1st Lebbeke
: 1st Mechelen
Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...
;2014–2015 (4)
: Bpost Bank Trophy
::1st Ronse
: Soudal Classics
::1st Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, ) is a town in Pelt (municipality), Pelt and a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total ...
::1st Niel
: 1st Las Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
;2015–2016 (3)
: UCI World Cup
::1st Koksijde
Koksijde (; ; ) is a town and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flanders, Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the v ...
: Soudal Classics
::1st Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...
::1st Mechelen
Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...
Major championship results
UCI World Cup results
Superprestige
BPost Bank Trophy
Up until the season 2011–2012, this competition was called the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy (GvA).Mountain bike
;2004–2005 : 1st National Championships ;2006–2007 : 1st National Championships : 1st Apeldoorn : 1st Gieten ;2008–2009 : 1st Averbode ;2009–2010 : 1st Gooik : 1st Sankt Vith : 1st Geraardsbergen : 1st Averbode : 1st Belgian Cup ;2010–2011 : 1st Boom : 1st Geraardsbergen : 1st Belgian Cup ;2011–2012 : 1st Antwerp : 1st Sankt Vith : 1st Geraardsbergen : 1st Belgian Cup ;2012–2013 : 1st National Championships ;2013–2014 : 1st National Championships ;2014–2015 : 1st National ChampionshipsRoad
;2006 : 8th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2007 : 1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig ;2008 : 10thOmloop der Kempen
Omloop der Kempen is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Veldhoven, Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean N ...
;2011
: 9th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
;2012
: 5th Circuit de Wallonie
Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherla ...
;2014
: 6th Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
References
External links
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nys, Sven 1976 births Living people Belgian male cyclists Belgian cyclo-cross cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Belgium Sportspeople from Bonheiden UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men) Cyclists at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Belgium Cyclists from Antwerp Province Belgian cyclo-cross champions Belgian mountain bikers