Sven Nys

Sven Nys

Personal information
Full name	Sven Nys
Nickname	▪ The Cannibal from Baal ▪ The General
Born	17 June 1976 (1976-06-17) Bonheiden, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (11 st 5 lb)
Team information
Current team	Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
Discipline	Cyclo-cross Mountain bike racing Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1998–2008 2008–	Rabobank Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner
Major wins
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Overall standings (2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) 46 individual races Cyclo-cross Superprestige Overall standings (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) 55 individual races GvA Trophy Overall standings (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 42 individual races Cyclo-cross World Champion (2005) National Cyclo-cross Champion (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012) National Mountainbike Champion (2005)
Medal record Competitor for Belgium Cyclo-cross World Championships Gold Sankt Wendel 2005 Elite Men's Race Silver Sankt Wendel 2011 Elite Men's Race Bronze Sint-Michielsgestel 2000 Elite Men's Race Bronze Zolder 2002 Elite Men's Race Bronze Treviso 2008 Elite Men's Race Bronze Hoogerheide 2009 Elite Men's Race Bronze Tábor 2010 Elite Men's Race
Infobox last updated on 20 January 2012

Nys at Middelkerke in December 2007

Sven Nys (born 17 June 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 and he ended ninth at the Olympic Games in 2008, ahead of the more experienced Belgian competitors.

On 31 December 2006, Nys 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. 4 years later, Nys scored his 300th career win at the Koppenbergcross, one of the toughest races in the season.

Nys is considered one of the greatest cyclo-cross racers ever by his peers and prominent figures of the cyclo-cross world; and the leading man in cyclo-cross in the 21st century.

Victories

1998–1999 (13)

1st, Superprestige

Winner in Ruddervoorde, Sint-Michiels-Gestel, Gieten, Sivelle & Wetzikon

1st in Tabor (WC)

1999–2000 (21)

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)

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)

World Cup-races

Winner in Torino, Sankt-Wendel & Wetzikon

2nd, Superprestige

Winner in Sint-Michiels-Gestel

2004–2005 (25)

World Cyclo-Cross Champion

Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion

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

Other victories:

Overijse

2005–2006 (27)

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)

Belgium Mountainbike Champion

World Cup

Winner in Aigle, Kalmthout, Pijnacker, Koksijde, Igorre, Nommay & Hoogerheide

1st, Superprestige

Winner in Ruddervoorde, Sint-Michiels-Gestel, Asper-Gavere, Gieten, Hamme-Zogge, Diegem, Hoogstraten and Vorselaar (all Superprestige races)

1st, GvA Trophy

Other victories:

Overijse

2007–2008 (21)

Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion

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, Otegem & Surhuisterveen

2008–2009 (18)

Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion

World Cup-races:

Winner in Kalmthout, Igorre, Milan

1st, Superprestige

Winner in Ruddervoorde, Gavere, Hamme-Zogge

1st, GvA Trophy

Winner in Oudenaarde, Essen

Other victories:

Neerpelt, Dottenijs, Eernegem, Middelkerke, Maldegem

2009–2010 (15)

Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion

World Cup-races:

Winner in Kalmthout

Superprestige-races:

Winner in Ruddervoorde, Gieten, Zonhoven

1st, GvA Trophy

Winner in Oudenaarde, Loenhout, Baal, Lille

Other victories:

Woerden, Niel, Middelkerke, Zonnebeke, Lebbeke, Antwerpen

2010–2011 (14)

1st, Superprestige

Winner in Gavere, Hamme-Zogge, Hoogstraten

GvA Trophy

Winner in Oudenaarde, Essen, Baal

Other victories:

Overijse, Neerpelt, Erpe-Mere, Ronse, Niel, Maldegem, Asteasu, Lebbeke

2011–2012 ()

Belgium Cyclo-Cross Champion

World Cup-races:

Winner in Plzeň, Koksijde, Namur

Superprestige

Winner in Gieten

GvA Trophy

Winner in Baal

Other victories:

Antwerpen, Laarne, Leuven, Neerpelt, Niel, Overijse

Results

Championships

Season	World	National
1998–1999	POP 6	SOU 3
1999–2000	SMI 3	GEN 1
2000–2001	TAB 4	MOL 6
2001–2002	ZOL 3	KOK 7
2002–2003	MON 5	WIE 1
2003–2004	PCH DNF	LIL 3
2004–2005	SAN 1	WAC 1
2005–2006	ZED DNF	TER 1
2006–2007	HOO 11	HAM 3
2007–2008	TRE 3	HOF 1
2008–2009	HOO 3	RUD 1
2009–2010	TAB 3	OOS 1
2010–2011	SAN 2	ANT DNF
2011–2012	KOK TBH	HOO 1

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
2004–2005
2005–2006	WET 1	MIL 1	IGO 8	HOF 1	HGI 1	LIE 1	HOO 8
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 8	HOO 12
2008–2009	KAL 1	TAB 4	PIJ 3	KOK 2	IGO 1	NOM 2	ZOL 6	ROU 3	MIL 1
2009–2010

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 5	VOR 7	1st	89
2008–2009	RUD 1	VEG 3	GAV 1	HAM 1	GIE 3	DIE 3	HOO	VOR

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 3	OOS	1st	241
2008–2009	OUD 1	NIE 3	HAS 5	ESS 1	LOE 2	BAA 1	LIL	OOS

References

• Sven Nys profile at Cycling Archives

External links

• Official web site (in Dutch)
• Video of Sven in Oostmalle

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marc Janssens Mario De Clercq Bart Wellens Bart Wellens Niels Albert	Belgian cyclo-cross champion (8) 2000 2003 2005–2006 2008–2010 2012	Succeeded by Mario De Clercq Bart Wellens Bart Wellens Niels Albert Incumbent
Preceded by Roel Paulissen Filip Meirhaeghe	Belgian Mountainbike Champion (2) 2005 2007	Succeeded by Filip Meirhaeghe Roel Paulissen
Awards
Preceded by Tom Boonen	Belgian Sports Personality of the Year 2006	Succeeded by Justine Henin
	Crystal Bicycle 2007	Succeeded by Philippe Gilbert