Sven Nys (June 17 1976, in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.

Early career

Sven began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX National titles before switching his focus to cyclocross and road racing.

Recent news

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.

External links

• Official web site (in Dutch)

1976 births | Living people | Belgian cyclists | Cyclo-cross_cyclists

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