User talk:WardMuylaert/Nys

A "notepad" for some research surrounding Sven Nys and the Grand Slam (cyclo-cross) that he achieved.

Conclusions
''These are conclusions based on the sources I've found. Therefore these conclusions may, in fact, be wrong and/or incomplete.''


 * 1) The term Grand Slam was first coined by the UCI in January 2004 when Bart Wellens was close to making it. In the first found reference, the UCI indicates UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race, National Championship (in Bart Wellens case, the Belgian National Championship) and UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
 * 2) Not even a month later, this same UCI also sees the Cyclo-cross Superprestige as a part of it.
 * 3) When Nys has his super season in 2004-2005, news papers mention being 'number one in the world' (as in a ranking). This is reiterated a year later in an interview with Nys who indicates the UCI ranking as a part of the Grand Slam. Oddly enough Nys doesn't mention the World Cup, though he was also leading there.
 * 4) More recent sources seem to also indicate winning all six of the mentioned races/series.

In other words, these currently have to be won to achieve the Grand Slam


 * 1) UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
 * 2) UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
 * 3) National Championships
 * 4) Cyclo-cross Superprestige
 * 5) Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
 * 6) UCI ranking

Some handy links

 * UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite race
 * UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
 * Cyclo-cross Superprestige
 * Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy
 * UCI Ranking stuff
 * http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/uci.asp?page=rankings&discipline=cro&ryear=2009&ridercategory=me&l=eng
 * http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU2MTc&LangId=1