On the occasion of the cyclocross world championships in 2021, the culture department of the organizing city of Ostend asked me to put together a photo exhibition about cyclocross. Thanks to the cooperation of some of the best cycling photographers such as Russ Ellis, Diego Franssens, Kristof Ramon & Klaas Jan van der Weij, and the great support of Koers, Museum of Cycle Racing, it has become a beautiful ode to the sport. Many archive images were used in the exhibition, from the 1960s to the present day, but I also made a new series of portraits of Flemish and Dutch world champions. Finally, there was a nice audio guide with moving anecdotes and personal stories from Mister Cross himself, VRT commentator Michel Wuyts.
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Droogvis
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Algipan
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Michel Wuyts about the incredible talents Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel
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Roger De Vlaeminck - WK amateurs '68 & profs '75
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Albert 'Berten' Van Damme - WK '74
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Robert 'Bertje' Vermeire - WK amateurs '70, '71, '74, '75 & '77
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Roland Liboton - WK '80, '82, '83 & '84
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Danny De Bie - WK '89
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Paul Herygers - WK '94
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Mario De Clercq - WK '98,'99 & '02
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Bart Wellens - WK '03 & '04
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Erwin Vervecken - WK '01, '06 & '07
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Marianne Vos - WK '06, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13 & '14
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Niels Albert - WK '09 & '12
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Sanne Cant - WK '17, '18 & '19
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Wout Van Aert - WK '16, '17 & '18
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Mathieu van der Poel, WK '15, '19, '20 & '21
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The exhibition took place from December 19, 2020 to May 16, 2021 at the Venetiaanse Gaanderijen in Ostend, Belgium