Niels Albert: 'One day Thibau Nys will go in the direction' of Van der Poel and Van Aert

Thibau Nys is the new European cyclocross champion
Thibau Nys is the new European cyclocross champion (Image credit: Getty Images)

Following Thibau Nys' victory in the European Cyclocross Championships at the weekend, former double cyclocross world champion Niels Albert has said that he could one day reach the same level as Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert.

The win was 21-year-old Nys' first at an elite major championship and comes a week after taking his first win of the 2024-25 cyclocross season at the Superprestige Overijse.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.