Wout van Aert began his 2023-24 cyclo-cross season with a relatively easy victory in the rain and mud of the Exact Cross in the Belgian town of Essen over the weekend. Despite complaining about his lack of form before the race kicked off, the 29-year-old…
The current cyclo-cross season has barely begun and already the discipline is awash in controversy. The crisis was sparked by an interview given by UCI president David Lappartient to the French cycling magazine DirectVelo. Stung by the large number of top riders skipping World Cup…
As the three-time cyclo-cross world champion prepares for the upcoming 2024 road cycling season, Van Aert has announced a concise selection of cyclo-cross races he will participate in. The holiday season will see the three-time world champion compete in five events, with possible additions still…
There was an exceptional moment in Mathieu van der Poel’s superb ride to victory in this year’s UCI World Championship Road Race: he crashed. He was riding on his own, well ahead of his pursuers, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and Mads Pedersen, when he lost…