Race Thread

[Axel Hangleck]

Thanks: CX news never easy to find

Ha ha, it can be, especially during the road season. However, if you're on Twitter, I'd give Cyclocross24 & Cyclocross Social a follow; they tend to report any news.

Will be interesting to see what happens with Hermans, who contract runs out at the end of the year. And what CX team will Kay & Riberolle ride for? The riders of Plantur-Pura ride Canyon & Stevens bikes, depending on which CX team they ride for. Both Kay & Riberolle have been riding Canyon bikes from what I can see. Will they be Alpecin riders?

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Most of the guys left Tormans after the partnership switched from Intermarché - Wanty to Lefevere's team.

Verstrynge and Wyseure are already officially members of the Alpecin Fenix Devo Team since march and the rumors in February pointed for Hermans and Van Kessel to go the same way in the end of the year.

The four have the same agent.

https://then24.com/2022/02/08/bomb-in-cyclocross-country-tormans-crossers-do-not-go-to-quick-step-but-to-alpecin-fenix/

Has the change between Intermarche and Quickstep been confirmed?

 

[Ricco']

Has the change between Intermarche and Quickstep been confirmed?

I found this words by Jan Tormans, so it looked like a done deal in february.

Jan Tormans bevestigt nogmaals: “Het wordt Quick-Step, met een nieuw project”

Jan Tormans heeft in de marge van de wedstrijd in Lille nogmaals bevestigd dat hij met zijn veldritploeg richting Quick-Step trekt. Alleen is niet duidelijk welke renners er mee de oversteek zullen maken.

www.nieuwsblad.be

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Although this could go in the MTB section; looking at the entry lists for Albstadt, there are a large number of CX riders taking part this weekend in all categories.
Three current World Champions: Pidcock, Pieterse, Christian. Former World Champions: Ronhaar, Van Empel, Iserbyt. I haven't included PF-P or Richards as I count them as MTB-ers. And there are others, including Haverdings, Soete, etc

Great to see more trying MTB.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

In news that isn't surprising, it seems the Tormans to Quick-Step isn't going to happen......

'Veldritproject Tormans en Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl komt er toch niet'

De veldritploeg die werd aangekondigd door Jan Tormans en Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl lijkt er dan toch niet te komen. Het Nieuwsblad meldt dat er een einde komt aan de samenwerking omdat Tormans Group financieel niet genoeg in het laatje zou brengen. Afgelopen winter werd het nieuws naar buiten...

www.wielerflits.nl

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Zoe Backstedt to EF Tibco-SVB as a trainee from 1st August.

 

[Kerry]

Hi guys. I am looking to subscribe somewhere to watch as much CX as possible in the new season. Can somebody recommend the best way to go about it? I am useless with technology so if somebody can puppy walk me through the basics I would be grateful. I am in England so at the moment am using the VPN to watch stuff on Tiz but much of it is a bit tedious with very little in the way of graphics and info on all but the top 3 or 4. As before any help is very welcome. PS When are the first CX races anywhere?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

If you're in England, then it's GCN/Eurosport player....and the first races shown will be early September.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Zoe Backstedt to EF Tibco-SVB as a trainee from 1st August.

I assume the the plan will be a road contract from 2023 onwards, would she also ride cross for them. Future teammate Honsinger is also teamless with Cannondale pulling out of cross. although they provide bikes for EF.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I'd guess both will ride CX for that team; multi disciplines were mentioned in the press release for Zoe; which fits with that team's outlook.

 

[postmanhat]

London has been given the last vacant slot on this year's World Cup calendar December the 11th apparently, but no details of the venue yet.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

London has been given the last vacant slot on this year's World Cup calendar December the 11th apparently, but no details of the venue yet.

I remember seeing something earlier in the year that mentioned Alexandra Palace or Crystal Palace. Can't remember which though.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Anything that isn't a flat, muddy field would be good.

 

[Ricco']

And after all the fuss, Tormans will stay with Intermarché until the end of 2025 and will not join Quick Step.

The only problem is that the fuss made Hermans leave (and Van Kessel too?), plus their big guns for the future, Wyseure and Verstrynge.

And Zoe Backstedt, who was also part of the structure, is now part of the Cannondale/Honsinger/Vaughters structure.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

And after all the fuss, Tormans will stay with Intermarché until the end of 2025 and will not join Quick Step.

The only problem is that the fuss made Hermans leave (and Van Kessel too?), plus their big guns for the future, Wyseure and Verstrynge.

And Zoe Backstedt, who was also part of the structure, is now part of the Cannondale/Honsinger/Vaughters structure.

Thomas Mein has also left I think. He put something up about joining Hope Factory Racing a month or so ago, so I guess he'll be back racing for them over the cross season.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

And after all the fuss, Tormans will stay with Intermarché until the end of 2025 and will not join Quick Step.

The only problem is that the fuss made Hermans leave

And therefore miss out on the Tour de France

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Would love to know what really happened; it looks like a soap opera. I was always sceptical about Tormans going to Quick-Step......
All that has happened is a whole load of riders will be leaving/ have left.

 

[Ricco']

Would love to know what really happened; it looks like a soap opera. I was always sceptical about Tormans going to Quick-Step......
All that has happened is a whole load of riders will be leaving/ have left.

My guess is that Lefevere pulled the plug when he saw he was going to receive a ship without sailors.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

If you're a CX rider, who would you rather go to? Alpecin - or Quick-Step, who apart from the odd race by Stybar, have no interest in CX.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

If you're a CX rider, who would you rather go to? Alpecin - or Quick-Step, who apart from the odd race by Stybar, have no interest in CX.

Also Alpecin use a the Inflite from Canyon whereas Quickstep would use the Crux from Specialized. While it is a few years old now, the Inflite is an out and out cx bike (maybe it was criticised for the funny looking top tube thing at the start) whereas the Crux released last year is a CX bike for gravel racing. Without analysing a geometry chart or having ridden those two bikes or the Cube they were riding, I'd say having a bike that isn't specifically built for cx and can do another discipline that tends to be multiple hours as opposed to a one hour smash fest isn't as ideal.

 

[Quiuse]

Verhuist Tormans CX van Intermarché-Wanty Gobert naar Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl?

Groot nieuws in het veldrijden. Het Tormans CX-team, met onder meer Quinten Hermans, Corné Van Kessel en beloften Joran Wyseure en Emiel Verstrynge, scheidt zich eind dit jaar af van Intermarché-Wanty Gobert. Volgens meerdere bronnen zal de ploeg vanaf 1 januari 2023 bij Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl...

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It seems it's not as surprising as it seems. Wanty-Intermarche weren't that bothered about the CX side of the team.
As Van Kessel & Hermans have ridden on the road for Wanty, will be interesting to see what they do. Mein rides on the road for Canyon-Sungod in the UK.
One assumes Zoe has got plenty of interest from teams for when she's allowed to sign for a pro team - seeing as she enjoys, and wants to continue CX I can think of a team which might suit.

Yes, you're right, because 28-year-old Corne Van Kessel currently ranks eighth in the UCI individual world rankings. Last winter, the Dutch rider finished in the top five in World Cup races five times and won a bronze medal at the Dutch Championship. On the road, he finished 3rd at IWT Oetingen and 4th at Heistse Pijl in 2017. This year he finished 11th at the Dwars Door Het Hageland.

 

[Ricco']

So apparently Laurens Sweeck will join the Roodhooft's structure and ride for Crelan next season/next year.

Team will consist of Sweeck, van Kessel, Wyseure, Verstrynge, Cant and Norbert Riberolle, at least. Hermans was supposed to be the leader but will join Alpecin - Deceuninck proper.

Laurens Sweeck gaat in zee met Crelan, nieuw sterk blok in het veld

Het veldritlandschap lijkt zich volgend seizoen opnieuw wat meer te verspreiden. Volgens onze bronnen gaat Laurens Sweeck (28) straks in zee met Crelan. De Belgische bank en verzekeraar verhoogt haar budget in het veldrijden om zo ook bij de mannen een meer competitief team op de been te brengen.

www.wielerflits.be

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Quite a bit of news in recent days; rumours that Trek won't renew both Aerts brothers contracts, and they might be off to Wanty-Intermarche. Van der Haar, Nys & Ronhaar are their only topline riders though Haverdings is part of the AA Drink team I think.

Thijs en Toon Aerts vertrekken naar Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert

Hoewel het hartje zomer is en de transfermarkt voor het wegwielrennen net open is, staan ook de crossteams niet stil. Eerder deze week werd al bekend dat Laurens Sweeck op 1 januari verkast van Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal naar de Crelan-ploeg van de broers Roodhooft. Thijs en Toon Aerts – die buiten...

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Honsinger to ride the CX season with her current team; I thought that was already sorted when she signed for the team on the road. No news as yet about Zoe Backstedt joining her, but where else would she ride CX?

EF Education-TIBCO-SVB lanceert veldritploeg rond Clara Honsinger

EF Education-TIBCO-SVB begint dit jaar met een eigen veldritploeg. De vrouwenploeg bouwt het team rond Amerikaans veldritkampioene Clara Honsinger, die ook op de weg uitkomt voor de ploeg. Sinds 2021 is de 25-jarige Honsinger profwielrenster op de weg, maar in de winter kwam ze uit voor het...

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And one wonders how much CX Merlier will do when he moves to Soudal-QuickStep; Stybar never did loads of races for them.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What's happening with Toon & his ban?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Good question - nobody seems to know.