Race Thread

[Barkintheeye]

Why isn’t Zoe Backstedt racing?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Why isn’t Zoe Backstedt racing?

Training crash, broken hand and wrist bones.

 

[Barkintheeye]

Training crash, broken hand and wrist bones.

Oh, ok. That's a pity. At least she'd be ok when the road season starts I guess.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Oh, ok. That's a pity. At least she'd be ok when the road season starts I guess.

Happened on 31st October, at the time she indicated that she was still aiming to race this winter. Not aware of any more recent updates.

 

[TheRossSeaParty]

Hope you all watched the Essen race. Mighty strong fighting by Hernandez that not only managed two times to come back to the front group but also made a senseless but lovely attack on one of the last laps. It didn’t hold of course but still hats off for the guts and showing. Vandeputte and Sweeck looked strongest but Vandebosch took the chance when it opened up.

Where can I find this race? I am in the US, so finding CX racing is a real challenge.

 

[andrew_s]

Where can I find this race? I am in the US, so finding CX racing is a real challenge.

It was an Exact Cross race on 18th October, in Essen Belgium. Here in the UK, it was on Discovery Plus.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hjFUeCQC8A

 

[TheRossSeaParty]

Ah, I thought it was a more recent race that I had missed. One of the mid week events.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Provisional start list for womens race this weeked Namur at Namur includes Puck Pieterse and surprisingly Jolanda Neff.
Neff her did usually US local race a few weeks ago, but I can't remember her last crossrace in Europe, maybe Denmark worlds or the world cup with the big crash involving the favourites.
Edit: Just looked it up 2019 worlds.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Hope you all watched the Essen race. Mighty strong fighting by Hernandez that not only managed two times to come back to the front group but also made a senseless but lovely attack on one of the last laps. It didn’t hold of course but still hats off for the guts and showing. Vandeputte and Sweeck looked strongest but Vandebosch took the chance when it opened up.

Who is Hernandez?

 

[jono]

Provisional start list for womens race this weeked Namur at Namur includes Puck Pieterse and surprisingly Jolanda Neff.

On the men's side, MVDP lining up as expected. Tibor del Grosso also making his season debut.

 

[logeardaddy]

Where can I find this race? I am in the US, so finding CX racing is a real challenge.

The Superprestige/Exact/X²0 races seem to be available on HBO Max in the US. It offers the option of commentary from TNT Sports or just ambient sound.

 

[Barkintheeye]

Who is Hernandez?

Sorry that’s my bad, his name is Kevin SUAREZ FERNANDEZ. Still a great effort despite me misnaming him.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Jolanda Neff explains why she is returning to cyclocross and reveals her upcoming races leading up to the World Championships

After four years away from the top level of cyclocross, Jolanda Neff makes her comeback this Sunday at the World Cup in Namur.

en.brujulabike.com

 

[CXXC]

It will be great to see a high profile rider like Neff at Namur even if sadly she is not the force she once was.
Imagine if CX could have attracted someone like Nino Schurter at his peak?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Glad to see the Sleestak paying for his BS racing tactics. The trash took itself out, and then whined about it for the rest of the race.

Was really hoping to see Mason finally win. So close, but not quite strong enough.

 

[CXXC]

Was really hoping to see Mason finally win. So close, but not quite strong enough.

Good race with a strong field , Mason made much of the racing but paid in the end . Vandeputte was able to benefit from tactics sitting in. 2nd remains a great success!

Poor Vanthourenhout complaining about/falling victim to his own tactics.

 

[jono]

Namur course preview from Puck.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXGIqWTZCnM


Doesn't look particularly muddy, especially if tomorrow's dry weather forecast holds.

 

[Barkintheeye]

Good race with a strong field , Mason made much of the racing but paid in the end . Vandeputte was able to benefit from tactics sitting in. 2nd remains a great success!

Poor Vanthourenhout complaining about/falling victim to his own tactics.

Did MVTH have the stomach to complain? Not only was he acting really unlikable but also very unprofessional. He’s not a junior rider that just started racing CX. What is his problem really? The company manager should consider penalizing poor behavior.

 

[Sciatic]

Did MVTH have the stomach to complain? Not only was he acting really unlikable but also very unprofessional. He’s not a junior rider that just started racing CX. What is his problem really? The company manager should consider penalizing poor behavior.

I saw the complaining and lackadaisical effort, but I missed what set it off?

 

[Barkintheeye]

I saw the complaining and lackadaisical effort, but I missed what set it off?

Mid race MVTH had a scuffle with Ryan Kamp. It looked completely unnecessary and just a thing to assert dominance over Kamp. From an outsider perspective it looked like a thing directed specifically against Kamp and something MVTH never would do against eg Vandeputte, Sweek or more importantly Van Aert or Van der Poel. Kind of sneaky bullying showing poor sportsmanship and a deserving attitude. It later happened again but then it was more on Kamp to be fair. MVTH was shuffled back to a top third position and when trying too aggressively to pass Kamp he clipped his front wheel into Kamp’s rear wheel and went down. A ”play stupid games, win stupid prices”-moment.

I would have thought that afterwards you just shut up about it but apparently he continued whining…?

 

[pastronef]

ah shyte, VDP already 2nd from row 4 after 5 minutes

 

[TourOfSardinia]

MVdP down!

 

[pastronef]

ah shame Nys crashed. it's gone

 

[KZD]

Its a good thing for CX that despite winning, Van der Poel wasn't that dominant today.

 

[Bolder]

Nys is going to be a problem for VdP this season.