I still expect Wout to be best of the rest, but not so far ahead of everyone else that he can't be beaten by a non-MVDP competitor on the right kind of course. Nys also appears to be much stronger than last year.
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There's an interesting dynamic between the Sauces and ex-sauces. I think it's safe to say there is no love lost there. I like Sweek and the way he races but he does become a pouty little boy on occasion, I don't care for Kamp, I think he rides over his head a lot and takes others out with him. If there is a bunch of bikes going in different directions in the middle of a corner chances are good that Kamp started it. The teamwork between the Sauces is as obvious as it is because none of the other teams really seem capable of executing it at all, that said I really don't care for Iserbyt. I do like the way Vanthourenhout races especially this year without Iserbyt in the mix.
Vanthourenhout knows how to win and how to ham it up for the crowd. And there is clearly a beef with Kamp. I doubt he pulls the same shenanigans with anyone else.
Lars van der Haar did some pretty obvious and effective teammate duty for Nys yesterday.
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Yes he did. I thought about that as I was writing but didn't want to go any further off the point. It is a pretty recent improvement. When he was together with Toon Aerts there was very little of that and while they didn't actively sabotage each other there were certainly times where one of them was pushing the pace while the other was going in the pits.
That's fair, though if it's the Wout of 2022-23, Nys miiight have the same chance as Pidcock did that year (my favorite year of cyclocross ever), but I'm not sure I buy that he is at the level Pidcock was that year. Nys was challenged by Mason a few weeks ago. Neither MVDP, Wout, nor Pidcock would have been challenged by Mason at any point in any race in that year, with Mason at the best he ever could be.
Maybe Wout will never return to that level, but if he does, Nys is not in his class.
Regardless, the next 3 weeks will be fun to watch, as they always are, though only Nys being at Diegem is disappointing. I wish there were more stair->remount->finishing straight races.
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Any Fem news? I check the startlists every week, hoping to see her back.
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Agree. Kamp really isn't the most solid rider in the bunch though he doesn't seem intentionally mean... like the Sauces. Yet I understand if fellow riders feel a little uncomfortable around him.
Pidcock bringing mvdp back at Diegem and being competitive at flatish courses was awesome. It’s a shame he didn’t drop into Namur which is perfect for him (i still remember him coming back from last to first at Namur with ease)
Wout's double take when Pidcock bridged up on the tarmac section on the penultimate lap (if I remember correctly) is still amusing for me to watch. Obviously, I'm a Wout fan, but I was a bit tweaked when he brushed Pidcock off earlier in the race.
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Not really CX
but still Puck (& Tibor) at training camp
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN8qGMxvajs
but still Puck (& Tibor) at training camp
I didn't notice MvdP in Puck's video. I'm thinking he rarely trains with the "team". Tibor could benefit from some training sessions with MvdP. It's kind of funny he doesn't train with his "teammate" since they seem to be on a similar CX schedule.
I might be the only one with the niche interest of Canadian women's cyclocross, but the most recent news is that the Holmgrens are not racing 'cross this year. Meanwhile, a few more riders in the elite field this weekend: youngsters Nico Knoll and Rafaelle Carrier are doing their first European race of the season at Antwerp. With the Holmgrens absent, I would expect Carrier to be earning the strongest results among the Canadian women.
On the men's side national champ Tyler Clark will be joining a few other lesser Canadians on the start line while former U23 standout Ian Ackert also appears to be giving 'cross a pass in 2025-26.
It will be interesting to see what jersey Carrier is wearing January 1st as she was with Arkea this season (despite barely racing on the road).
On the men's side national champ Tyler Clark will be joining a few other lesser Canadians on the start line while former U23 standout Ian Ackert also appears to be giving 'cross a pass in 2025-26.
It will be interesting to see what jersey Carrier is wearing January 1st as she was with Arkea this season (despite barely racing on the road).
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I think Ackert mentioned at the end of the MTB season he'd give 'Cross a miss this season.......and he'll be changing teams as Trek Future Racing are finishing. I'm not surprised the Holmgrens are giving it a swerve either......combining MTB with Road is a big effort, and having to race another discipline doesn't leave much time for rest........even of they say they'll miss it.
So Carrier is another Arkea rider looking for a team.........????
So Carrier is another Arkea rider looking for a team.........????
According to Cyclism'Actu, Søren Kragh Andersen told feltet.dk that MvdP only pays attention to his teammates on race day, the rest of the time he's off doing his own thing. Andersen was comparing him to Pedersen who cares about team-building and involving the other riders in training and planning.
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