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jmdirt

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Now that's a proper winter race!
MvdP!
It would have been fun to see what WvA could have done, but that's racin'!
 
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jmdirt

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RedheadDane said:
Random question:
Are riders allowed to take off jackets while riding, or do they have to in pit to do so?
Is it even possible to take off your jacket while riding? Unlike in road cycling, there aren't a lot of long stretches where you are just pedaling, and even there taking off a jacket can be... complicated... as Kelderman showed us a few years ago.
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I'd have to go read the UCI rule book to know for sure (not going to happen now) but I think that you can remove/add as needed/able anywhere on the course. Do they have litter zones in CX like on the road now though?

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5.1.063 The riders undertake to respect nature and the environment throughout the course and not to pollute the site. The littering zone will be the pit area along its entire length. Waste must be deposited on the side of the course. It is strictly forbidden to throw waste directly onto the course or outside the designated area.(article introduced on 01.07.25)

5.1.038 A rider may only take the pit lane to change his bicycle, wheel(s) or for other mechanical assistance. Should a rider take the pit lane for any other reason, the commissaires shall decide and the decision shall be final.

The only thing that I could find specifically about clothing discusses what they must wear (UCI approved team or national kits).

www.uci.org

Regulations

Rules & Official documents of the UCI
www.uci.org
 
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theyoungest

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Barkintheeye said:
As Eric Cantona used to say in the commercials: ”Luck’s got nothing to do with it”

…yet in this case I’m not sure if I believe that. I hope Wout quickly gets better and has a big win this year.
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It does and it doesn't. As someone else said, you could clearly see that Mathieu wasn't riding on the wheel yesterday. Probably to avoid a situation like this on a very slippery course.

Then again, Mathieu crashed as well, without consequences, so luck definitely has something to do with it.
 
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Some racers create their own "bad luck" by overriding their skill level and making bad decisions when they are on the limit. Did Wout follow too closely in that tarmac turn in slippery conditions...Yes. Did he lean his body/bike over too much for the conditions with his butt in the saddle...Yes.
 
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awavey

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theres an element of you make your own luck in these things, normally a fall in cyclocross you dont break an ankle, and the conditions were a total one off, I mean for half a second he almost saved it by getting a foot down in time, but yeah it was noticeable that MvdP didnt follow others as closely, so gave himself the room, whilst Wout was essentially a passenger by trying to use maximum slipstream from MvdP and the thing with ice is youll be down on the deck before your brain can even process whats happening. and if MvdP had gone done in that corner, Wout would have crashed straight into him, thats kind of how risky that positioning was at that corner.

so yep bad luck completely, but was the reward greater than the risk at that stage ? there are totally ways he could have ridden it differently and stayed upright, but that might have cost his chance to win.
 
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Having rewatched the stream...

Matthieu skidded slightly and dabbed a foot to keep upright.

Wout did the same, but rolled his foot to the inside when making the dab, with the crash being due to the aborted foot dab. It looked like quite a bad ankle roll, with the end of his shin quite close to the road and his foot off to the side, so I'm not surprised it's put him out of competition for a while.

As for why he rolled his foot, dunno.
A pine cone lurking under the snow?
Doesn't keep his foot flat on a rushed unclip?
 
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Axel Hangleck

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First win in Pauwels Sauces colours for Fouquenet, ahead of Riberolle, and 18 y-o Carrier, who still doesn't have a team, which is insane........Good to see Burquier is showing signs of returning to form after a few years - and looks stronger than before.

And an all Francophone podium.......
 
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jono

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Axel Hangleck said:
First win in Pauwels Sauces colours for Fouquenet, ahead of Riberolle, and 18 y-o Carrier, who still doesn't have a team, which is insane........Good to see Burquier is showing signs of returning to form after a few years - and looks stronger than before.

And an all Francophone podium.......
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Which MTB teams still have openings? I have to imagine that's her preference, not a women's road team.

My dream is that Premier Tech bullies the Roodhoofts into signing Carrier and letting her to the Puck Pieterse program (CX and MTB focus, minimal road until age 22 season).
 
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Axel Hangleck

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jono said:
Which MTB teams still have openings? I have to imagine that's her preference, not a women's road team.
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Yes, that's what I've thought - that'd why I assume none of the WWT/ CX teams have signed her; she's a MTB racer.......
I have no idea what MTB teams have spaces, as a few have gone/ wound up....Ghost & Lapierre have ended, but those riders have new openings - just no announcements.
Specialized/ Cannondale are as before, Trek have signed Nina Benz, and Dascalu has returned, with Holmgren/ Munro leaving.
It's possible she has something lined up, but it hasn't been announced, which is the MTB way.......
I've just looked on instagram - and it seems when she left Pivot in October, she stated "exciting for what's next..". So, one assumes everything is all sorted.
 
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Axel Hangleck

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Cyclocross Social podcast reckon Carrier is signing for Trinity.......(and had Belgian teams after her after the race today).
 
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