Cyclo-Cross UCI World Championships 2023

[heywoodu 15,141]

10 minutes ago, Dragon said:

All three elite races in fact.

But strangely not the women's U23 race where the British rider is a hot favourite for a medal

Three elite races? Or is the relay counted as elite race as well (although that's a mix of categories)?  

[Dragon 1,844]

15 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Three elite races? Or is the relay counted as elite race as well (although that's a mix of categories)?  

It's been publicized as elite in the BBC coverage although that does seem a bit strange.

[heywoodu 15,141]

Well, that was tight to see if the Netherlands would win the gold in the women's elite race, but they just managed to do so! I mean, there's also one (1) non-Dutch rider in the top-8, so...

[Grassmarket 3,409]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Well, that was tight to see if the Netherlands would win the gold in the women's elite race, but they just managed to do so! I mean, there's also one (1) non-Dutch rider in the top-8, so...

Bah, get 1-7 like the Norwegians did in the Men’s Cross Country Skiing & then you can brag.  
 

 Did once get a 1-6 in a European Athletics CC Champs, junior girls I think.

Edited February 4, 2023 by Grassmarket

[heywoodu 15,141]

Right, dominating gold for Leo Bisiaux of France in the men's junior race this morning. Now it's the women's U23 race, with a Dutch lady - surprise surprise - as the large favourite and British Zoe Backstedt as basically the only one who might be expected to at least stay a little bit somewhere in the vicinity of Shirin van Anrooij.

[Dragon 1,844]

Impressive  win for Shirin van Anrooij and great performance from Zoe Backstedt considering she's only just turned 18 in September

[heywoodu 15,141]

Right, time for an epic fight between the two greats (and their minions in the teams)  

[heywoodu 15,141]

This finger, yikes.

 

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[Dragon 1,844]

Van der Poel and Van Aert.

Of course...

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Van der Poel and Van Aert.

Of course...

Judging by the fact that in the previous 100 races in which they both competed, one of them was the winner 96 times, I'm gonna go ahead and say it's not surprising that one of them will win  

 

I believe I saw Toon Aerts managed to beat them both twice, but that's about it. If they both compete, nobody has a realistic chance if they don't run into flat tyres (plural).