Cyclocross Social Podcast

The Cyclocross World Cup kicks off in Antwerp this sunday! Noah and Issam reflect on the reforms, and preview the mens and womens races!

Latest Inside Cyclocross: https://cyclocrosssocial.substack.com/p/inside-cyclocross-15?r=4e2m42|

World Cup Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CNEuMpwnFTNqtqp8n5aY6?si=62f6cab19d514485

00:00 Intro

00:15 World Cup Reform debate

10:40 Mens race preview

22:54 Womens race preview

A double episode of the cyclocross social podcast as Noah and Issam cover the racing in Merksplas and Hamme!

00:00 Opening

01:53 Mens race Hamme - Vandeputte

10:20 Pauwels Sauzen season

20:02 Baloise Trek weekend

26:32 Orts

29:26 Merksplas Men

34:00 2x Alvarado vs Brand

39:50 Backstedt & Schreiber

45:00 Womens races in Merksplas and Hamme

In this special episode of the Cyclocross Social Podcast, Noah talks with Béla Kovács, the Hungarian Cyclocross Coordinator, and former Eurosport commentator Bence Szabó about the state of Hungarian cyclocross.

Szabó gives context about the growth of Hungarian cyclocross while Kovács talks about his races in Debrecen. He shared that they are negotiating with the UCI to organize the 2029 Cyclocross World Championships.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Bence Szabó

30:55 Béla Kovács

Racing on Monday as its a bank holiday in Belgium! Noah and Issam talk you through all the racing.

The mens race saw a statement performance by Laurens Sweeck, who dominated from start to finish. Behind him, Orts took a great second place ahead of Vandeputte.

The Womens race was a walkover by Ceylin Alvarado, who dominated on the technical course. Brand claimed second, ahead of Riberolle who fought off Casasola

00:00 opening

00:32 Mens Race

23:40 Womens race

The second round of the X2O Trophy took place in Lokeren. Noah and Issam discuss al the action from the first muddy race of the season!

00:00 Introduction & Course

03:47 Mens race

14:03 Hens-FSP

18:14 Womens race

26:00 Other results

The final podcast without Issam! Noah gives a brief recap from all 6 races at the PAN American cyclocross championships. He talks about the technical abilities that helped Clouse compete for the title, but ultimately cost Holmgren the title. He also covers the solo ride of Zoerner, Ackerts possible elite title and the improvements of White's form.

00:00 Introduction

01:12 Women Elite

07:52 Men Elite

13:00 Women U23

16:00 Men U23

22:16 Juniors

A big weekend of racing in Pontevedra as the European championships took place! Noah is joined by Patrick to discuss all races on the day!

They start with the elite race, which was won by Thibau Nys. They talk about the inner Belgian team tactics and the heroic silver medal of Orts. The womens final lap is also extensively discussed as well as the other races!

00:00 Intro

00:29 Men Elite

19:45 Women Elite

30:43 Women U23

38:30 Men U23

45:13 Junior men & women

57:45 Other results & ending

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The X2O Trophy kicked off with the mythical Koppenbergcross. Noah recaps the mens and the womens race for you! He goes over the tactics Lars van der Haar used, the implosion of Nys and the hooligan who threw beer at Iserbyt.

Noah also recaps the womens race which was won by Van Empel. What dynamics does this create for the European championship?

00:00 Intro

01:03 Mens race

19:26 Womens race

30:40 Betsema contract

37:27 Other results + ending

The European Championship Cyclocross take place in Pontevedra this weekend! Noah and Issam preview all 6 races in this extra long episode of the cyclocross social podcast!

00:00 Opening

00:34 Course and schedule

04:49 Men Elite

14:45 Women Elite

21:33 Women U23

28:24 Men U23

36:02 Junior Men

42:25 Junior Women

50:15 Conclusion

Great racing in Overijse for the 2nd round of the Superprestige! Noah and Issam discuss the racing in both races! Thibau Nys is back to his best with a win in the mens race! They discuss the duel between the two and have some background on the training Nys has done. They also talk about the womens race, where Brand won with one of her classic attacks!

00:00 Introduction

00:23 Mens race

21:34 Womens race

36:42 other results