2023-11-14 16:21:31
The two greatest cyclocross specialists of the last ten years, Wout van Aert et Mathieu van der Poelhave not yet put a wheel on the plowed ground this season.
WVA will resume on December 9. But to see them compete you will still have to be patient and savor the confrontations because they will be rare this winter.
The first duel is expected on Friday December 22. Fans will flock in their thousands to the Exact Cross de Mol course to witness the first duel of the season between the two men.
A match which will be refereed by the presenters of this start of the season (Thibau Nys, That is, Iserbyt, Lars van der Haar…), eager to know where they stand compared to the multiple World Champions…
And the next day, do it again! Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are expected at the start of the World Cup rounds in Antwerp (December 23) and Gavere (December 26) for “revenge” and a possible “beautiful”.
After a few days of respite, they will meet again at the Hulst World Cup (December 30), on New Year’s Day in Baal and then in Koksijde (January 4) to brighten up their supporters’ winter days.
After these six meetings in the space of two weeks, the diaries of two cyclo-cross stars will probably no longer cross paths. The Dutch World Champion is expected in Zonhoven, Benidorm and Hamme before defending his title in the Czech Republic on February 4.
A slight hope remains. Since the Jumbo-Visma rider could join his Dutch rival on the starting line in Zonhoven (January 7) and Benidorm (January 21). But like these two meetings which coincide with the Jumbo-Visma training camp, the chances of seeing van Aert line up are very slim.
With only eight concreted exits in its program, WVA opted “with a heavy heart“for a winter”more limited“. In order to best prepare for the Classics (and the Giro?).”Last year I found it mentally difficult to focus on the cyclocross season and then move into spring. I didn’t want to leave anything to chance for the classics“, he explains in a press release from his team.
Cyclocross enthusiasts will therefore have to savor the rare duels to come…
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