Cyclocross - CX and SSCX races and training

It's resident parking Monday - Friday but fine on Saturday - Sunday. I live round the corner and use it when I've got access to a car. If you do get stuck, give me a shout and I'll give you a visitor permit.

Nice neighbourhood round there. I'm riding over from the Suburbs so will be fine was just thinking where they would be able to park potentially 200 cars anywhere near the venue to avoid any last minute stress for those driving down. This will probably be one of the few races I'm not running late for and stressing last minute 🤞

The race manual suggests using the park car park, next to the velodrome, and two roads close by that have pay and display areas.

Relay being televised anywhere today?

if you have a vpn I'd be surprised if it's not here https://sporza.be/nl/matches/veldrijden/wk-veldrijden/2024/wk-veldrijden-team-relay-michael-vanthourenhout-is-nieuwsgierig-naar-mixed-relay-1-ronde-alles-geven-of-3-rondes-op-gemak-dat-maakt-me-niet-uit~1706526848837/

Looks like it'll be on the UCI's YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54&ab_channel=UCI

This ^ is working, race is just about to start, but no commentary for now at least.

big bobble hats are the worst thing about cyclocross

What happened to GB at the start?

Can't understand either, Backstedt too, was she the only woman on course?

Yes

It’s tactical, you want to use your riders in the best possible order. GB put Zoe Backstedt out first last year, and won silver then, behind the Dutch.

Interesting the Dutch dismissed this race and didn't put forward a team, I think they did the same 2y ago when it was first introduced

They probably couldn’t agree on who rode.

Good race that

"I will ride because I am the best. I should also manage the team, the strategy, and plan the drink celebrations after"

who was that from the french team in the last lap? seemed like he had so much power in the straights

edit - https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/aubin-sparfel

That kid. Looked so fast in the straights. 17 years old and a faster lap than cam mason

https://escapecollective.com/cameron-mason-is-having-more-fun/
Slightly frustrating write-up here because José didn't ask him about improving his starts. Nice outlook from him though, I like his chill approach to the road season

Mason was 7 seconds down at the start of the lap, and finished in the same time as Sparfel.

ok. still, kid's rapid. Mason came back so many times, but on the straights he just pulled away

It was impressive, as you say, the kid was strong. He did the barrier section really well too, quicker through there than Mason.

del grosso has such a wonderful languid style. It's hard to notice he's going full gas

A bit like Fem van Empel, she also never looks like she's giving it her all.

Seconded. I really really don't understand it.

Another great result today @GrantMontie - I think that confirms second place overall in the league, no?