Cyclocross Social Podcast

The worldcup is back in Spain! Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the first worldcup in Benidrom. They talk about the event, the expected spectators but also the racing. They talk about the final Battle of the big 3, the beef between Vanthourenhout and Sweeck, the battle for the overall, and the battle of the womens big 3. Listen to this and much more in this episode of the cyclocross social podc...

A busy day of racing as national titles were awarded across the globe! Noah and Issam talk you through the results! They Zoom in on the Dutch and Belgian national championships first. They talk about how Puck Pieterse won in Zaltbommel, how deep Van der Haar needed to go, the huge issue between Sweeck and Vanthourenhout and how Cant claimed her 14th national title.  After that they talk about...

The last race in the Christmas period was a good one! The modern classic Zonhoven took place. Noah and Issam talk about that 12th round of the cyclocross worldcup. They talk about the win of Van Aert, the back of Van der Poel, the battle for third between sweeck/vanthourenhout and some other things Noah saw in Zonhoven. They also talk about the womens race. The crash of Fem van Empel, the ride of...

More racing in this busy period! Noah and Issam talk about the 7th round of the cyclocross superprestige which took place in Gullegem. They talk about the win of Van Aert, the battle for GC between Vanthourenhout and Van der Haar, and if Iserbyt should have let Vanthourenhout ahead. They also talk about Kuhn and Orts who both put in strong rides. They end with a mention of Curtis White who claimed...

Noah and Issam talk about another X2O trophy race! Today they talk about the racein Koksijde. Topics that are discussed are: The win of WVA, the back of VDP, the strong ride by Sweeck and the battle for the X2O trophy between Iserbyt and Van der Haar. The duo also discusses the womens race in which Shirin van Anrooij took her 5th win of the season. They then dive into the knee issues of Van Empel,...

More racing this christmas period with the 4th round of the X2O Trophy taking place in Herentals. Noah and Issam talk about the home race of Wout van Aert. They talk about the puncture of Van Aert, the new tactics of Van der Poel, and the strong race of Jens Adams. They also talk about the race of Mason, Iserbyt and Van der Haar.  After that they talk about the womens race where Betsema lost...

New year, new podcast! Noah and Issam talk about the racing on Newyears day in Baal. They talk about the crash of Tom Pidcock in the final lap, which lead to Iserbyt and Vanthourenhout taking a 1-2. They also talk about the decision of Pidcock to skip the world championships. The second part of the podcast is about the womens race. Noah and Issam talk about the Jumbo Visma debut of Fem van Empel....

More epic cyclocross racing in Loenhout! Noah and Issam talk about ANOTHER battle between Van Aert, Pidcock and Van der Poel. They talk about the tactic of Van der Poel, Pidcocks pitbox, Van Aerts sprint and the general state of the form. It was a good day for the brits as mason and mein ended 4th and 6th respectively.  They also talk about the womens race, but that wasnt to entertaining as V...

The best race of the season took place under floodlights in Diegem. Noah and Issam talk about the 6th round of the Superprestige. Of course most time is spents on thalking about THAT battle between Van Aert, Van der Poel and Pidock. They talk about some weird bike changes, the mental strength of Van Aert and the explosion of Van der Poel. They also talk about nys, Iserbyt and Haverdings. The women...

Noah and Issam talk about the fifth round of the superprestige in Heusden-Zolder. They talk about the duel between Van Aert and Van der Poel. They analyse the race, and the sprint which wasnt really a sprint. They also talk about the issues of Sweeck and Iserbyt whilst the strong race of Van der Haar is also mentioned.  They also talk about the womens race in which Alvarado took the win. They...

Epic racing in a muddy Gavere today! Noah and Issam talk about the epic mens race which was a battle between Van der Poel, Van Aert and Pidcock. They talk about the mindset of Van der Poel, the mistakes of Pidcock, the mentality of Van Aert and some other trends at the front of the race. The performances of Nys, Mason and Kuypers also caught their eye.  The womens race was also a very fun one...

The christmas period is underway! Noah and Issam talk about the cyclocross race around the Zilvermeer in Mol! They talk about the first proper battle between Wout van Aert and Matheiu van der Poel which was won by Van Aert. They talk about Pidcock, Sweeck, Hermans and give some free advise to Tormans for transfers.  They also talk about the impressive win of Shrin van Anrooij in the womens ra...

Get 25% discount on your GCN+ subscription here: gcn.eu/cxsocial A busy period of racing await the cyclocross scene the upcoming weeks. Noah and Issam take a look ahead at all 10 races this period. They talk about the main riders, and if they will suffer from an overfull calendar. Get all information you need for this christmas block of racing in this episode of the cyclocross social podcast!

Snow racing in Val di Sole for the 10th round of the cyclocross world cup! Noah and Issam talk about all the news! Noah was on the ground in val di sole and bring some extra insights. They talk about Vanthourenhout and Pieterse who won the races, but also about Iserbyt and Van Empel who both crashed and were forced to withdraw from the race. They also talk about Kuhn, Persico, Sweeck and Ruegg. Li...

Get 25% discount on your GCN+ subscription here: gcn.eu/cxsocial The cyclocross worldcup is back in the snow! Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the second running of the Val di Sole worldcup.  For the mens race they see a clear favourite in Mathieu van der Poel, but cant agree on what comes behind him. Noah thinks Sweeck and Kuhn, but Issam back the pauwels sauzen duo Vanthourenhout/Iserbyt...

The cyclocross worldcup went to Dublin for the first time ever! The racing was good! Noah and Issam discuss the epic racing. They talk about the mens race, which was much faster than it looked. They talk about the win of Van Aert, the tactics of Pidcock, Iserbyt and Sweeck and the comeback of Van der Haar. They spend more time talking about the womens race, which was an epic battle between Pieters...

Get 25% discount on your GCN+ subscription here: gcn.eu/cxsocial The worldcup goes to Ireland! Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the worldcup in Dublin where Wout van Aert looks to get his first win of the season, but can Pidcock maybe stop him? And what about Vanthourenhout, Iserbyt, Van der Haar and Sweeck?  They also talk about the womens race where they predict another battle between Fe...

Wout van Aert is back in cross! He started his cross campaign in Antwerp where the 8th round of the world cup took plake. Noah and Issam discuss his comeback, the win of Van der Poel, the bad start of Pidcock and the strong ride of Michael Vanthourenhout.  They also talk about the womens race where Van Empel won ahead of Pieterse and Van Anrooij. Some riders that had a very good race like Bak...

The 4th round of the Superprestige took place in Boom today. Noah talks you through the mens race where Tom Pidcock won, despite crashing with Mathieu van der Poel. And the womens race, where Aniek van Alphen caused a huge upset by winning the race, ahead of Betsema and Van Anrooij. Noah also gives his thoughts on Jente Michels, Ryan Kamp, Lars van der Haar, Eli Iserbyt, Lucinda Brand, Blanka Vas...

Get a 25% discount on GCN+ by going to gcn.eu/cxsocial The Cyclocross world cup goes into the 8th round in Antwerp this weekend. Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the season debut of Wout van Aert! Wout van Aert is starting his cyclocross season in Antwerp this weekend. Will he come in just like in Boom last year? Or will Mathieu van der Poel win again, just like in Hulst? And what with World cu...

Mathieu van der Poel is back, and so is Twan! Noah and Twan talk about the racing in Hulst, whilst Issam enjoys Belgium-Morocco. 4 They talk about the win and overtakes of Van der Poel, the mechanical of Pidcock, the fight back of Iserbyt, the podium streak of Van der Haar and another great race by Orts.  They also talk about the womens race where Puck Pieterse took another win ahead of Fem v...

The second round of the X2O Trophy took place in Kortrijk today. Noah and Issam discuss the racing. They go over the wins by both world champions, Pidcock/Vos, as well as the other riders on the podium. They also talk about the future of the X2O trophy, and the starttimes in Hulst. Listen to this and much more in this episode of the cyclocross social podcast!

Get 25% discount on your GCN+ subscription here: gcn.eu/cxsocial Mathieu van der Poel is back! The 4x world champion is back in action after a failed 2021/22 cross season. Noah and Issam take a look ahead at his season debut in the world cup in Hulst! They talk about his spot on the grid, as well as how he can overtake in Hulst. They also talk about how he will go up against riders like Pidcock, V...

After a successful first edition of the CX As Pontes, the organizers are looking to make the next step. In an exclusive interview on the Cyclocross Social Podcast , Marcos Fernandez, president of the organizing club CC As Pontes-Vilalba, lays out his long-term plan for the race to become part of the world cup. Noah talks with Marcos about the race, how they came with the idea to organize the race,...

Epic mud battles in a wet Overijse today! Noah and Issam talk about the fight between Pidcock and Vanthourenhout. They talk about the crash of pidcock, the spirit of Michael and the risks in the final lap. They also talk about the Baloise Trek riders fighting for third, the puncture of Iserbyt, The blowup of orts and much more! They also discuss the womens race where pieterse gave a show. Van Empe...