Men Elite Highlights | 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

[@reserviert1706]

0:48 van den Ham putting his dislocated finger back is the coolest thing i’ve seen in cycling

[@Rboy1975]

Straight up Badass move!!

[@luisquintana3903]

DO NOT cross van den Ham. Or else!

[@theycallmebernd]

These guys are mental. Every footballer would lay down and cry for half an hour at least...

[@miguelduhamel3394]

Feel very lucky to be able to have 2 giants going at it in their prime against each other fantastic.

[@patrickbateman7444]

What a great race that was. Can watch it over and over again!

[@MattGrovesFTW]

Love how everyone behind Van der Poel and Van Aert were just background characters. Like the unplayable statues in a video game.

[@antoninrouquette3943]

I don't think I ever seen a more entertaining cx race !!!

[@gumball7686]

2016 elite men cross world championships

[@Caedo01]

They're a different breed, crazy strong these two!

[@BreakawayB]

Dang these guys are STRONG

[@atedejong5620]

this was an insane race of the 2 top elite of the elite CX riders....

[@holdenmcgroin8699]

As long as these two does not crash, puncture or have any mechanical issues with their bikes, it’s guaranteed to be legendary

[@everythingexplored5233]

The race we all dreamed would deliver and it did

[@CatManDoSocial]

Brilliant! Just brilliant!

[@flesche62]

Amazing race and insane sprint. MVDP is GOAT...!!!

[@sport1349]

GEIT ? coureur!

[@Cycling24_7]

@@sport1349 GOAT = greatest of all time

[@caskraker]

How difficult is it to show the finishing line?

[@scottperine8027]

Can’t wait for the Tour to begin!

[@kenryuwiley6306]

epic race.... congrats MVDP.... kudos to WVA.... nice rivalry

[@CoenP]

majestic

[@franckderycke2683]

Amazing competitors right there matthieu and wout. Neck to neck

[@noeldanganan1638]

Proof that the 3rd placer is the happier person other than the champion..

[@nuttynut722]

I don't think these 2 ever hang out...

[@bartcorpuz148]

Finish line battle....Brake hoods VS Handlebar drops!

[@cyclingislif3]

🙌🙌

[@veloCity127-g6m]

Just a few races and Saison 2022/23 is over :-( - Wake me up when September ends".

[@Repentee]

It's like the Tour De France met Radd

[@whiffofbrine920]

make the course more difficult

[@alexgrytsenko85]

another race of 2 :)

[@MrHamncheez]

No pidcock?

[@BulletJS]

it was okay. laps 4-9 were a snooze fest

[@robhendrikx2198]

Don't agree. Every lap there were little jabs, mostly Van der Poel forcing Van Aert to react and close the gap, and all the while fooling him, as former champion Richard Groendael explained, into thinking he would attack on the planks whilst in reality planning to make his move in the sprint. It was chess as much as cycle cross.

[@BulletJS]

@@robhendrikx2198 true but still not all that exciting compared to other races

[@sudsehun76]

maybe if ur favourite riders are tom pidcock and toon aerts.

[@galenkehler]

Is it just me or do they seem to be riding really fast?

[@victorknubben5515]

that's kinda the whole point...

[@Bonobo1974]

kind of

[@Liofa73]

The commentator doesn’t know the difference between pressurising and pressurising. Annoying AF.

[@angellosmalefakis1321]

What a great race between Van Del Poel and Van Aert? The crowds are amazing! Wow! However, as is the norm with UCI it is so corrupt? What we have here is so DISCRIMINATION being practices in the world championships without a doubt! We have 40 entrants with the majority from Europe? Are these the European championships? There is only one Japanese from Asia? I guess UCI is telling us that no Asians can ride a cyclo-cross bicycle? There is no African entry? I guess UCI is telling Africans that you can not ride a cyclo-cross bike? There is one rider from Columbia and Costa Rica? I guess UCI is telling Central and South Americans that you too can not ride a cyclo-cross bike? There is one American and one Canadian but no Mexican riders? I guess UCI is telling Mexicans that you can not ride a cyclo-cross bike? There is no Australian or New Zealander riders? I guess UCI is telling Australians, New Zealenders and Asians in general that they too can not ride a cyclo-cross bike? In conclusion, this should be designated as a European Championship race versus a world championship race. Because the world is NOT fully represented!

[@harmen1832]

Too much guessing and not enough thinking. Cyclocross is predominatly ridden in Belgium and The Netherlands by Belgian and Dutch riders.

[@reinaldomackintosh2278]

@@harmen1832 There are many sports that are indeed predominated by Europeans and a handful other non European countries, speedskating is another one, this can be for various reasons. But how can a sport become world championships and even olympic without participation of athletes of all five continents? I know I don't have to ask you but the UCI and the IOC.

[@veloCity127-g6m]

It would be truly nice if CX was as popular in other parts of the world as it is in B / NL. And the UCI would certainly have nothing against it, but cycling is prevented elsewhere rather (car traffic, etc. ). Already here in Germany CX leads a shadowy existence because there are no structures and high-quality races. And thus also no possibility to earn money with it. It's different in Belgium. In these countries, cycling is encouraged from an early age, whereas in Germany it is rather prevented, as it hinders cars and destroys the meadow.

[@harmen1832]

@@reinaldomackintosh2278 for a sport to become popular things should change culturally. In Belgium and The Netherlands everybody rides a bike. And cross or road racing is a popular sport. Its not up to the UCI to change culture. All they can do is try to promote the sport in other countries. But if nobody is interested, then what? Also, there are many sports that are only popular in a select number of countries and still have world cups (cricket, baseball, ice hockey, rugby, table tennis, just to name a few).

[@gerritdeheij]

Rhein are a lot of sports who are not represented by a lot of different countries and that's not the work f the UCI ...in the Netherlands there are no camel races or sumo fights ...and a lot other sports because this is also cultural build in the years