How to Watch the 2022-2023 Cyclocross Season
The UCI Road Cycling Championships in Wollongong, Australia, have been held. The fall season is coming to an end. Cyclocross is a new discipline that offers a different kind of racing. It's popular with multi-discipline riders like Marianne Vos, Lucinda Brand, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock, and Mathieu van der Poel.
The 2022-2023 professional cyclocross season is composed of 145 UCI-sanctioned races across the globe. The star events of the season are the UCi World Cups with 14 race days and the World Championships with the winners wearing the coveted rainbow-striped jersey.
There are over a hundred races on the international calendar. The top picks are Charm City Cross in Baltimore, November 5-6, 2022, Really Rad Festival in Falmouth, MA, UCI CX World Cups in various countries and UCi Cx World Championships Hoogerheide in Hoogserheim, Netherlands.
October 1-2, 2022 - Charm City Cross - Baltimore, MD. November 5-6, 22nd - Really Rad Festival - Falmouth, MA. October 9-9, 2020 - UCI CX World Cups - various countries. February 4-5, 2023 - Cx World Championships Hoogerheide - Hoogser heide, Netherlands.
Cyclocross is not a mainstream sport yet, but it's still available online. It's available on GCN Race TV (now available for Apple TV) and on the Internet.
Cyclocross events take place in closed courses located in city parks, beaches, or mtb parks. The courses are tight and technical, making passing difficult. Each race lasts between 45 minutes to an hour and a lap counter by the start/finish line lets the riders and viewers know how much racing is left.
The pits are designated areas where riders can swap their dirty bikes for clean ones from their team mechanics. If a rider gets a mechanical during the race, they must continue racing to the next pit to swap bikes or fix the issue. Riding or running backward on the course is not allowed.
Cyclocross is a team sport. Most professionals race with their trade teams except for the World Championships. The number two and three riders on a cycling team sometimes try to break up the team and get their own results.
The holeshot is the last lap of a cyclocross race. Being among the first riders through means less energy wasted trying to move through the field.
There is some running in cyclocross. Some obstacles and features are faster if you run them.
Cyclocross is a cycling competition. It lasts for 45 minutes and is won by the fastest rider. Cycloccross is not an expert sport, but a spectacle of bike handling, athleticism and occasionally, the only running competition worth watching.
Women's elite cyclocross is about the best bike racing there is. Here are our picks for riders to watch. Lucinda Brand is the European Champion and Baloise - Trek Lions rider. Fem van Empel is a young rider who has developed over the last few seasons. Clara Honsinger is an American cyclist who keeps her cool. Zoe Bäckstedt is returning to cycloross on some phenomenal form. Puck Pieterse won the Under 23 World Championships in Fayetteville, AR last season. . Dan Chabanov, gear editor, is excited about Pucks potential.
Rosael is the Special Projects Editor of Bicycling, Runner’s World and Popular Mechanics. She is an avid cyclist and a runner. Recently, she has been dipping her cleats into gravel racing and other off-road adventures.
How to watch the 2022-2023 Cyclocross season. Zach Schuster and Bill Schieken provide cycling commentary, analysis and news. CyclOCross Radio is available wherever you get your podcasts.
