Episodes
The Cyclocross World Cup kicks off in Antwerp this sunday! Noah and Issam reflect on the reforms, and preview the mens and womens races!
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00:00 Intro
00:15 World Cup Reform debate
10:40 Mens race preview
22:54 Womens race preview
Published 11/21/24
A double episode of the cyclocross social podcast as Noah and Issam cover the racing in Merksplas and Hamme!
00:00 Opening
01:53 Mens race Hamme - Vandeputte
10:20 Pauwels Sauzen season
20:02 Baloise Trek weekend
26:32 Orts
29:26 Merksplas Men
34:00 2x Alvarado vs Brand
39:50 Backstedt & Schreiber
45:00 Womens races in Merksplas and Hamme
Published 11/17/24
In this special episode of the Cyclocross Social Podcast, Noah talks with Béla Kovács, the Hungarian Cyclocross Coordinator, and former Eurosport commentator Bence Szabó about the state of Hungarian cyclocross.
Szabó gives context about the growth of Hungarian cyclocross while Kovács talks about his races in Debrecen. He shared that they are negotiating with the UCI to organize the 2029 Cyclocross World Championships.
00:00 Intro
01:02 Bence Szabó
30:55 Béla Kovács
Published 11/14/24
Racing on Monday as its a bank holiday in Belgium! Noah and Issam talk you through all the racing.
The mens race saw a statement performance by Laurens Sweeck, who dominated from start to finish. Behind him, Orts took a great second place ahead of Vandeputte.
The Womens race was a walkover by Ceylin Alvarado, who dominated on the technical course. Brand claimed second, ahead of Riberolle who fought off Casasola
00:00 opening
00:32 Mens Race
23:40 Womens race
Published 11/11/24
The second round of the X2O Trophy took place in Lokeren. Noah and Issam discuss al the action from the first muddy race of the season!
00:00 Introduction & Course
03:47 Mens race
14:03 Hens-FSP
18:14 Womens race
26:00 Other results
Published 11/10/24
The final podcast without Issam! Noah gives a brief recap from all 6 races at the PAN American cyclocross championships. He talks about the technical abilities that helped Clouse compete for the title, but ultimately cost Holmgren the title. He also covers the solo ride of Zoerner, Ackerts possible elite title and the improvements of White's form.
00:00 Introduction
01:12 Women Elite
07:52 Men Elite
13:00 Women U23
16:00 Men U23
22:16 Juniors
Published 11/06/24
A big weekend of racing in Pontevedra as the European championships took place! Noah is joined by Patrick to discuss all races on the day!
They start with the elite race, which was won by Thibau Nys. They talk about the inner Belgian team tactics and the heroic silver medal of Orts. The womens final lap is also extensively discussed as well as the other races!
00:00 Intro
00:29 Men Elite
19:45 Women Elite
30:43 Women U23
38:30 Men U23
45:13 Junior men & women
57:45 Other results...
Published 11/03/24
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The X2O Trophy kicked off with the mythical Koppenbergcross. Noah recaps the mens and the womens race for you! He goes over the tactics Lars van der Haar used, the implosion of Nys and the hooligan who threw beer at Iserbyt.
Noah also recaps the womens race which was won by Van Empel....
Published 11/01/24
The European Championship Cyclocross take place in Pontevedra this weekend! Noah and Issam preview all 6 races in this extra long episode of the cyclocross social podcast!
00:00 Opening
00:34 Course and schedule
04:49 Men Elite
14:45 Women Elite
21:33 Women U23
28:24 Men U23
36:02 Junior Men
42:25 Junior Women
50:15 Conclusion
Published 10/30/24
Great racing in Overijse for the 2nd round of the Superprestige! Noah and Issam discuss the racing in both races! Thibau Nys is back to his best with a win in the mens race! They discuss the duel between the two and have some background on the training Nys has done. They also talk about the womens race, where Brand won with one of her classic attacks!
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Mens race
21:34 Womens race
36:42 other results
Published 10/27/24
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A stunning Autumn day in Heerde! The newcomer in the Exact Cross series delivered a nice course, but the racing was not the most tense. Noah and Issam still cover the racing for you! They discuss Iserbyt's win and suspension, as well as the form of Sweeck and Ronhaar.
They also cover the womens race, which was a walkover for Alvarado. To compensate for the lack of...
Published 10/26/24
Mid week racing under the floodlights in Woerden! Noah and Issam discuss the racing there, but also cover several other news stories!
00:00 Intro
00:45 Nacht van Woerden
16:05 Koppenberg vs EC
21:23 Coupe de France & AS Bike Team
30:55 Seasonal planning WVA, MVDP, Pieterse & Backstedt
34:00 Pidcock transfer?
39:50 Ending
Published 10/24/24
The oldest cyclocross classification - the Superprestige - kicked off with the first round taking place in Ruddervoorde! Noah and Issam discuss the action.
They start with the womens race, in which Alvarado took the win in somewhat of an upset. They discuss her race, as well as what was up with Fem van Empel. They also discuss the tactics of Brand and Casasola.
They then talk about the mens race, which was won by Wyseure. They go over his first elite win and the rides by Kuypers,...
Published 10/20/24
The second round of the Exact Cross Series took place in Essen. Noah and Issam start by talking about Iserbyt, who was suspended by the uci for his actions in Beringen. They then turn to the actual race, which was eventful.
Most talk is about the final lap of the mens race, which was a battle between Vandeputte and Sweeck with the latter coming out on top. They also talk about the divebomb of Adams.
Finally attention shifts to the womens race. Riberolle took the win after good tactics with...
Published 10/19/24
The Belgian cross season is underway! Noah and Issam discuss the season opener in Beringen. They talk about the big battle for the mens victory. A masterclass in patience by Lars van der Haar and Michael Vanthourenhout, who waited for the final laps to peak, while Aerts blew up. They also cover the incident between Kamp and Iserbyt. They end with the womens race, in which Van Empel took the win ahead of Alvarado and Brand.
00:00 Intro
01:08 Mens race summary
02:50 Mens race analysis...
Published 10/12/24
The Belgian cyclocross season is on the VERGE of beginning! Noah and Issam preview the first race of the Belgian season, which takes place in Beringen. Noah also provides you with a report from the Crelan Corendon team presentation!
00:00 Intro
01:20 Crelan-Corendon Team Presentation
12:28 Exact Cross Beringen Women preview
23:32 Exact Cross Beringen Men preview
34:53 Outro
Published 10/11/24
A full weekend of cyclocross! Noah and Issam talk you through the final results of the USCX series, but also zoom in on the start of the season in many european countries. special attention for the races in Ostrava and Brumath.
00:00 Intro
00:50 USCX Waterloo Women
08:26 USCX Waterloo Men
12:00 Ostrava
18:10 Brumath
24:40 Rest of the results & Van Anrooij
26:25 Belgian national coach
Published 10/08/24
A slow week in cyclocross, as all attention went to the road world championships. Noah and Issam cover the only cyclocross races of the weekend, Charm City CX. They also recap the road world championships and talk about which venues will host the cyclocross world championships in 2028 and 2030.
Published 10/01/24
Noah and Issam talk you through the past weekend of cyclocross action. They give extensive coverage to the USCX series where they talk about riders who made a lot of progress.
They then talk about the races in the hope supercross series and Bad Salzdetfurth.
Published 09/24/24
Noah and Issam talk you through the cyclocross weekend! They start with a report from the ground in Mechelen. Then they quickly switch to the US where the USCX series started in Roanoke!
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Published 09/17/24
The Cyclocross Social podcast is back for the 2024-25 season! Its the 5th winter of covering Cyclocross on the podcast and we start with some big news! No race talk so far, we will get into that next week, but rather a long overdue episode about cyclocross potentially becoming olympic. Noah and Issam talk you through the rumors and the potential impact!
Published 09/09/24
The cyclocross social podcast is back! Noah sits down with Twan to talk you through the latest from cyclocross riders on the road and mtb!
Published 08/21/24
Joris Nieuwenhuis is leaving Baloise Trek. If the papers are to be believed, he is moving to a new team led by Hans van Kasteren. Noah and Issam give you the details!
Published 07/08/24
Noah and Issam give you a short update on the latest cyclocross news as they give into the EC MTB & Tour of Hungary!
Published 05/15/24