The Crosscast S5E06 - kung fu, Sunderland review, Masters Worlds preview
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In Episode 6 of Season 5 Neil Matt and Bruce look back on Round 4 of the National Trophy from Sunderland, that saw some excellent performances... and not just for the first over the line.  They also get a bit seasonal after the snow that came at some of the UK Regional Champs and hope to see some more... and of course discuss the Crosscast NT total time competition, The Wrath of Chronos (thanks @Iainseye). They wonder whether Iserbyt was sledging (see what we did there!) in his pre-race talk about not being confident in the sand at Koksijde, and are pleased to see Worst back to her best, putting in a trademark power attack that has been a bit dormant for a while. They also review Kortrijk Urban Cross and the fantastic racing, skating, and martial arts that came from Besancon.  But really... where will the Iserbyt Aerts battle end, as they take it from bike racing to a full contact sport? Looking forwards they give a preview of the Masters World Champs that is coming from Ipswich with as much insight as possible considering the pandemic undertainty at the moment, and they wonder whether the Ipswich bridge steps are going to be more of a challenge than the hurdles that will not feature in the 55+ categories. They also look forward to the return of Van Aert and Pidcock due to race at Boom in a few days, and they don't look forward to Antwerp because it's been cancelled.  Neil gets a bit cultured talking about public art and architecture... and his fire alarm went off too.   And finally, don't forget that TheCrosscast UK map T-shirt is available from Grity (grity.co.uk), and is shipping now.  We don't do ads, and this is a way to help support the show!
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