On December 12, the ninth round of the Cyclocross World Cup was held in Val di Sole (Bike Land), Italy. The world cycling mega-star, the Belgian Wout van Aert, took part for the first time in the competition, which began in the USA in October!
Wout came and won — won dominantly, by a big margin!
Worldcup Cyclocross Val di Sole 2021 – Cyclocross – Men’s Elite – 12/12/2021 – Wout Van Aert (BEL – Jumbo – Visma) – photo Michele Mondini/BettiniPhoto©2021
A week earlier, for the first time this season, van Aert tested his strength in the X2O Superprestige series in Boom, Belgium, and there, too, he gave no one a chance!
On Alpine snow as on Belgian mud, Wout was incomparable.
Worldcup Cyclocross Val di Sole 2021 – Cyclocross – Men’s Elite – 12/12/2021 – Wout Van Aert (BEL – Jumbo – Visma) – photo Michele Mondini/BettiniPhoto©2021
Superprestige Cyclocross 2022 – Boom – 04/12/2021 – Wout Van Aert (BEL – Jumbo – Visma) – photo Gregory Van Gansen/PN/BettiniPhoto©2021
It’s worth noting that the British Tokyo Olympic champion in mountain bike cross-country (MTB XCO), Tom Pidcock, also took part in both of these races. If things didn’t come together for Tom in Boom, in Val di Sole he made the podium, and the cycling world is eagerly awaiting the upcoming races.
Worldcup Cyclocross Val di Sole 2021 – Cyclocross – Men’s Elite – 12/12/2021 – Wout Van Aert (BEL – Jumbo – Visma) – – Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL – Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal) – Tom Pidcock (GBR – Ineos Grenadiers) – photo Michele Mondini/BettiniPhoto©2021
On December 18, another giant, Mathieu van der Poel, will join the fray, and this time Pidcock will have to measure himself against him.
The first big clash of the giants will take place on December 26 in Dendermonde, Belgium, where Wout, Mathieu and Tom will start together for the first time this season!
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Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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