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

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

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

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

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 & ending

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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. What dynamics does this create for the European championship?

00:00 Intro

01:03 Mens race

19:26 Womens race

30:40 Betsema contract

37:27 Other results + ending

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

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

Inside cyclocross: https://open.substack.com/pub/cyclocrosssocial/p/inside-cyclocross-8?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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 womens coverage, they talk about the HSF Cup in Kolin

00:00 Intro

00:57 Heerde Men's race

14:12 Iserbyt Suspension situation

25:15 Heerde Women's race

30:45 Kolin Women's race

36:25 Other results

37:20 Ending

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

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, Vanthourenhout and Vandeputte.

00:00 Intro

00:28 Womens summary

02:15 Womens analysis

18:05 Mens summary

19:38 Mens analysis

32:55 Other results

36:21 conclusion