Skinny tyres, mud, short, sharp off-road races, with hurdles, obstacles and intense action. That’s cyclo-cross, a form of off-road racing that predates mountain biking by decades. Cyclo-cross is also ...
With every turn of the pedals in the mud, Van Aert shows that cyclocross is more than just a starting point for him—it’s a sanctuary, a place to rediscover his essence as a cyclist.
Traditionally, a cyclocross course has four different surfaces: dirt, sand, grass and pavement. Cyclocross is a fall/winter sport, and thus many races contain mud, ice, snow, and adverse weather ...
"Lauren just loves the mixture you get with cyclo-cross - you get mud, you get grass, sand and it's 30 minutes of giving it your absolute all and you just never know what you're going to get.