Cross Worlds! A Thread

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Hey y’all! Coming to you from a Waffle Home, the place Ant1 is attempting to forestall Sui Juris from spilling faux syrup on my laptop…

Alright, that isn’t taking place proper now, however I’m fairly positive it’s coming later. Anyway, listed below are some sights from at the moment’s world championships of cyclocross in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Chris Fontecchio

First, the course is excellent. It occurs to be taking part in quick, due to the climate (not complaining, BTW). Riders in all fields look like operating what I might name gravel tires, with the pretty stubble-y tread, not actual mud knobbies. It’s simply all about pace for them.

However it’s additionally a really flow-y course too, feels prefer it is smart and isn’t in any respect gimmicky, and is a terrific place for spectators. It’s crowded, so not each place you stand goes to work out completely for you. However we had been capable of finding a number of totally different locations the place you would see three or 4 passes of the race, and a video display screen. The hill climb is clearly taking a toll, however there are locations the place you’ll be able to see folks taking a second to recuperate. On condition that the races unfold out fairly effectively, I might argue that the competitors is validating the course.

Between the U23 males’s race and the Elite Girls, some man in a crop duster placed on a present, spinning and banking and climbing and diving to uncomfortable heights. It was fairly cool.

Chris Fontecchio

Crowds appear fairly loud. The US has a very good fame for producing noisy, thrilling occasions, and that is no exception, covid however.

I’m fairly stoked for Marianne Vos. Not that Model didn’t deserve it equally, and admittedly I’m glad they ended up sharing the work, as a result of Model was getting a little bit peeved at towing Vos round within the center laps. However it was preferrred situations for Vos, quick and never overly technical (which I believe she’s most likely additionally good at? However some others possibly a bit higher). It’s her eighth title, second on American soil, and it’s principally like watching, I dunno, Michael Jordan going to work? She is a legend.

OK again residence…

Chris Fontecchio

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