the Belgian Wout van Aert, the dutch Mathieu Van der Poel and English tom pidcockthree of the great figures of cyclocross and world cycling, will be found this Sunday at Benidorm (Alicante) delay the title of Belgian Laurens Sweeck, who will get his first World Cup of Cyclocross if he has a 16-point difference over his compatriot Vanthourenhout.
The three great figures of world cycling do not compete for the title, because they did not participate in all the tests of the season, and Sweeck came first, with 24 points more than Michael Vanthourenhout, the only one who continues in mathematics. options to take the title from him.title.
Despite this, cyclocross fans can enjoy three great road cycling stars: Wout van Aert, champion of two World Cup events this season, Van der Poel, winner of three races this season, and Pidcock, as well as struggle between Sweeck and Vanthourenhot to know the winner of this competition, which will close the season next Sunday in Besançon (France).
Sand, grass, mud, stairs and boards are some of the surfaces that the cyclists have to ride, some of them are about to start their road cycling season, so this is one of their last chances to prepare. new era
In fact, the event of Alicante will have all the champions of the twelve sleeves of the season, a fact for which the expectation in the province of Alicante and among the large colony of foreign residents is highest.
And this is the first time in eleven years that Spain has hosted a cyclocross event and it is also the first time in history that a women’s event will be held on Spanish territory.
When everything is ready, the central park of Foietes and the wood of El Moralet, both part of the route full of fans, will be the stage where this competition will take place under the watchful eyes of 10,000 fans, which will be filled. the stands, as announced by the organization, leaving only 300 tickets to be sold on both Sundays, starting at 08.30 CET (-1 GMT).
The competition, which starts at 3:10 pm CET, will also feature Felipe Orts, the new Spanish champion, who will take part in the test a few kilometers from his native Villajoyosa.
There is also a female test
The one in Benidorm will be the first time a women’s Cyclocross World Cup event will be held in Spain, a competition in which Dutch Fem van Empel needs just six points to win the title, which Puck Pieterse can only snatch if he filled with victories in the two remaining tests and van Empel was in both events in the last two positions.
The women’s modality is completely dominated by the Dutch women, who have won the twelve tests held so far, and where Van Anrooij, winner of the last two sleeves, is also in Benidorm.
However, this test will also feature the current world road champion, Marianne Vos, who will prepare for the season in this test, which starts at 1:40 pm and the Spanish trump card is Lucía González, national champion and world number 16 .
Source: La Verdad
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