The Belgian Wout van Aert from Visma-Lease a Bike will be at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup – Benidorm Costa Blanca on Sunday, January 21which will then host a new edition of its epic duel with the world champion, Mathieu Van der Poel, and with Tom Pidcock, Olympic mountain bike champion.
The Dutch Van der Poel, Van Aert and the British Pidcock, whose rivalry in recent years has become legendary, have only crossed paths this season on four occasions, with victory in all of them for the first of them and three second place for the Belgians. The three cyclists will repeat their participation in the event compared to last year, where the Dutch rider won in a tight finish. about the Belgians.
“Having the ‘Big Three’ is the best gift from the Three Wise Men that we can dream of,” said Pascual Momparler, head of Momparler Cycling, the organizing company of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup – Benidorm Costa Blanca.
“They are cyclists who need no introduction: world champions, Olympic champions, with medals in all disciplines… We are talking about idols who captivate many fans in this sport,” added Momparler, who highlighted that the confrontation between these cyclists will be “the last duel of the campaign, because not all of them going to the World Cup.”
“We are fortunate to have a top-level cyclocross event in Spain and to see the best cyclists in the world there,” said the organizer.
Source: La Verdad
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