The road racing season may not yet be over but the cyclo-cross season has already begun and a long winter of off-road action beckons.
Cyclingnews will have race reports and news throughout the 2022-23 cyclo-cross season as stars such as Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), and Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) take on several series of races from October to February, leading up to the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
The cyclo-cross will be broadcast live around Europe and the rest of the world – you can find out how to watch a race wherever you are with our handy guide and with ExpressVPN (opens in new tab).
The superstar duo of Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert will be the headline names once again this cyclo-cross season, though both riders will again ride limited campaigns in the lead-up to the World Championships in Hoogerheide in early February.
Fellow multi-disciplinary star and reigning World Champion Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will also return to the mud and sand.
Other major names taking part in men’s cyclo-cross season include Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal duo Eli Iserbyt and Michael Vanthourenhout, Tormans riders Quinten Hermans and Corné van Kessel, Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Fristads) and Lars van der Haar (Baloise Trek Lions). The latter’s teammate, Toon Aerts, is still awaiting his fate after testing positive for a banned substance in January.
World champion Marianne Vos headlines the women’s field this season, the veteran the leading name among a swathe of Dutchwomen who likely dominate the season. She’ll be joined at the Dutch squad by new signing Fem van Empel.
Elsewhere, the top teams all have two major names to put forward. Former world champion Lucinda Brand and Shirin van Anrooij head up Trek Baloise Lions, the duo of Annemarie Worst and Inge van der Heijden lead 777, while 2021 World Champion Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado is joined by Puck Pieterse at Alpecin-Deceuninck. Three-time world champion Sanne Cant races alongside Manon Bakker and Yara Kastelijn at Crelan-Fristads.
Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal), Clara Honsinger (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld), Blanka Kata Vas (SD Worx) and Zoe Backstedt (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) are also riders to watch.
Read on for all the information on how to watch the cyclo-cross season this winter.
How to watch cyclo-cross
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