Cyclocross Social Podcast

In the latest cyclocross social podcast Noah and Issam discuss the race to sign junior talent, and how this creates pressure for young riders

In the latest episode of the cyclocross social podcast, Noah sits down with Filip Bezdek. Filip is a photographer and social media creator for the Czech federation. Together, they discuss the current state of Czech cyclocross, covering the racing scene and the most prominent talents.

Follow Filip on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/filip.bezdek/

Cyclocross Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EdliPzyz4BiG7fQipWZsO?si=54ed3c67ca804acf

In the latest episode of the cyclocross social podcast Noah and Issam cover some road racing! They cover Puck Pieterse's Ardennes campaign, as well as Yara Kastelijn and Silvia Persico. They then shift attention to the future of Charles Liégeois.

00:00 Opening

01:06 Pieterse's Ardennes classics

16:10 Persico & Kastelijn

26:49 Charles Liégeois future

Noah and Issam cover the spring classics campaign of Wout van Aert. They discuss his preparation, results and lasting effects from the crash. They also cover Van der Poels MTB plans

00:00 opening

00:58 Van Aert's spring

24:00 Van der Poel MTB

32:55 Ending

Noah and Issam discuss the Flemish spring classics before shifting the discussion to a new partnership between Lotto and Deschacht. They discuss the deal, the broader trend this represents and where this leaves Pauwels Sauzen.

00:00 Flemish classics

19:40 Lotto-Deschacht partnership

Noah and Issam take a seat for a long discussion on the future of cyclocross. They delve into the process of the IOC election, and cover the potential effects it will have on the olympic ambitions of cyclocross. Noah also leverages his marketing degree to discuss how the sport can better position itself

Our substack article: https://cyclocrosssocial.substack.com/p/inside-cyclocross-32-winter-olympics

00:00 Opening & San Remo

07:20 IOC Elections and impact on CX

22:42 Questions about CX at the Winter Olympics

46:08 Marketing in Cyclocross

With the cyclocross season now in the rearview mirror, Noah and Issam get back together and discuss the season. They go over the season, covering key dynamics based on a few key races!

Noah and Issam cover the final race of the cyclocross season, the sluitinsprijs Oostmalle! They reflect on the career of Sanne Cant, the win of Nieuwenhuis and the financial aspect of the sport.

00:00 opening

00:48 Womens race

14:30 Mens race

27:32 Ending

In this special edition of the cyclocross social podcast Noah and Issam take on the mount rushmore challenge. They discuss several topics in cyclocross history and name their top 4 riders of all time

00:00 opening

00:59 GOAT men

12:43 GOAT women

24:28 All time courses

38:08 Current courses

53:15 World Championships

1:21:27 Controversies

1:50:01 Celebreations & ending

Noah and Issam cover the final double weekend of racing in Brussels and Sint Niklaas. They discuss the wins of Vanthourenhout, Vandeputte, Brand and Casasola!

Noah and Issam discuss the schedule of the 2025-26 Cyclocross World Cup. Critical as always, they cover the international state of cyclocross and the lack of non dutch-belgian races.

Noah and Issam cover the penultimate round of the X2O Trophy which took place in Lille.

Contact us at: noah@cyclocrosss.com

00:00 Opening

00:24 Mens race

14:48 Womens race

Noah and Issam cover the final round of the Superprestige cyclocross 2024-25 which took place in Middelkerke!

00:00 Opening

00:35 Mens race

17:42 Womens race

Noah and Issam cover the second day of racing at the cyclocross World Championships in Lievin! They cover the 7th World Title of Mathieu van der Poel, and the back to back win of Backstedt. They also spend time covering the Mens Junior race and the overall thought of the weekend.

Noah and Issam talk you through the first day of racing at the Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin. They cover the win of Van Empel, who made Brand unhappy with a move in the final lap. They also cover the wins of Del Grosso and Revol

The Cyclocross World Championships in Lievin are around the corner! Noah and Issam preview all 7 races in this hour long edition of the cyclocross social podcast!

00:00 Opening 01:34 Men Elite 19:20 Women Elite 29:54 Women U23 39:40 Men U23 46:20 Women Junior 56:08 Men Junior 1:04:24 Mixed Relay 01:10:05 Ending

Noah and Issam cover the final World Cup of the season which took place in Hoogerheide. They start by discussing the news that Wout van Aert will race the World Championships, before discussing all the races. 00:00 Opening 00:52 Van Aert races Worlds 05:26 Men 20:16 Women 31:50 Men U23 39:02 Junior Women 44:25 Junior Men

Noah and Issam discuss the penultimate World Cup of the season in Maasmechelen. They go over what was another dominant win of Mathieu van der Poel in the final race of Wout van Aert. They also analyze the womens race, which was a nailbiter won by Blanka Vas

00:00 opening

00:19 mens race

19:58 womens race

The final weekend of World Cup racing is up ahead! Noah and Issam take this moment to reflect on the reforms, before looking ahead at this weekends racing. Instead of a regular preview, the two cover a few open story lines ahead of this weekend.

Noah and Issam cover the sunny cyclocross world cup in Benidorm! Thibau Nys took another win, beating Wout van Aert while the womens race was also a cracker!

00:00 Opening

00:30 Mens race

22:43 Womens race

40:19 Men U23

47:18 Women Junior

56:11 Men Junior

1:02:33 WC 2029 & Ending

Noah and Issam cover the second day of National Championship racing! Thibau Nys won the Belgian title, while the Dutch championship was a thriller between Ronhaar and Del Grosso. They also discuss the walkover win of Pieterse, as well as the British and French championships.

00:00 Intro

01:40 Belgium men

20:16 Netherlands men

35:27 Netherlands women

46:12 British championships

55:24 French championships

1:00:23 Italy & Other results

1:07:21 Ending

Noah and Issam discuss the first day of racing in National Championship weekend! They discuss the racing in Belgium and the Czech Republic

00:00 Intro

00:52 Belgian Womens Championship

24:00 Czech Championships

37:55 Other results & Ending

The Cyclocross National championships are around the corner! Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the races!

00:00 Opening

00:44 Belgium Men

13:14 Belgium Women

24:45 Netherlands

35:05 Other championships

43:39 Ending

The final race of the christmas block is here! Noah and Issam cover the World Cup in Dendermonde, which was an absolute mudfest! The win of Wout van Aert is discussed, as well as the many punctures and win of Brand!

00:00 Opening

01:01 Mens race

23:28 Womens race

41:45 Ending

Noah and Issam cover the racing in the 7th round of the Superprestige in Gullegem! They cover the first win of Wout van Aert and trademark ride by Brand.

00:00 Opening

00:51 Mens race

18:01 Womens race

34:02 Ending

An iconic course in Koksijde brought some good racing! Sandman Laurens Sweeck was pushed to the max by Tibor Del Grosso, but ultimately came out on top. Noah and Issam cover the action in the mens race, as well as the win of Puck Pieterse in the womens race!

00:00 Opening

00:40 Mens Race

20:30 Womens Race

38:15 Ending

New year, new podcast! Noah and Issam cover the first race of the new year in Baal! There was plenty of action, as the womens race was decided in a close sprint. The Mens race also provided plenty of talking points, because Eli Iserbyt took his first win in over a month.

00:00 Opening

01:31 Mens race

21:32 Womens race

36:29 Ending

Late night racing and late night talking! Noah and Issam talk you through the sixth round of the Superprestige cyclocross which took place under the lights of Diegem!

00:00 Opening

00:28 Mens race

27:10 Womens race

A full day of racing in Besancon! Noah and Issam cover all 5 races including the wins of Mathieu van der Poel and Fem van Empel, but also the standout performances by the French team!

00:00 Opening

00:58 Mens race

18:31 Womens race

36:56 Men U23

51:10 Women Junior

59:18 Men Junior

1:09:08 Ending

The first cyclocross race with Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel took place in Loenhout! Noah and Issam cover the racing, which wasn't as tense as some had hoped. They also cover the womens race, in which some unusual names came to the front!

00:00 Opening

00:33 Mens race

15:45 Womens race

Boxing day racing! Noah, Issam and Patrick find time to cover the racing between all the festivities!

00:00 Intro

01:04 Mens Race

23:32 Womens Race

On the third day of Christmas, Noah and Issam gave to you episode 34 of the cyclocross social podcast 2024-25! They cover the 5th round of the Superprestige, which took place in Mol! The win of Van der Poel is covered, as well as the special ride of Sweeck. Of course, the womens race is also extensively discussed!

00:00 Opening

00:25 Mens race

16:30 Womens race

29:05 Ending

Van der Poel is back with a bang! Noah and Issam talk about his dominant win, but spend more time on the thrilling womens race!

00:00 Opening

01:10 Men Elite

22:40 Women Elite

44:35 Men U23

52:15 Women Junior

1:01:00 Men Junior

1:05:40 Ending

The first of many! Noah and Issam cover the first race of the christmas period as the World Cup took place in Hulst. They go over the first ever world cup wins of Vandeputte and Schreiber, as well as several other stand out performances including the 5th place of Mason and 6th place of Bentveld.

00:00 Intro

1:25 Mens race

24:08 Womens race

36:24 Ferguson crash

42:12 Men U23

49:41 Women Junior

55:15 Men Junior

1:01:30 Ending

The christmas period is here! Noah and Issam are joined by Eurosport commentator Jez Cox to preview all the racing. The three discuss the schedules of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and the wide open womens races!

00:00 opening

01:20 Is the schedule too busy?

10:20 The return of Van der Poel

20:22 Van Aerts schedule

28:15 Womens racing preview

38:35 Predictions

46:37 ending

The third round of the World Cup took place in Namur! Two action packed races provided plenty of talking points! Noah and Issam break it all down for you.

00:00 Opening

00:17 Mens race

26:54 Womens race

Double podcast day as Noah and Issam are joined by Patrick from Louisville to discuss the American championships.

In the mens race, Strohmeyer took the win after a close battle. Noah and Issam talk about a heated battle, before switching to the womens race where Vida Lopez de San Roman won. Hear from her, and the U23 mens champion Henry Coote in the podcast!

00:00 Opening

00:53 Course & Event

04:00 Mens race

20:35 Womens race

31:52 Vida Interview

33:22 Womens race pt2

35:57 Womens U23 race

49:38 Mens U23 race

54:44 Henry Interview

56:08 Mens U23 race pt2

1:00:00 Junior Men

1:06:11 Women Junior

1:10:48 Closing Remarks

The X2O Trophy marked its halfway point in Herentals. Noah and Issam discuss the racing on the Sport Flanders Campus, where Vanthourenhout and Van Empel took the win!

00:00 opening

00:24 Mens Race

15:18 Womens race

30:34 other results & ending

The World Cup heads to Namur this week! Noah and Issam take a look ahead at the racing and the return of Puck Pieterse

00:00 opening

00:29 Womens race preview

19:34 Mens race preview

31:10 Tom Pidcock Transfer

37:18 Ending

The World Cup in Cabras got cancelled due to extreme weather, but still Noah and Issam have plenty to talk about. They talk about the course in Cabras, the tactical decision to race there and some media comments. The cyclocross program of Van Aert is also discussed.

00:00 Opening 01:10 Race canceled 14:15 World Cup expansion

33:30 Van Aert program

Latest edition of Inside Cyclocross: https://cyclocrosssocial.substack.com/p/inside-cyclocross-17?r=4e2m42 In the latest episode of the cyclocross social podcast Noah is joined by American Cervelo Orange Living rider Jules van Kempen. The two visit about his season so far, and reminiscing his trip to Europe as a first year U23 during the Covid pandemic.

Noah calls in from Dublin to discuss the second round of the World Cup! They go over all five races of the day as well as some other hot topics!

00:00 Intro

00:39 Men Elite

21:36 Women Elite

38:35 World Cup Calendar 2025-26

45:05 Men U23

49:00 CX Points for Road

52:25 Women Junior & Season Planning

01:05:02 Men Junior

In today's episode, Noah is joined by 9 American 15-16's racing in Europe with the EuroCrossAcademy. In three 15min sessions, he talks about various topics in groups of three.

CX Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EdliPzyz4BiG7fQipWZsO?si=26f7102bc63f4a29

00:00 intro

00:54 Camille, Jacob & Lilli about racing in the US & ECA Summer Camp

16:18 Aida, Matthew & Lucas about racing in Europe with ECA

32:54 Tessa, Graden & Ollie about the life of a young cyclist

46:40 Ending

The first round of the Cyclocross World Cup took place in Antwerp! Noah and Issam talk about the racing on the beach, discussing the wins of Eli Iserbyt and Fem van Empel

00:00 Intro

00:30 Mens race

15:13 Womens race

The Cyclocross World Cup kicks off in Antwerp this sunday! Noah and Issam reflect on the reforms, and preview the mens and womens races!

Latest Inside Cyclocross: https://cyclocrosssocial.substack.com/p/inside-cyclocross-15?r=4e2m42|

World Cup Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CNEuMpwnFTNqtqp8n5aY6?si=62f6cab19d514485

00:00 Intro

00:15 World Cup Reform debate

10:40 Mens race preview

22:54 Womens race preview

A double episode of the cyclocross social podcast as Noah and Issam cover the racing in Merksplas and Hamme!

00:00 Opening

01:53 Mens race Hamme - Vandeputte

10:20 Pauwels Sauzen season

20:02 Baloise Trek weekend

26:32 Orts

29:26 Merksplas Men

34:00 2x Alvarado vs Brand

39:50 Backstedt & Schreiber

45:00 Womens races in Merksplas and Hamme

In this special episode of the Cyclocross Social Podcast, Noah talks with Béla Kovács, the Hungarian Cyclocross Coordinator, and former Eurosport commentator Bence Szabó about the state of Hungarian cyclocross.

Szabó gives context about the growth of Hungarian cyclocross while Kovács talks about his races in Debrecen. He shared that they are negotiating with the UCI to organize the 2029 Cyclocross World Championships.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Bence Szabó

30:55 Béla Kovács

Racing on Monday as its a bank holiday in Belgium! Noah and Issam talk you through all the racing.

The mens race saw a statement performance by Laurens Sweeck, who dominated from start to finish. Behind him, Orts took a great second place ahead of Vandeputte.

The Womens race was a walkover by Ceylin Alvarado, who dominated on the technical course. Brand claimed second, ahead of Riberolle who fought off Casasola

00:00 opening

00:32 Mens Race

23:40 Womens race

The second round of the X2O Trophy took place in Lokeren. Noah and Issam discuss al the action from the first muddy race of the season!

00:00 Introduction & Course

03:47 Mens race

14:03 Hens-FSP

18:14 Womens race

26:00 Other results

The final podcast without Issam! Noah gives a brief recap from all 6 races at the PAN American cyclocross championships. He talks about the technical abilities that helped Clouse compete for the title, but ultimately cost Holmgren the title. He also covers the solo ride of Zoerner, Ackerts possible elite title and the improvements of White's form.

00:00 Introduction

01:12 Women Elite

07:52 Men Elite

13:00 Women U23

16:00 Men U23

22:16 Juniors