General Race Thread 2022 **spoilers**

The other big news was Qhubeka not getting a WT license so only 18 teams next year. I think I read that Arkea will get automatic invites to world tour races as a result.

That isn't a jersey is it? looks more a t-shirt. Which makes those vertical stripes even weirder or is it MTB kit perhaps?

Just reading MvdP isn't racing in Namur at the weekend due to a knee issue so won't be back to CX until Stephen's day. That was some ding dong there last year between himself and WvA and Tom Pidcock.

My dad has actually really gotten into the CX this year having never watched it before and being exposed to it here at weekends, even the kids pay more heed to it than the road racing.

I'd imagine he's doing well then. He's had cancer and some heart trouble in recent years hasn't he?

Couple of cracking CX races today with both going down to the wire. Delighted for Pidcock, the sight of Iserbyt banging his bars as Pidcock got his arms in the air having taken him at the planks with 2 corners to go was class.

They really needed to have a drone shot looking straight down on that carousel/spiral section for full effect!!!!!! It was frying my brain watching them ride it especially on the first lap when there were still a lot of riders on it at the same time.

Roll on Namur tomorrow!!!!!!

Is that new? New to me at least, I've used cyclocross24.com for the CX racing.

Diegem CX race for next Wednesday is off, the other races all look to be be going ahead for the movement but that could change.

Shame about Diegem as that one is run in the evening in the dark so was something a bit different.

MvDP today, how many rows back at the start ? 3 or 4? Didn't win but looking decent.

My dad was here and a recent convert, it's the same names every week he says for the women's race and I explained the ladies 2 or 3 rows back haven't a hope, it's like formula one I said. On to the men's race and dad see's MvDP's start, I thought you said the ones down the back hadn't a hope, he's special I said, he can start right at the very back hit a tree while leading and still win (was that last year or the year before?)

We're big Puck fans here. Brand is unreal this year but seeing the likes Puck and some of the other younger women competing this season it looks like there will likely be a high standard in the women's game for years to come.

Nationals next weekend and I believe there will be a live stream of the Irish elite mens and women's races if not other categories also.

Armagh City for the Nationals, can't say I've ever been or even passed through that I recall.