Between Sunday, October 8 – the first Exact Cross in Beringen – and Sunday, February 18, 2024 – when the last X2O race in Brussels is scheduled – it’s five months of cyclocross! Cycling-Classics.com prepares you for the new cyclocross season with this preview of cyclocross 2023/2024!
Preview of cyclocross 2023/2024
Cyclocross Season 2023/2024: New Heroes Wanted The great advantage of the fact that Van Aert, Van der Poel, and Pidcock will not ride more than fifteen races in the upcoming cyclocross season 2023/2024? It opens the doors for new heroes. Stronger, it may be that on Sunday, February 4, 2024, in Tabor, Czech Republic, for the first time in nine years, someone other than The Three takes away the magical rainbow jersey. Eli Iserbyt, Michael Vanthourenhout, Lars van der Haar – and to a lesser extent – Thibau Nys: it’s your turn! And if the top riders return during that delightful Christmas period full of races, it will be a joy to watch and savor!
In the women’s category, the baton has also been passed to the next generation. But here too, be on the lookout that the road does not become more important. Because road cycling is also attracting Shirin van Anrooij, Fem van Empel, and Puck Pieterse. The latter even aspires to include MTB. Will they definitively take over from the veterans Lucinda Brand, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Denise Betsema, and Annemarie Worst? And how quickly will Fleur Moors develop into a formidable competitor? With Zoë Backstedt and Marie Schreiber, and the breakthrough of the Canadian sisters Ava and Isabella Holmgren, there is hope for a challenge against the dominance of the Dutch women! So, it promises to be a fantastic cyclocross season for the women as well!
Christmas period cross 2023
In the last days of the year, every cycling enthusiast in Flanders (and also the Netherlands) knows that it’s time for one thing: the Christmas period in cyclocross, the most beautiful time in cyclocross where almost every day a cyclocross race is held. Who are the favorites for the most prominent races? Who is racing where, and what should I consider if I want to attend a cyclocross event? Cycling-Classics.com looks ahead with the Preview Christmas Period Cyclocross 2023!
Cyclocross Calendar 2023-2024
Oct 8, 2023: Beringen (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Oct 15, 2023: Waterloo (USA) – World Cup
Oct 22, 2023: Overijse (Belgium) – Superprestige – see preview Druivencross 2023
Oct 28, 2023: Ruddervoorde (Belgium) – Superprestige
Oct 29, 2023: Maasmechelen (Belgium) – World Cup
Nov 1, 2023: Oudenaarde (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Nov 5, 2023: Pontchateau (France) – European Cyclocross Championships
Nov 11, 2023: Niel (Belgium) – Superprestige
Nov 12, 2023: Dendermonde (Belgium) – World Cup
Nov 18, 2023: Merksplas (Belgium) – Superprestige
Nov 19, 2023: Troyes (France) – World Cup
Nov 25, 2023: Kortrijk (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Nov 26, 2023: Dublin (Ireland) – World Cup
Dec 2, 2023: Boom (Belgium) – Superprestige
Dec 3, 2023: Flamanville (France) – World Cup
Dec 9, 2023: Essen (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Dec 10, 2023: Val Di Sole (Italy) – World Cup
Dec 16, 2023: Herentals (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Dec 17, 2023: Namen (Belgium) – World Cup
Dec 22, 2023: Mol (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Dec 23, 2023: Antwerp (Belgium) – World Cup
Dec 26, 2023: Gavere (Belgium) – World Cup
Dec 27, 2023: Heusden-Zolder (Belgium) – Superprestige
Dec 28, 2023: Diegem (Belgium) – Superprestige
Dec 29, 2023: Loenhout (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Dec 30, 2023: Hulst (Netherlands) – World Cup
Jan 1, 2024: Baal (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Jan 4, 2024: Koksijde (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Jan 7, 2024: Zonhoven (Belgium) – World Cup
Jan 14, 2024: Hoogeveen – Dutch Championship
Jan 14, 2024: Meulebeke – Belgian Championship
Jan 20, 2024: Zonnebeke (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Jan 21, 2024: Benidorm (Spain) – World Cup
Jan 27, 2024: Hamme (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Jan 28, 2024: Hoogerheide (Netherlands) – World Cup
Feb 4, 2024: Tabor (Czech Republic) – UCI Cyclocross World Championships
Feb 7, 2024: Maldegem (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Feb 10, 2024: Middelkerke (Belgium) – Superprestige
Feb 11, 2024: Lille (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Feb 17, 2024: Sint-Niklaas (Belgium) – Exact Cross
Feb 18, 2024: Brussels (Belgium) – X2O Trophy
Feb 25, 2024: Oostmalle (Belgium) – Closing Race