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MUST WATCH: Play by Play Battle with Sven vs. Wout vs. Mathieu at the Koksijde World Cup

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Disclaimer: Bikerumor.com and its editorial staff can not be held liable for consequences due to inappropriate time spent away from work & life duties, or heckling Wout Van Aert from your cubicle….. though I can think of a couple of past employments I’d gladly lose over watching this in the loudest way possible. Don’t for one second think you can make it 10 minutes in and turn it off.

Sveness 4.2, from the folks at CXhairs.com, is not just a race between some fast guys. This is the Koksijde World Cup in Belgium on the course most believe sets the bar as far as cross courses are concerned. It’s safe to say, 99% of elite cross racers could not do one lap on this course without dismounting. (the 1% are here and do it). The drama unfolds as the battle for the podium is between iconic legend and 2005 & 2013 World Champion Sven Nys, new kid on the block, Wout Van Aert who has won almost everything he touches, and 2015 World Champion Mathieu van der Poel who is doing his first World Cup Race of the season due to a knee injury.

Jump the barrier and check out the some of the best cross coverage ever at the Koksijde World Cup…..

SVENNESS 4.2 from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.

Though a very well put together edit, nothing beats the Jaws reference in this morsel.

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kt
kt
8 years ago

Incredible race!

JoeP
JoeP
8 years ago

I am exhausted, hurting, in pain and humbled just watching that.

ryand
ryand
8 years ago

The URL is CXHairs.com – can you please fix the second paragraph? The link is correct, but the text is CrossHairs.com

MM
MM
8 years ago

This is INCREDIBLE coverage!

satisFACTORYrider
satisFACTORYrider
8 years ago

great race

ascarlarkinyar
ascarlarkinyar
8 years ago

One hour in zone five, wrestling every move….and that was me just watching. They went through worse!!!

jff
jff
8 years ago

LOVE the Svenness videos. This one is one of the best and that race was so good. A million watts in that last section before the sprint.

Pynchonite
Pynchonite
8 years ago

Oof. Heart’s going like a drum machine.

phil
phil
8 years ago

Wow! What a race!

Robius
Robius
8 years ago

Pure power everywhere.

Why they don’t use drops even while sprinting?

Mr. P
8 years ago

That was a very fun watch, thank you!

P

nealek
nealek
8 years ago

That has to be the best ad for cyclocross in its history.

DKB
DKB
8 years ago

That bike change by Wout at 11:19 was a thing of beauty.

oldfut
oldfut
8 years ago

that was awesome.

jd
jd
8 years ago

Wait ’till the Namur world cup one shows up. Boy that was an EPIC race this sunday.

Buzz Killington
Buzz Killington
8 years ago

OMFG, I could not sit through the incessant cut aways TO GIGANTIC TEXT IN MY FACE every 5 seconds. This video was made for people with ADD. Is it not possible to just show the race without interrupting every 5 seconds with a wall of text? Sorry, it wasn’t for me. I’ll try to find actual race footage elsewhere, I am interested in the actual racing.

Buzz Killington
Buzz Killington
8 years ago

found it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G5KhmKM2mo

it’s an hour, and it has normal commentary, in English. For those who have a normal attention span and want to watch the whole thing…

Fred
Fred
8 years ago

Awesome race! 2 great riders no doubt! Having said that those bikes handle like shit! Roadbike geometry isn’t ideal for offroad! They should at least have a flat bar! Brian Lopes did a few cyclocross races back in the day with a flat bar (think it was banned soon after…)

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