The Crosscast S4E03 - Muddy Milnthorpe wishing for a washer All the cyclocross news including reviews of the latest races, guests in the pits and previews of all the upcoming action from the other side of the tape. In Episode 3 of Season 4 Matt is fresh back from commentating on the World Champs MTB and is clearly still buzzing from an uncharacteristically muddy edition. Neil is clearly buzzing from his excel wizardry on getting the first ever CVV standings calculated. Most importantly they revi...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In Episode 2 of Season 4, Neil, Matt and Bruce start to look forward to the 2020-2021 cyclocross season, as it stood on 11 September. They look back at how the cx riders have been doing over the summer, including Wout van Aert winning more stages of the Tour de France than he won cx races last season... and Tom Pidcock winning more stages of the Baby Grio than he won cx races last season (as well as the overall). They talk updates on teams that they can discuss, like Trek Factory Racing's dream ...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In the first episode of Season 4, Neil, Matt and Bruce give the lowdown on the lockdown including what they have been up to in the months since the last show during which time the world has changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recording from home, they review the status of each of the regional leagues in the UK (as of 12 June 2020); the status of the National Trophy is also addressed with an update of where things stand for each of the rounds. The issues and difficulties facing organisers ar...
Jun 13, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In the final episode of Season 4, Neil, Matt and Bruce review the final DVV and Superprestige races of the season, seeing a key win from Van Aert, and evidence that 'sprinters win on confidence' even in CX, with Alvarado continuing her outstanding record along the finishing straight in 2020. They review the issue of Manon Bakker being fired from Experza after racing on non-sponsor wheels. They also discuss the classic camera shots and whether it is not necessary for race organisers to have a cab...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Wowzers what a mega show… what a mega lineup!... In Episode 13 of Season 3, Neil, Matt and Bruce are joined by Nikki Brammeier in the studio where they review the World Championships that came from Dubendorf in Switzerland. They review all of the races, and also ponder whether riders would be better motivated if they were awarded goodie bags for participating. They chat through the issues with the course, and for spectators, and how it changed from day to day. They join Ben Goddard On The Ground...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 39 min
In Episode 12 of Season 3, Neil, Matt and Bruce review the final round of the World Cup that came from Hoogerheide. The men's race went to form meaning that Toon Aerts retained the title of World Cup winner. The women's race was fabulously drama packed right until the line and saw Brand take the win ahead of Worst and Cant, after an arguably tactical disaster from Alvarado. That means Worst ended up victorious in the World Cup overall. They mull over the controversial topic of the return of Bets...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 47 min
In Episode 11 of Season 3, Neil, Matt and Bruce review the British National Championships from Shrewsbury that saw an expected win from Tom Pidcock, a composed second from Ben Tulett, and an excellent third from Cam Mason. Hattie Harnden took an awesome win excelling again in the mud ahead of Beth Crumpton with Anna Kay rounding out the podium. Tom and Hattie dive into the pits for a quick post-race catch up. National Champs from elsewhere in Europe are reviewed, as is the penultimate World Cup ...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
In Episode 10 of Season 3, Neil and Bruce review the bumper Kerstperiode over the Christmas and New Year break. Neil was out in Belgium and on the ground for most of the races, and so we hear comment from up close to the tape, as well as from the pits. They talk through the Zolder World Cup, Wout's return at the DVV from Loenhout with the iconic oopsie whoopsies, the mega Diegem Superprestige night race, New Year new kit new shampoo from Baal, and the back-to-school Uni race from Brussels... and...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 35 min
In Episode 9 of Season 3, the focus shifts from sand to mud. Neil, Matt, and Bruce review all the action from the National Trophy Finale in York that saw Gianni Siebens and Hattie Harnden take the races in tough muddy conditions, while Gosse VanderMeer and Ffion James secured their series titles. They dive into the pits with Gosse to talk tech with Hunt wheels, tyres and to talk about his season and future plans. They review the historical race from Ronse that served up its usual comedy corners ...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 32 min
In Episode 8 of Season 3, Neil, Matt, and Bruce review all the sandy action from Pembrey, the penultimate round of the National Trophy that saw a season reviving ride from Gosse VanDerMeere. They talk through Koksijde and the impressive rides, not only for the win, and they also review Zonhoven which was a classic, even by Zonhoven's standards. They dive into the pits with Cyclocross Bible author Alex Forrester to get all the details from Mol and review not only the technically challenging cours...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 39 min
In Episode 7 of Season 3, Neil, Matt, and Bruce review all the action from recent events including the European championships coming from Italy which saw an old-school muddy course. They also talk through the Tabor World Cup and Hamme weekend double with its double winners in double events. They don't neglect the awesome racing that occurred in Crawley with the strongest field in the UK for years and consider the merits of occasional stars picking up the big points, and try to work out who makes...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 21 min
In Episode 6 of Season 3, Neil, Matt, and Bruce review all the action from an action packed set of races on the Koppenburg that saw some flippin amazing performances from British riders in all categories. They also review the return of Matthieu van der Poel at Ruddervoorde and debate what this might mean for the rest of the season, and who is actually leading the Elite Men's Superprestige series. They dive into the pits with Helen Wyman to get the latest Helen's 100 seconds on the upcoming World...
Nov 06, 2019•54 min
From 07 September 2017. Remember Jingle Cross? Wow! A mention for Zoe Roche as an U10 winning the first race of the 2017 season... Class. If you haven't followed Zoe's career since her U10s, she has since won a whole host of Nationals, was Youth European Champ, and was selected for GB at MTB Euros 24! Also a mention for Finley Goodman as an U10... Class. He has just become X-TERRA World Champion! In today's show Neil and Bruce talk about the first cyclocross races of the season including Jingle ...
Sep 07, 2017•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The first ever Crosscast from August 2017, with Neil and Bruce Dalton. The start of the 2017 season, with Pidcock Turner and Tulett moving up to U23… and hoping for a London World Cup! Support the show -- To support the show pop over to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crosscast to make a donation towards our hosting fees - every little helps! Follow us on Insta and Facebook, and share to your networks! Neil Mansfield @crosscastneil is part of Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel @gritykit, and Matt Pay...
Aug 16, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
