The Crosscast
Neil Mansfield, Matt Payne and special guests talk about World, European and UK cyclocross. Follow us on @TheCrosscast @CrosscastNeil and @MattFixerPayne. And give us a like on Facebook and Instagram.
Neil Mansfield is the host of the show and the cyclocross uber-geek. He races for Grity Race Team and his family all love cross. He has been podcasting since 2015 and over-analysing racing using spreadsheets for a lot longer. He helps Caroline (Mrs M) run Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel. Find out more at https://linktr.ee/crosscastneil.
Matt Payne is the voice of British cyclocross having been on the mic for all of the big races for years. He is a professional commentator regularly heard at raceside, and also on TV and streamed coverage for all cycling disciplines. He has long experience of professional race promotion, but also a passion for grass-roots opportunity from being the brains and voice of e-Sports to UCI commentary, to organising local league races.
The Crosscast
The Crosscast S8E08 Kerste review, van der Poel dominance, Bradford Trophy Preview
In Episode 8 of Season 8 Neil, Matt and Xan catch up in the middle of the busiest time of the CX calendar, the Kerste Periode. With so much action they bring you a full show covering classics such as Zonhoven and Hulst, Diegem and Loenhout, with a decent look at Besancon.
Xan takes us through her experiences racing on some of the most challenging parcours of the year, and gives us insight into how she approached the barrage of huge fields, winter weather, and technical features.
Despite some dominant performances in some of the world cups, there have been a bunch of cracking races, including multiple career bests, some slow-burn races and others with gripping sections (for the men's racing, the start of Zonhoven, end of Diegem). One of the most compelling to watch had to be women's Loenhout... no spoilers here!
They preview the finale of the National Trophy Series, Baal, Koksijde and Dendermonde, and give more information on what to get excited about in the build-up to the National Champs just 2 weeks away.
With all of this World-class stuff going on, they also don't neglect local racing with Neil reporting back from his adventures. Respect to race organisers and volunteers during this busy time - chapeau.
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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 is part of Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel @gritykit, and Matt Payne runs Full Speed Events @full_speed_events. Xan Crees races for Team Spectra.