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 where we put up occasional FBLive video.
Neil Mansfield is the host of the show and the cyclocross uber-geek. He races for Magspeed Racing 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 the twice-weekly Zwift Donny Chain Gang, to organising local league races.
Neil Mansfield is the host of the show and the cyclocross uber-geek. He races for Magspeed Racing 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 the twice-weekly Zwift Donny Chain Gang, to organising local league races.
Episodes
60 episodes
S8E01 It's Crossmass!
In Episode 1 of Season 8, Neil and Matt look forward to the 2024-25 Cyclocross Season. It is a very strange one in terms of calendar that will come in a series of distinct chapters September is all about Yorkshire. We k...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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1:04:17
The Crosscast S7E12 - 24 World Champs review with Ian Field
In Episode 12 of Season 7, Neil Mansfield and Matt Payne are joined by Ian Field to review the 2024 World Championships that came from Tabor, Czechia. The weekend started with a compelling team relay where strategy was key, and where GB w...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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1:25:54
The Crosscast S7E11 - Pre-worlds prediction with Ian Field
In Episode 11 of Season 7, Neil and Matt are joined by cyclocross talent, coach extraordinaire, and commentator on Discovery+, Ian Field. They review the 14th round of the World Cup that came from Hoogerheide and query whose form is peaki...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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1:40:33
The Crosscast S7E10 - National Champs and Benidorm
In Episode 10 of Season 7 Neil and Matt look back on a fabulous Falkirk National Championships with its perfect January weather, superb location, awesome atmosphere and cracking course. They talk through each of the UCI category races, with Mas...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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1:28:01
The Crosscast S7E09 - Trophies and Champs, review and preview
In Episode 9 of Season 7, Neil and Matt pull together a bumper show as a special for those of you who have long drive to Falkirk to watch or even race at the British National Cyclocross Championships.The final round of the 23-24 Trophy ...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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1:48:42
The Crosscast S7E08 - Magnus Bäckstedt Kerste special and an Exclusive!
In Episode 8 of Season 7, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by cycling icon, Canyon SRAM sports director, and expert pit crew Magnus Bäckstedt. They review the first half of the kersteperiod that has featured fully loaded A-Z...
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1:42:29
The Crosscast S7E07 - Lars Van Der Haar prepping for the Kersteperiod
In Episode 7 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by Lars Van Der Haar, simply one of the most successful cyclocross riders of his generation. They talk about the cyclocross community and fitting in family with CX, a...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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48:54
The Crosscast S7E06 - Steve Grimwood chats Gravesend, Masters World Champs, Flamanville 🦆🦆 and Val di Sole ❄❄
In Episode 6 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by legend of cyclocross development Steve Grimwood. Neil and Steve were both fresh back from the Masters World Championships from Hamburg that turned out to be a proper winte...
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1:27:40
The Crosscast S7E05 - Ruby James talks World Cups and Paignton
In Episode 5 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by cyclocross talent Ruby James, having her best season for ages and doing those Hope Factory Racing colours proud. They talk through her experiences racing at the World Cups...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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1:37:02
The Crosscast S7E04 - Euros and EvoDevo with Matt Ellis
In Episode 4 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by GB coach and CX guru Matt Ellis. Matt E was fresh back from the European Champs that saw GB feature on 4 of the 7 podiums with a win and three silvers across Team, Junior,...
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1:22:55
The Crosscast S7E03 - Keira Bond on USA World Cup, USA schedules, and racing in the UK
In Episode 3 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by top USA talent Keira Bond (@keira.bond). Keira has recently made an impact on the UK scene, racing cyclocross for @cxdtrekbikes and already a regular podium visitor. Keira...
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1:17:20
The Crosscast S7E02 - National Trophy 01 South Shields and its new schedule with Oli Akers
In Episode 2 of Season 7 Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by 'CXOli' - Oli Akers - from Ribble Verge cyclocross team. Oli brings us up to speed on his MTB camp with Trek Future Racing and his speedy start to his season, characterise...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:08:03
The Crosscast S7E01 - New season and a new Champs Jersey
The Crosscast is back! In Episode 1 of season 7, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio, by freshly crowned National Elite gravel champion Xan Crees. They get the inside story of Xan's win for Spectra Cannondale over at the Kings Cup National C...
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1:11:05
The Crosscast S6E15 - End of season review... and what's coming next year
In Episode 15 of Season 6, Neil and Matt look back on the season as a whole and reflect on the final standings in the X2O and Superprestige series. In a season that was affected by injury and incident, but kept fresh by having clos...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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1:37:14
The Crosscast S6E14 - World Champs review with Ian Field
In Episode 14 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined by Ian Field to review the 2023 World Championships that came from Hoogerheide. Matt, just back from UCI / BBC commentary duties, Ian, just back from GCN / Eurosport commentary duties, and Nei...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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1:32:35
The Crosscast S6E13 - World Champs preview with Ian Field
In Episode 13 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined by cyclocross talent and 5 times British Champion, Ian Field. They look back on the final two races of the World Cup that both delivered the unexpected. Benidorm, a fast race that was reminisc...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:38:55
The Crosscast S6E12 - National Champs Milnthorpe and Euro review
In Episode 12 of Season 6, Neil and Matt take a look at CX fashion week, where riders decide who is going to be wearing which colours for the next season. Naturally they focus on the UK Champs that came from Milnthorpe with its extra contributi...
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1:18:01
The Crosscast S6E11 - National Trophy finale from Cyclopark & National Champs preview
In Episode 11 of Season 6, Neil and Matt look back on (yet) another series of cracking races from Belgium and the UK. They go from the puncture affected woods of Herentals, to the dunes of Koksijde. They also wonder how much Chumbawumba can be ...
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1:28:53
The Crosscast S6E10 - Kerstperiod review and preview of UK double header and Trophy finale with Lotta Mansfield.
In Episode 10 of Season 6, Matt and Neil are joined in the studio by CX talent, Lotta Mansfield fresh from her block of Belgian action over the early Kerstperiod. Lotta talks about the experience of racing for Montezuma's Race Team on the conti...
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1:27:55
The Crosscast S6E09 - Oli Akers, Barnoldswick, Val di Sole and KerstePeriod preview
In Episode 9 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by Junior CX talent, Oli Akers fresh from (yet) another win in the National Trophy. Oli talks about his season, and how things are taking shape at Garden Shed UK Ribble Verge CX. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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1:21:42
The Crosscast S6E08 - World Masters review with World Champ Ceris Styler, Dublin and preview of Barnoldswick National Trophy
In Episode 8 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by World Champion Ceris Styler, fresh from defending her jersey at the Masters World Champs. They give a full run down of all the fun from Ipswich, and talk through all of the GB ...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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1:29:15
The Crosscast S6E07 - Evie Richards, CX HUBZ, World Masters Preview and Paignton
In Episode 7 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by off-road uber-talent, Evie Richards, who not only gives all the information on her recent success at the highest level of sport, but also of plans for a return to cyclocross, a...
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1:36:31
The Crosscast S6E06 - Koppenburg, Namur, Niel, and Beekse Bergen with Xan Crees
In Episode 6 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined from Belgium by Spectra Wiggle's Xan Crees from the middle of her European race block. They get all the insights from Xan who has been on the ground at almost every one of the big races this ye...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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1:14:15
The Crosscast S6E05 - Trophy double header, Sweeck's World Cup, loads of exclusive info from UEC.
In Episode 5 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by Ed Beechinor-Collins, who is not only Thomas Mein's coach but UCI and UEC Commission member. Ed brings us fully up to date with plans and asipirations for the European Cyclocro...
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1:23:40
The Crosscast S6E04 - Trophy! World Cup! It's all kicking off... with special guest Amy Perryman
In Episode 4 of Season 6, Neil and Matt are joined in the studio by Montezuma's Race Team's Amy Perryman fresh from a summer of off road riding and kicking off her Trophy season in Derby.In today's Crosstalk they catch up on all the act...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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1:15:17