Championnats du monde de cyclocross: après avoir couronné Mathieu van der Poel, Tabor attend le 6e «arc-en-ciel» du Néerlandais

championnats du monde de cyclocross: après avoir couronné mathieu van der poel, tabor attend le 6e «arc-en-ciel» du néerlandais

Championnats du monde de cyclocross: après avoir couronné Mathieu van der Poel, Tabor attend le 6e «arc-en-ciel» du Néerlandais

Tabor est un haut lieu du cyclocross. Ce week-end, la ville tchèque organise les championnats du monde comme déjà en 2001, 2010 et 2015.

Il y a neuf ans, un jeune gaillard de 20 ans, connu surtout comme étant le petit fils d’une légende du cyclisme (Raymond Poulidor), s’offrait le titre mondial chez les élites devant Wout Van Aert. Il a depuis revêtu quatre autres tuniques arc-en-ciel en 2019, 2020, 2021 et l’an dernier à Hoogerheide aux Pays-Bas. Celui qui est aussi champion du monde de cyclisme sur route a survolé les épreuves auxquelles il a participé cette saison à l’exception de celle de Benidorm, où il est tombé. Pas de quoi remettre en cause son statut de favori dimanche. Il est vrai que son plus redoutable rival Wout van Aert, vainqueur à Benidorm, ne sera pas présent, pas plus que le Britannique Tom Pidcock, vainqueur en 2022.

Face à lui, ou sans doute derrière lui, on devrait retrouver les habituels du cyclocross, présents à toutes les courses ou presque de la saison. Côté belge, trois leaders ont été désignés: Michael Vanthourenhout, double champion d’Europe, Eli Iserbyt, lauréat de la Coupe du monde, et Thibau Nys. Ils devront sans doute batailler pour monter sur le podum avec les compatriotes de van der Poel: Lars van der Haar, Joris Nieuwenhuis et Pim Ronhaar.

La tenante du titre côté féminin, porte elle aussi la couleur orange des Pays-Bas. Fem van Empel est aussi la grande favorite. Ses plus redoutables adversaires seront ses compatriotes Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, lauréate en 2020, Puck Pieterse, 2e l’an dernier, et Lucinda Brand, sacrée en 2021.

Un relais mixte vendredi (12h35), sans les Pays-Bas, précédera les épreuves individuelles samedi (juniors dames 11h05, messieurs U23 12h35, dames élites 14h35) et dimanche (juniors messieurs 11h05, dames U23 12h35, messieurs élites 14h35).

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