The Crosscast S5E12 - World Champs, bike bans and 2022 Trophy preview

In Episode 12 of Season 5, Neil Matt and Bruce review the World Champs that came from Fayetteville and gave a new meaning to Dry January, but still delivered some great racing with photo finishes, dominant rides off the front, and drama throughout.  It also delivered a decent haul of GB medals 🤩.They spend some time unpacking Ribblegate, understanding why one of the GB podium favorites needed to borrow bikes from Sven Nys to race at the World Champs after arriving with non-approved frames... and they speculate on why this might have significant knock-ons to anyone wanting to ride or organise a UCI race in future.On a lighter note, they also announce the winners of the Crosscast Podium Prediction competition and acknowledge that most listeners trounced Neil Matt and Bruce.In the Laatste Ronde they look forward to the conclusion of the X2O and SuperPrestige series, both of which are still undecided, and also have a first look at the 2022-23 National Trophy with a classic mix of classic venues with some new rounds coming in, and a lot of variety in character.And with that, The Crosscast are crossing off another season.  Thanks for the support, friends of the show, and say hi if you see us out and about on the trails, on the road, or on the zwift. See you on the other side of the summer. 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 is part of Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel @gritykit, and Matt runs Full Speed Events @full_speed_events, and both support the DonnyChainGang.

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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.