HE Belgian Wout van Aert from the team Visma-Rent a Bikeand it will happen Sunday, January 21or UCI Cyclocross World Cup-Benidorm Costa Blancawhich will host the new version of his epic duel with the world champion. Belgian, from Alpecin-Deceuninck Mathieu Van der Poel And together The British by Ineso Tom Pidcockcurrent Olympic mountain bike champion.
Van der Poel, Van Aert and Pidcock The rivalry in recent years has already become legendaryThey’ve only crossed paths four times this season; Van der Poel was victorious in all of them and Van Aert had three runner-up finishes. The three riders will repeat their participation in the Benidorm event compared to last year, when Van der Poel won in a tight result.
“Having the ‘Big Three’ is the best gift we can imagine from the Three Wise Men”In the statements conveyed by EFE, Pascual Momparler, president of Momparler Cycling, the organizing company of the UCI-Benidorm Costa Blanca Cyclocross World Cup, stated.
“They are cyclists who need no introduction: world champions, Olympic champions, medalists in all disciplines… “We are talking about idols that connect many fans to this sport,” said Momparler, underlining that the fight between these cyclists will be even more difficult. “It’s the last duel of the campaign because not everyone is going to the World Cup“.
“We are lucky to have a top level cyclocross event in Spain and to see the best cyclists in the world.“said the organizer.