I am a cyclocross rider who has been riding for about 6ish years now. This sport is some of the most fun I have ever had in my entire life. It's difficult and can be very dangerous but once you start that race, the adrenaline rushes in, and it's just the most rewarding thing to finish a race. The feeling of passing someone and flying through the finish line is one of the best things ever.
@@mjscpr Sometimes the start line gets crowded and someone will crash and it starts a chain reaction. other times it's the elements put in a race like flyovers and off-camber turns. Really hope you have fun if you try it! We need more people in the sport!
@@mjscpr actually far less dangerous than road racing, I want to say. You are going to crash more often, but rarely with much impact. Your ankles might tell you a different story about pedals... but, go for it!
i am junior in cycling, and have done nearly every discipline, Road, Track, MTB and Cyclocross. Cyclocross is by far the best for me. i held a state tittle for a number of years, and even a National series for 1 year. best experience of my life. love the racing
This discipline of cycling forms the toughest and hardest of all cyclists. Van De Poel, Van Aert, Alaphilippe have all been formed in this discipline, all were champions in this discipline, before heading for road racing. If ever you get the opportunity to come to Flanders and live these races, you will understand the character and the tenacity of this sport - a perfect reflection of the character of the people whom invented it...
@HPC Yes! A sport dominated by the Belgians and Dutch (and maybe the odd Czech every once in a while) is not really an "universal" sport. I love it anyway (just the way it is)!!
i'm a mountain biker now, but for a long time i used to cyclocross racing, can't credit this sport enough for giving me mad endurance and just comfort on a lot of different tricky terrain. apart from rock rolls, still hate those 😂
in the early 80s mountain bikes were a new thing and I was riding road. We did some cyclocross riding dirt roads during our rides. a couple of the guys were totally into it. I Thought hey were crazy all the chances of falling were not my cup of tea. After that mountain bikes became a thing and cyclocross kept on going. I never understood until I was up skiing and talked to the owner of the resort. 2 really bad years of snow in a row. I mentioned what about doing a downhill for these mountain bikers. He said yea we were thinking about it. I bet there will be a lot of people that would show up. because pedaling uphill in the mountains totally sucks. He said yea We may just do that. THat summer they did the first downhill ride on a weekend. Put hooks on the lifts. Tried it 1 weekend and it was a hit. After that they do better in the summer than in the winter.
@@HPCyclocross 2005 USA National Championships, and I think Namur was run in snow several years ago. But I take your point. Even here in the Northeastern US snowy cross races are becoming rare.
they do its always in the winter on ice field etc but yeah its not so cold anymore then it used to be in belgium thats probably why there is not much footage of that. greetz from belgium
I have owned a bike like that for many years but have never seen the sport before. I seem to have been on the right track though: speeding like hell on flats, carrying the bike, taking it to terrain where I shouldn't, and of course, flying over the handle bar
Всегда думал, что Итальянцы и Французы, сымые велосипедные нации. Но оказывается Бельгийци и Голландцы абсолютно такие же веломаньяки. Ван дер Пул конечно же "машина". Не знаю, какие выпускают в Нидерландах машины, он Мэтью точно самая мощная! Красавчег, от него ещё все и на шоссе "заплачат" скоро.
How do the riders pace themselves or is it just max effort for the hour? It looks like there are no sections to allow for recovery or to get the heart rate lower? Must be hard to manage your effort.
Another great youtube video that I really enjoyed. And I would love to share my favourite sport of cyclocross with people I know. But I honestly can't do it with this embarrassing background sound. Why is it so often that people make amazing video and put some crap background sound(yes, I wrote sound, rather music on purpose)?! There is plenty free neutral youtube music to choose from
I really don't understand how you can really enjoy the video but hate the music (yes i wrote music). the music is part of the video and made especially to fit the song. Feel free to mute the video and play a sound ( yes, i wrote sound) you like. I hope you understand that your opinion doesn't mean that something is embarrassing or bad, everyone has a different taste in music and it's impossible to make a video with a song every single person likes. But I can guarantee you that a video with free neatral youtube music wouldn't speak to as much of my audiance.
@@HPCyclocross I think I explained it in a very simple way in my comment :) You put together great moments of my favourite sport. And you made it very well. So thank you for that. I would love to share it with other people who I know would enjoy it too, but I don't want to also tell them - "Please watch without sound, I only like the sport not that music. I promise" Sorry, I'm not a teenager anymore
No. The courses are optimised for CX bikes and while an XC bike might be faster on specific sections it will be way slower on others and very awkward to carry on run ups. In the UK CX races (apart from Nationals) are completely open and you can ride them on any bike. Beginners often start on an XC MTB but if they stick with the sport will soon switch to a CX bike in order to have any chance of being competitive.
i'd enjoy watching cyclo-cross more if I understood what the length of the races are. I found this bit on the net but haven't a clue what it means, it's so complicated- "The rulebook says that races (elite men) have to last for approximately one hour. The jury notes the lap times in the first two laps and after that they calculate how many laps the riders will have to ride. In a regular race, the goal is to get as close to 60 minutes as possible, but in a world cup race the race has to last longer than one hour. So if one lap takes 6 minutes, elite men have to ride 10 laps in a regular race and 11 laps in a world cup race (women and U23 men race for 50 minutes, juniors for 40 minutes).
@@omegaPhix Thanks, i shall have to study the rules more, but I can't figure out why the races aren't simply run over a fixed number of laps instead of that complicated '1 hour" business. PS- i rode a few crosses years ago in a local cycling club and the length was "One hour plus one lap"; i muddled through somehow but don't understand what that meant even to this day..:)
@@tungstenkid2271 Because different parcours have different laptimes. If you just say alway 10 laps, you could have races of only 45-50 minutes and races with 100 minutes. So taking around 1 hour per race is the more consistent method.
@@MDP1702 But how do you know when you've finished the race? I took part in about 3 races in the 1970's and hadn't a friggin clue how long we'd been riding etc, it must have put a lot of kids off taking up the sport.
@@tungstenkid2271 When you are about to get/getting lapped, you are taken out of the race. The last lap is notified by the ringing of a bell on the start of the last lap. Ofcourse in amateur races, a lot depends on the organisation themselves.
To me this just looks like some dudes using the wrong kind of bike on a muddy trail... Of course the fall over and slip all the time with their road bike tires. But it indeed looks like fun.
3:32 That is insane. I cannot believe it...
It is Thibault Nys, the son of Sven Nys.
@@HPCyclocross Ah well, then we can expect him to do these things 😅
@@frodo5882 This is on the track owned by Sven Nys (basically in his backyard more or less) so he has a lot of practice :)
@@HPCyclocross How is the track called? Can I find the race somewhere on UA-cam?
@@frodo5882 search for Gp Sven Nys or cyclocross Baal. You wil find footage of several years. This race takes place as long as I remember
I am a cyclocross rider who has been riding for about 6ish years now. This sport is some of the most fun I have ever had in my entire life. It's difficult and can be very dangerous but once you start that race, the adrenaline rushes in, and it's just the most rewarding thing to finish a race. The feeling of passing someone and flying through the finish line is one of the best things ever.
Where do you see the danger? Asking as someone coming from road bikes interested in the sport.
@@mjscpr Sometimes the start line gets crowded and someone will crash and it starts a chain reaction. other times it's the elements put in a race like flyovers and off-camber turns. Really hope you have fun if you try it! We need more people in the sport!
@@mjscpr actually far less dangerous than road racing, I want to say. You are going to crash more often, but rarely with much impact. Your ankles might tell you a different story about pedals... but, go for it!
WAoooo~~~~Unbelievable!!!! Marvelous ~~
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Music fits perfectly. These guys are born for this.
i am junior in cycling, and have done nearly every discipline, Road, Track, MTB and Cyclocross. Cyclocross is by far the best for me. i held a state tittle for a number of years, and even a National series for 1 year. best experience of my life. love the racing
This discipline of cycling forms the toughest and hardest of all cyclists. Van De Poel, Van Aert, Alaphilippe have all been formed in this discipline, all were champions in this discipline, before heading for road racing. If ever you get the opportunity to come to Flanders and live these races, you will understand the character and the tenacity of this sport - a perfect reflection of the character of the people whom invented it...
I am from Belgium and this is an amazing sport !!! This most be an Olympic sport 🥇
@Arthur Vandenbroucke The Olympics would suck the soul out of the sport!
@@johns3106 it's not a summer sport
@Sebastian Prestage American football isn't a summer sport either...that doesn't mean it should be in the Winter Olympics!
I agree on the part that this is an amazing sport, but to be an Olympic sport I think there should be more nationalities involved.
@HPC Yes! A sport dominated by the Belgians and Dutch (and maybe the odd Czech every once in a while) is not really an "universal" sport. I love it anyway (just the way it is)!!
I did cyclocross in Belgium...hardest sport of my life.
"Daddy, why are all those people on bikes crying" 💪
i'm a mountain biker now, but for a long time i used to cyclocross racing, can't credit this sport enough for giving me mad endurance and just comfort on a lot of different tricky terrain. apart from rock rolls, still hate those 😂
Amazing pictures and emotions Guys 😍 I love it 💪
Great as always
As some one who races motocross, I have mad respect for them🤘
this is an amazing video!!
Cameron Mason on the S-Works at the start hahahaha
You must have a reliable supporting team to do this. Great cycling skills too.
really? i dont see how, not as much other cycling categories in my experience
Awesome collections of clips! Great video! Makes me wish I had a cross bike again, lol
Incredibly beautiful sport!
in the early 80s mountain bikes were a new thing and I was riding road. We did some cyclocross riding dirt roads during our rides. a couple of the guys were totally into it. I Thought hey were crazy all the chances of falling were not my cup of tea. After that mountain bikes became a thing and cyclocross kept on going. I never understood until I was up skiing and talked to the owner of the resort. 2 really bad years of snow in a row. I mentioned what about doing a downhill for these mountain bikers. He said yea we were thinking about it. I bet there will be a lot of people that would show up. because pedaling uphill in the mountains totally sucks. He said yea We may just do that. THat summer they did the first downhill ride on a weekend. Put hooks on the lifts. Tried it 1 weekend and it was a hit. After that they do better in the summer than in the winter.
Love it. Great 👍
Great video - definitely the most pure form of cycling :)
At this point I’m not sure that the drop bars are even doing anything anymore…
That's why there is xc bike
Xc rider here this makes me proud of the cycling community ❤️
Это Вам не мотоцикл.... Здесь мощь и выносливость нужна!!!! Мото тоже!!! Респект и Уважение!!!!!!!
My god. This is nuts.
This is at another lvl… had new idea of this new area. Awesome competition for the strong one
It’s not new
Thank you from Truckee California. Nice. Some cx in the snow would complete this.
I agree, I can't even remember the last time I saw a race in the snow
@@HPCyclocross 2005 USA National Championships, and I think Namur was run in snow several years ago. But I take your point. Even here in the Northeastern US snowy cross races are becoming rare.
they do its always in the winter on ice field etc but yeah its not so cold anymore then it used to be in belgium thats probably why there is not much footage of that. greetz from belgium
How I feel on my way to school when it raind
The real heroes of cycling ...
RESPECT vraiment fort !!!
best song ever
I have owned a bike like that for many years but have never seen the sport before.
I seem to have been on the right track though: speeding like hell on flats, carrying the bike, taking it to terrain where I shouldn't, and of course, flying over the handle bar
we were doing this in the 80s......been around a while. started about the time mountain bikes were becoming a thing.
Great compilation
KINGS
I love how gravel bike is getting alot of spotlight lately
Вело Это Мощь ,Красота, СИЛА.. Выносливость!!!! Лучший спорт для мужчины, согласитесь... Не мордобой какой-то.....)))
100%
As someone who grew up watching dirt bike moto cross this is hilarious!
Why?
OK, I get it! Cycloloss is about losing control, falling, and running, tnx!
Until yesterday I didn't even know that this exist. I thought there were nothing inbetween racing & mountainbike.... that's insane!
Haha, in Belgium cyclocross is one of the biggest sports.
@@HPCyclocross a friend of mine from belgium told me yesterday! Glad I know now, wish I had known before.
How I feel on my way to school when it rains
cross is pog, i respect em
Tremenda intensidad.
Wow.
Respect!!
Yes it most certainly is!
This is torture 😂
Осталось сделать гонку по асфальту на мтб, вот там экшен будет!
That’s BMX
where'd yall get footage of my work route?
Somehow this strikes me as less dangerous than the Tour de France
I agree!
I think this race is the most difficult of all bike races.
One of the toughest sports there is
For many years I have been wondering that no one will tell these people that MTB was invented 🤯
They should rename cyclocross Van Der Poel'O Cross.
Great video. Shame that music came on though.
Caraca, modalidade difícil!!
They go other the bars so often.. Because front wheel is narrow and handlebar is narrow, and head tube angle is steep
Всегда думал, что Итальянцы и Французы, сымые велосипедные нации. Но оказывается Бельгийци и Голландцы абсолютно такие же веломаньяки. Ван дер Пул конечно же "машина". Не знаю, какие выпускают в Нидерландах машины, он Мэтью точно самая мощная! Красавчег, от него ещё все и на шоссе "заплачат" скоро.
Good RB rasa MTB 👍😁
from this video, it looks like, that most skilled cyclists, do the strangest sport.
How do the riders pace themselves or is it just max effort for the hour? It looks like there are no sections to allow for recovery or to get the heart rate lower? Must be hard to manage your effort.
it depends on the race/track but mostly it is indeed full gas for 1 hour. Especially when Van der Poel or Van Aert participate...
@@HPCyclocross wow, that’s pretty hardcore. Thanks for replying, loved the video 👍
When road bikers want some Mtb fun. It’s awesome
Schitterende sport!
If you've never done a cyclocross race, you don't know what a bike race is!
Cyclocross sounded fun, then I went full sus.....
irado pra crl
Woaw j'ai trop envie de faire ça
1:54 wip 🤟🔥
when you dont have enough money to buy a mtb:
These guys have like 3 bikes during a race and they are not cheaper haha
Mvdp = GOAT
Prove me wrong...
👍
rip rims
Anything can happen here..............
Give me please music
MTB like, am I joke to you?
where are the women at?
HPC are you a bike racer yourself?
I was one until 2019
Another great youtube video that I really enjoyed. And I would love to share my favourite sport of cyclocross with people I know. But I honestly can't do it with this embarrassing background sound.
Why is it so often that people make amazing video and put some crap background sound(yes, I wrote sound, rather music on purpose)?! There is plenty free neutral youtube music to choose from
I really don't understand how you can really enjoy the video but hate the music (yes i wrote music). the music is part of the video and made especially to fit the song. Feel free to mute the video and play a sound ( yes, i wrote sound) you like. I hope you understand that your opinion doesn't mean that something is embarrassing or bad, everyone has a different taste in music and it's impossible to make a video with a song every single person likes. But I can guarantee you that a video with free neatral youtube music wouldn't speak to as much of my audiance.
@@HPCyclocross I think I explained it in a very simple way in my comment :) You put together great moments of my favourite sport. And you made it very well. So thank you for that. I would love to share it with other people who I know would enjoy it too, but I don't want to also tell them - "Please watch without sound, I only like the sport not that music. I promise" Sorry, I'm not a teenager anymore
Wath song
Born for this by the Score
So wanna do this but I cannot afford at least two competitive bikes
Curious... could a cross country champion win cyclocross race on an zc bike?
No. The courses are optimised for CX bikes and while an XC bike might be faster on specific sections it will be way slower on others and very awkward to carry on run ups. In the UK CX races (apart from Nationals) are completely open and you can ride them on any bike. Beginners often start on an XC MTB but if they stick with the sport will soon switch to a CX bike in order to have any chance of being competitive.
So this is just doing remarkably rad things on something similar to a road bike
Just a bit extreme
Do you hate Wout? You only show his crashes^^
They do that on those tires??? I would have fell in the first sand with a mountain bike 💀
i'd enjoy watching cyclo-cross more if I understood what the length of the races are. I found this bit on the net but haven't a clue what it means, it's so complicated-
"The rulebook says that races (elite men) have to last for approximately one hour. The jury notes the lap times in the first two laps and after that they calculate how many laps the riders will have to ride. In a regular race, the goal is to get as close to 60 minutes as possible, but in a world cup race the race has to last longer than one hour. So if one lap takes 6 minutes, elite men have to ride 10 laps in a regular race and 11 laps in a world cup race (women and U23 men race for 50 minutes, juniors for 40 minutes).
And what about that definition do you not get? Races take 60 minutes give or take
@@omegaPhix Thanks, i shall have to study the rules more, but I can't figure out why the races aren't simply run over a fixed number of laps instead of that complicated '1 hour" business.
PS- i rode a few crosses years ago in a local cycling club and the length was "One hour plus one lap"; i muddled through somehow but don't understand what that meant even to this day..:)
@@tungstenkid2271 Because different parcours have different laptimes. If you just say alway 10 laps, you could have races of only 45-50 minutes and races with 100 minutes. So taking around 1 hour per race is the more consistent method.
@@MDP1702 But how do you know when you've finished the race? I took part in about 3 races in the 1970's and hadn't a friggin clue how long we'd been riding etc, it must have put a lot of kids off taking up the sport.
@@tungstenkid2271 When you are about to get/getting lapped, you are taken out of the race. The last lap is notified by the ringing of a bell on the start of the last lap. Ofcourse in amateur races, a lot depends on the organisation themselves.
Des conditions normales chez moi 🤣
Just MTB Bicycle
3:32 how?!
Xc on steroids
can you enter a mountain bike for this event?
no it's not allowed. It also would be a huge disadvantage in my opinion.
have they heard that the mountainbike was invented in the 90's ;)
It seems fun to do but i dont see much excitement in it as a spectator, unless ure supporting a certain athlete
its basicaly XC with more mud and less of that chunkyness
So basically it is some road bikers vehemently denying they are in mountain bike territory lol
Roadbikes on steroids
To me this just looks like some dudes using the wrong kind of bike on a muddy trail...
Of course the fall over and slip all the time with their road bike tires.
But it indeed looks like fun.
Give these poor guys a good xc bike
It is so fucking stupid to choose a bike like that for this kind of terrain 😁 thats exactly why this is so much fun 👍
смешно смотреть на это. Эти велосипеды вообще не для этого. Это кросскантри.
Это сайклкросс бро, и это оч круто.
Обычный день велосипедиста в рф, что живет не в Москве
mathieu van der poel is the best
Pakai sepeda xc aja susah ini mah tracknya