Sven Nys: "A World cup every week is killing cyclocross"
CyclocrossTuesday, 13 December 2022 at 20:38
The current cyclocross World Cup format is not appealing to Sven Nys. The number of World Cups this season is 14, which Nys finds excessive.
According to Nys, a World Cup every week does not help the sport, and the federation should reduce the number to eight. "Dublin as a World Cup was top. Beautiful venue and a super nice atmosphere. If we now also ensure that there are only eight World Cups, the federations and riders will surely all come too. Now other countries are staying home. A WB every week is killing our sport,” he wrote on Twitter. To support his point, he attached a picture containing data of participants, 27 women and 39 men.
As KNWU released its selection for the next World Cup with a smaller team than last week, the Belgian quickly tweeted, "Does anyone actually realise this is going completely wrong? I hold my heart for the number of participants next week."
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Dublin als wereldbeker was top. Mooie locatie en super fijne sfeer. Als we nu ook nog zorgen dat er maar acht wereldbekers zijn, dan zullen de federaties en renners ook zeker allemaal komen. Nu blijven andere landen thuis. Elke week een WB is dodelijk voor onze sport.
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