Felipe Orts eager to compete with van Aert, Pidcock and van der Poel - "It's great for cyclocross that they are coming"

Cyclocross
Sunday, 20 November 2022 at 23:14
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Spanish cyclocross champion Felipe Orts is eager to compete with Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Mathieu van der Poel. For Orts, competing against them is both challenging and enjoyable.
"It's great that they are coming back to cross country," he told Wiellerflits. Orts has already won two CX this season in month of October. In Namur he finished sixth. Though in Superprestige Merksplas he only managed to secure eighth option. "This weekend then, two very tough races are coming up again," said Orts.
For the first time this season, Spaniard will compete against world champion Tom Pidcock. Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel have have also revealed their plans for CX season and Orts is ready to face the big three. "It's great for cyclocross that they are coming to cross. It creates more expectations and there will be more attention for the sport," concluded Orts.

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