Laurens Sweeck ahead of World Championship - "I do have podium ambitions, I'm looking forward to it"
CyclocrossSunday, 29 January 2023 at 18:14
Laurens Sweeck wrapped up the World Cup with a silver finish, just under a minute behind winner Mathieu van der Poel in Besançon.
"Although I did have a bad start. And at the end of the first lap, there was a crash in front of me," said Sweeck in the post race interview. It gave him the chance to take the lead. He left a chasing pack of riders in his wake."I had to close that gap, only it was difficult to gain places."
He further added, "When Mathieu attacked, the rest looked at each other. For me, that was the sign to go to the front. But second place was the highest possible today."
The World Championships is the next destination, and he has no qualms about expressing his desire for a gold medal. "I'm looking forward to it. It is the biggest race of the season anyway and I do have podium ambitions. The course there is similar to today. It's also fast, and then I'm going to be up front," concluded Sweeck.
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- God, Pog is washed. Can't even finish a race now. Where will his glory supporters go next?wrsty15-09-2026
- so much for Visma going down the drain, permanent second or 3rd class citizen, talent drain, everyone is fleeing the team. they suck. etc etc.mij15-09-2026
- We will see.Speedy recovery for Urska too.
Brucegel14-09-2026 - You could have written this without spiteful tone, but I guess you're confident you'll get upvotes.Hills3314-09-2026
- If he had a repeat concussion he would probably have to retire in a much worse state. (And his fiancee has just had a repeat of her bad fall of a few months ago, showing a repeat is not unlikely.) Maybe best if he retired now, rather than taking his chances.Hills3314-09-2026
- Not many folks can put Pogi under pressure. But when it does happen i agree there is a bit of a pattern of risk-taking and crashes. For example he got lucky with his Strade Bianche crash - that could have cost him the race or more.mobk14-09-2026
- I don’t think the problem is maths so much as proofreading, he may have wanted to say Tour & Vuelta, would seem a little more logical though, in a text not actually based on logic I gyess there’s no point in supposing anything.Mistermaumau14-09-2026
- Oh really, he told you so I guess? The only reason he didn’t crash before is because Mas warned him to slow down and even then he couldn’t resist trying it on, or does it hurt his sensitive ego a little more than he likes to show to be overtaken? Even at a ripe cycling age, he still hasn’t learnt to take note of dangers. Had it not been a countryman warning him not to compete downhill in MSR there’d be a a good possibility his career would have been shortened. He’s the LAST person that needs to take senseless risks and yet, almost every time someone is pressuring him he starts to, his own worst enemy.Mistermaumau14-09-2026
- Yup dude! It is going to be hard for you, but you are going to have to come to terms with this. Pog did not win.this race. Pog did not even finish this race.. Shoulda, coulda, woulda won gets you zero UCI points even if you are by far the best rider.mobk14-09-2026
- My sources tell me that it is useful to be aware of the race situation rather than just waiting for chasers to catch up. Just saying. Perhaps Pog was getting a bit complacent and assuming no one would catch up.mobk14-09-2026
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The battle for 🥈 is not over yet. Sweeck tries to get away on the climb, but the others are alert. Still 8️⃣ contenders for 2️⃣ podium spots. #CXWorldCup
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