The Cyclocross season will get underway on October 15th and speaking to Het Nieuwsblad,
Sven Nys has addressed the growing concerns over the future of this particular cycling discipline.
My heart bleeds when I see the cross shrinking," he laments. A possible reason for the dwindling interest in cyclocross? The fact that appearances from star duo
Wout van Aert and
Mathieu van der Poel are becoming fewer and fewer. "I understand those athletes, they have to rest somewhere. The fact that they continue to cross is a victory. They generate a lot of attention, but the result is that everyone wants to organize races during the Christmas period."
