Tom Pidcock under fire from cyclocross World Championships organizer after absence reveal: "I find it incomprehensible"

Tom Pidcock has decided to forego his title defense at the cyclocross World Championships, however that decision has not come too well for the organizers.

Jan Prop, chairman of the organization, told BN/De Stem: "After the cross in Zonhoven there was a peak in ticket sales. It's gone now. We will see. I find it incomprehensible that Tom Pidcock is not participating. After all, he is the defending champion"

The course in Hoogerheide will favour the powerhouse riders and Pidcock, who won in Fayetteville last year, has decided to not attempt to defend his title against the likes of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel who have been dominating the field over the last few months.