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Episode 116: Mathieu van der Poel | Christopher Blevins

Cyclocross Radio

Release Date: 07/30/2018

Episode 340 | U.S. Cyclocross Nationals and Andrew Strohmeyer show art Episode 340 | U.S. Cyclocross Nationals and Andrew Strohmeyer

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National Champ Andrew Strohmeyer joins Micheal and Bill in the media pit to chat about his recent win at the U.S. Cyclocross National Championships. Boedi and Bill then breakdown the rest of the action that took place in the UCI races at US CXNATS. Follow Andrew at . The holiday season is quickly approaching, so it's the perfect time to buy a shirt! Go to  and get a Wout Me Worry, Van der Poel Rules, and This Is Real Cyclocross Weather shirt while supplies last. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate to the Mud Fund at ....

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Episode 339 | Ben Frederick and US CXNATS Preview show art Episode 339 | Ben Frederick and US CXNATS Preview

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Ben Frederick joins Micheal and Bill in the media pit to chat about the Italian World Cup that wasn't, his lead lap success in Dublin, and upcoming projects. Ben sticks around for our US Cyclocross National Championship preview and helps us pick the winners of Saturday's elite races. Follow Ben at . The holiday season is quickly approaching, so it's the perfect time to buy a shirt! Go to  and get a Wout Me Worry, Van der Poel Rules, and This Is Real Cyclocross Weather shirt while supplies last. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world....

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Cyclocross Radio Episode 338 | Lidia Cusack and the Dublin World Cup show art Cyclocross Radio Episode 338 | Lidia Cusack and the Dublin World Cup

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Lidia Cusack (CXD Trek Bikes) joins Micheal and Bill in the media pit to talk about everything that happened at the Dublin Cyclocross World Cup, including Lidia's victory in the junior women's field. We also decide who is the best cyclocross racer in the world this week. You can follow Lidia at .  The holiday season is quickly approaching, so it's the perfect time to buy a shirt! Go to  and get a Wout Me Worry, Van der Poel Rules, and This Is Real Cyclocross Weather shirt while supplies last. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the...

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Episode 337 | North Carolina Grand Prix and Antwerp World Cup show art Episode 337 | North Carolina Grand Prix and Antwerp World Cup

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Micheal and Bill are back in the media pit to break down everything that happened at last weekend's North Carolina Grand Prix and Antwerpen World Cup. We also hear from Eric Brunner, Vida Lopez de San Ramon and Caroline Mani about their weekend. Finally, we answer listener questions from Instagram stories. The holiday season is quickly approaching, so it's the perfect time to buy a shirt! Go to  and get a Wout Me Worry, Van der Poel Rules, and This Is Real Cyclocross Weather shirt while supplies last. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the...

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Episode 336 | Nash Dash and Canadian Nationals show art Episode 336 | Nash Dash and Canadian Nationals

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Micheal and Bill are back in the media pit to break down everything that happened at last weekend's Nash Dash and Canada's National Cyclocross Championships. We also hear from Lidia Cusack and Kerry Werner about their Nash Dash success. Finally, Bill does an eleventh-hour deep dive into the jersey requirements for someone who wins Pan Ams and a national championship. There's even a surprise ending!  The holiday season is quickly approaching, so it's the perfect time to buy a shirt! Go to and get a Wout Me Worry, Van der Poel Rules, and This Is Real Cyclocross Weather shirt while...

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Episode 335 | Pan American Championships show art Episode 335 | Pan American Championships

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Micheal and Bill breakdown everything that happened at last weekend's Pan American Cyclocross Championships in Missoula, Montana. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate to the Mud Fund at . Revisit coverage of the Trek USCX series on the Wide Angle Podium Instagram channel at . Watch this episode on YouTube at Cyclocross Radio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Hammerhead Karoo cycling computer. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo....

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Episode 334 | Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross show art Episode 334 | Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross

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Micheal and Bill breakdown everything that happened at last weekend's Really Rad Festival of Cyclocross. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate to the Mud Fund at . Revisit coverage of the Trek USCX series on the Wide Angle Podium Instagram channel at . Watch this episode on YouTube at Cyclocross Radio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Hammerhead Karoo cycling computer. For a limited time, our listeners can get a free heart-rate monitor with the purchase of a Hammerhead Karoo. Visit  right now and use promo...

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Tyler Cloutier and Bill recap the Kings CX weekend with analysis and interviews with the top three finishers in the elite women's and men's events. 21:18 Maghalie Rochette 26:46 Katie Clouse 32:21 Lauren Zoerner 40:36 Lizzy Gunsalus 50:02 Curtis White 53:48 Eric Brunner 57:19 Tyler Clark 1:04:37 Ian Ackert 1:09:22 Curtis White Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate to the Mud Fund at . Revisit coverage of the Trek USCX series on the Wide Angle Podium Instagram channel at . Watch this episode on YouTube at Cyclocross Radio is...

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Episode 332 | Major Taylor and Beringen show art Episode 332 | Major Taylor and Beringen

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Boedi and Bill recap the Major Taylor Cyclocross weekend and the Exact Cross race in Beringen, Belgium. Along with our analysis, we have race interviews with everyone who stepped on the podium in the elite races at Major Taylor and a breakdown of the kerfuffle between Eli Iserbyt and Ryan Kamp. 00:00 Intro 07:15 Major Taylor 12:29 Caroline Mani and Anna Dorovskikh 23:10 Lizzy Gunsalus 37:25 Gunnar Holmgren and Ian Ackert 52:20 Caleb Swartz 58:51 Tyler Clark 1:05:30 Tobin Ortenblad 1:15:00 Beringen Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate...

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Episode 331 | Trek CX Cup show art Episode 331 | Trek CX Cup

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Boedi and Bill recap the final weekend of racing in the Trek USCX series at Trek CX Cup in Waterloo, Wisconsin. Along with our analysis, we have race interviews with everyone who stepped on the podium in the elite races. Help the U.S. athletes we talk about in this episode race against the best in the world. Donate to the Mud Fund at . Revisit coverage of the Trek USCX series on the Wide Angle Podium Instagram channel at . Watch this episode on YouTube at . Cyclocross Radio is sponsored by Hammerhead and the Hammerhead Karoo cycling computer. For a limited time, our listeners can get a...

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Hello cyclocross friends! It's been a while since our last episode, so we wanted to come out of the gates strong. For this week's Crosshairs Radio we chat with the original young gun, the boy wonder, an guaranteed hall of famer who may need a parent or guardian to gain admission to the hall of fame, Mathieu van der Poel. MTB, CX, road, MX, we cover it all in a compact conversation from the inside of the Corendon-Circus camper in Vallnord, Andorra.

For the second half of the show, it's a conversation with Christopher Blevins, who is the current U23 CX National Champ and the 2017 U23 MTB National Champ. In 2018, Chris dipped his foot in the elite waters and ended up on the podium in third. We talk about his life as a bike racer, balancing road, MTB and cyclocross ... and we talk about music.

This episode is brought to you by our partnership with Grimpeur Bros and the amazingly tasty Full Schleck blend. You can get these tasty and possibly magical beans here: https://www.grimpeurbros.com/products/wap-coffee.

Also, check out the women's cyclocross camp Crosshairs Cycling is hosting Aug 18 at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (venue for DCCX). We have an amazing staff of coaches including Arley Kemmerer, Crystal Anthony, Rachel Rubin, Dan Chabanov and Rusty Williford who will make faster without you getting any fitter. It's also possibly magical. Categories from junior to beginner to intermediate to advanced are available. Register here: https://www.bikereg.com/dc-womens-cx-camp.

Mathieu van der Poel is on Instagram at @mathieuvanderpoel

Chris Blevens is on Instagram at @christopherblevs

Grimpeur Bros is on Instagram at @grimpeurbrosspecialtycoffee

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