After the manageable 2020/21 cross-country season with only five World Cup races and the 15 competitions held in 2021/22 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UCI Cyclocross World Cup a little more in the coming season.
14 stations
According to the recently published World Cup calendar, the UCI is targeting 14 venues for the 2022/23 season. In addition to many well-known venues such as Tabor and Hulst, the global cyclocross racing series also includes some new venues.
The race in Benidorm in Spain, which has not hosted a Cyclocross World Cup since 2011, is completely new to the calendar. The UCI has confirmed Dublin as the venue for the event on 11 December.
In the cyclocross stronghold of Belgium, there will be "only" four World Cup rounds next season. Traditional races such as Koksijde and Namur are missing. As in 2018, the race series will begin on 9 October 2022 in Waterloo (Wisconsin) in the neighbourhood of bike manufacturer Trek. The snow race in Val di Sole in Trentino has also made it back onto the World Cup calendar after its premiere in 2021.
Cross-country race on snow
This shows that the UCI wants to put the special format of cyclocross races on snow further into the limelight and is sticking to its candidature for cyclocross as a discipline for the Winter Olympics. The World Cup is touring eight countries in just under four months with 14 stages.
Dates UCI Cyclocross Calendar - World Cup 2022/2023
- 9 October 2022, Waterloo / USA
- 16 October 2022, Fayetteville / USA
- 23 October 2022, Tabor / CZE
- 30 October 2022, Maasmechelen / BEL
- 13 November 2022, Beekse Bergen / NED
- 20 November 2022, Overijse / BEL
- 27 November 2022, Hulst / NED
- 4 December 2022, Antwerp / BEL
- 11 December 2022, Dublin / IRL
- 17 December 2022, Val di Sole / ITA
- 26 December 2022, Gavere / BEL
- 8 January 2023, Zonhoven / BEL
- 22 January 2023, Benidorm / ESP
- 29 January 2023, Besançon / FRA
The The 2023 Cyclocross World Championships will take place after the World Cup on 4/5 February in Hoogerheide, Belgium. instead.
