The Crosscast S5E03 - Stateside World Cups and Milnthorpe Trophy

In Episode 3 of Season 5 Neil, Matt and Bruce go all international with Neil recording in an airport, and Bruce somewhere between races in Ireland and Belgium.  They cover all the action from Milnthorpe, a race where technical features dominated the overall outcomes.  They talk about how small mistakes cost a lot of time for riders across all the fields, and of course update with the official (and our own unofficial) standings.They review the first three rounds of the World Cup that came from the USA.  While Neil's previous show's prediction of Honsinger having a decent start was only partially fulfilled, he was correct about the sketchy sections at Waterloo which saw multiple riders crash out, some being hurt.  They debate who the biggest winners are... and the UCI could well be one of them.In the Laatste Ronde they look forward to the next round of the National Trophy coming from Falkirk that will inevitably result in changes in the standings, as many riders are on World Cup duty at Zonhoven.  They also give previews of the thinkers' course with choices aplenty (Ruddervorde), the hilly one with comedy climbs and corners if wet (Overijse) and the iconic Koppenburgcross which opens opportunity to those KoppenKings&Queens who specialise on the unrelenting cobbles and cowfield. And finally... TheCrosscast have partnered with grity.co.uk to produce our first ever T-shirt which is available for pre-order.  Support the show--To support the show pop over to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crosscast to make a donation towards our hosting fees - every little helps!  You can watch us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosscastCyclocrossFollow us on Insta and Facebook, and share to your networks!  Neil Mansfield @crosscastneil is part of Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel @gritykit, and Matt Payne @mattfixerpayne runs Full Speed Events @full_speed_events. Xan Crees @xancrees races for OGT USE.