Van der Poel, Van Aert and Pidcock almost ready: these are the cyclo-cross races where they will face off this winter

After Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock has also announced his cyclo-cross program for the 2023/2024 winter. In total, the three cyclo-cross musketeers will - if all goes well - meet six times this cyclo-cross season. IDLProCycling.com gives you the full schedule of these races below.

Thirteen (Van der Poel), ten (Pidcock) and eight/ten times (Van Aert): that's how often the big three cyclo-cross riders will be in action this week. They will compete against each other six times, as things stand now (end of November).

Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock: when will they meet in cyclo-cross?

Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023: Exact Cross Essen: Wout van Aert
Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023: X2O Trofee Herentals: Tom Pidcock
Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023: World Cup Namur: Tom Pidcock
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023: Exact Cross Mol: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert
Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023: Antwerp World Cup: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023: World Cup Gavere: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023: Superprestige Heusden-Zolder: Wout van Aert
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023: Superprestige Diegem: Mathieu van der Poel, Tom Pidcock
Friday, December 29, 2023: Exact Cross Loenhout: Mathieu van der Poel
Saturday, December 30, 2023: World Cup Hulst: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock

Monday, Jan. 1, 2024: X2O Trophy Baal: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024: X2O Trophy Koksijde: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024: Gullegem: Tom Pidcock
Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024: World Cup Zonhoven: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024: World Cup Benidorm: Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock
Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024: X2O Trofee Hamme: Mathieu van der Poel
Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024: World Cup Hoogerheide: Mathieu van der Poel
Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024: World Cyclo-cross Championship in Tábor, Czech Republic: Mathieu van der Poel

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