Love Kevin Kuhn taking the last podium spot in #ValDiSol #cyclocross 🇨🇭 so deserved

And we're immediately on with the #CX #WorldCup #ValDiSol men's elite race! Still lots of snow, snow and more snow, but now with some deep ruts and some even more slippery corners. Should be a good course for van der Poel, if he doesn't take too many risks.

Here's the info on the course: https://mastodon.social/@ebbe/109528829921372298

Nevertheless congratz #PuckPieterse, although I didn't like the @UCI_CX #CXWorldCup course of #ValDiSol - all the riders deserve a big applause & medal. Because this was dangerous and no one could really #race or #challenge. Not always #skill, often more #luck no to fall.
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RT @psy_aviah
@UCIcyclocrossWC Good to news @FemEmpel #FemVanEmpel is reported to walk around at #CXWorldCup #ValDiSol and not hospitalized after the painful #crash…
https://twitter.com/psy_aviah/status/1604096536631250944

Zonde dat #Persico dat podium nog misloopt op het einde. Ze is week blij met de 4e plek. Leuk voor Bakker wel. #veldrijden #ValDiSol

Good to hear @FemEmpel #FemVanEmpel is reported to walk around at #CXWorldCup #ValDiSol and not hospitalized after the painful #crash.
But I remain by my point, this was and is too dangerous, imho. A #spectacle, too many #risks. I like action, but this is not the way @UCI_CX!
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RT @UCIcyclocrossWC
A painful crash from Fem van Empel off camera, the current leader in the overall ranking is carried off on a stretcher. 🤕 Get well soo…
https://twitter.com/UCIcyclocrossWC/status/1604090637724393475

Oei, Fem van Empel op een brancard het parcours af. Damn... #FemVanEmpel #ValDiSol #veldrijden

Bergop voorover vallen! Bijzonder. Alvarado doet het. Gelukkig zonder schade, zo te zien.
Fem van Empel zag er wel beroerd uit...
#veldrijden #ValDiSol #FemVanEmpel

Hup renners! #veldrijden #ValDiSol

#CX #WorldCup #ValDiSol starts in less than half an hour! Snow, snow and more snow! Remember, this is a showcase - or snowcase - for the UCI to prove that #cyclocross can be a #WinterOlympics sport!

Here's the info on the course and of course the on course recon by Puck Pieterse, for those who know nothing.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QnsFWrktI - "It's like one big sand pit over the entire lap!"

Info: https://www.valdisolebikeland.com/en/uci-cyclo-cross-world-cup-2022/course-map

Map attached