Elite Men's Race Report: 2023 Hoogerheide World Championships

Wout. Mathieu. One for the ages.

As a one-day, one-hour event, the Cyclocross World Championships theoretically have an anything-can-happen reality. After all, anyone can win a bike race on any given day.

However, the magnitude of the race and the crucible it presents tend to bring out the best (or worst) in the sport’s top athletes. For years now, I have been working on a theory that …