Mathieu van der Poel et Wout van Aert could well have the opportunity to fight in a few years for an Olympic title… Winter Olympics ! Le cyclo-cross, winter discipline which fascinates the Belgians, Dutch and other spectacle enthusiasts in the plowed fields from October to February, could indeed integrate the Olympic program for the 26th edition organized in 2030 in the French Alps. On the sidelines of Road World Championship and the 193rd Congress of the International Cycling Union (UCI) which is being held this Friday in Zurich, David Lappartient in person confirmed that the international body would propose and support cyclo-cross application with the International Olympic Committee (CIO)for whichcurrent president of theUCI is a candidate for the future presidency.
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“Cyclo-cross was born in France, a little over a century ago… it would be a beautiful symbol”
“We would like to propose to the IOC and the French Alps Committee which will organize the 2030 Winter Olympic Games that cyclo-cross could join the Olympic program, it would be a beautiful symbol“, he declared in comments reported by the site Direct Bikethis Friday. “Cyclo-cross was born in France a little over a century ago. Although this is only a hypothesis today, we think it would be a wonderful asset for the Winter Olympics.“, he concluded David Lappartient.
