When the cat is not there, the mice dance! In the absence of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at the start of the cyclo-cross season, the other plowed specialists are taking the opportunity to glean some success and add to their list of achievements. This is particularly the case ofThat is, Iserbytwho got back on the right track after the controversies at the start of winter by achieving a perfect weekend last week and a superb double, including the 1st round of the World Cup in Antwerp. But the Belgian of the team Pauwels Sauces – Bingoal must take advantage of it, because the master of the discipline should soon make his return, the announcement of his resumption being imminent…
Video – Eli Iserbyt's World Cup victory in Antwerp
“Every year I think it’s possible to beat them, and…”
“I'm looking forward to it… But don't be fooled“, declared the Belgian champion, realistic about the return of MVDP in the podcast Cup over Cup d’Eurosport. “I think Mathieu and Wout van Aert's form is ahead of the way we race now. Every year I think it's possible to beat them. Then you're in his wheel for two minutes and you say to yourself: too bad, I'll try again next year“, he estimated, a bit fatalistic about the domination of the world champion in cyclo-cross.
