A look at this weekend’s Cyclocross races – 17th & 18th September 2022

The highest ranked cyclocross race this weekend is the first day of the Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross on Saturday but traditionally, the Exact Cross series has the higher prestige. If Exact Cross doesn’t ring a bell, the series was known as the Ethias Cross last season and has new title sponsors for 2022-2023. Exact, originally a Dutch company that supports SMEs and accountants with software, has committed itself as a title partner for two seasons. The calendar has 3 quick races early on before decamping until mid-December. All races will be shown on VTM in Belgium and Eurosport/GCN elsewhere.

The early part of the season sees a quite heavy focus on racing in America and that will continue for a few more weeks as well leading into the first World Cup event of the season at Waterloo on 9th October 2022. Some European riders will make the trip over, particularly as we get closer to the Waterloo race. Expect to see a mix of well-known names and others less so to European followers of cyclocross.