Van Aert and Pidcock's duel the headline act at Dublin World Cup

ANTWERPEN BELGIUM DECEMBER 04 Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team JumboVisma competes during the 16th UCI Cyclocross World Cup Antwerpen 2022 Mens Elite CXWorldCup on December 04 2022 in Antwerpen Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Wout van Aert is among the headline names taking part in the Dublin World Cup cyclocross round (Image credit: Getty Images)

Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are among the star names setting out on the journey westwards this weekend as Dublin plays host to the ninth round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup.

Snow was general all over the Irish capital early on Friday morning, though it remains to be seen if the drop in temperatures in recent days will help to firm up a course that had been made very soft by heavy rainfall over the previous week.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.