According to the portal esmtb. com, we are talking about figures ranging from €8.000 to €20.000 to have one of these 3 champions at the start of a cyclo-cross event. These are figures that certainly come into play in the kermesse and in the events during the week, while in the World Cup the prestige of being present and fighting for the general or for the single stage prevails.
This means that having all 3 big names could mean spending up to €40.000! But the show creates business: if the sale of tickets triples, and with it the sale of services and groceries, the accounts add up. It is an investment, not an expense.
It is well known that the great protagonists of cyclo-cross have interesting returns to take part in some of the events on the calendar. Even if all that glitters is not gold: those who earn only a few times and just drop their performance slightly to find themselves, from one year to the next, from stars to rags. Or, like now, many cyclo-cross riders are somewhat overshadowed by the presence of these 3 global phenomena.
VAN DER POEL – VAN AERT – PIDCOCK CYCLOCROSS CALENDAR
| Data | stage | pidcock | Van der Poel | Van Aert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-12 | Antwerp * | Si | Si | Si |
| 11-12 | Dublin * | Si | No | Si |
| 17-12 | Val di Sole * | No | Si | No |
| 23-12 | mole | Si | Si | Si |
| 26-12 | Gavere * | Si | Si | Si |
| 27-12 | Zolder | Si | Si | Si |
| 28-12 | diegem | Si | Si | Si |
| 30-12 | Loenhout | Si | Si | Si |
| 3-1 | Herentals | Si | Si | No |
| 5-1 | Koksijde | No | Si | No |
| 8-1 | zonhoven * | No | Si | No |
| 22-1 | Benidorm * | Si | Si | No |
| 5-2 | hoogerheide ** | ? | Si | Si |
** World Championship
A few years ago it was rumored that Sven Nys asked for around €8.000 in cachet to participate, although that figure has increased over the years. Now there is talk that Tom Pidcock, again according to the portal esmtb. com, would have a fixed starting price of €8.000 while Mathieu Van Der Poel and Wout Van Aert travel around €15.000.
