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Big crowds expected for Van der Poel - Van Aert Benidorm cyclocross face-off

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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike).

The final Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert cyclocross clash of this season will be battled out in front of near-sold-out crowds at the Benidorm World Cup on Sunday, January 21.

Tickets in 2023 were sold-out before the event with only a few hundred available on the day. Huge crowds are expected again in 2024 with TuttoBici reporting that the same amount has already been sold (10,000) with an extended capacity of 15,000 allowing more sales.

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