
Reigning Under 23 world cyclocross champion Thibau Nys has set his sights on a podium place in the elite race at this weekend's UCI Cyclocross World Championships, admitting that it's almost impossible to compete with defending champion Mathieu van der Poel but confident he can be the best of the rest and so save Belgian honour.
21-year-old Nys will be making his debut at elite level alongside the likes of Eli Iserbyt, Michael Vanthourenhout, and Laurens Sweeck.