
With Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert and Thibau Nys all opting for a day off, the organisers of the Gullegem Superprestige cyclocross race made a bold move to tempt Tadej Pogačar to ride their race on January 3.
Pogačar raced a Christmas cyclocross in Slovenia in 2021 and 2022 and was even the national champion in 2019. He also once told Cyclingnews that he was determined to ride the UCI Gravel World Championships, but his off-road racing dreams have always been halted by his road racing obligations.