Cyclo-cross world champion Wout Van Aert has come out in support of the UCI's decision to host two Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup races in the US, writing in his regular column for Wielerflits.nl that the UCI has more work to do in its effort to globalise the discipline, but the early season trip across the Atlantic is "not a waste of time."
In his column, Van Aert addressed multiple criticisms he's heard concerning the US races - and some published the day before on Wielerflits.nl - taking them on directly.
"That Iowa City - compared to Waterloo - barely had spectators around the course is not correct," Van Aert wrote in response to a critical analysis printed Monday on Wielerflits.nl. "Photos can be decieving. In my opinion, the attendance was more than decent, as was the enthusiasm of the fans.
"But do not compare a World Cup in Iowa with a race on the Koppenberg. In the United States, a number of amateur competitions are held before the pros. All those participants then spread across the course to support the pros. They are not in dense crowds at a beer tent like in Belgium, but they are spread over the entire course."
Van Aert also compared the US races to other World Cup races outside of Belgium, such as Pilzen in the Czech Republic or Bogense in Denmark last year.
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