In Episode 9 of Season 8, Neil Matt and Xan look back on the end of the 2024-2025 Kerste Periode remembering an entertaining Baal with Van Empel only leading the race for about 1 metre (the most important 1 metre), and Iserbyt at his best. Koksijde added Sweeck to the list of legends, and Dendermonde was somehow a great watch despite some dominant rides and its usually ultra mud bath course.

The talk about Xans' peak in form with best ever result in a Belgian World Cup coming just before the National Champs.

The final round of the National Trophy partly came from Bradford with day 2 cancelled due to snow. What a disappointing season for UCI racers, especially when the younger and older riders got a full 5 races.

In the Laastse Ronde, they look forward to this weekend's National Championships; always a highlight of the season. In addition to the key Belgian and Netherlands competitions, they have a deep dive into what to expect for the British National Championships coming from Cyclopark. They are also given all the dirty details from Huw Williams, someone who knows every centimetre of the course.

With no TV expected this year, make sure that you get down to the side of the tape in Gravesend, and tune in to The Crosscast Live coming out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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