The Crosscast
Neil Mansfield, Matt Payne, Xan Crees and special guests talk about World, European and UK cyclocross. Follow us on @TheCrosscast @CrosscastNeil @XanCrees and @MattFixerPayne. And give us a like on Facebook and Instagram. Support us at https://buymeacoffee.com/crosscast.
Neil Mansfield is the host of the show and the cyclocross uber-geek. He races for Grity Race Team and his family all love cross. He has been podcasting since 2015 and over-analysing racing using spreadsheets for a lot longer. He helps Caroline (Mrs M) run Grity Sustainable Sports Apparel. Find out more at https://linktr.ee/crosscastneil.
Matt Payne is the voice of British cyclocross having been on the mic for all of the big races for years. He is a professional commentator regularly heard at raceside, and also on TV and streamed coverage for all cycling disciplines. He has long experience of professional race promotion, but also a passion for grass-roots opportunity from being the brains and voice of e-Sports to UCI commentary, to organising local league races.
Xan Crees is a double British Elite Women's champion, having taken titles in both gravel and cyclocross. Now racing the pro-circuit as an elite, she has been a cyclocrosser at heart since she was a youth. With first hand experience of pretty much every course out there, and knowing how to win UCI races, she brings the insight of a pro-athlete.
The music is by Steep and used under a CC license.
Episodes
87 episodes
The Crosscast S9E13 Cyclocross season reflections and looking forward to 2026-27 with a GB World Cup
In Episode 13 of Season 9, Neil, Xan, and Matt look back on the 2025-26 cyclocross season. They talk through the World Cup, which they agree had zero duff rounds this year, but are disappointed that Terralba is missing from next year, jus...
The Crosscast S9E12 Hulst World Champs!
In Episode 12 of season 9, Neil, Matt and Xan report back from being on site at the 2026 Cyclocross World Championships from Hulst, both from working inside the media trucks and shouting from the other side of the side. Bringing the fresh...
The Crosscast S9E11 WORLD CHAMPS PREVIEW!
In Episode 11 of Season 9 Neil, Xan and Matt give their predictions for the 2026 #cyclocross World Champs and you can too at https://tinyurl.com/hulstcx26 😊They look back on the finale of the 25-26 World Cup with races from #maasmechele...
The Crosscast S9E10 National Champs Cyclocross and 26/27 Trophy. Benidorm Maasmech & Hoogerheide
In Episode 10 of Season 9, Neil, Xan and Matt look back on the National Championships from South Shields. Xan looks back on her race and her second place finish, after doing the jersey proud for the past 12 months. Neil also revisit...
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The Crosscast S9E09 National Champs incoming! Irvine and Kerste Periode Part 2
In Episode 9 of Season 9 Neil, Xan and Matt look back on their highly committed many hours of cyclocross watching, racing, working and commentating with a look back on the second half of the Kerste Periode. They send comiserations to thos...
The Crosscast S9E08 Middle of the Kersteperiode 2025 sand and fast conditions out there
In Episode 8 of Season 9 Neil, Xan and Matt extract themselves for 'cross duties to chat through the Kerste Periode with some stunning racing. After giving birthday greetings to Xan and Neil, they look back on the A to Z of Antwerp to Zol...
The Crosscast S9E07 Bradford Namur and Kortrijk, preview of Antwerp, Zolder, Koksijde and Gavere
In Episode 7 of Season 9 Neil, Xan and Matt jump into a mega few weeks of cyclocross goodness. Neil reports back on Hunsworth National Trophy with its December mud, cracking course, and great atmosphere. They mention the parking nightmare...
The Crosscast S9E06🎈EPISODE 100🎈Tabor & Flammanville review; preview of Tong Trophy, Cabras & Namur
It is Crosscast Episode 100. Thanks to all of you who have been here since the start, and we've loved collecting listeners over the years.In Episode 6 of Season 9, Neil, Xan, and Matt cast their minds back to a frozen Tabor which ...
The Crosscast S9E05 European Champs and Sandwell Valley review, preview of World Cup Kick-off
In Episode 5 of Season 9, Neil, Xan and Matt review the European Championships in which Xan brought home a top 20 for GB in the Elite Female category, and had two totally contrasting races for the Elite Men and Elite Women. Xan gives the ...
The Crosscast S9E04 Reviewing Clanfield and Koppenbergcross; preview Europeans and Sandwell Valley
In episode 4 of season 9 Neil Xan and Matt kick off with a few memories of how important Lars van der Haar has been to cyclocross racing across the world, now he has announced that this season will be his Laatste Ronde, his final season.
The Crosscast S9E03 Falkirk Review, Xan in Sweden, Clanfield Preview
In episode 3 of season 9 Neil Xan and Matt review the Falkirk National Trophy with its tough course, and wet conditions. Neil reflects on his experiences, and how the racing unfolded over the weekend. Meanwhile Xan returned to Swede...
The Crosscast S9E02 3 Peaks and Derby... Falkirk preview
In Episode 2 of Season 9 Neil, Xan, and Matt review the Three Peaks, the legendary race that Neil raced, Xan pitted, and Matt watched from the social feeds. Neil recounts his own experience where despite a Pen Y Ghent prang, him and Lotta won t...
The Crosscast S9E01 Hope Supercross and 3 Peaks Preview
In Episode 1 of Season 9, Neil, Matt and Xan are back after a summer on the mic and on the bike... Neil got an injury and also a win, Xan dropped the watts on crits and grave, and Matt has been putting words to World Championships MTB, as well ...
The Crosscast S8E13 World Champs review and 25-26 season preview
In Episode 13 of season 8 Neil, Matt and Xan review the Lievin World Champs with its magnificent team relay that was exciting even with just the live timing. They cover all the races and The Crosscast Podium Picker competition in wh...
The Crosscast S8E12 World Champs Preview ¦ World Cup Finale
In Episode 12 of Season 8, Neil, Matt and Xan unpack a pair of tough races that rounded out the World Cup. Xan gives her on-the-ground review of just how tough they were, at the technical-tastic Maasmechelen and total classic of Hoogerhei...
The Crosscast S8E11 World Champs Selections and World Cup Finale
In Episode 11 of Season 8, Neil, Matt and Xan look back on the recent goings on in the world of cross. In a show that has more ups and downs than the Loenhout washboard (AKA the 'oopsie whoopsies') they travel from the ice of Cyc...
The Crosscast S8E10 National Champs LIVE with new elite champ Xan Crees
CROSSCAST LIVE from Cyclopark Gravesend. Live from the cafe, Neil Matt and Xan talk through the action from the National Champs. The big news is that Xan did it - she is National Elite Cyclocross Champion! Awesome.
The Crosscast S8E09 National Champs Cyclopark preview and another National Trophy Weather Victim
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. ...
The Crosscast S8E08 Kerste review, van der Poel dominance, Bradford Trophy Preview
In Episode 8 of Season 8 Neil, Matt and Xan catch up in the middle of the busiest time of the CX calendar, the Kerste Periode. With so much action they bring you a full show covering classics such as Zonhoven and Hulst, Diegem and Loenhou...
The Crosscast S8E07 Cancellations and Crashes - Xan at Namur, and Kerste Preview
In Episode 7 of Season 8 Neil, Matt and Xan catch up after a memorable few weeks… and Xan tells us how she is after her TV-time and horrible incident on the Namur bank. They catch up on what happened and what didn’t at Clanfield Na...
The Crosscast S8E06 Clanfield preview and World Cup kickoff
In Episode 6 of Season 8 Neil and Matt are joined by Xan after her adventures at the World Cup that kicked off in Antwerp and then in Dublin. Xan gives us all the details of the course from a rider's view with insights on the cour...
The Crosscast S8E05 Torbay Thrills and World Cup preview
In Episode 5 of Season 8 Neil and Matt (and TheGrityKitty) catch up on Round 3 of the National Trophy that came from Torbay and delivered an unexpected fast and dry(ish) course with technical flow. They talk through the tactical racing and even...
The Crosscast S8E04 South Shields and Koppenburg, and looking forward to Torbay
In Episode 4 of season 8 Neil Matt and Xan look back on the past few weeks of racing. This included Xan’s ongoing adventures in Sweden as well as her return to the Koppenburg. Matt is back from the 2024 UCI Cycling Esports World Champions...
The Crosscast S8E03 Xan in Sweden, Neil at the Peaks, all at Derby and what to expect at South Shields
In Epidode 3 of Season 8 Neil, Matt and Xan look back on One National Trophy, Two races in Sweden, and Three Peaks.They remember 2017’s Season 1 Episode 2 of The Crosscast when they mentioned Zoe Roche and ...
The Crosscast S8E02 Hope SX, 3 Peaks and Derby Trophy
In Episode 2 of Season 8 Neil and Matt are joined by Spectra’s Xan Crees fresh from her complete set of Hope Supercross finishes. They reflect on how the series has quickly become established and has attracted riders from across the world...
