UCI World Cyclo-Cross Championships in Hoogerheide: Picture gallery
The 2023 UCI Cyclo-Cross Hoogerheide World Championships took place 3-5 February in Hoogerheide, Netherlands.
EMG Belgium provided the host coverage for the UCI with NEP Belgium also on site for the VRT Sporza channel’s local Belgian presentation. TV coverage in the UK was on Eurosport and on the BBC iplayer/Red Button.
To cover what was a wide action area, the production team deployed a racing drone camera to bring back shots through the forest section and a Eurogrips wire cam that stretched across the course.
The course itself was just over 3,000m long and included the famous ‘Stairway to Heaven’ where riders carry their bikes up punishing steep steps. It also featued high ramps, obstacles to jump over and many twists and turns.
Steve Challes captured the action being captured for SVG Europe. His pictures can be seen in the gallery below.
The start of Sunday’s Men’s Elite Race
Shotover G1 Wirecam from Eurogrip stretching above the Scheldeweg
Handheld camera covering the punishing ‘Stairway to Heaven’
Racing drone and handheld RF cameras following GB’s Zoe Bäckstedt
RF camera at one of the steep climbs
Jumping over the obstacles towards the Haviksberg
Riders jumping over the obstacles up to the Haviksberg
Riders traversing the high ramps
Jib camera in front of the VIP stands
EMG Belgium RF camera at the farthest part of the course
RF camera moving around the forest section
Turning into the forest section
EMG Belgium Nova 101