Lights

Mathieu van der Poel descends into the famed "pit" on the sand dunes of the Zonhoven World Cup. Crowds of fans line the barriers, which are padded to protect riders in crashes.

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Fem van Empel celebrates victory at World Cup Hoogerheide.

Cyclocross gallery: A thrilling double feature to whet the appetite going into the World Champs

Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Michael Vanthourenhout and Tom Pidcock during CX World Cup Benidorm.

Cyclocross gallery: All-star cast shows up for blockbuster racing in Benidorm

The leaders of the elite men's race during UCI World Cup Zonhoven.

Cyclocross gallery: Drama in the dunes

Cyclocross gallery: Double rainbows

Mathieu van der Poel tops a climb at the X2O Cyclocross Herentals. He's all alone, having gone solo on the first lap. The woods are dark and moody.

Cyclocross gallery: Big names, big wins

Wout van Aert during a very wet and muddy Exact Cross Essen.

Cyclocross gallery: Wout’s splashy season debut and a snowcross at Val di Sole

Belgian national champion Sanne Cant rides around the famous huge troll statues during Superprestige Boom.

Cyclocross gallery: From star-gazing trolls to a château in Normandy

Former world champion Lucinda Brand of Baloise Trek Lions takes a corner during CX World Cup Dublin, her legs and kit splashed with mud, an overcast sky overhead.

Cyclocross gallery: Muddy thrills and spills on both sides of the Channel

Michael Vanthourenhout shown mirrored in a glass-walled building while racing at the CX World Cup in Maasmichelen.

Cyclocross gallery: Mirror images at Maasmechelen

Thibau Nys thrusts his Trek cyclocross bike into the air after winning the opening round of the Cyclocross World Cup.

Waterloo CX World Cup gallery: A new Nys rises while Queen Fem reigns