With Pogačar out and Montréal’s circuits promising a showdown, even AI went against bookmakers' odds
The story
With Pogačar out and Montréal’s circuits promising a showdown, even AI went against bookmakers' odds
CyclingWeekly published this story on 25 September 2026. The headline reads: “Del Toro or Evenepoel, Vollering or Niewiadoma? We asked AI who’s going to win Worlds; here’s what it came up with - plus our own predictions”. The full article, including quotes and images, is on the publisher page — the link is in the table above.
This race is on the 2026–2027 cyclocross calendar: 2026 Southern Cross Series Round 1 in Christchurch on 2026-05-03. Other races from the same series are listed under “Races from the same series”.
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Details
| Headline | Del Toro or Evenepoel, Vollering or Niewiadoma? We asked AI who’s going to win Worlds; here’s what it came up with - plus our own predictions |
|---|---|
| Published | 25 September 2026 |
| Section | Worlds |
| Publisher | CyclingWeekly |
| Original story | CyclingWeekly |
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