Cyclocross Worlds in Photos: A Dave Mable Photo Gallery

The 2022 Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas certainly had its share of challenges and critics. Yet the event largely achieved its mission of crowning worthy champions while putting on an entertaining show.

Cyclocross Magazine photographer David Mable was on the ground for the second time this season to capture the world's best cyclocross racers as they made their way around the man-made course in Centennial Park.

U23 Women - Arguably the best race of the day. Day 2, 2022 Cyclocross World Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. © D. Mable / Cyclocross Magazine

Mable also aimed his lens at all that goes into making such an event more than just another UCI race.

Lucinda Brand cheered the Day 2 races. 2022 Cyclocross World Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. © D. Mable / Cyclocross Magazine

The conditions were unlike the epic mudfest we saw at the World Cup in October, which disappointed mudders, but made for a far more welcoming weekend for fans.

Felipe Timoteo Nystrom Spencer of Costa Rica got the full support of fans. 2022 Cyclocross World Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. © D. Mable / Cyclocross Magazine

The promoters, during our interview, said they expected 15,000 fans. Judging by the crowds near the stairs, predictions in the thousands seemed accurate, even though parts of the course left racers only hearing screaming legs and lungs.

Maddie Munro attacks the climb. Day 2, 2022 Cyclocross World Championships, Fayetteville, Arkansas USA. © D. Mable / Cyclocross Magazine

There are thousands of images on the Internet and social media from the weekend, all which do their own little part in telling the story of the Fayetteville Worlds. Here are our favorites from Mable, in the slideshow below.

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2022 Fayetteville Cyclocross World Championships Photo Gallery by Dave Mable: