{"id":654643,"date":"2025-12-25T20:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654643\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T20:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:06:23","slug":"startlist-map-favorites-how-to-watch-mathieu-van-der-poel-in-the-usa-and-uk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654643\/","title":{"rendered":"Startlist, Map, Favorites, how to watch Mathieu van der Poel in the USA and UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Round 5 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Friday, December 26th, in Gavere. It is the first race after Christmas and the continuation of the Christmas block, with Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> headlining the race and having a shot at taking the lead of the competition. We take a look at the startlist of the Gavere race, and where to watch it online, on TV, in the USA and UK.<\/p>\n

This is a race that van der Poel has now won three times in a row. In Antwerp, Koksijde and Hofstade the sand made the difference, in Heusden-Zolder the speed was incredibly high and explosive but in Gavere, even in dry conditions, will be a course more suited to the climbers. A wide, grassy track with a few longer climbs and running sections that will make creating differences an easy task for the strongest.<\/p>\n

\"Map<\/p>\n

Map of the 2025 Gavere World Cup Cyclocross race<\/p>\n


\nHow to watch<\/p>\n

The women’s elite race will start at 13:40CET and should end at approximately 14:30CET. The men’s race begins at 15:10CET and should end at around 16:15CET.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The race will be broadcast on Eurosport and HBO Max\/Discover+ as is usual, as well as the UCI’s Youtube channel live. Furthermore this race will be broadcast in:<\/p>\n\nBelgium<\/td>\nSporza & RTBF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUnited States<\/td>\nFloBikes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCanada<\/td>\nFloBikes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUnited Kingdom<\/td>\nTNT Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nFrance<\/td>\nL’\u00c9quipeTV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nNetherlands<\/td>\nNOS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCzech Republic<\/td>\nCesk\u00e1 Televise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nItaly<\/td>\nRaiPlay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDenmark<\/td>\nTV2 Danmark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSlovakia<\/td>\nRTV: Sport Slovakia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSpain<\/td>\nRTVE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHungary<\/td>\nM4-Sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Men’s race<\/p>\n

This is a race for Mathieu van der Poel to dominate, I’m afraid. Climbing courses aren’t his favourite, but they mean he can create the difference more easily, and technically speaking he is incredibly strong at the moment. He has also been choosing his schedule more conservatively, because he does not need to fight for classifications – although mathematically speaking, he could actually jump to the lead here already.<\/p>\n

Tibor del Grosso, winning in Heusden-Zolder, will be interesting to follow from now on with a different status after beating Wout van Aert<\/a>. Joris Nieuwenhuis, Lars van der Haar, Pim Ronhaar, Ryan Kamp, Mees Hendrickx, Michael Vanthourenhout, Niels Vandeputte, Thibau Nys, Laurens Sweeck, Toon Aert, Emiel Verstrynge, Joran Wyseure, Toon Vandebosch, Jente Michels, Felipe Orts, Kevin Kuhn and Cameron Mason add to the mix on this race.Startlist Men World Cup Gavere<\/p>\n\nNumber<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN DER POEL Mathieu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n\u00a0NIEUWENHUIS Joris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN DER HAAR Lars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u00a0RONHAAR Pim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\u00a0DEL GROSSO Tibor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u00a0KAMP Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u00a0HENDRIKX Mees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN LIEROP Danny<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\u00a0DELNOIJE Remon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\u00a0RIJVERS Max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\n\u00a0VANTHOURENHOUT Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\n\u00a0VANDEPUTTE Niels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\n\u00a0NYS Thibau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\n\u00a0SWEECK Laurens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\n\u00a0AERTS Toon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\n\u00a0VERSTRYNGE Emiel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\n\u00a0WYSEURE Joran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\n\u00a0VANDEBOSCH Toon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\n\u00a0MICHELS Jente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\n\u00a0MEEUSSEN Witse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN DE PUTTE Victor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\n\u00a0VANDENBERGHE Viktor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n23<\/td>\n\u00a0FERDINANDE Anton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n24<\/td>\n\u00a0DE BRAUWERE Sil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n25<\/td>\n\u00a0JANSSEN Wout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n26<\/td>\n\u00a0BOMMENEL Nathan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n27<\/td>\n\u00a0MENUT David<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n28<\/td>\n\u00a0THOMAS Th\u00e9o<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n29<\/td>\n\u00a0GABRIEL Timoth\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/td>\n\u00a0DEBORD Romain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n31<\/td>\n\u00a0LELANDAIS R\u00e9mi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n32<\/td>\n\u00a0LEQUET Corentin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n33<\/td>\n\u00a0ORTS Felipe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n34<\/td>\n\u00a0JUNQUERA Mario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n35<\/td>\n\u00a0INGUANZO Gonzalo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n36<\/td>\n\u00a0MIRA Raul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n37<\/td>\n\u00a0GOMEZ Marcos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n38<\/td>\n\u00a0KUHN Kevin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n39<\/td>\n\u00a0SOMMER Lars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n40<\/td>\n\u00a0BARD Nicolas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n41<\/td>\n\u00a0MASON Cameron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n42<\/td>\n\u00a0MEIN Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n43<\/td>\n\u00a0STROHMEYER Andrew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n44<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN KEMPEN Jules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n45<\/td>\n\u00a0ZAKRAJSEK Dylan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n46<\/td>\n\u00a0DRUMMOND Ryan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n47<\/td>\n\u00a0CONAWAY Calvin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n48<\/td>\n\u00a0SHELTON Noah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n49<\/td>\n\u00a0JUNGE Frederick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n50<\/td>\n\u00a0KING Carden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n51<\/td>\n\u00a0BERNHARD Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n52<\/td>\n\u00a0VOLLMUTH Aidan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n53<\/td>\n\u00a0CLARK Tyler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n54<\/td>\n\u00a0SCOTT Cody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n55<\/td>\n\u00a0BATES Rhett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n56<\/td>\n\u00a0SARGENT Liam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n57<\/td>\n\u00a0BRISEBOIS Remi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n58<\/td>\n\u00a0BERTOLINI Gioele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n59<\/td>\n\u00a0FONTANA Filippo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n60<\/td>\n\u00a0SCAPPINI Samuele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n61<\/td>\n\u00a0CAFUERI Tommaso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n62<\/td>\n\u00a0DE LONGHI Lorenzo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n63<\/td>\n\u00a0ZANOLINI Alan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n65<\/td>\n\u00a0BORO\u0160 Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n66<\/td>\n\u00a0ODA Hijiri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n67<\/td>\n\u00a0ENDO Kosuke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n68<\/td>\n\u00a0KAJI Tetsuki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n69<\/td>\n\u00a0OKAYAMA Yuta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n70<\/td>\n\u00a0GROENENDAAL Bailey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n71<\/td>\n\u00a0NIELSEN Daniel Weis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n72<\/td>\n\u00a0BRUYNSEELS Dries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n73<\/td>\n\u00a0RISBERG David<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n74<\/td>\n\u00a0HEIGL Philipp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n75<\/td>\n\u00a0LUK\u0160AS Dovydas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n76<\/td>\n\u00a0NICHVOLODOV Artur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n77<\/td>\n\u00a0TURNER Jacob<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Women’s race<\/p>\n

Lucinda Brand is secure in the lead of the world cup, winning every race she’s started, and in this course it’s quite likely that she will do it again. However the competition is growing with speed, specially from those that have started their season now recently. Aniek van Alphen, Inge van her Heijden and Manon Bakker may not have the top end speed that other rivals will have. Amandine Fouquenet has just won in Zolder and she will actually be a very interesting rival, alongside C\u00e9lia Gery who was second to Brand at the Koppenbercross. Leonie Bentvelt is also eyeing the classification.<\/p>\n

Marion Norbert Riberolle, Leonie Bentveld, Sara Casasola are also present and will be meaningful contenders. Puck Pieterse, Shirin van Anrooij, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Blanka Kata Vas specially can be dangerous at this point in time and can begin to put Brand’s dominance into question.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Startlist Women World Cup Gavere<\/p>\n\n2<\/td>\n\u00a0BRAND Lucinda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN ALPHEN Aniek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\u00a0BAKKER Manon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u00a0PIETERSE Puck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u00a0BENTVELD Leonie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\u00a0ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\u00a0BETSEMA Denise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN ANROOIJ Shirin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\n\u00a0HARTOG Larissa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\n\u00a0WORST Annemarie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\n\u00a0CABACA Mae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\n\u00a0MOES No\u00ef<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\n\u00a0SONNEMANS Sara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\n\u00a0MOS Anniek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\n\u00a0FOUQUENET Amandine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\n\u00a0CLAUZEL H\u00e9l\u00e8ne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\n\u00a0GERY C\u00e9lia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\n\u00a0MULLER Amandine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\n\u00a0GALLEZOT Electa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\n\u00a0HURTELOUP Ad\u00e8le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n23<\/td>\n\u00a0BURQUIER Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n24<\/td>\n\u00a0DURAFFOURG Lauriane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n25<\/td>\n\u00a0NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n26<\/td>\n\u00a0BROUWERS Julie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n27<\/td>\n\u00a0VERDONSCHOT Laura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n28<\/td>\n\u00a0PEETERS Jinse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n29<\/td>\n\u00a0CRABB\u00c9 Kiona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/td>\n\u00a0VERVLOET Sterre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n31<\/td>\n\u00a0MOORS Fleur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n32<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN SINAEY Xaydee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n33<\/td>\n\u00a0VAN DE STEENE Kim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n34<\/td>\n\u00a0DE BRUYCKERE Xenna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n35<\/td>\n\u00a0DETILLEUX Emeline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n36<\/td>\n\u00a0SEYNAVE Ilken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n37<\/td>\n\u00a0CASASOLA Sara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n38<\/td>\n\u00a0BORELLO Carlotta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n39<\/td>\n\u00a0GARIBOLDI Rebecca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n40<\/td>\n\u00a0BORGHESI Letizia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n41<\/td>\n\u00a0SECCHI Giorgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n42<\/td>\n\u00a0RODR\u00cdGUEZ Sofia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n43<\/td>\n\u00a0GONZ\u00c1LEZ Luc\u00eda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n44<\/td>\n\u00a0CUETO Sara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n45<\/td>\n\u00a0GONZ\u00c1LEZ Alicia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n46<\/td>\n\u00a0CARRIO Luna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n47<\/td>\n\u00a0JIMENEZ Carla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n48<\/td>\n\u00a0CARRIER Rafaelle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n49<\/td>\n\u00a0KNOLL Nico<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n50<\/td>\n\u00a0VERKERK Katja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n51<\/td>\n\u00a0PERRON Dorothee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n52<\/td>\n\u00a0KELLY Siobhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n53<\/td>\n\u00a0MEGALE Anna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n54<\/td>\n\u00a0CUSACK Lidia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n55<\/td>\n\u00a0ASELTINE Mia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n56<\/td>\n\u00a0SARKISOV Alyssa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n57<\/td>\n\u00a0LOPEZ Vida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n58<\/td>\n\u00a0SONNEMANN Lyllie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n59<\/td>\n\u00a0SARKISOV Katherine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n60<\/td>\n\u00a0SHIELDS Emily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n61<\/td>\n\u00a0BOND Jorja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n62<\/td>\n\u00a0VAS Blanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n63<\/td>\n\u00a0BRUCHNER Regina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n64<\/td>\n\u00a0HEIGL Nadja<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n65<\/td>\n\u00a0LISBYGD Ann-Dorthe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n66<\/td>\n\u00a0NIELSEN Mille Foldager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n67<\/td>\n\u00a0CREES Xan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n68<\/td>\n\u00a0KAY Anna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n69<\/td>\n\u00a0REYNOLDS Alicia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n70<\/td>\n\u00a0ESTERMANN Rebekka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n71<\/td>\n\u00a0STERN L\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n72<\/td>\n\u00a0GLAUS Jana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n73<\/td>\n\u00a0BARTHELS Mai\u0308te\u0301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n74<\/td>\n\u00a0WENZEL Liv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n75<\/td>\n\u00a0BARTHELS Layla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n76<\/td>\n\u00a0CHLADO\u0147OV\u00c1 Vikt\u00f3ria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Round 5 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Friday, December 26th, in Gavere. 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