{"id":672606,"date":"2026-01-04T04:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T04:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/672606\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T04:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T04:48:16","slug":"world-cup-zonhoven-cyclocross-startlist-map-favorites-how-to-watch-mathieu-van-der-poel-in-the-usa-and-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/672606\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Zonhoven Cyclocross – Startlist, Map, Favorites, how to watch Mathieu van der Poel in the USA and UK"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"Map<\/p>\n

Map of the 2026 Zonhoven World Cup Cyclocross race<\/p>\n

How to watch<\/p>\n

In the morning there will be a women’s junior race starting out at 10:00CET whilst the men’s event begins at 12:00CET.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The women’s elite race will start at 13:40CET and should end at approximately 14:30CET.\u00a0The 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, Pickx+ Sports & 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\nHungary<\/td>\nM4-Sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Men’s race<\/p>\n

Mathieu van der Poel has gotten the big goals of the season almost handed to him, in a way. With Wout van Aert injured, the one man who seemed to be able to challenge him is out of competition and an eighth world title looks inevitable unless he himself gets injured or ill. And on the other hand, with Laurens Sweeck also injured and out of competition, the Dutchman should have the World Cup in his hand. And as soon as this Sunday, ce should jump into the lead of the cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thibau Nys is the new ‘provisional’ world cup leader with 183 points, but he has himself skipped two races. He holds 23 points over van der Poel who is very likely to win in the sand and score 40, so he must take a ninth place (17 points) at least to have the jersey in Benidorm within two weeks. Quite a likely scenario, even though Nys is absolutely not a fan of the sand and has occasional off-days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Dutch have Joris Nieuwenhuis, Tibor del Grosso, Lars van der Haar, Pim Ronhaar, Mees Hendrikx, Ryan Kamp and under-23 talent David Haverdings present; the Belgian have Michael Vanthourenhout, Niels Vandeputte, Toon Aerts, Emiel Verstrynge, , Jente Michels, Toon Vandebosch, Gerben Kuypers and Joran Wyseure as capable of finishing amongst the best; whilst the likes of Felipe Orts, Cameron Mason, Kevin Kuhn, Andrew Strohmeyer and Filippo Fontana lead the ‘international’ pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Startlist Men World Cup Zonhoven<\/p>\n\nNumber<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nMathieu van der Poel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nJoris Nieuwenhuis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nLars van der Haar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nTibor Del Grosso<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nPim Ronhaar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nMees Hendrikx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nRyan Kamp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nDavid Haverdings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nGuus van den Eijnden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\nKeije Solen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\nFloris Haverdings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\nMichael Vanthourenhout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\nThibau Nys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\nNiels Vandeputte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\nToon Aerts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\nEmiel Verstrynge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\nJoran Wyseure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\nToon Vandebosch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\nJente Michels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n23<\/td>\nWitse Meeussen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n24<\/td>\nKay De Bruyckere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n27<\/td>\nAaron Dockx<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n28<\/td>\nGerben Kuypers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n29<\/td>\nAubin Sparfel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/td>\nNathan Bommenel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n31<\/td>\nDavid Menut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n32<\/td>\nTh\u00e9o Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n33<\/td>\nR\u00e9mi Lelandais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n35<\/td>\nJules Simon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n36<\/td>\nL\u00e9o Bisiaux<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n38<\/td>\nFelipe Orts Lloret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n39<\/td>\nMario Junquera San Millan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n40<\/td>\nKevin Suarez Fernandez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n41<\/td>\nKevin Kuhn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n42<\/td>\nLars Sommer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n43<\/td>\nCameron Mason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n44<\/td>\nThomas Mein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n45<\/td>\nAndrew Strohmeyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n46<\/td>\nJules Van Kempen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n47<\/td>\nDylan Zakrajsek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n48<\/td>\nCalvin Conaway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n49<\/td>\nNoah Shelton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n50<\/td>\nPatrick Frank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n51<\/td>\nMax Heiner Oertzen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n52<\/td>\nLukas Herrmann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n53<\/td>\nSilas Kuschla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n54<\/td>\nJonas K\u00f6psel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n55<\/td>\nFabian Eder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n56<\/td>\nFlorian Hamm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n57<\/td>\nTyler Clark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n58<\/td>\nCody Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n59<\/td>\nRhett Bates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n60<\/td>\nLiam Sargent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n61<\/td>\nRemi Brisebois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n62<\/td>\nStefano Viezzi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n63<\/td>\nFilippo Fontana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n64<\/td>\nFederico Ceolin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n65<\/td>\nSamuele Scappini<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n66<\/td>\nTommaso Ferri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n67<\/td>\nEdoardo Bolzan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n68<\/td>\nGabriele Spadoni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n69<\/td>\nMarco Marzani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n70<\/td>\nMichael Boro\u0161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n71<\/td>\nMatyas Fiala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n72<\/td>\nJakub Ruman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n73<\/td>\nKosuke Endo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n74<\/td>\nTetsuki Kaji<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n75<\/td>\nYuta Okayama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n76<\/td>\nAyato Tajima<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n77<\/td>\nMarek Konwa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n78<\/td>\nBailey Groenendaal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n79<\/td>\nDries Bruynseels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n80<\/td>\nDavid Risberg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n81<\/td>\nVilmar Aastrup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n82<\/td>\nVilmer Ekman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n83<\/td>\nDovydas Luksas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n84<\/td>\nJacob Turner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Women’s race<\/p>\n

In the women’s race, like the men’s event, it’s hard to think of a different winner other than the rider who has been dominating the calendar recently: Lucinda Brand. The Dutchwoman has the World Cup win virtually confirmed and has won every single race in the competition that she started. Here, it will be difficult to challenge her too, and without racing in Mol, fatigue shouldn’t affect her either.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But as the season develops so do new riders, who have begun their campaign later and are now in great form, and it can be argued that Puck Pieterse can be a very dangerous threat in such a technical race, specially after her win in Diegem and close second place in Baal behind Brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (winner in Mol), Inge van der Heijden, Aniek van Alphen, Manon Bakker, Leonie Bentveld, Shirin van Anrooij, Amandine Fouquenet, C\u00e9lia Gery, Marion Norbert Riberolle, Julie Brouwers, Sara Casasola, Marie Schreiber and Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt are all present to provide the race with more depth and quality in what is going to be a very special Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Startlist Women World Cup Zonhoven<\/p>\n\nNumber<\/td>\nRider\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nLucinda Brand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nInge van der Heijden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nAniek van Alphen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nPuck Pieterse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nManon Bakker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nLeonie Bentveld<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nCeylin del Carmen Alvarado<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\nDenise Betsema<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nShirin van Anrooij<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\nLauren Molengraaf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\nAnnemarie Worst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\nMae Cabaca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\nBloeme Kalis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\nAmandine Fouquenet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Clauzel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\nC\u00e9lia Gery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\nAmandine Muller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\nPerrine Clauzel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\nLison Desprez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n24<\/td>\nAna\u00efs Moulin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n25<\/td>\nMarion Norbert Riberolle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n26<\/td>\nJulie Brouwers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n27<\/td>\nLaura Verdonschot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n28<\/td>\nJinse Peeters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n29<\/td>\nKiona Crabb\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n30<\/td>\nAlicia Franck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n31<\/td>\nSterre Vervloet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n32<\/td>\nShanyl De Schoesitter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n33<\/td>\nFleur Moors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n34<\/td>\nLoes Sels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n35<\/td>\nIlken Seynave<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n36<\/td>\nLotte Baele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n37<\/td>\nMarthe Truyen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n38<\/td>\nSara Casasola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n39<\/td>\nCarlotta Borello<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n40<\/td>\nLucia Bramati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n41<\/td>\nElisa Ferri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n42<\/td>\nGiorgia Secchi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n43<\/td>\nSofia Rodriguez Revert<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n44<\/td>\nLucia Gonzalez Blanco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n45<\/td>\nSara Cueto Vega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n46<\/td>\nCarla Ba\u00f1uls Puente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n47<\/td>\nLuna Carrio Hernandez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n48<\/td>\nRafaelle Carrier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n49<\/td>\nNico Knoll<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n50<\/td>\nKatja Verkerk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n51<\/td>\nDorothee Perron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n52<\/td>\nKelly Siobhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n53<\/td>\nLizzy Gunsalus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n54<\/td>\nLauren Zoerner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n55<\/td>\nEmily Shields<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n56<\/td>\nRegina Bruchner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n57<\/td>\nKaija Budde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n58<\/td>\nJudith Krahl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n59<\/td>\nRosalie Denk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n60<\/td>\nMille Nielsen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n61<\/td>\nKrist\u00fdna Zemanov\u00e1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n62<\/td>\nZoe Backstedt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n63<\/td>\nXan Crees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n64<\/td>\nAnna Kay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n65<\/td>\nRebekka Estermann<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n66<\/td>\nMarie Schreiber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n67<\/td>\nMa\u00eft\u00e9 Barthels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n68<\/td>\nLiv Wenzel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n69<\/td>\nLayla Barthels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n70<\/td>\nNina Berton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Map of the 2026 Zonhoven World Cup Cyclocross race How to watch In the morning there will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672607,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,184548,188048,10102,79,198063,127133,16,15,204692],"class_list":{"0":"post-672606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-cyclocross","10":"tag-lucinda-brand","11":"tag-mathieu-van-der-poel","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-startlist","14":"tag-tv-guide","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-world-cup-zonhoven"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115835024391120903","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}