{"id":372041,"date":"2025-12-26T01:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/372041\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T01:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:39:08","slug":"startlist-map-favorites-how-to-watch-mathieu-van-der-poel-in-the-usa-and-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/372041\/","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

BelgiumSporza & RTBFUnited StatesFloBikesCanadaFloBikesUnited KingdomTNT SportsFranceL’\u00c9quipeTVNetherlandsNOSCzech RepublicCesk\u00e1 TeleviseItalyRaiPlayDenmarkTV2 DanmarkSlovakiaRTV: Sport SlovakiaSpainRTVEHungaryM4-SportMen’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 GavereNumberRider1\u00a0VAN DER POEL Mathieu2\u00a0NIEUWENHUIS Joris3\u00a0VAN DER HAAR Lars4\u00a0RONHAAR Pim5\u00a0DEL GROSSO Tibor6\u00a0KAMP Ryan7\u00a0HENDRIKX Mees8\u00a0VAN LIEROP Danny9\u00a0DELNOIJE Remon10\u00a0RIJVERS Max11\u00a0VANTHOURENHOUT Michael12\u00a0VANDEPUTTE Niels13\u00a0NYS Thibau14\u00a0SWEECK Laurens15\u00a0AERTS Toon16\u00a0VERSTRYNGE Emiel17\u00a0WYSEURE Joran18\u00a0VANDEBOSCH Toon19\u00a0MICHELS Jente20\u00a0MEEUSSEN Witse21\u00a0VAN DE PUTTE Victor22\u00a0VANDENBERGHE Viktor23\u00a0FERDINANDE Anton24\u00a0DE BRAUWERE Sil25\u00a0JANSSEN Wout26\u00a0BOMMENEL Nathan27\u00a0MENUT David28\u00a0THOMAS Th\u00e9o29\u00a0GABRIEL Timoth\u00e930\u00a0DEBORD Romain31\u00a0LELANDAIS R\u00e9mi32\u00a0LEQUET Corentin33\u00a0ORTS Felipe34\u00a0JUNQUERA Mario35\u00a0INGUANZO Gonzalo36\u00a0MIRA Raul37\u00a0GOMEZ Marcos38\u00a0KUHN Kevin39\u00a0SOMMER Lars40\u00a0BARD Nicolas41\u00a0MASON Cameron42\u00a0MEIN Thomas43\u00a0STROHMEYER Andrew44\u00a0VAN KEMPEN Jules45\u00a0ZAKRAJSEK Dylan46\u00a0DRUMMOND Ryan47\u00a0CONAWAY Calvin48\u00a0SHELTON Noah49\u00a0JUNGE Frederick50\u00a0KING Carden51\u00a0BERNHARD Jack52\u00a0VOLLMUTH Aidan53\u00a0CLARK Tyler54\u00a0SCOTT Cody55\u00a0BATES Rhett56\u00a0SARGENT Liam57\u00a0BRISEBOIS Remi58\u00a0BERTOLINI Gioele59\u00a0FONTANA Filippo60\u00a0SCAPPINI Samuele61\u00a0CAFUERI Tommaso62\u00a0DE LONGHI Lorenzo63\u00a0ZANOLINI Alan65\u00a0BORO\u0160 Michael66\u00a0ODA Hijiri67\u00a0ENDO Kosuke68\u00a0KAJI Tetsuki69\u00a0OKAYAMA Yuta70\u00a0GROENENDAAL Bailey71\u00a0NIELSEN Daniel Weis72\u00a0BRUYNSEELS Dries73\u00a0RISBERG David74\u00a0HEIGL Philipp75\u00a0LUK\u0160AS Dovydas76\u00a0NICHVOLODOV Artur77\u00a0TURNER JacobWomen’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

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