The Belgian Team for this weekend’s Cyclocross World Cup race in Plzen, Czech Republic will contain the following 8 veldrijders:
- Bart Aernouts
- Neils Albert
- Tom Meeusen
- Sven Nys
- Kevin Pauwels
- Sven Vanthourenhout
- Klaas Vantornout
- Bart Wellens
To refresh our audience: countries may enter 8 riders into each of the season’s 8 World Cup races, plus the current World Cup leader, and the World Champion – so the Czech Republic may enter 9 riders, as one of which would include World Champion Zdenek Stybar. World Cup races offer the opportunity to win significantly more UCI points than UCI C1 and C2-level races, and UCI points determine a rider’s starting position at races throughout the season – making selection for a World Cup squad a crucial determinant for a rider’s season.Â
The full list of each participating country’s World Cup squad will be announced later this week.