[Race thread] 2024 World Cup Zonhoven (BEL)
| Date | Location | Series | Women's start | Men's start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec | Zonhoven, Belgium | World Cup (6/12) | 13:40 (CET) | 15:10 (CET) |
| Main info | Official website UCI race hub, startlist women and men's race, cyclocross24 race info page |
| Standings | Men's World Cup standings and women's standings |
| Previews | Wielerflits (Dutch), Course preview with Ben Frederick |
| Live updates | Live timing |
| TV | Full broadcast info (PDF warning), RTBF (Belgium), Eurosport/Discovery+/HBO Max (Europe), Flosports/UCI YouTube (US/Canada) |
| Streams | Youtube women's race, Youtube men's race |
Weather: 6C/42F, grey and maybe some light rain
Course
No course changes compared to last year, De Kuil is already perfect
Women's favourites
Brand has unfinished business here. Last year, when she was riding in winning position, she crashed hard on her face and broke her nose. Pieterse went on to win as Brand DNF'd, and after two 3rd places, she'll be keen to prove she can win this race outright too. Alvarado seemed to have a bit of an off day yesterday, but you can never count her out.
Meanwhile, Van der Heijden and Worst have timed their form peaks just right and will want to challenge for the podium after finishing just next to it a few times. And Belgium's hope will be on Verdonschot's sand skills today.
Men's favourites
Mathieu van der Poel