World Cup Maasmechelen Cyclocross - Startlist, Map, Favorites, how to watch live and on TV Mathieu van der Poel in the USA and UK
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Round 10 of the cyclocross World Cup will take place this Saturday, January 24th, in Maasmechelen. Mathieu van der Poel will be in the race where he is expected to virtually confirm his World Cup win, as the World Championships loom closer and closer. We take a look at the startlist of the race; favourites; and where to watch it online, on TV, in the USA and UK.
It is a fast track, one that is very technical but also involves a few sand sectors, with the climbs not being crucial for the circuit. After a few extremely cold and even snowy races, the weather is now more regular, and it should lead to a regular cross.
Map of the 2026 Maasmechelen World Cup Cyclocross race
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How to watch
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.
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:
| Country | Media |
| Belgium | Sporza, Pickx+ Sports & RTBF |
| United States | FloBikes |
| Canada | FloBikes |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports |
| France | L'ÉquipeTV |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Czech Republic | Ceská Televise |
| Italy | RaiPlay |
| Denmark | TV2 Danmark |
| Slovakia | RTV: Sport Slovakia |
| Hungary | M4-Sport |
| Spain | RTVE |
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Men's race
Mathieu van der Poel is going to be the man to beat and it's hard to imagine anyone is going to be able to come close to him, as he is now having his full preparation towards the worlds complete, and the course just doesn't throw in obstacles that are going to put him in more struggle than his rivals.
The Dutch also have Joris Nieuwenhuis, Tibor del Grosso, Lars van der Haar, Mees Hendrikx, Ryan Kamp and Pim Ronhaar; the Belgians have Thibau Nys, Michael Vanthourenhout, Niels Vandeputte, Toon Aertss, Jente Michels and Joran Wyseure present.
Martin Groslambert, Kevin Kuhn, Felipe Orts, Cameron Mason, Andrew Strohmeyer and Gioele Bertolini are all present as the riders are now a week away from the World Championships only.
Startlist Men World Cup Maasmechelen
| Number | Ridser |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel |
| 2 | Joris Nieuwenhuis |
| 3 | Tibor Del Grosso |
| 4 | Lars van der Haar |
| 5 | Mees Hendrikx |
| 6 | Ryan Kamp |
| 7 | Pim Ronhaar |
| 8 | Danny van Lierop |
| 9 | Michael Vanthourenhout |
| 10 | Niels Vandeputte |
| 11 | Thibau Nys |
| 12 | Toon Aerts |
| 13 | Joran Wyseure |
| 14 | Jente Michels |
| 15 | Toon Vandebosch |
| 18 | Gerben Kuypers |
| 19 | Kenay De Moyer |
| 20 | Wout Janssen |
| 21 | Sil De Brauwere |
| 22 | Martin Groslambert |
| 23 | Nathan Bommenel |
| 24 | David Menut |
| 25 | Rémi Lelandais |
| 26 | Théo Thomas |
| 27 | Timothé Gabriel |
| 28 | Léo Bisiaux |
| 29 | Louis Tanguy |
| 30 | Felipe Orts Lloret |
| 31 | Mario Junquera San Millan |
| 32 | Kevin Suarez Fernandez |
| 33 | Kevin Kuhn |
| 34 | Lars Sommer |
| 35 | Nicolas Bard |
| 36 | Loris Rouiller |
| 37 | Cameron Mason |
| 38 | Thomas Mein |
| 39 | Andrew Strohmeyer |
| 40 | Jules Van Kempen |
| 41 | Ryan Drummond |
| 42 | Carden King |
| 43 | Finn Westover |
| 44 | Max Heiner Oertzen |
| 45 | Luca Harter |
| 46 | Silas Kuschla |
| 47 | Lukas Herrmann |
| 48 | Eike Behrens |
| 49 | Jonas Köpsel |
| 50 | Cody Scott |
| 51 | Rhett Bates |
| 52 | Cameron Jette |
| 53 | Mathis Duval |
| 54 | Gioele Bertolini |
| 55 | Federico Ceolin |
| 56 | Lorenzo Dallarosta |
| 57 | Nicola Parenti |
| 58 | Michael Boroš |
| 59 | Matyas Fiala |
| 60 | Yuta Okayama |
| 61 | Tetsuki Kaji |
| 62 | Kosuke Endo |
| 63 | Bailey Groenendaal |
| 64 | Daniel Weis Nielsen |
| 65 | Jonas Posselt Gamborg |
| 66 | Mads Jørgensen |
| 67 | Zsombor Takács |
| 68 | Dries Bruynseels |
| 69 | Loïc Bettendorff |
| 70 | Lennox Papi |
| 71 | Artur Nichvolodov |
| 72 | Jacob Turner |
| 73 | Felipe Timoteo Nystrom Spencer |
Women's race
In Benidorm Lucinda Brand managed to once again take a victory over Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, and that is the battle we should be looking at in Maasmechelen now. Puck Pietrse is going to be back at the start, after her crash at the national championships.
Inge van der Heijden, Aniek van Alphen, Manon Bakker, Leonie Bentveld, Shirin van Anrooij, Amandine Fouquenet, Marion Norbert Riberolle, Sara Casasola, Blanka Kata Vas, Zoe Bäckstedt and Marie Schreiber are all present as well.
Startlist Women World Cup Maasmechelen
| Number | Rider |
| 1 | Lucinda Brand |
| 2 | Inge van der Heijden |
| 3 | Aniek van Alphen |
| 4 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado |
| 5 | Manon Bakker |
| 6 | Puck Pieterse |
| 7 | Leonie Bentveld |
| 8 | Denise Betsema |
| 9 | Shirin van Anrooij |
| 10 | Annemarie Worst |
| 11 | Larissa Hartog |
| 12 | Lauren Molengraaf |
| 13 | Sara Sonnemans |
| 14 | Noï Moes |
| 15 | Amandine Fouquenet |
| 16 | Perrine Clauzel |
| 17 | Adèle Hurteloup |
| 18 | Lauriane Duraffourg |
| 19 | Camille Devigne |
| 20 | Marion Norbert Riberolle |
| 21 | Julie Brouwers |
| 22 | Laura Verdonschot |
| 23 | Kiona Crabbé |
| 24 | Fleur Moors |
| 25 | Jinse Peeters |
| 26 | Alicia Franck |
| 27 | Shanyl De Schoesitter |
| 28 | Emeline Detilleux |
| 29 | Kim Van De Steene |
| 30 | Lotte Baele |
| 31 | Xenna De Bruyckere |
| 32 | Nette Coppens |
| 33 | Sara Casasola |
| 34 | Lucia Bramati |
| 35 | Rebecca Gariboldi |
| 36 | Sofia Rodriguez Revert |
| 37 | Lucia Gonzalez Blanco |
| 38 | Sara Cueto Vega |
| 39 | Sidney McGill |
| 40 | Rafaelle Carrier |
| 41 | Nico Knoll |
| 42 | Dorothee Perron |
| 43 | Zuzanna Krzystala |
| 44 | Mia Aseltine |
| 45 | Lauren Zoerner |
| 46 | Lidia Cusack |
| 47 | Anna Megale |
| 48 | Kaya Musgrave |
| 49 | Alyssa Sarkisov |
| 50 | Raylyn Nuss |
| 51 | Vida Lopez De San Roman |
| 52 | Kata Blanka Vas |
| 53 | Regina Bruchner |
| 54 | Kaija Budde |
| 55 | Tomke Windelband |
| 56 | Theresia Schwenk |
| 57 | Diana Steffenhagen |
| 58 | Friederike Michels |
| 59 | Nadja Heigl |
| 60 | Mille Nielsen |
| 61 | Kristýna Zemanová |
| 62 | Kateřina Hladíkova |
| 63 | Zoe Backstedt |
| 64 | Xan Crees |
| 65 | Anna Kay |
| 66 | Marie Schreiber |
| 67 | Liv Wenzel |
| 68 | Maïté Barthels |
| 69 | Layla Barthels |
| 70 | Viktória Chladoňová |
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