Fem van Empel absent from Besançon World Cup to prepare for World Championships, Mathieu van der Poel confirmed in French cross
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The Dutch team for the Besançon World Cup race the final of the year, has already been decided and revealed. Whilst many of the women will be absent in order to prepare for the World Championships, Mathieu van der Poel will race on in the men's race.
The winner of the Benidorm World Cup will hunt further success in France before targeting Hoogerheide. Lars van der Haar joins him, howevever in the women's field some of the main riders are missing as all Fem van Empel, Shirin van Anrooij and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado skip the final World Cup race to focus on the World Championships.
"With the women, many riders choose to build in some extra rest towards the world championship," national coach Gerben de Knegt said upon revealing the lineups. “And that also applies to some young people. Our goal is to be represented as strongly as possible in Hoogerheide, the athletes all have their own preference for that.”
Netherlands' men's Elite team for Besançon World Cup:
Mathieu van der Poel
Lars van der Haar
Pim Ronhaar
Ryan Kamp
Joris Nieuwhenhuis
Mees Hendrikx
Corné van Kessel
Stan Godrie
David van der Poel
Netherlands' women's Elite team for Besançon World Cup:
Lucinda Brand
Denise Betsema
Inge van der Heijden
Manon Bakker
Annemarie Worst
Aniek van Alphen
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