{"id":34796,"title":"Cyclocross World Championships 2024","description":"Everything you need to know about the Cyclocross World Championships 2024 in Tabor including the favourites, dates, times and TV viewing.","content":"<p><strong>Published in<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/cyclocross-stories\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CYCLOCROSS <\/strong><\/a><strong>&amp; <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/cycling-guides\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CYCLING GUIDES<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Everything you need to know about the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2024 in Tabor including the favourites, dates, times and TV viewing schedules.<\/p><p><em>Last updated: 31 January 2024<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/x55bqyur7kn65g3blji4f11yytd2rpokfxdn8ird4gbedawl.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Image of Lucinda Brand who is one of the favourites for the UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships 2024 held in Tabor. Image by Bram van Lent.\" title=\"Image of Lucinda Brand who is one of the favourites for the UCI World Cyclo-cross Championships 2024 held in Tabor. Image by Bram van Lent.\" \/>Lucinda Brand will start as one of the favourites. Image: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bram19890117\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Bram van Lent<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Where are the 2024 Cyclocross World Championships?<\/h3><p>The 2024 Cyclocross World Championships returns to Tabor in the Czech Republic. It\u2019s the fourth time the town will have hosted the World Cyclocross Championships.<\/p><p>In 2015, the last time the Cyclocross World Championships were held in Tabor, the elite women's event was won by Pauline Ferrand-Prevot from Sanne Cant.<\/p><p>It was a thrilling race with six riders still in contention until the final lap. Belgian Sanne Cant had already wrapped up the UCI World Cup and would win 23 UCI races by the end of the season.<\/p><p>Her disappointment at being pipped by Ferrand-Prevot was palpable, and she displayed her best sulky teenager look on the podium.<\/p><p>She came in for much criticism as a result but personally, I respected her honest feelings. It would be another two years before she was crowned World Champion.<\/p><p>Of those females competing at Tabor in 2015, Cant will probably be the only one on the start line this year. Britain\u2019s best result in 2015 was Nikki Brammeier in fourth with Helen Wyman seventh it was a good day for the UK.<\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pZw_NEs_0Mw\"><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"text-align:center;\">Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won the women\u2019s 2015 Cyclocross World Championships at Tabor<\/p><p>It was at Tabor in 2015 that Mathieu van der Poel made his debut in the men\u2019s elite World Cyclocross Championships. He wasn\u2019t the outstanding favourite before the start but he led from the end of the first lap all the way to the finish.<\/p><p>He was pushed hard by Dutch teammate Lars van der Haar who finished third having been overtaken on the final corner by Wout van Aert.<\/p><p>Had the latter not suffered misfortune on the first lap he would almost certainly have been challenging for victory. Britain\u2019s best-placed finisher was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/ian-field-part-one\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Ian Field<\/strong><\/a> who came home in twenty-first under 30 seconds behind Sven Nys.<\/p><p>Both MvdP and WvA were young enough to have raced in the under-23 category. Lars van der Haar was the oldest of the trio on the podium and he was only 24 years of age. It was a turning point in the sport as the<em> old guard<\/em> was pushed aside.<\/p><p>Since Tabor in 2015 only one rider other than Van der Poel and Van Aert has won. Tom Pidcock took the title in 2022 when both were absent. This year, there\u2019s a real risk that no Belgian will finish on the podium in the elite men\u2019s race.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/ap5imcitecvt6u5i4dwpapgfnefjbjajjlgbgxg0ch32ljd5.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Last time Belgium didn\u2019t have a rider on the podium was 1987 when Mathieu van der Poel\u2019s dad Adri was fourth. Image: The Mick Searle Collection\" title=\"Last time Belgium didn\u2019t have a rider on the podium was 1987 when Mathieu van der Poel\u2019s dad Adri was fourth. Image: The Mick Searle Collection\" \/>The last time Belgium didn\u2019t have a rider on the podium was 1997 when Mathieu van der Poel\u2019s dad Adrie was fourth. Image: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/retro-cycling-prints\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Mick Searle Collection<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Van der Poel is the outstanding favourite. His form is so good that he\u2019s more like a force of nature than just an elite cyclist. The only question is who will finish second and third.<\/p><p>Baloise Trek Lions duo Pim Ronhaar and Joris Nieuwenhuis are in the best form of their careers.<\/p><p>If the Dutch fill the top three spots, it will be the first time no Belgians were on the podium since Munich in 1997 where Daniele Pontoni triumphed. Mathieu\u2019s dad Adrie van der Poel was fourth on that occasion.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/gift-ideas-for-cyclists\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><br \/><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/cm9tzu8ric59phetiaabvcz9eyig6p0g0bzkvlpqfhktcf45.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Cycling gifts by Rijden for cyclocross fans\" title=\"Cycling gifts by Rijden for cyclocross fans\" \/><\/u><\/a><\/p><p>Tabor has also been a regular round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup having hosted sixteen previous editions.<\/p><p>Tabor is located in the South Bohemian region of the Czech Republic some 80 kilometres south of Prague and 120 kilometres south of Dresden.<\/p><p>Tabor\u2019s main industry is the production of spark plugs.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">When are the 2024 Cyclocross World Championships?<\/h3><p>The Cyclocross World Championships will run over three days this season from Friday, 2 February 2024 to Sunday, 4 February.<\/p><p>In addition, riders will be training on the course on Thursday, 1 February but the venue is unlikely to be officially open to the public on Thursday.<\/p><p>This is the full schedule:<\/p><p><strong>Friday, 2 February<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Team Relay: 11:35 UK time, 12:35 CET<\/p><p><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Saturday, 3 February<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Junior Women: 10:05 UK time, 11:05 CET<\/p><\/li><li><p>Men Under-23: 11:35 UK time, 12:35 CET<\/p><\/li><li><p>Elite Women: 13:35 UK time, 14:35 CET<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><p><strong>Sunday, 4 February<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Junior Men: 10:05 UK time, 11:05 CET<\/p><\/li><li><p>Women Under-23: 11:35 UK time, 12:35 CET<\/p><\/li><li><p>Elite Men: 13:35 UK time, 14:35 CET<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">World Championships on TV<\/h2><p>Details on who is contracted to broadcast what will continue to evolve over the next few days, so check back. We\u2019ll update this article as soon as we have any updates.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pan-European Broadcasts<\/h3><p>Eurosport (and where the service is available in the following countries Discovery+) will broadcast Saturday\u2019s and Sunday\u2019s races in the following countries:<\/p><p>Albania, Andorra, Armenia, <strong>Austria<\/strong>, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, <strong>Czech Republic<\/strong>, Estonia, <strong>Finland<\/strong>, <strong>France<\/strong>, Georgia, <strong>Germany<\/strong>, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, <strong>Ireland<\/strong>, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, <strong>Netherlands<\/strong>, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, <strong>Sweden<\/strong>, <strong>Switzerland<\/strong>, Turkey, Ukraine, <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>, Vatican.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">UCI Youtube channel<\/h3><p>All races are being streamed live for free via the UCI <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCloqTh1nPpW13LCntQglS-Q\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube Channel<\/strong><\/a>. However, you can only watch them in your country if no other channel is broadcasting the race in your country.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">United Kingdom<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>BBC<\/strong><\/p><p>Once again in the UK, the World Championships are being broadcast by the <strong>BBC <\/strong>via the \u2018red button\u2019. The BBC are showing the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/schedules\/p069dk90\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>under-23 and elite races<\/strong><\/a> for both men and women.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Discovery+ and Eurosport<\/strong><\/p><p>Discovery+ and Eurosport are broadcasting all races on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/p><p>Hopefully, it will be possible to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Team Relay on Friday via the UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/a> but they have not confirmed yet which countries it will be available in. Their Saturday and Sunday service will be geo-blocked in the UK.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">USA<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>ESPN &amp; Flosport<\/strong><\/p><p>ESPN &amp; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flobikes.com\/events\/11241114-2024-uci-cyclocross-world-championships\/schedule\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Flosport<\/strong><\/a> are currently scheduled to broadcast all races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/p><p>Hopefully, it will be possible to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Team Relay on Friday via the UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/a> but they have not confirmed yet which countries it will be available in. Their Saturday and Sunday service will be geo-blocked in the USA.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Australia &amp; New Zealand<\/h3><p>At present, there aren\u2019t any plans to broadcast in Australia and New Zealand so the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCloqTh1nPpW13LCntQglS-Q\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>UCI YouTube channel<\/strong><\/a> should be available.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Belgium<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>VRT (Sporza) &amp; RTBF (Tipik)<\/strong><\/p><p>VRT is broadcasting the Team Relay on Friday and all races on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p>RTBF is currently only scheduled to broadcast the elite women\u2019s and men\u2019s races on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Flosport<\/strong><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flobikes.com\/events\/11241114-2024-uci-cyclocross-world-championships\/schedule\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Flosport<\/strong><\/a> is currently scheduled to broadcast all races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/p><p>Hopefully, it will be possible to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Team Relay on Friday via the UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/a> but they have not confirmed yet which countries it will be available in. Their Saturday and Sunday service will be geo-blocked in Canada.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">France<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>L\u2019Equipe Live<\/strong><\/p><p>L\u2019Equipe Live is broadcasting all races on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/p><p>Hopefully, it will be possible to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Team Relay on Friday via the UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/a> but they have not confirmed yet which countries it will be available in. Their Saturday and Sunday service will be geo-blocked in France.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Germany<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>ZDF<\/strong><\/p><p>ZDF is supposed to be broadcasting races from Saturday and Sunday but no details were available yet.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/p><p>Hopefully, it will be possible to watch the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L57FU4Ost54\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Team Relay on Friday via the UCI Youtube channel<\/strong><\/a> but they have not confirmed yet which countries it will be available in. Their Saturday and Sunday service will be geo-blocked in Germany.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Netherlands<\/h3><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>NOS<\/strong><\/p><p>NOS is broadcasting the Team relay on Friday although it is not currently appearing in their TV guide.<\/p><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>NPO1<\/strong><\/p><p>NPO1 is broadcasting the elite races for women and men on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/jyp3c1hqqhteuflnqbej9cpxmhgo4hulu39dhdaiowyy6dvp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Visual page break\" title=\"Visual page break\" \/><strong>READ MORE:<em> <\/em><\/strong><em>For details on how to watch cycling on TV, check out our<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/cyclocross-on-tv-in-the-uk-2022-23\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>handy guide<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/how-to-watch-cycling-on-tv\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/uenwsjdwfcnlk6gkyfn7kudnlgpw4pihmhoieyw6ilxg6tpr.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"How to watch cycling on tv\" title=\"How to watch cycling on tv\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Live timings and results<\/h3><p>The UCI will provide a live timings service and results from their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uci.org\/race-hub\/2024-uci-cyclo-cross-world-championships\/2W2TKAm9VtETUEZzYOtjKt?tab=overview\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tabor Worlds information page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Can I get tickets for the Cyclocross Worlds?<\/h3><p>Tickets can be purchased online from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.mstabor2024.cz\/en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tabor official website<\/strong><\/a>. You can either buy tickets for individual days or all three days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) at 38 euro per person. Children under 130 cm tall enter for free.<\/p><p>You can buy tickets on the day but they\u2019re a bit more expensive (44 euro for three days).<\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5TFhUHwQg8g\"><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"text-align:center;\">Mathieu van der Poel won the men\u2019s 2015 Cyclocross World Championships at Tabor<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">Who are the favourites?<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">The Benidorm effect<\/h3><p>Last year the, Benidorm round of the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup proved to be an excellent predictor of the World Championships. The first three in the elite men\u2019s race were identical in both. The top two in the elite women\u2019s race were the same as it was in the under-23 men.<\/p><p>Will the same happen this year? Broadly I think so, but a number of riders at this year\u2019s round at Benidorm seemed strangely off the pace. Noticeably Baloise Trek Lions pair Pim Ronhaar and Joris Nieuwenhuis. Was this the result of a heavy training block in Spain? Only time will tell.<\/p><p>Mathieu van der Poel took a heavy blow when he crashed into a post at Benidorm. He finished but he was not as strong after. Will it leave a lasting effect?<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Elite Men<\/strong><\/h3><p>Mathieu van der Poel is such a strong favourite for victory that the talk is about who will come second and how much he will win by. Seemingly, only illness, injury or misfortune can defeat him.<\/p><p>The battle for second place looks like it will be much more open. Let's hope the TV producer doesn't concentrate on MVDP riding around like a metronome.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/jyp3c1hqqhteuflnqbej9cpxmhgo4hulu39dhdaiowyy6dvp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"visual page break\" title=\"visual page break\" \/><strong>READ MORE<\/strong>: <em>Britain might not be the top nation in cyclocross but it keeps turning out real medal prospects. This wasn\u2019t always the case. Find out how Great Britain went from <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/from-the-cyclocross-conference-to-premier-league\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>the cyclocross Conference League to the Premier Division<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/from-the-cyclocross-conference-to-premier-league\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/jpomnkvlai6dzfjfr5bcum2bj1y9hq8ronzppjhqubcajkvn.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"How Great Britain went from the cyclocross Conference League to the Premier Division.\" title=\"How Great Britain went from the cyclocross Conference League to the Premier Division.\" \/><\/u><\/a>It's easy to come up with a handful of candidates for the remaining two podium places. Eli Iserbyt looks like he's recovered from his illness that invoked a stay in hospital.<\/p><p>The season\u2019s most consistent elite male bounced back with a victory in the Belgian Championship. His teammate Michael Vanthourenhout has been struggling with an injury but has the uncanny ability to peak at the right moment and was on song in Spain.<\/p><p>Then there's the Baloise Trek Lions trio of Pim Ronhaar, Lars van der Haar and Joris Nieuwenhuis who dominated the Dutch National Championship.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Van der Poel 2. Nieuwenhuis 3. Iserbyt<\/p><p>British hopes: Cameron Mason, Thomas Mein<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Elite Women<\/strong><\/h3><p>The result of the elite women's race is harder to predict than the men's. As is so often the case, it has the potential to be one of the most exciting races of the weekend.<\/p><p>Earlier in the season we'd have said Fem van Empel was the clear favourite. At the time of writing, she'd only been defeated twice this season.<\/p><p>But her rivals have started to push her close more recently. At the GP Sven Nys, she was put under significant pressure by Lucinda Brand who was gaining time on all the technically challenging sections.<\/p><p>Brand has looked stronger at each race and she triumphed over Puck Pieterse at the Dutch championships. Puck's been the only rider to better Van Empel this season. Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado has had her strongest season for a few years leading both the World Cup and Superprestige series.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/jyp3c1hqqhteuflnqbej9cpxmhgo4hulu39dhdaiowyy6dvp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"visual page break\" title=\"visual page break\" \/><strong>READ MORE<\/strong>: <em>We discover <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/ian-field-part-one\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Ian Field\u2019s journey<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> from schoolboy racer to Belgian-based professional cyclocross racer. The former UK national champion turned coach and TV pundit reveals all.<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/blog\/ian-field-part-one\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/vuxfkrxbda1cai88zrbu7kzecfsisrs2kly1kn7y4mzv4g1j.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"Ian Field - professional cyclocross rider\" title=\"Ian Field - professional cyclocross rider\" \/><\/u><\/a>Unfortunately, she's suffered a back problem in recent weeks resulting in, by her standards, a slump in form.<\/p><p>We\u2019d have said that based on the current form no one else outside of these four is in with a shout. But at Hoogerheide, Blanka Vas demonstrated impressive form to finish second. Who will win? We think that if it's dry and a course for the power woman then Van Empel will romp home.<\/p><p>If the conditions are more tricky then it will be much harder to call.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Van Empel 2. Brand 3. Pieterse<\/p><p>British hopes: Anna Kay<\/p><div data-youtube-video=\"\"><iframe class=\"youtube\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FnPOQJDvaBQ\"><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"text-align:center;\">Course preview from last year\u2019s World Cup (in Dutch)<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Under-23 Men<\/strong><\/h3><p>One of the difficulties in predicting the elite and women's under-23 championships is knowing who will actually take part.<\/p><p>So many riders near the top of the sport are under-23 and may decide to ride the elite championships instead.<\/p><p>The other factor is the limited number of times the under-23 riders race against one another in an under-23 race or even race against one another at all.<\/p><p>Tibor Del Grosso has won the World Cup for under-23 riders having won the four of the five rounds that he has taken part in. He's only ridden nine cyclocross races this season.<\/p><p>His closest challenger is likely to be Emiel Verstrynge, although a non-finisher at Hoogerheide, followed by Ward Huybs and Jente Michels.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Del Grosso. 2. Huybs. 3. Michels.<\/p><p>British hopes: Dan Barnes, Corran Carrick-Anderson<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Under-23 Women<\/strong><\/h3><p>Leonie Bentveld, Zoe Backstedt and Marie Schreiber are locked in a tight battle for the top spot in the under-23 category of the women\u2019s UCI World Cup. One of these will probably win the under-23 World Championships.<\/p><p>We think Zoe Backstedt will make Wales and Great Britain proud but it will be a close race.<\/p><p>But what of Kristyna Zemanov\u00e1? The Czech national champion has already taken an impressive fourth place in the snow of Val di Sole and fifth at Zonhoven. She seems to excel in courses that demand great bike handling. Maybe she\u2019ll prove to be a surprise package.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Backstedt. 2. Schreiber. 3. Zemanov\u00e1<\/p><p>British hopes: Zoe Backstedt<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Junior Men<\/strong><\/h3><p>The junior men\u2019s race is notoriously hard to predict so we\u2019re playing safe and suggesting that current World Cup leader Aublin Sparfel will triumph but to be honest it could go any way.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Sparfel. 2. Viezzi. Van Den Boer.<\/p><p>British hopes: Oscar Amey, Alfie Amey<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Junior Women<\/strong><\/h3><p>This season, four riders have stood out in the women\u2019s junior ranks: C\u00e9lia Gery of France, Britons Cat Ferguson and Imogen Wolff and Slovakia\u2019s Vikt\u00f3ria Chlado\u0148ov\u00e1. But there are a number of others snapping at their rear wheels including Dutch and American national champions Puck Langenbarg and Vida Lopez de San Roman.<\/p><p>Junior championships are always hard to predict but we think C\u00e9lia Gery will step up from her third place last year.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Gery 2. Ferguson 3. Wolff.<\/p><p>British hopes: Cat Ferguson, Imogen Wolff, Alice Colling<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Team Relay<\/strong><\/h3><p>The Team Relay is now an official World Championship event. It\u2019s a simple concept. Each nation enters six riders, one from the six other races. Each rider completes one lap and the team that finishes first wins.<\/p><p>The Dutch who are the reigning champions would have been favourites but have decided not to take part. In their absence, Belgium with Shanyl De Schoesitter, Julie Brouwers, Sanne Cant, Arthur Van Den Boer, Ward Huybs and Michael Vanthourenhout are probably the strongest team.<\/p><p>Great Britain\u2019s team is Cat Ferguson, Zoe Backstedt, Anna Kay, Amey Oscar, and Corran Carrick-Anderson.<\/p><p>Last year the Netherlands won from the Belgians with the UK third. Great Britain has not announced its team yet but they are almost certain to push Belgium hard.<\/p><p>Rijden's prediction: 1. Belgium. 2. Great Britain. 3. France<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Prize money<\/h3><p>How much prize money do the winners get? Compared to many other sports it's not a lot. The real prize is in the pride and glory of winning.<\/p><p>Reputedly, Wout van Aert receives around 20,000 euro in start money for cross races on top of his million euro salary. He's probably not that bothered about the prize money.<\/p><p>That's just as well because he probably won't even receive it. The money goes to the federations although it's up to them how they distribute it.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/jyp3c1hqqhteuflnqbej9cpxmhgo4hulu39dhdaiowyy6dvp.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"visual page break\" title=\"visual page break\" \/><strong>READ MORE<\/strong>: <em>We're passionate about cyclocross at Rijden. Read more of our <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/cyclocross-stories\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>articles and guides to cyclocross<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/cyclocross-stories\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/amaksduv64whlgj61rpjiixziyg6ttzteq6yak0x9onxd6in.jpg\" alt=\"Cyclocross articles and guides\" title=\"Cyclocross articles and guides\" \/><\/u><\/a>The Belgian federation pays bonus money to the whole team if they win the gold medal. No wonder the Belgian team is so keen to win.<\/p><p>Elite men and women: 1st 5,000 euro, 2nd 2,500 euro, 3rd 1,250 euro.<\/p><p>Under-23 men and women: 1st 2,500 euro, 2nd 1,250 euro, 3rd 675 euro.<\/p><p>Junior men and women: 1st 1,250 euro, 2nd 675 euro, 3rd 340 euro.<\/p><p>Team Relay (per team): 1st 15,000 euro, 2nd 7,500 euro, 3rd 3,750 euro.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">Start lists<\/h2><p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1XNG_Lzu-RJ4qVjRamJVCEbFFTDC4HRVD\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full list of entrants<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/grrbpemyywmusal5merxugim70nijvc2vqzqxpkx6vlx83lu.jpg\" alt=\"grrbpemyywmusal5merxugim70nijvc2vqzqxpkx6vlx83lu.jpg\" \/><strong>NEVER MISS OUT<\/strong><\/h3><p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rijden.uk\/keep-in-touch\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to get all our latest stories and news. 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