Thibau Nys heads Belgian team for UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in absence of Wout van Aert

The Belgium national team is down half of the riders the coach Angelo De Clercq expected to fill the country’s eight-man squad for the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships elite men’s race, but have filled out the roster with new national champion Thibau Nys at the helm.

The team is without Wout van Aert, who broke a bone in his right foot in a crash during the Zilvermeercross in Mol earlier this month, Eli Iserbyt to an early retirement, Laurens Sweeck to an injured shoulder, and Emiel Verstrynge, who has brought his season to a close to focus on preparation for the road season.