After a break for Canadians, since the various European country national championships were taking place, it’s back to the World Cup races.
In 2024, Fem van Empel pulled away from her compatriot Puck Pieterse on the very last lap. Wout van Aert did the same with Michael Vanthourenhout. This will be van Aert’s second-last race for his ‘cross season. Unfortunately, there will be no throwdown between the Belgian and Mathieu van der Poel as the latter is still nursing an injury.
The weather is dry and sunny with a high of 15, so the action should be fast and exciting. There is a large contingent of Canucks racing in España as well. After Sunday’s race, the next one is the UCI World Cup in Maasmechelen, Belgium, followed by the final WC in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands.
Junior Émilien Belzile on the shock of first Euro ‘cross races
Then all eyes are on Liévin, France, for the 2025 UCI ‘cross worlds.
Canadians racing in Spain
Junior men: Emilien Belzile, Tristan Taillefer, and Grayson Franks.
Junior women: Rafaelle Carrier and Aislin Hallahan.
Elite women: Sidney McGill, Katelyn Walcroft, and Siobhan Kelly.
Under-23 men: Ian Ackert, Maxime St Onge, Mika Comaniuk, and Alexander Woodford.
Elite men: Cody Scott.
To watch the action, head on over to the UCI YouTube Channel, or if you have a FloBikes account, go to FloBikes.com.
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