Next Sunday Dutch cyclocross champion Mathieu van der Poel will be riding against the elite rider at the World Cup race in Hoogerheide. The younger Van der Poel who celebrated his twentieth birthday yesterday, has been selected for the race that is seen as a warm-up for the World Championships.

Due to the fact that the race will be held in the Netherlands, coach Johan Lammerts is allowed to select both an A and a B team. In the last World Cup race of the season, the riders have a final chance to earn selection for the Worlds. Lammerts will announce the selection on Monday, January 27.

Elite men
Lars van der Haar
Mathieu van der Poel
Corné van Kessel
David van der Poel
Thijs van Amerongen
Twan van den Brand
Niels Wubben
Gert-Jan Bosman

Elite women
Marianne Vos
Sophie de Boer
Sabrina Stultiens
Sanne van Paassen
Reza Hormes
Lizzy Witlox
Bianca van den Hoek
Esmee Oosterman

U23
A team
Stan Godrie
Sieben Wouters
Richard Jansen
Joris Nieuwenhuis
Gosse van der Meer
Martijn Budding

B team
Koen van Dijke
Koen Weijers
Bjorn van der Heijden

Junior men

A team

Max Gulickx
Mitch Groot
Roel van der Stegen
Thijs Wolsink
Jens Dekker
Maik van der Heijden

B team
Wesley Floren
Yannick Vrielink 
Per Wiggers
Mart Muskens
Dylan Bouwmans