2026 European Cyclocross Championships start list | Only 31 riders in the elite women's race
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Follow us on GoogleThis weekend, the 2026 European Cyclocross Championships will take place in Zeddam, in the Achterhoek region of the Netherlands. The UEC, the European Cycling Union, has already released the start lists. Click here to see our preview of the routes, timings and favourites for Saturday and Sunday 7 and 8 of November.
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Thibau Nys will look to switch his Belgian's championship jersey to a European one on Sunday.
2026 European Cyclocross Championships start list
Belgium and the Netherlands have, as usual, got the most depth and the strongest riders in all races over the weekend. In the men's elite race on Sunday, it looks to be another battle between Michael Vanthourenhout and Thibau Nys
And in the elite women's race, Dutch stars Lucinda Brand, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and recently returned Fem van Empel will make up a sea of orange at the front of the race, punctuated by lone riders like Sara Casasola of Italy and Marie Schreiber of Luxembourg.
Team GB will be well represented in the elite men's race by Cameron Mason and Thomas Mein, who both finished in the top 10 at Sunday's Koppenbergcross. Zoe Bäckstedt has decided to skip the European race, so only Xan Crees will represent Great Britain in the elite women.
2026 European Cyclocross Championships Participants - Elite Men
Gerben Kuypers (Belgium)
Witse Meeussen (Belgium)
Jente Michels (Belgium)
Thibau Nys (Belgium)
Laurens Sweeck (Belgium)
Victor Van de Putte (Belgium)
Niels Vandeputte (Belgium)
Michael Vanthourenhout (Belgium)
Joran Wyseure (Belgium)
Michael Boroš (Czech Republic)
Matyáš Fiala (Czech Republic)
Bailey Groenendaal (Denmark)
Romain Debord (France)
Matéo Jot (France)
Rémi Lelandais (France)
Hannes Degenkolb (Germany)
Luca Harter (Germany)
Lukas Herrmann (Germany)
Silas Kuschla (Germany)
Jonas Köpsel (Germany)
Cameron Mason (Great Britain)
Thomas Mein (Great Britain)
Angelos Foteinopoulos (Greece)
Dean Harvey (Ireland)
Gioele Bertolini (Italy)
Federico Ceolin (Italy)
Tommaso Ferri (Italy)
Dovydas Lukšas (Lithuania)
Mees Hendrikx (Netherlands)
Ryan Kamp (Netherlands)
Joris Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands)
Pim Ronhaar (Netherlands)
Danny van Lierop (Netherlands)
Matej Ulík (Slovakia)
Miguel Diaz Perez (Spain)
Gonzalo Inguanzo Macho (Spain)
Mario Junquera San Millán (Spain)
Raul Mira Bonastre (Spain)
Felipe Orts Lloret (Spain)
Miguel Rodriguez Novoa (Spain)
Kevin Kuhn (Switzerland)
Lars Sommer (Switzerland)
Brand continues to win in the rainbow stripes in 2026
2026 European Cyclocross Championships Participants - Elite Women
Julie Brouwers (Belgium)
Alicia Franck (Belgium)
Sterre Vervloet (Belgium)
Kateřina Hladíková (Czech Republic)
Kristýna Zemanová (Czech Republic)
Ann-Christine Allik (Estonia)
Hélène Clauzel (France)
Lauriane Duraffourg (France)
Amandine Fouquenet (France)
Judith Krahl (Germany)
Xan Crees (Great Britain)
Carlotta Borello (Italy)
Lucia Bramati (Italy)
Sara Casasola (Italy)
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Rebecca Gariboldi (Italy)
Marie Schreiber (Luxembourg)
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Netherlands)
Manon Bakker (Netherlands)
Leonie Bentveld (Netherlands)
Denise Betsema (Netherlands)
Lucinda Brand (Netherlands)
Aniek van Alphen (Netherlands)
Inge van der Heijden (Netherlands)
Fem van Empel (Netherlands)
Annemarie Worst (Netherlands)
Oda Laforce (Norway)
Ana Santos (Portugal)
Sara Cueto Vega (Spain)
Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spain)
Sofia Rodriguez Revert (Spain)
Rebekka Estermann (Switzerland)
Participants in the 2026 European Cyclocross Championships - Men's U23
Lars Corsus (Belgium)
Yordi Corsus (Belgium)
Lars Daelmans (Belgium)
Sil De Brauwere (Belgium)
Giel Lejeune (Belgium)
Arthur Van Den Boer (Belgium)
Mats Vanden Eynde (Belgium)
Viktor Vandenberghe (Belgium)
Kryštof Bažant (Czech Republic)
Matěj Havel (Czech Republic)
František Hojka (Czech Republic)
Antonín John (Czech Republic)
Patrik Lienert (Czech Republic)
Matthias Mõttus (Estonia)
Soren Bruyere Joumard (France)
Thomas Courcier (France)
Alexis David (France)
Florian Fery (France)
Jules Simon (France)
Aubin Sparfel (France)
Louis Tanguy (France)
Max Heiner Oertzen (Germany)
Alfie Amey (Great Britain)
Luke Gibson (Great Britain)
Declan Oldham (Great Britain)
Jacob Steed (Great Britain)
Zsombor Takács (Hungary)
Barnabás Vas (Hungary)
Fionn Killeen (Ireland)
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Tommaso Cafueri (Italy)
Filippo Grigolini (Italy)
Stefano Viezzi (Italy)
Martynas Medelinskas (Lithuania)
Lennox Papi (Luxembourg)
Floris Haverdings (Netherlands)
Cas Timmermans (Netherlands)
Kevin Andre Sandli Messel (Norway)
Rafael Sousa (Portugal)
João Vigário (Portugal)
Michal Šichta (Slovakia)
Peter Šoltés (Slovakia)
Angel Fernandez Echevarria (Spain)
Martin Fernandez Garcia (Spain)
Unax Galan Cortazar (Spain)
Paul Greijus (Sweden)
Artur Nichvolodov (Ukraine)
Fem van Empel is coming back after a long break in 2026.
2026 European Cyclocross Championships Participants - Women's U23
Xenna De Bruyckere (Belgium)
Sanne Laurijssen (Belgium)
Zita Peeters (Belgium)
Barbora Bukovská (Czech Republic)
Kateřina Douděrová (Czech Republic)
Adéla Stránská (Czech Republic)
Mille Nielsen (Denmark)
Lison Desprez (France)
Célia Gery (France)
Zélie Lambert (France)
Amandine Muller (France)
Laly Pichon (France)
Alexandra Valade (France)
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Kaija Budde (Germany)
Jule Märkl (Germany)
Tomke Windelband (Germany)
Alice Colling (Great Britain)
Kacey Eyeington (Great Britain)
Hope Inglis (Great Britain)
Ellie Mitchinson (Great Britain)
Zoe Roche (Great Britain)
Freya Whiteside (Ireland)
Nicole Azzetti (Italy)
Elisa Ferri (Italy)
Giorgia Pellizotti (Italy)
Sabrina Rizzi (Italy)
Mae Cabaca (Netherlands)
Bloeme Kalis (Netherlands)
Puck Langenbarg (Netherlands)
Noï Moes (Netherlands)
Lauren Molengraaf (Netherlands)
Rianne Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands)
Nahia Arana Quintanilla (Spain)
Mirari Gotxi Olartekoetxea (Spain)
Ana Lopez Burgos (Spain)
Saga Elf Boberg (Sweden)
Thea Persson (Sweden)
Clara Widell (Sweden)
Chiara Mettier (Switzerland)
Participants in the 2026 European Cyclocross Championships - Junior Men
Felix Kipner (Austria)
Michael Kominak (Austria)
Emiel Govaert (Belgium)
Lars Peeters (Belgium)
Bas Vanden Eynde (Belgium)
Tijl Vanhentenryck (Belgium)
Ondřej Bukovský (Czech Republic)
Radim Dobrý (Czech Republic)
František Hladík (Czech Republic)
Eduard John (Czech Republic)
Jakub Panuš (Czech Republic)
Tadeáš Pazourek (Czech Republic)
Magnus Dollerup (Denmark)
Philip Hyltopt (Denmark)
Oscar Møller (Denmark)
Emil Petersen (Denmark)
Uku Järv (Estonia)
Niklas Lond (Estonia)
Ron Veldboer (Estonia) [sic]
Florian Baudouin (France)
Antoine Clemente (France)
Enzo Conan (France)
Malo Devos (France)
Karl Martineau (France)
Lilian Morin (France)
Melis Vanaelst (France)
Mali, Hanover (Germany)
Benjamin Huber (Germany)
Ben Jandrey (Germany)
Fabian Stimmel (Germany)
Josh Tietjen (Germany)
Piet Würzner (Germany)
Sam Genazzini (Great Britain)
Xander Graham (Great Britain)
Isaac Starmer (Great Britain)
Luke Trafford (Great Britain)
Noah White (Great Britain)
Joseph Moclercroft (Great Britain)
Iraklis Magicioglou (Greece)
Kessy Borile (Italy)
Giovanni Bosio (Italy)
Michel Careri (Italy)
Filippo Cingolani (Italy)
Tommaso Cingolani (Italy)
Francesco Dell'Olio (Italy)
Mattia Jacopo Gualtieri (Italy)
Pietro Mantasia (Italy)
Adrijus Klinkevičius (Lithuania)
Lukas Skikas (Italy)
Rapolas Urbonas (Lithuania)
Ben Fleming (Luxembourg)
Ben Koenig (Luxembourg)
Delano Heeren (Netherlands)
Loek Hovers (Netherlands)
Daan Schilders (Netherlands)
Beer Van Beurden (Netherlands)
Gijs Van Den Biggelaar (Netherlands)
Jop Van Den Biggelaar (Netherlands)
Stijn Van Dongen (Netherlands)
Xavier Van Geldorp (Netherlands)
Kai Van Hoop (Netherlands)
Afonso Silva (Portugal)
Milan Bartha (Romania)
Roland Szgyarto (Romania)
Marco Barényi (Slovakia)
Milan Húbenica (Slovakia)
Jerguš Melicherčík (Slovakia)
Tadeáš Rybanský (Slovakia)
Dominik Ďuran (Slovakia)
Pedro Cernadas Alvarez (Spain)
Pelayo Gancedo Corrales (Spain)
Guillermo Garcia Alonso (Spain)
Pablo Jiménez Vera y Fras (Spain)
Mikel Llopente Padura (Spain)
Jose Manuel Pintos Gomez (Spain)
Axel Roy Molina (Spain)
Xavi Vidal Fernandez (Spain)
Albert Belforth (Sweden)
Avon Dahlberg (Sweden)
Casper Fransson (Sweden)
Melvin Pålsson Gustafsson (Sweden)
Rubin Fivaz (Switzerland)
Charles Jean Kallin (Switzerland)
Noah Rüegg (Switzerland)
Michael Vanthourenhout has already won four times in 2026
2026 European Cyclocross Championships Roster - Junior Women
Lotta Huybrechts (Belgium)
Lentel Huys (Belgium)
Anežka Bažantová (Czech Republic)
Eliška Drongová (Czech Republic)
Hana Klučková (Czech Republic)
Karolína Rothbauerová (Czech Republic)
Mathilde Leegaard (Denmark)
Sofie Birk Uildalle (Denmark)
Marta Mõttus (Estonia)
Gisele Rang (Estonia)
Lucie Elizalde (France)
Noémie Jurado Roumieux (France)
Lana Le Guilloux (France)
Elcane Lebreton (France)
Justine Mesnard (France)
Jade Sermonett (France)
Beatrix Attelmann (Germany)
Peggy Knox (United Kingdom)
Olivia Poole (Great Britain)
Heidi Roscoe (Great Britain)
Heléna Hegedűs (Hungary)
Nicoletta Brandi (Italy)
Rachele Cafueri (Italy)
Matilde Carretta (Italy)
Beatrice Maifré (Italy)
Sara Peruta (Italy)
Nicole Righetto (Italy)
Azzurra Rizzi (Italy)
Imantė Aleliūnaitė (Lithuania)
Elžbieta Seliavaite (Lithuania)
Sarah Koenig (Luxembourg)
Britt Beumer (Netherlands)
Lotte Bouman (Netherlands)
Puck Bunning (Netherlands)
Lonneke Heesemans (Netherlands)
Nynke Jochems (Netherlands)
Maxime Takken (Netherlands)
Danny Van Den Bogaard (Netherlands)
Isis Versluis (Netherlands)
Dalija Stojanovska (North Macedonia)
Antonina Kucharska (Poland)
Natalia Piróg (Poland)
Rita Fontinhas (Portugal)
Luiza Bartošíková (Slovakia)
Karolína Bortelová (Slovakia)
Natália Letková (Slovakia)
Carla Bañuls Puente (Spain)
Gisela Herrero Herrero (Spain)
Maddi Saizar Saralegi (Spain)
Noa Vega Bilbao (Spain)
Greta Andersson (Sweden)
Elsa Elf Boberg (Sweden)
Elsa Widell (Sweden)
Shana Huber (Switzerland)
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Latest Comments
- I’m still figuring out cyclocross: do the riders use the same bikes for the grass, sand and mud, or change them during the race?jeremya02-11-2026
- £50 seems a bit steep for a day out, though I suppose it’s a major event and the demand is clearly there. Do family tickets make it much more affordable?tourdeforce902-11-2026
- Fifteen thousand is a serious crowd for a World Cup round. Glasgow could be a huge moment for British ‘cross if Mason can get near the podium again.jennifer1902-11-2026
- Those junior races are a great addition — it gives young riders a proper spotlight before the elites take over. Hope the course makes the most of the park rather than just being a muddy spectator scrum!samanthak02-11-2026
- Fantastic to see cyclocross getting this kind of response in Scotland. A packed Kelvingrove Park should make for a brilliant atmosphere, especially with Mason racing on home roads.raceready702-11-2026
- No explanation after 15 years feels a bit thin. The budget pressure may be unrelated, but it’s hard not to wonder if all these changes are connected.samanthak02-11-2026
- I’m still learning how team directors work—does the head sports director decide race tactics, or is that mainly down to the riders and the person in the team car?velodromevirtuoso102-11-2026
- A proper changing of the guard at EF, especially with Carapaz going too. Hope they don’t lose the team identity in the reshuffle.cadencekingm02-11-2026
- White coming back just before Wegelius leaves makes the timing look significant, even if EF haven’t said there’s a connection. Interested to see who gets the head DS role.raceready702-11-2026
- Fifteen years is a huge stint in modern cycling. Wegelius’ knowledge of EF and its riders will be hard to replace.robert6502-11-2026