In the wake of the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda, focus now shifts to the UCI Gravel World Championships, where rainbow jerseys will be awarded this weekend.
The fourth edition of the event is scheduled to take place in Limburg, the southernmost province of the Netherlands, with start lists packed full of road WorldTour talent.
There will still, however, be two previous winners in the men's race in Matej Mohorič (Slovenia) and Gianni Vermeersch (Belgium), as well as a raft of WorldTour riders, such as: Tim Merlier (Belgium), Tim Wellens (Belgium), Connor Swift (Great Britain) and Nils Politt (Germany).
Notable retired road pros listed on the men's start list include Romain Bardet (France), Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) and Zdeněk Štybar (Czech Republic).
Men's elite start list
Bib number | Rider name | Country |
|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Pidcock | Great Britain |
2 | Mathijs Loman | Netherlands |
3 | Petr Vakoč | Czech Republic |
4 | Tim Merlier | Belgium |
5 | Niels Vandeputte | Belgium |
6 | Toon Aerts | Belgium |
7 | Florian Vermeersch | Belgium |
8 | Mads Würtz Schmidt | Denmark |
9 | Kevin Panhuyzen | Belgium |
10 | Felix Stehli | Switzerland |
11 | Tibor Del Grosso | Netherlands |
12 | Laurens Sweeck | Belgium |
13 | Quinten Hermans | Belgium |
14 | Adne Koster | Netherlands |
15 | Tim Wellens | Belgium |
16 | Romain Bardet | France |
17 | Daan Soete | Belgium |
18 | Wout Alleman | Belgium |
19 | Hugo Drechou | France |
20 | Daan Grosemans | Belgium |
21 | Magnus Bak Klaris | Denmark |
22 | Lukas Malezsewski | Belgium |
23 | Gianni Vermeersch | Belgium |
24 | Matej Mohoric | Slovenia |
25 | Emiel Verstrynge | Belgium |
26 | Jasper Ockeloen | Netherlands |
27 | Seppe Rombouts | Belgium |
28 | Connor Swift | Great Britain |
29 | Brent Clé | Belgium |
30 | Matthew Holmes | Great Britain |
31 | Aaron Van Der Beken | Belgium |
32 | Matteo Fontana | Italy |
33 | Rick Ottema | Netherlands |
34 | Tiago Ferreira | Portugal |
35 | Paul Voss | Germany |
36 | Simon Schneller | Germany |
37 | Timo Kielich | Belgium |
38 | Sascha Weber | Germany |
39 | Emil Hasund Eid | Norway |
40 | Georg Egger | Germany |
41 | Andrew Lydic | United States |
42 | Olivier Godfroid | Belgium |
43 | Jenson Young | Great Britain |
44 | Corne Van Kessel | Netherlands |
45 | Alexander Miller | Namibia |
46 | Jordan Habets | Netherlands |
47 | Jenno Berckmoes | Belgium |
48 | Lukas Pöstlberger | Austria |
49 | Benjamin Perry | Canada |
50 | Joel Roth | Switzerland |
51 | Fabio Christen | Switzerland |
52 | Anton Stensby | Norway |
53 | Tom Martin | Great Britain |
54 | Nils Brun | Switzerland |
55 | Ben Thomas | Great Britain |
56 | Julian Siemons | Belgium |
57 | Kevin Suarez Fernandez | Spain |
58 | Arne Janssens | Belgium |
59 | Lars Sommer | Switzerland |
60 | Matevž Govekar | Slovenia |
61 | Luis Neff | Germany |
62 | Andreas Schrottenbaum | Germany |
63 | Frederik Rassmann | Germany |
64 | Jose Maria Sanchez Ruiz | Spain |
65 | Greg Van Avermaet | Belgium |
66 | Thomas Armstrong | Great Britain |
67 | Jordy Bouts | Belgium |
68 | Victor Broex | Netherlands |
69 | Pierre-Pascal Keup | Germany |
70 | Ingvar Omarsson | Iceland |
71 | Arno Van Den Broeck | Belgium |
72 | Enrique Morcillo Vergara | Spain |
73 | Frits Biesterbos | Netherlands |
74 | Floris Van Tricht | Belgium |
75 | Arne Baers | Belgium |
76 | Michael Tjulander | Sweden |
77 | Jan Bakelants | Belgium |
78 | Piotr Havik | Netherlands |
79 | Thomas Chester | Australia |
80 | Zak Coleman | Great Britain |
81 | Jonathan Couanon | France |
82 | Emile Hamm | Canada |
83 | Tim Mcbirney | United States |
84 | Yehor Volkov | Ukraine |
85 | Roger Kluge | Germany |
86 | Justin Mcquerry | United States |
87 | Kyle Kalish | United States |
88 | Darren Fahy | United States |
89 | Johnny Hoogerland | Netherlands |
90 | Oscar Mauricio Pachon Melo | Colombia |
91 | Stef Krul | Netherlands |
92 | Davíð Jónsson | Iceland |
93 | Senna Remijn | Netherlands |
94 | Connor Sens | Australia |
95 | Finn Crockett | Ireland |
96 | Markus Pajur | Estonia |
97 | Max Kroonen | Netherlands |
98 | Edoardo Bolzan | Italy |
99 | Emeric Turcat | France |
100 | Alexys Brunel | France |
101 | Ramon Sinkeldam | Netherlands |
102 | Harry Tanfield | Great Britain |
103 | Jake Griffin | Netherlands |
104 | Nick Kleban | Canada |
105 | Mads Mondrup | Denmark |
106 | Francisco Moreira | Portugal |
107 | Matthias Alberti | Germany |
108 | Wolfgang Krenn | Austria |
109 | Martin Zehnle | Germany |
110 | Aleix Espargaro Villa | Spain |
111 | Bas Luca De Vries | Netherlands |
112 | Alden Copley | United States |
113 | Xavier Jove Riart | Andorra |
114 | Filip Adel | Czech Republic |
115 | Rob Vanden Haesevelde | Belgium |
116 | Silas Koech | Germany |
117 | James Mckay | Great Britain |
118 | Diego Llosa Mieres | Spain |
119 | Twan Altorf | Netherlands |
120 | Lars Loohuis | Netherlands |
121 | Maciej Kojro | Poland |
122 | Lennart Lein | Germany |
123 | Francesco Carollo | Italy |
124 | Andrea Candeago | Italy |
125 | Erwann Guenneugues | France |
126 | Declan Thomas Irvine | Australia |
127 | Ole Theiler | Germany |
128 | Luca Bockelmann | Germany |
129 | Lars Van Ark | Netherlands |
130 | Vojtěch Neradil | Czech Republic |
131 | Aleksandr Grigorev | (AIN – Authorised Neutral Athlete) |
132 | Torsten Demeyere | Belgium |
133 | Tomasz Tomera | Poland |
134 | Jason Osborne | Germany |
135 | Dylan Humber-Kelly | Great Britain |
136 | Jonas Orset | Norway |
137 | Aurélien Philibert | France |
138 | Louis Vaissiere | France |
139 | Luke Verburg | Netherlands |
140 | Noé Ury | Luxembourg |
141 | Jasper Britz | Germany |
142 | Alexander Hansen | Denmark |
143 | Christian Gorm Albrechtsen | Denmark |
144 | Len Dejonghe | Belgium |
145 | Michiel Hillen | Belgium |
146 | Sebastian Breuer | Germany |
147 | Kévin Besson | France |
148 | Stef Scharre | Belgium |
149 | Sven Olivetti | Switzerland |
150 | Simone Pederiva | Italy |
151 | Timothy Ruedlinger Rodriguez | Chile |
152 | Nils Politt | Germany |
153 | Gerhard-Cristin Moldansky | Romania |
154 | Mattia De Marchi | Italy |
155 | Ruud Junior Nagengast | Netherlands |
156 | Samuel Couture | Canada |
157 | Markus Auvinen | Finland |
158 | Loïc Bettendorff | Luxembourg |
159 | Jo Pirotte | Belgium |
160 | Nils Sinschek | Netherlands |
161 | Jean Pierre Lloyd | South Africa |
162 | Venantas Lašinis | Lithuania |
163 | Eric Muhoza | Rwanda |
164 | Heiko Homrighausen | Germany |
165 | Mathias Pedersen | Denmark |
166 | Sampo Malinen | Finland |
167 | Lucas Serrieres | France |
168 | Dominik Bauer | Germany |
169 | Simone Galbusera | Italy |
170 | Pietro Dutto | Italy |
171 | Joe Griffiths | Great Britain |
172 | Ignas Ambrazas | Lithuania |
173 | Jesse Kramer | Netherlands |
174 | Kristian Javier Yustre Rodriguez | Colombia |
175 | Håvard Gjeldnes | Norway |
176 | Sander De Vet | Belgium |
177 | Thomas Champion | France |
178 | Gilles De Wilde | Belgium |
179 | Michel Gießelmann | Germany |
180 | Kristian Klevgård | Norway |
181 | Remon Delnoije | Netherlands |
182 | Tijmen Eising | Netherlands |
183 | Stan Godrie | Netherlands |
184 | Kevin Nooijen | Netherlands |
185 | Facundo Jesus Perez Costa | Argentina |
186 | Christopher Schwab | Austria |
187 | Benedek Kiss | Hungary |
188 | Žygimantas Matuzevičius | Lithuania |
189 | Victor Vercouillie | Belgium |
190 | Andre Eduardo Gohr | Brazil |
191 | Robin Willemsen | Germany |
192 | Kristers Kovgers | Latvia |
193 | Metheven Bond | Great Britain |
194 | Marek Bartůněk | Czech Republic |
195 | Vladyslav Makogon | Finland |
196 | Giacomo Garavaglia | Italy |
197 | Thibault Dely | Belgium |
198 | Gusts Lapins | Latvia |
199 | Maël Guegan | France |
200 | Pepijn Reinderink | Netherlands |
201 | Niki Terpstra | Netherlands |
202 | Marcel Fröse | Germany |
203 | Håkon Wisløff | Norway |
204 | Taavi Kannimäe | Estonia |
205 | Kyle Laing | South Africa |
206 | Joshua Huppertz | Germany |
207 | Adam Kelly | Ireland |
208 | Adam Ťoupalík | Czech Republic |
209 | John De Schutter | Belgium |
210 | Eric Weckerle | Switzerland |
211 | Martin Pluto | Latvia |
212 | Campo Schmitz | Germany |
213 | Bert Van Lerberghe | Belgium |
214 | Silas Graf | Germany |
215 | Gert Kivistik | Estonia |
216 | Henrique Da Silva Avancini | Brazil |
217 | Rokas Kmieliauskas | Lithuania |
218 | Michael Garrison | United States |
219 | Oscar Cabanas Quintela | Andorra |
220 | David Paumann | Austria |
221 | Coen Vermeltfoort | Netherlands |
222 | Temesgen Buru | Ethiopia |
223 | Roman Duckert | Germany |
224 | Robbe Mellaerts | Belgium |
225 | Emil Åberg | Norway |
226 | Cole Davis | United States |
227 | Paul Viehböck | Austria |
228 | Eyjólfur Guðgeirsson | Iceland |
229 | Matthias Gusner | Austria |
230 | Jan Sommer | Switzerland |
231 | Thijs Wemmers | Netherlands |
233 | Dylan Vandenstorme | Belgium |
234 | Albert Gathemann | Germany |
235 | Ayco Bastiaens | Belgium |
236 | Espen Helgesen | Norway |
237 | Jan-Frederik Finoulst | Belgium |
238 | Sven Thurau | Germany |
239 | Chun Yin Choi | Hong Kong |
240 | Sam Gademan | Netherlands |
241 | Toinne Vriezen | Netherlands |
242 | Jacob Peter Heß | Germany |
243 | Felix Dierking | Germany |
244 | Thomas Luc Hudson | South Africa |
245 | Victor Papon | France |
246 | Sebastiaan Oranje | Netherlands |
247 | Hein Biemans | Netherlands |
248 | Jose Eduardo Tijerina Cuesta | Mexico |
249 | Paul Cremers | Aruba |
250 | Joey Koevermans | Aruba |
251 | Martin Chren | Slovakia |
252 | Matias More Retamal | Chile |
253 | Nicolas Reyes Morgado | Chile |
254 | Luboš Pelánek | Czech Republic |
255 | Zdeněk Štybar | Czech Republic |
256 | Tomáš Kalojíros | Czech Republic |
257 | Noah Köppel | Switzerland |
258 | Joe Holt | Great Britain |
259 | Vebjørn Rønning | Norway |
260 | Nicola Schleuniger | Switzerland |
261 | Robin Kull | Switzerland |
262 | Jaume Villar Vinade | Spain |
263 | Martynas Tomkus | Lithuania |
264 | Mikkel Kastrup | Denmark |
265 | Kaspar Neemesto | Estonia |
266 | Mats Omloop | Belgium |
267 | Tauri Jürisaar | Estonia |
268 | Jenson Brown | Great Britain |
269 | Casper Ingerslev | Denmark |
270 | Morten Örnhagen | Denmark |
271 | Finn Borstmayer | Canada |
272 | Michal Dvořák | Czech Republic |
273 | Nicolai Henriksen | Denmark |
274 | Jacob Winneche | Denmark |
Women's elite start list
Bib number | Rider name | Country |
|---|---|---|
350 | Marianne Vos | Netherlands |
351 | Lorena Wiebes | Netherlands |
352 | Puck Pieterse | Netherlands |
353 | Nicole Frain | Australia |
354 | Wendy Oosterwoud | Netherlands |
355 | Jade Treffeisen | Germany |
356 | Rosa Klöser | Germany |
357 | Sophie Wright | Great Britain |
358 | Tessa Neefjes | Netherlands |
359 | Mischa Bredewold | Netherlands |
360 | Katarzyna Anna Niewiadoma | Poland |
361 | Debora Piana | Italy |
362 | Mariëlle Trouwborst | Netherlands |
363 | Tiffany Cromwell | Australia |
364 | Romy Kasper | Germany |
365 | Femke Markus | Netherlands |
366 | Cassia Boglio | Australia |
367 | Letizia Borghesi | Italy |
368 | Larissa Hartog | Netherlands |
369 | Yara Kastelijn | Netherlands |
370 | Irina Lützelschwab | Switzerland |
371 | Silvia Persico | Italy |
372 | Hanna Nilsson | Sweden |
373 | Sofia Schugar | United States |
374 | Varvara Fasoi | Greece |
375 | Hanne Van Loock | Belgium |
376 | Theresa Rindler Bachl | Austria |
377 | Paula Blasi Cairol | Spain |
378 | Anna Gabrielle Traxler | Canada |
379 | Madeleine Nutt | Great Britain |
380 | Nathalie Eklund | Sweden |
381 | Marjet Groen | Netherlands |
382 | Quinty Ton | Netherlands |
383 | Marthe Truyen | Belgium |
384 | Geertje Schreurs | Netherlands |
385 | Annabel Fisher | Great Britain |
386 | Danni Shrosbree | Great Britain |
387 | Lizi Brooke | Great Britain |
388 | Sabine Sommer | Austria |
389 | Violette Irakoze Neza | Rwanda |
390 | Clara Lundmark | Sweden |
391 | Amelia Mitchell | Great Britain |
392 | Jana Gigele | Austria |
393 | Esmée Peperkamp | Netherlands |
394 | Noemie Thomson | Great Britain |
395 | Seraina Leugger | Switzerland |
396 | Elena Cecchini | Italy |
397 | Pauliena Rooijakkers | Netherlands |
398 | Ilse Pluimers | Netherlands |
399 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri | Italy |
400 | Lotte Claes | Belgium |
401 | Marla Sigmund | Germany |
402 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio | South Africa |
403 | Rachel Mcbride | Canada |
404 | Charlotte Clarke | New Zealand |
405 | Femke De Vries | Netherlands |
406 | Tamires Fanny Radatz | Brazil |
407 | Nathalie Bex | Belgium |
408 | Lauren Stephens | United States |
409 | Giada Specia | Italy |
410 | Julie Sap | Belgium |
411 | Clara Sommer | Austria |
412 | Anna Flynn | Great Britain |
413 | Julia Kopecký | Czech Republic |
414 | Nele Laing | Germany |
415 | Femke Gerritse | Netherlands |
416 | Mie Pedersen | Denmark |
417 | Judith Krahl | Germany |
418 | Elena Hartmann | Switzerland |
419 | Devon Clarke | Canada |
420 | Jennifer Tave | United States |
421 | Heidi Franz | United States |
422 | Maaike Coljé | Netherlands |
423 | Caroline Livesey | Great Britain |
424 | Elisa Sassmann | Germany |
425 | Teuntje Beekhuis | Netherlands |
426 | Anne-Sophie Hébert | Canada |
427 | Abi Smith | Great Britain |
428 | Giulia Alberti | Switzerland |
429 | Kim Baptista | Great Britain |
430 | Amelia Durst | United States |
431 | Erin Shillaw | South Africa |
432 | Hannah Simms | Canada |
433 | Laura King | United States |
434 | Karoline Schmidt | Denmark |
435 | Francesca Seal | Canada |
436 | Elizabeth Hermolle | Great Britain |
437 | Shirin Van Anrooij | Netherlands |
438 | Emilia Fahlin | Sweden |
439 | Hayley Simmonds | Great Britain |
440 | Björg Hákonardóttir | Iceland |
441 | Jil Brünger | Germany |
442 | Antonia Gröndahl | Finland |
443 | Kitija Siltumena | Latvia |
444 | Babette Van Der Wolf | Netherlands |
445 | Valeria Kleiner | Germany |
446 | Loes Sels | Belgium |
447 | Aidi Gerde Tuisk | Estonia |
448 | Lucy Hempstead | Canada |
449 | Oliwia Majewska | Poland |
450 | Celia Le Mouel | France |
451 | Fauve Bastiaenssen | Belgium |
452 | Hafdís Sigurðardóttir | Iceland |
453 | Annabel Ramsay | Great Britain |
454 | Maud Rijnbeek | Netherlands |
455 | Elena Dušková | Slovakia |
456 | Kate Macleod | Great Britain |
457 | Nina Kessler | Netherlands |
458 | Anna Csenge Vass | Hungary |
459 | Mira Winkelhag | Germany |
460 | Viktoria Dehler | Germany |
461 | Sóley Svansdóttir | Iceland |
462 | Wilma Aintila | Finland |
463 | Florence Normand | Canada |
464 | Moniek Tenniglo | Netherlands |
465 | Kirstie Van Haaften | Netherlands |
466 | Noëlle Rüetschi | Switzerland |
467 | Gabrielle Fox | Ireland |
468 | Alba Puig Font | Spain |
469 | Sabrina Schär | Switzerland |
470 | Evelina Kamasheva | Germany |
471 | Signe Andersen | Denmark |
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