Regularity criterion: Telenet Super prestige
On TV: live on Telenet and Proximus
Plan:
10.30am: Newcomers boys
12:00: junior boys
1.40 pm: elite and U23 women
3.10 pm: elite and U23 men
Main participants:
Men: Thibau Nys, Eli Iserbyt, Niels Vandeputte, Felipe Orts, Lars van der Haar, Michael Vanthourenhout, Toon Aerts, Joran Wyseure, Jente Michels, Laurens Sweeck, Pim Ronhaar, Toon Vandebosch.
Women: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, Lucinda Brand, Marion Norbert-Riberolle, Laura Verdonschot, Sara Casasola, Annemarie Worst, Sanne Cant, Zoe Bäckstedt.
This is how it was last year:
Last year Joris Nieuwenhuis won the Strawberry Cross, after taking off in the first round. He won with more than a minute and a half lead over number two, Eli Iserbyt. Niels Vandeputte was overtaken by Iserbyt in the last lap and finished third. In the women’s race, Ceylin Alvarado was almost clear and took the victory. Lucinda brand finished second, and Marion Norbert-Riberolle finished third.
Honors list:
2018: Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant
2020: Michael Vanthourenhout and Lucinda Brand
2021: Eli Iserbyt and Lucinda Brand
2022: Laurens Sweeck and Ceylin de Carmen Alvarado