This UCI World Cup race will be one of the most interesting races this season. The cyclocross racers will be racing on all snow, and if everything works out, you might see cyclocross in the Winter Olympics.
As this will be the first try, some big names will be at the forefront of this new, exciting challenge, including a return of the GOAT, Marianne Vos.
Here is the course layout:
2021 UCI World Cup Val di Sole Course Map
2021 UCI World Cup Val di Sole Elite Women
Denise Betsema, Puck Pieterse, Marianne Vos, and Fem Van Empel will be leading the charge against the snow.
Lucinda Brand is the biggest name missing from the list. Inge van der Heijden will also be missing on Sunday.
Here are the current standings in the World Cup:
UCI World Cup Cyclocross 2021-2022 Ranking: Elite Women
| Rank | Name | Points | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAND Lucinda | 252 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 40 |
| 2 | BETSEMA Denise | 223 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 25 |
| 3 | PIETERSE Puck | 182 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 21 |
| 4 | VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | 140 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 |
| 5 | WORST Annemarie | 134 | 21 | 18 | 20 | - | - | 25 | 40 | 10 |
Two U.S racers will be attending the 2021 UCI World Cup Val di Sole:
Coogan Cisek gave us a quick preview:
Two Canadian racers will be attending the 2021 UCI World Cup Val di Sole:
Rochette lines up with impressive form and results. She took viewers along for a ride on the course:
See the preliminary start list below in pdf form. Check out the start list for Elite Men.
UCI World Cup Val di Sole 2021 Start List Elite Women
