Besançon closes the Cyclo-Cross World Cup
The UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup comes to an end this Sunday in Besançon with everything already decided, since Fem Van Empel (1200) and Laurens Sweeck (1200) are mathematically overall champions before the French race that puts the final point to the World Cup.
However, for Cycling Fantasy users, there are still two races left that can alter the Cyclo-Cross rankings of the season since, in addition to Besançon, the World Championships are also included in the CX trophy of the application despite not being a World Cup race.
Favorites women’s race
Puck Pieterse (1200), Denise Betsema (1200), Lucinda Brand (1200) and Silvia Persico (800) are the favorites for the women's race, where the great absentee will be Fem Van Empel (1200), who after being proclaimed World Cup champion, has decided to focus all his energies on preparing for the World Championships.
Favorites men's race
Mathieu Van Der Poel (1200) starts as the great favorite for the men's event, as Wout Van Aert (1200) will not be racing. Laurens Sweeck (1200), Eli Iserbyt (1200), Michael Vanthourenthout (1200) and Lars Van Der Haar (1200) are also prominent names on the list.