Expect to see Belgian Kevin Pauwels ride like his life depends upon it in this one - he's the only man with a chance of taking Superprestige victory from his countryman Sven Nys, but he'll need a perfect ride in order to do so.
11:00 - Newcomers
11:45 - International Elite Women
12:45 - Juniors
14:15 - Under-23
16:00 - Elite Men
Elite Men
Niels Albert
Sven Nys
Zdenek Stybar
Klaas Vantornout
Bart Wellens
Kevin Pauwels
Gerben De Knegt
Bart Aernouts
Sven Vanthourenhout
Enrico Franzoi
Dieter Vanthourenhout
Radomir Simunek
Rob Peeters
Philip Walsleben
Martin Zlamalik
Thijs Al
Tom Meeusen
Jonathan Page
Petr Dlask
Jan Verstraeten
Eddy Van Yzerdoorn
Thijs Van Amerongen
Martin Bina
Mariusz Gil
Kenneth Van Compernolle
Jan Denuwelaere
Robert Gavenda
Bram Smithz
Tom Van den Bosch
Mitchell Heunders
Under-23
Lars Van der Haar
Joeri Adams
Arnaud Jouffroy
Jim Aernouts
Vincent Bastaens
Petrus Lubomir
Corne Van Kessel
Stef Boden
Micky Van Empel
Tijmen Eising
Jiri Polnicky
Wietse Bosmans
Gianni Vermeersch
Marek Konwa
Twan Van den Brand
David Van der Poel
Marcel Meisen
Gert-Jan Bosman
Mike Teunissen
Michiel Van der Heyden
Emiel Dolfsma
Emilien Viennet
Lucas Muller
Karel Hnik
Newcomers, Juniors and Elite Women start lists not available (don't even get us started on why the Elite Men details are published and the Elite Women not).
GP Heuts
The race begins with a 205m sprint along the Stadionbaan (50°52'45.20"N 6° 0'8.57"E), a wide and hard-surfaced area which will encourage high speeds as riders jostle to take first place leading into the first lap. It then passes between two "hillocks" (according to the course guide - they look rather like building spoils) for 50m, a section that can become muddy but which may be frozen solid - transforming a sticky patch into one that could shake teeth loose. Next up comes 65m on grass leading to a 90 degree right onto a long hard-surface section of 518m - it's narrow enough to make overtaking difficult and any rider who gained the upper hand in the initial section will have the opportunity to turn it into a potentially race-winning lead here, possibly in the early stages of the race, but the pack will be in hot pursuit.
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Having turned right, 378m on rougher grass takes the riders over some rough ground and more grass, then over ditches and up to a narrow road - further opportunity for the rider who was fastest through the preceding technical section to extend their lead. 117m of tarmac leads back onto grass and a right turn once onto the grass, which will be slippery as early frost/snow begins to melt and then become worse once a few laps have churned things up a bit. 380m leads to the pits, then loops around to double back past some trees before turning through a left-handed loop, over a track and back onto the first field. It heads through a hedge before a wide right-handed loop on grass and back to the hedge, emerging briefly on the other side entering the woods. A track leads to a ladder with 24 slippery, narrow, splintered wooden steps (if they can, many riders will probably take their chances running or even riding up the slope to the right of the steps - they look treacherous and, as if traction wasn't already an issue, the space between them will be filled with loose nut casings from the overhanging beech tree) and onward to a surfaced lane curving right for 50m.
Having turned right onto a mud track, which once again may be frozen solid, riders continue for 50m and then head left onto the grass to make a second pass of the pits before arriving at another mud track 126m later. Here, they turn left and follow it for 95m, then enter a technical 50m section with tight bends leading back to the start line. At the end of the final lap, they will continue past the start line towards the sports club building to the right of the parcours where the finish line is located (50°52'41.55"N 6° 0'12.70"E). The entire parcours is 2.56km in length.
Among the men, it's hard to see past Kevin Pauwels in this race. K-Pow has earned himself a deserved place among the very highest rank of the Elite Men this season; with Nys, Albert, Stybar and the other top dogs sitting this one out he may prove unchallenged. However, this is a parcours that could prove to be to Ian Field's liking - meaning that there's just an outside chance we could see British winners in both Elite races. Keep your fingers crossed and the Union Jack flying!
Saturday, 11th of February 2012
09.00 - Final phase construction course
12.00 - Free practice
15.00 - End of practice
15.30 - Track inspection
Sunday, 12th of February 2012
09.00 - Free practice
10.00 - Under-23
11.00 - Masters
12.00 - Elite Training
13.45 - Elite Women
14.45 - Honouring World Champions
15.00 - Elite Men
16.00 - Finish
Elite Men
| 01. | Kevin Pauwels | BEL | Sunweb Revor |
| 02. | Bart Aernouts | BEL | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 03. | Francis Mourey | FRA | FDJ- Big Mat |
| 04. | Lars van der Haar | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 05. | Phillip Walsleben | GER | BKCP - Powerplus |
| 06. | Gerben De Knegt | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 07. | Jonathan Page | USA | Planet Bike |
| 08. | Thijs Van Amerongen | NED | AA Drink Cycling Team |
| 09. | Mike Teunissen | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 10. | Ben Berden | BEL | OPS ALE-Stoemper |
| 11. | Thijs Al | NED | AA Drink Cycling Team |
| 12. | Marco Bianco | ITA | L´Arcobaleno Carraro Team |
| 13. | Ian Fields | GBR | CX Great Brittan |
| 14. | Tijmen Eising | NED | Sunweb Revor |
| 15. | Twan van den Brand | NED | Orange Babies |
| 16. | Gert-Jan Bosman | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 17. | Micki van Empel | NED | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team |
| 18. | Patrick van Leeuwen | NED | Orange Babies |
| 19. | Eddy van IJzendoorn | NED | Orange Babies |
| 20. | Niels Wubben | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 21. | David van der Poel | NED | BKCP - Powerplus |
| 22. | Corné van Kessel | NED | Telenet Fidea Cycling Team |
| 23. | Emiel Dolfsma | NED | Rabobank-Giant Offroad Team |
| 24. | Dario Stäuble | SUI | CX Zwitserland |
| 25. | Domas Manikas | LTU | DPA Cycling Team |
| 26. | Talius Kalina | LTU | DPA Cycling Team |
| 27. | Dimitriy Sorokin | LAT | DPA Cycling Team |
| 28. | Bryan van den Hoek | NED | Maaslandster |
| 29. | Kai Slenter | NED | Maaslandster |
| 30. | Jordi Luisman | NED | CX Nederland |
| 31. | Paul Schuurmans | NED | CX Nederland |
| 32. | Bart Bakhuis | NED | CX Nederland |
Elite Women
| 01. | Daphny van den Brand | NED | AA Drink Cycling Team |
02. | Sanne Cant | BEL | BKCP - Powerplus |
03. | Sanne van Paassen | NED | BrainWash Wielerploeg |
04. | Nikki Harris | GBR | Young Telenet Fidea CT |
05. | Helen Wyman | GBR | CX Groot Brittannie |
06. | Sophie de Boer | NED | Young Telenet Fidea CT |
07. | Sabrina Stultiens | NED | BrainWash Wielerploeg |
08. | Arenda Grimberg | NED | CX Nederland |
09. | Joyce Vanderbeken | BEL | Style & Concept CT |
10. | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn | NED | Orange Babies |
11. | Nikoline Hansen | DEN | CX Denmark |
12. | Nancy Bober | BEL | Style & Concept CT |
13. | Tessa van Nieuwpoort | NED | Stevens Racing Team |
14. | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg | DEN | CX Denmark |
15. | Amy Dombroski | USA | CX USA |
| 16. | Ellen van Loy | BEL | CX Belgie |
| 17. | Lelde Ardava | LAT | DPA Cycling Team |
| 18. | Marianne Alleleijn | NED | CX Nederland |
| 19. | Evy Kuijpers | NED | CX Nederland |
| 20. | Iris Ockeloen | NED | CX Nederland |
| 21. | Yara Kastelijn | NED | CX Nederland |
| 22. | Lotte Eikelenboom | NED | CX Nederland |
Under-23
| 01. | Edwin Arts | Overloon | 01/08/88 |
| 02. | Wouter Jaegers | Tilburg | 09/09/85 |
| 03. | Guido Delnoije | Mechelen | 28/08/91 |
| 04. | Hans Jongeling | Maarssen | 03/12/78 |
| 05. | Jochem Koren | Bussum | 02/07/83 |
| 06. | Peter Kraaijvanger | Utrecht | 01/05/80 |
| 07. | Erik van Laar | Loenen (Gld) | 07/11/79 |
| 08. | Edward Rietbergen | Maastricht | 10/03/71 |
| 09. | Wesley Steekers | Noordwijkerhout | 20/04/91 |
| 10. | Mike van Veelen | Arnhem | 14/01/80 |
| 11. | Fred van Zanten | Arkel | 07/05/75 |
Masters
| 01. | Maurijn Annink | Hengelo (Ov) | 12/02/70 |
| 02. | Nils Ten Brinke | Apeldoorn | 07/10/72 |
| 03. | Udo Janssen | Papendrecht | 24/07/70 |
| 04. | Ton van Korven | Diessen | 22/12/64 |
| 05. | Marti Maas | Geffen | 25/03/66 |
| 06. | Hans Steekers | Noordwijkerhout | 08/05/50 |
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