Lizzie Gunsalus, who won her first elite women's US Cyclocross Championship on Sunday, leads a contingency of seven US women who will start Saturday at UCI Cyclocross World Cup in Antwerp. The CCB p/b Levine Law Group rider will bring the stars-and-stripes jersey to the Belgian race, however, will compete in the Pan-American champion colours.
Antwerp is the fifth stop of this season's World Cup, the large field of 78 riders led by World Cup leader Aniek van Alphen (Seven Racing), second-placed Lucinda Brand (Baloise Glowi Lions), and Dutch champion Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck). Joining Gunsalus in the elite women's field will be US elite women's bronze medalist Alyssa Sarkisov (CXD Trek Bikes) and US U23 women's bronze medalist Mia Aseltine (Competitive Edge Racing).
