Andrew Strohmeyer (CXD Trek Bikes) will make his 15th cyclocross start of the season this Sunday, but it will be on the famous slippery slopes around the Citadel of Namur for a Belgian World Cup and not on the groomed, rolling trails in Fayetteville, Arkansas for US Cyclocross Nationals to defend his elite men's title.
"I haven't missed nationals in a long time. It's usually one of the big goals of the season. My big goal at the start of this year was results in Europe, to be able to race for a team here in Europe and get paid to race like all these other European riders," the 23-year-old told Cyclingnews from his base in Sittard, Netherlands, at the European base for USA Cycling. "So I'll race 10 of 11 races in the World Cups, which is definitely a first for me."
