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Matilda Price

Snow and icy conditions affecting cyclo-cross National Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands

Netherlands' Lucinda Brand competes in the women's elite race during stage 9 (out of 12) of the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup in Zonhoven, on January 4, 2026. (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT.

Snow, ice and particularly wintry weather conditions are threatening to disrupt cyclo-cross National Championships in northern Europe this weekend, with schedule changes and additional course checks expected, particularly in the heartlands of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Cyclo-cross is a sport designed to be raced in cold, bleak winters, so riders are no strangers to battling unpleasant conditions, but with snowfall bad enough to disrupt flights in and out of Amsterdam's Schipol airport for several days now, the weather could be bad enough to affect this weekend's Nationals.

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