Felipe Orts leads the Spanish cyclocross team in the European Championship

The Spanish Cyclocross Team will be held this coming weekend, November 7th and 8th, andl Zeddam European Cyclocross Championships (Netherlands)which will be attended by an expedition made up of 15 cyclists led by the current champions of Spain, Felipe Orts and Sofía Rodríguez. The national team, led by Javier Ruiz de Larrinagawill face one of the great events of the international season with representation in the six competition categories: elite, sub-23 and junior, both men and women.

He national coach, Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga, has drawn up the final call after carrying out exhaustive monitoring of the runners during this first stretch of the cyclocross season. The final decision on the Spanish representatives has been made after the dispute this past weekend of Amurrioko Ziklo-Krossathird test of the 2026 Spanish Cyclocross Cup, which has served to evaluate the fitness of the candidates and finish defining the team that will defend the colors of Spain in the continental competition.

Felipe Orts will be the great reference for the Spanish team in the elite men’s competition, where he will be accompanied by Raul Miraone of the most outstanding runners at this start of the Spanish Cup. For its part, Sofía Rodríguez and Lucía González They will be in charge of representing Spain in the elite women’s event, forming a duo with extensive experience in international competitions.

In the men’s under-23 category, the national coach has opted for Martín Fernández and Unax Galánwhile Ana López and Mirari Gotxi They will compete in the women’s U23 competition. The Spanish representation will be completed with seven junior category cyclists: Pelayo Gancedo, Xavi Vidal, Guillermo García and Mikel Llorente in the men’s event, and Carla Bañuls, Gisela Herrero and Noa Vega in the feminine.

He European Championship will be developed on a 2.97 kilometer circuit located in the Dutch town of Zeddamin the municipality of Montferland. The route will present a combination of fast areas and technical sectors, with numerous curves, changes of pace and a characteristic staircase that will force runners to demonstrate their skill both on the bicycle and on foot.

The competition will start on Saturday, November 7, with the junior women’s race at 11:00 a.m., followed by the men’s under-23 race at 1:00 p.m. and the women’s elite race at 3:00 p.m. On Sunday, November 8, the other three races of the program will be held, with the junior men’s race at 11:00 a.m., the women’s sub-23 race at 1:00 p.m. and the men’s elite race at 3:00 p.m., which will put the finishing touch to the championship.