World Champion Wout van Aert knows he will be the man to beat in the upcoming cyclocross season. His main rival, Belgian born Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, was operated on both knees in July. Laurens Sweeck, one of three professional cycling brothers, is more and more the upcoming man. Eli Iserbyt finally won the rainbow jersey for the under-23 category in early 2016 and is looking to make the jump to the pros.