Marianne Vos seeks her sixth straight cyclo-cross world title and seventh of her career on Saturday afternoon in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Lars van der Haar will have plenty of support on Sunday afternoon for the men's cyclo-cross world champonship (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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2013 'cross Worlds silver medalist Klaas Vantornout (Belgium) recons the Hoogerheide parcours (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Two-time World Cup champion and ten-time US national champion Katie Compton seeks her first world championship on Saturday afternoon (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Steve Chainel (France) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Lars van der Haar (Netherlands) looks relaxed during his course recon (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belgium's Klaas Vantornout and Michael Vanthourenhout (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Kevin Pauwels (Belgium) recons the Hoogerheide, Netherlands Worlds circuit (Image credit: Photopress.be)
Belgium's Klaas Vantornout pre-rides the Worlds course on Friday (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Katie Compton (USA) pre-rides the Worlds course one day prior to the women's world championship (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Germany's Hanka Kupfernagel powers through a mud sector (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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European champion Helen Wyman (Great Britain) seeks a podium finish in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Photopress.be)
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Enrico Franzoi (Italy) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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A bronze medalist at the 2013 elite men's Worlds, Lars van der Haar will race his second elite world championship on home soil in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belgium's Klaas Vantornout and Michael Vanthourenhout (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Philipp Walsleben checks out the Worlds course in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belgium's Tom Meeusen recons the Hoogerheide 'cross Worlds venue (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Belgium's Tom Meeusen recons the Hoogerheide 'cross Worlds venue (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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US champion Jeremy Powers pre-rides the 'cross Worlds circuit in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The USA's Ryan Trebon in action during Friday's practice session in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Kevin Pauwels will be one of Belgium's seven starters on Sunday afternoon for the elite men's world championship (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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The Hoogerheide, Netherlands venue is being prepped for this weekend's 'cross world championships (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Mariusz Gil (Poland) takes advantage of Friday's practice session (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Elle Anderson (USA) pre-rides the 'cross Worlds course in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Arnaud Grand (Switzerland) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Simon Zahner (Switzerland) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Radomir Simunek (Czech Republic) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Katie Compton (USA) is seeking her first 'cross world championship on Saturday afternoon (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
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Meredith Miler (USA) checks out the Worlds circuit in Hoogerheide (Image credit: Photopress.be)
Plenty of this weekend's expected stars took advantage of the opportunity to pre-ride the parcours in Hoogerheide, Netherlands and for now the circuit is predominantly dry.
However, rain is forecast for Friday evening and is expected to extend into Saturday afternoon making for some muddy racing for the four world championship events on tap for the weekend.
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