- Mario De Clercq (3 times elite world champion - 1998 1999 2002 / double national Belgian champion - 2001 2002 / winner of the world-cup in 1999 / winner of 5 Superprestige races and 2 world-cup races) After his announced retirement in early october, the most glorious cyclo-cross rider of the last years has revised his decision and re-enters racing on November 2, 2003 in Contern
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- Other Belgian riders like Björn Rondelez, Nico Clarysse (former junior national champion) or Kris Wouters (six times military world champion)
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- Spanish champion David Seco
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- The Tchech team of Hlinsko composed of Ondrej Lukes (junior world champion 1991) Ales Mudroch, Radek Tichy and Pavel Adel (twice winner of the Grand-Prix Comat)
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- The Tchech team of Sparta Praha with Zdenek Mlynar (junior world champion 1995) and Pavel Vesely
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- A Danish National team: Tommy Nielsen (Danish national champion), Carsten Schäffter, Joachim Parbo, Anders Klinkby, Kim Petersen.
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- The best Luxemburgish riders: Gusty Bausch, Pascal Triebel, Tom Flammang, and more.
see the complete start list
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