April 21, 2007 (Houffalize, Belgium) — Here are the start lists with plate numbers for Sunday’s Elite XC Women’s race beginning at 11 am local time (5am EST) and Elite XC Men’s race starting at 2 pm local time (8am EST). Espoir (U23) riders are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Elite XC Women

1. Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Nor) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
2. Marie-Hélène Prémont (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood
3. Sabine Spitz (Ger) Ghost International Racing Team
4. Irina Kalentieva (Rus) Topeak-Ergon
5. Margarita Fullana (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
6. Nina Göhl (Ger) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
7. Lene Byberg (Nor) Specialized
8. Mary McConneloug (USA) Kenda/Seven
9. Ren Chengyuan (Chn) China
10. Maja Wloszczowska* (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
11. Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Women’s MTB Team
12. Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
13. Petra Henzi (Sui) Fischer-BMC
14. Alison Sydor (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood
15. Kiara Bisaro (Can) Opus
16. Maroussia Rusca (Sui) Scott Allianz Suisse
17. Jingjing Wang (Chn) China
18. Anna Szafraniec (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
19. Eva Lechner (Ita) Italian National Team
20. Ivonne Kraft* (Ger) La Carrera-BTS
21. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women’s MTB Team
22. Ying Liu (Chn) Team Lapierre International
23. Rosara Joseph* (NZl) Bike New Zealand
24. Maria Ostergren (Swe)
25. Laura Turpijn (Ned)
26. Sabrina Enaux (Fra) Lapierre Internationale
27. Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
28. Cécile Rode Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International
29. Wendy Simms (Can) Kona/LeGets
30. Katrin Schwing (Ger) Trek/RSC Neustadt
31. Tereza Hurikova (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb
32. Blaza Klemencic* (Slo) Pintatim Full-Dynamix
33. Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team
34. Arielle Van Meurs (Ned) Halls Professional MTB Team
35. Sarah Koba (Sui) Koba-biketeam.gr
36. Jaqueline Mourao (Bra) Scott
37. Anna Enocsson (Swe) Ghost International Racing Team
38. Evelyn Staffler (Ita) Ghost International Racing Team
39. Francisca Campos Salas (Chi)
40. Georgia Gould* (USA) Luna Women’s MTB Team
41. Elisabeth Osl (Aut) Tonis Pro Team Kirchberg
42. Janka Stevkova* (Svk)
43. Emma Colson (Aus)
44. Nataliya Krompets (Ukr)
45. Niki Fisher* (Aus)
46. Rocio Gamonal Ferrera (Esp) Bh-Sr. Suntour
47. Annabella Stropparo (Ita)
48. Liliya Zaytseva (Ukr)
49. Nina Homovec* (Slo)
50. Elisbeth Van Rooij-Vink* (Ned) Beone Mountain Bike Team
51. Inbar Ronen (Isr)
52. Elina Sophocleous (Cyp) Bikin’cyprus International MTB Team
53. Helene Marcouyre (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
54. Amy Hunt (GBr)
55. Laurence Leboucher* (Fra)
56. Nataliya Kogut (Ukr)
57. Ksenia Chernykh* (Rus)
58. Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
59. Elena Gaddoni (Ita)
60. Ruth Moll Marques (Esp) Bh-Sr. Suntour
61. Sandra Santanyes Murillo (Esp) Massi
62. Katrin Leumann (Sui)
63. Tanja Zakelj (Slo)
64. Maria Osl* (Aut) Tonis Pro Team Kirchberg
65. Renata Bucher (Sui)
66. Heike Hundertmark (Ger)
67. Fiona Macdermid (GBr)
68. Séverine Hansen (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
69. Senem Guler (Tur)
70. Cristina Mascarreras Sabria (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
71. Oxana Rybakova (Rus)
72. Evgenia Belozerova (Rus)
73. Semra Yetis* (Tur) Goldcity Alanya
74. Ivanda Eiduka (Lat)
75. Sandra Walter (Can) X.0-Felt Women’s MTB Team
76. Bärbel Jungmeier (Aut)
78. Julie Krasniak (Fra) Team Lapierre International
79. Bernardine Boog-Rauwerda (Ned)
80. Susan Haywood* (USA) Trek-VW
81. Laura Metzler (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
82. Claudia Sieder (Ita)
83. Maureen Guichardot* (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier
84. Saskia Elemans* (Ned)
85. Hanna Israel (Fra)
86. Alexandra Engen (Swe)
87. Pavla Havlikova* (Cze)
88. Esther Süss* (Sui) Team BikErich
89. Elisabetta Borgia (Ita)
90. Anouk Kesseler-Haarsma (Ned)
91. Nathalie Schneitter* (Sui)
92. Jenny Copnall (GBr)
93. Sarka Chmurova* (Cze) Subaru-Gary Fisher
94. Aleksandra Dawidowicz (Pol) Max Cursor
95. Karin Groen (Ned) Halls Professional MTB Team
96. Stephanie Wiedner* (Aut)
97. Githa Michiels* (Bel)
98. Hanna Klein* (Ger)
99. Daniela Louis (Sui)
100. Kristien Nelen* (Bel)
101. Bettina Schmid (Sui) Fischer-BMC
102. Ingrid Bosscha (Ned)
103. Lenka Ochmannova* (Cze)
104. Petra Mermans* (Bel)
105. Lucie Vesela* (Cze)
106. Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Subaru-Gary Fisher
107. Anna Maria Baylis*
108. Nadja Roschi (Sui) Fischer-BMC
109. Bérangère Wilst (Fra) Breiz Mountain 22
110. Berengere Boes* (Fra) Breiz Mountain 22
111. Audrey Wilst* (Fra) Breiz Mountain 22
112. Ilke Dejongh* (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
113. Fabienne Heinzmann (Sui)
114. Sandra Dolcerocca* (Den)
115. Kine Sten Holst (Nor)
116. Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui)
117. Lenka Bulisova* (Cze)
118. Vera Andreeva* (Rus)
119. Claudia Marsilio* (Ita)
120. Sara Bresnick* (USA)
121. Caroline Mani (Fra)
122. Nina Baum (USA)
123. Heather Svahn* (USA)
124. Nancy Bober (Bel)
125. Kristi Lewis (USA)
126. Lubomira Kalinova
127. Klara Van Der Vaart (Ned)
128. Janine Droz (Sui)
129. Sabine Bombaert (Bel)

Elite XC Men

1. Julien Absalon (Fra) Orbea
2. Christoph Sauser (Sui) Specialized Factory Team
3. José Antonio Hermida Ramos (Esp) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
4. Bart Brentjens (Ned) Dolphin Bike Team
5. Florian Vogel (Sui) Swisspower MTB Team
6. Liam Killeen (Gbr) Specialized Factory Team
7. Roel Paulissen (Bel) Cannondale-Vredestein
8. Ralph Näf (Sui) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
9. Nino Schurter* (Sui) Swisspower MTB Team
10. Michael Weiss (Aut) Bikin’cyprus International MTB Team
11. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Cannondale-Vredestein
12. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
13. Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mountain Bike Team
14. Moritz Milatz (Ger) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
15. Martin Kraler (Aut) Gewiss Bianchi
16. Ludovic Dubau (Fra) Team New Cycling
17. Seamus McGrath (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood
18. Balz Weber (Sui) Bikepark.Ch Tui
19. Cédric Ravanel (Fra) Team Lapierre International
20. Lado Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International
21. Oliver Beckingsale (GBr) Giant
22. Marti Gispert Labarta (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
23. Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Versluys-Landbouwkrediet Mtb
24. Jader Zoli (Ita) ASD KTM International Team
25. Carlos Coloma Nicolas (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
26. Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Cannondale-Vredestein
27. Martin Gujan (Sui) Athleticum
28. Peter Riis Andersen (Den) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
29. Mirko Pirazzoli (Ita) Italian National Team
30. Alban Lakata (Aut) Trek-VW
31. Christoph Soukup (Aut) Team Fuji Bikes Europe
32. Karl Platt (Ger) Team Bulls
33. Jakob Fuglsang* (Den) Cannondale-Vredestein
34. Thomas Frischknecht (Sui) Swisspower MTB Team
35. Hector Leonardo Paez Leon (Col) Full-Dynamix-R.S.M.
36. Bas Peters (Ned) Netherlands National Team
37. Yury Trofimov (Rus)
38. Karl Markt (Aut)
39. Stefan Sahm (Ger) Team Bulls
40. Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita)
41. Stéphane Tempier* (Fra) Gewiss Bianchi
42. Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek-VW
43. Ruben Cueto Ruzafa (Esp) Orbea
44. Marek Galinski (Pol)
45. Nicolas Filippi (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier
46. Hakon Austad (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl
47. Tony Longo (Ita)
48. Jochen Kass (Ger) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
49. Gion Manetsch (Sui)
50. Lukas Flückiger (Sui)
51. Ivan Alvarez Gutierrez (Esp) ASD KTM International Team
52. Christof Bischof (Sui) Bikin’cyprus International MTB Team
53. Pierre Lebreton (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
54. Michael Broderick (USA)
55. Andreas Kugler (Sui) Fischer-BMC
56. Geoff Kabush (Can) Maxxis
57. Rudi Van (Ned) Dolphin Bike Team
58. Jérome Chevallier (Fra)
59. Jelmer Pietersma (Ned)
60. Tim Bohme (Ger) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
61. Chris Jongewaard (Aus) Dolphin Bike Team
62. Todd Wells (USA)
63. Robert Clinton Avery* (NZl)
64. Dylan Cooper (Aus)
65. Burry Stander* (Rsa)
66. Sid Taberlay (Aus) Dolphin Bike Team
67. Shaun Lewis (Aus)
68. Lachlan Norris* (Aus)
69. Max Plaxton* (Can) Rocky Mountain-Haywood
70. Jaroslav Kulhavy* (Cze)
71. Igor Bogdan (Ukr)
72. Daniel McConnell* (Aus)
73. Samuel Schultz* (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher
74. Sergiy Rysenko (Ukr)
75. John Jairo Botero Salazar (Col) Macosta-Leecougan
76. Periklis Ilias* (Gre)
77. Inaki Errasti Lejarreta (Esp) Orbea
78. Sam Jurekovic* (USA)
79. Wolfram Kurschat (Ger)
80. John Paul Pearton (Rsa)
81. Oleksandr Yakymenko* (Ukr)
82. Emil Lindgren* (Swe) Gewiss Bianchi
83. Andrea Tiberi* (Ita) ASD KTM International Team
84. Paolo Montoya* (Crc) Macosta-Leecougan
85. Johann Pallhuber (Ita)
86. Bilal Akgul (Tur)
87. Colin Cares* (USA)
88. Anders Hovdenes* (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl
89. Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Orbea
90. Maxim Gogolev (Rus)
91. Ole Christian Fagerli (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl
92. Daniel Braunsteins* (Aus)
93. Dariusz Batek* (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
94. Dror Pekatch (Isr) Subaru-Gary Fisher
95. Ian Bibby* (GBr)
96. Israel Nunez Baticon (Esp) Massi
97. Marc Trayter Alemany (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
98. Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
99. Vaclav Hlavac* (Cze)
100. Milan Spesny (Cze) Merida Biking Team
101. Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez (Esp) Massi
102. Torsten Marx (Ger) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
103. Martino Fruet (Ita)
104. Evguen Petchenine (Rus) Format-Udmurtia
105. Evgeny Krylov* (Rus)
106. Marcin Karczynski (Pol) Halls Professional MTB Team
107. Dimitris Galiouris (Gre)
108. Dario Alejandro Gasco (Arg) Massi
109. Marios Athanasiades* (Cyp) Bikin’cyprus International MTB Team
110. Max Oste Macdonald (Swe)
111. Kamil Alev* (Tur) Goldcity Alanya
112. Olivier Maignan (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
113. Magnus Darvell (Swe)
114. Jan Skarnitzl* (Cze)
115. Filip Eberl (Cze)
116. Ludovic Mottet* (Bel)
117. Rotem Ishai* (Isr)
118. Marc Colom* (Fra)
119. Jiri Friedl* (Cze) Merida Biking Team
120. Mehmet Kurt (Tur)
121. Guillaume Vinit* (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier
122. Manuel Fumic (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International
123. Hannes Metzler (Aut)
124. Axel Bult (Ned)
125. Georgios Pattes-Toumanis* (Gre)
126. Jürg Graf (Sui)
127. Lee Williams (GBr)
128. Lukas Vlach (Cze) Merida Biking Team
129. Giuseppe Lamastra (Ita)
130. Thijs Al (Ned) Beone Mountain Bike Team
131. Michal Plesnik (Svk)
132. Ondrej Zeleny (Cze)
133. Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona LesGets
134. Tim Wijnants* (Bel) Dolphin Bike Team
135. Hans Becking* (Ned) Beone Mountain Bike Team
136. Romain Lejeune* (Fra) Team New Cycling
137. Hannes Genze (Ger) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
138. François Bailly Maitre* (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier
139. Halil Korkmaz (Tur) Goldcity Alanya
140. Frank Schotman (Ned)
141. Paul Oldham (GBr)
142. Roman Rametsteiner (Aut)
143. Bjorn Brems* (Bel) Dolphin Bike Team
144. Maxime Marotte* (Fra)
145. Luka Kodra* (Slo)
146. Philip Spencer (GBr) Subaru-Gary Fisher
147. Tomas Vokrouhlik (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb
148. Davy Coenen (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
149. Jules Chabanon* (Fra) Team New Cycling
150. Steffen Thum (Ger) Team Mayer Stevens
151. Peter Frohlich (Aut) Team Hotec/Rsp
152. Truls Haugseth (Nor) Team Etto Hoydahl
153. Klaus Nielsen (Den) Team Alb-Gold Mountainbike
154. Patrik Gallati* (Sui) Swisspower MTB Team
155. Till Marx (Sui) Swisspower MTB Team
156. Oliver Aviles Gilabert* (Esp) Spiuk-Tau Ceramica
157. Alexis Vuillermoz* (Fra) Scott Valloire Galibier
158. Robert Gehbauer* (Aut) Multivan/Merida Biking Team
159. Oldrich Hakl (Cze) Merida Biking Team
160. Zdenek Mlynar (Cze) Max Cursor
161. Bart Van Hecke* (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
162. Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
163. Peter Coddens (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
164. Nicolas Vermeulen (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
165. Gerry Werckx (Bel) Lingier-Versluys Team
166. Pierre Geoffroy Plantet (Fra) Team Lapierre International
167. Vivien Legastelois* (Fra) Team Lapierre International
168. Juri Ragnoli* (Ita) Macosta-Leecougan
169. Ugur Hakki Tosun (Tur) Goldcity Alanya
170. Christian Willi* (Sui) Fischer-BMC
171. Julio Humberto Caro Silva (Col) Full-Dynamix-R.S.M.
172. Massimo De Bertolis (Ita) Full-Dynamix-R.S.M.
173. Jochen Conconcelli (Ger) Fumic.Brothers.International
174. Frank Beemer* (Ned) Dolphin Bike Team
175. Maarten Krommendijk*
176. Kristian Hynek (Cze) Ceska Sporitelna Mtb
177. Jelmer Jubbega* (Ned) Cannondale-Vredestein
178. Martin Matrat* (Fra) Bh-Sr. Suntour
179. Tim Ottens* (Ned) Beone Mountain Bike Team
180. Rick Evers (Ned) Beone Mountain Bike Team
181. Jimmy Tielens (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
182. Rob Vangenechten* (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
183. Dries Hollanders* (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
184. Stijn Van Boxsael* (Bel) 2mega-Saeco
185. Mattias Wengelin* (Swe)
186. Lukas Sablik* (Cze)
187. Pascal Meyer* (Sui)
188. Lukas Kaufmann* (Sui)
189. Miha Solar (Slo)
190. Matthias Flückiger* (Sui)
191. Freddy Betremieux* (Fra)
192. Jérome Junker (Lux)
193. Anton Gogolev (Rus)
195. Alexey Medvedev* (Rus)
196. Ian Creber (GBr)
197. Denis Vorontsov* (Rus)
198. Damian Mroncz* (Pol)
199. Bogdan Czarnota (Pol)
200. Ivan Seledkov (Rus)
201. Mathijs Wagenaar (Ned)
202. Alexander Wetterhall (Swe)
203. Niels Wubben* (Ned)
204. Joris Boillat* (Sui)
205. Erik Nellen (Ned)
206. Severin Disch* (Sui)
207. Jordy Luisman* (Ned)
208. Nieck Busser* (Ned)
209. Martin Fanger* (Sui)
210. Kryspin Pyrgies* (Pol)
211. Jiri Hudecek* (Cze)
212. Lars Bleckur* (Swe)
213. Simon Richardson* (GBr)
214. Tom Last (GBr)
215. Gody Jacobs* (Bel)
216. Jeff Hall (USA)
217. William Bjergfelt (GBr)
218. Ivan Schalbetter (Sui)
219. Hjalmar Bengtsson (Swe)
220. Robert Kircher* (Aut)
221. Andreas Moser (Sui)
222. Max Friedrich (Ger)
223. Joris Massaer (Bel)
224. Tim Heemskerk (Ned)
225. Patrick Gaudy (Bel)
226. Quincy Vens (Bel)
227. Michel Luginbuehl* (Sui)
228. Uwe Hochenwarter* (Aut)
229. Robert Odink* (Sui)
230. Ivan Planzer (Sui)
231. Robert Mennen (Ger)
232. Calle Friberg* (Swe)
233. Tobias Witzack (Ger)
234. Ruud Rentmeester (Ned)
235. Muammer Yildiz (Tur)
236. Jiri Novak (Cze)
237. Kristof Bomans* (Bel)
238. Roland Plank (Aut)
239. Radim Korinek (Cze)
240. Daniel Suter (Sui)
241. Andras Melts (Hun)
242. Andi Weinhold (Ger)
243. Frank Lehmann* (Ger)
244. Kevin Van Hoovels (Bel)
245. Silvio Bundi (Sui)