Mathieu van der Poel will not participate in the cyclocross World Cup stage on Sunday in Benidorm. The race was never actually scheduled, but there was still a small possibility. The Dutch national team coach Gerben de Knegt, despite the clarification from Van der Poel's team, still included him in his selection just in case.

However, Van der Poel's team, Alpecin-Premier Tech, has now confirmed that the decision is final: the world champion will not race this weekend.