England have visited Hannut on numerous occasions the last time being 2023. Always a top event in the Belgium Cross Cup Series as it is a WA World Tour Gold Level Event with strong entries from around Europe and Africa and this year should be no different. Typically held throughout the winter months, the Cross Cup competition was created as a men’s only event in 1941 and in its first decade a number of Belgian champions competed, including Gaston Reiff and Marcel Vandewattyne.