Remarkable is the fact, Harrie Smolders will travel between Doha, Qatar and Göteborg, Sweden. Probably the Dutch rider will focus on the World Cup season in Sweden and the Grand Prix in Qatar.

On the starting list in Sweden the home crowd will be represented by Peder Fredricson, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, Douglas Lindelöw, Angelica Augustsson Zanotelli, etc.

They will compete against the World Cup winner of Mechelen (BEL), Wilm Vermeir (BEL) as well as the Bordeaux World Cup winner, Marc Dilasser (FRA).