Boom, Belgium will host the second round of the Super Prestige Series on Saturday and Bern, Switzerland will host the third round of the World Cup on Sunday.

Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoel) has emerged early this season, winning both rounds of the World Cup in the US so far and the opening round of the Super Prestige Series in Jeeten, Netherlands last weekend.

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As of this writing, the starting list for Saturday's Super Prestige opener has not yet been finalized. Their closest World Cup rival, Toon Arts of the Telenet Baloise Lions, has been confirmed for both races.

Whether or not Iserbyt goes boom, Aerts' teammate Hermans (second in Gieten) is in position to trail Iserbyt by one point after the opening round of the Super Prestige.

Last week's women's winner in Gieten, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon Circus), competed in both events on both days, while second-place Sanne Canto (IKO Creran) is the reigning world champion.

In Switzerland on Sunday, Canada's Magali Rochette (Specialized - Feedback Sports) won the opening round of the World Cup in Iowa City last month and the second round in Waterloo the following week to improve on her second place in Iowa She will face World Cup leader Katerina Nash (Luna).

Cycling News will have results from this weekend's elite cyclo-cross.