Competitors for 1985 World Cyclo-Cross Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palle Andersen |  DEN |
CYC | |
| Jan Antkowiak |  POL |
CYC | 6 August 1957 |
| Jesús Arambarri |  ESP |
CYC | 1 June 1964 |
| Didier Arbault |  FRA |
CYC | 13 January 1966 |
| Henk Baars |  NED |
CYC | 3 August 1960 |
| Frank van Bakel | NED |
CYC | 4 December 1958 |
| David Baker |  GBR |
CYC | 30 December 1965 |
| Stephen Barnes | GBR |
CYC | |
| Gilles Blaser |  SUI |
CYC | 16 December 1952 |
| Sandro Bono |  ITA |
CYC | 8 November 1956 |
| Paul Curley |  USA |
CYC | 16 December 1955 |
| Bruno D'Arsié | SUI |
CYC | 3 July 1960 |
| Alain Daniel | FRA |
CYC | 3 October 1956 |
| Noël Danneels |  BEL |
CYC | 27 May 1946 |
| Danny De Bie | BEL |
CYC | 23 January 1960 |
| Rudy De Bie | BEL |
CYC | 7 October 1955 |
| Paul De Brauwer | BEL |
CYC | 7 June 1956 |
| Wim De Vos | NED |
CYC | 18 March 1968 |
| Vito Di Tano | ITA |
CYC | 23 September 1954 |
| Henrik Djernis | DEN |
CYC | 22 April 1966 |
| Steve Douce | GBR |
CYC | 5 November 1963 |
| Gilles Dubuis | FRA |
CYC | 22 April 1963 |
| Benito Durán | ESP |
CYC | |
| Claudio Fasolo | ITA |
CYC | 9 January 1960 |
| Fiorenzo Favero | ITA |
CYC | 23 October 1955 |
| David Garfield | USA |
CYC | 1 April 1955 |
| Martial Gayant | FRA |
CYC | 16 November 1962 |
| Ondřej Glajza |  TCH |
CYC | 22 March 1966 |
| Rein Groenendaal | NED |
CYC | 24 April 1951 |
| Peter Harings | NED |
CYC | 16 June 1961 |
| Martin Hendriks | NED |
CYC | 11 March 1965 |
| Peter Hric | TCH SVK |
CYC | 17 June 1965 |
| Xabier Izuzquiza | ESP |
CYC | |
| Grzegorz Jaroszewski | POL |
CYC | 12 February 1955 |
| Petr Klouček | TCH |
CYC | 27 January 1957 |
| Mike Kluge |  GER |
CYC | 25 September 1962 |
| Huub Kools | NED |
CYC | 31 December 1961 |
| Sepp Küriger | SUI |
CYC | 17 November 1954 |
| Miloslav Kvasnička | TCH |
CYC | 22 August 1963 |
| Bruno Lebras | FRA |
CYC | 30 October 1962 |
| Roland Liboton | BEL |
CYC | 6 March 1957 |
| Erwin Lienhard | SUI |
CYC | 16 January 1957 |
| Yvon Madiot | FRA |
CYC | 21 June 1962 |
| Hermann Mandler |  AUT |
CYC | |
| Iñaki Mayora | ESP |
CYC | 2 June 1954 |
| Ivan Messelis | BEL |
CYC | 28 March 1958 |
| Claude Michely |  LUX |
CYC | 8 October 1959 |
| Frank Ommer | DEN |
CYC | 26 August 1960 |
| Ottavio Paccagnella | ITA |
CYC | 6 January 1956 |
| Dirk Pauwels | BEL |
CYC | 23 August 1963 |
| Edward Piech | POL |
CYC | 16 February 1959 |
| Adrie van der Poel | NED |
CYC | 17 June 1959 |
| Christian Redomski | GER |
CYC | 30 April 1965 |
| Pascal Richard | SUI |
CYC | 16 March 1964 |
| Marcel Russenberger | SUI |
CYC | 5 September 1958 |
| Francisco Sala | ESP |
CYC | 19 May 1958 |
| Antonio Saronni | ITA |
CYC | 13 April 1956 |
| Beat Schumacher | SUI |
CYC | 16 March 1964 |
| Jürgen Sprich | GER |
CYC | 1967 |
| Hendrikus Stamsnijder | NED |
CYC | 21 July 1954 |
| Klaus-Peter Thaler | GER |
CYC | 14 May 1949 |
| Patrice Thévenard | FRA |
CYC | 25 October 1954 |
| Rudy Thielemans | BEL |
CYC | 21 July 1957 |
| Steve Tilford | USA |
CYC | 10 February 1960 |
| Pascal Triebel | LUX |
CYC | 9 June 1966 |
| Dieter Übing | GER |
CYC | 20 February 1946 |
| Robert Vermeire | BEL |
CYC | 2 November 1944 |
| Claudio Vettorel | ITA |
CYC | 8 December 1964 |
| José Iñaki Vijandi | ESP |
CYC | 28 July 1961 |
| Beat Wabel | SUI |
CYC | 23 May 1967 |
| Jan Wiejak | USA |
CYC | 2 October 1963 |
| Gerald Wilhelm | GER |
CYC | |
| Bernhard Woodtli | SUI |
CYC | 26 February 1962 |
| Christopher Young | GBR |
CYC | 2 January 1964 |
| José María Yurrebaso | ESP |
CYC | 11 October 1955 |
| Giacomo Zanella | ITA |
CYC | |
| Jan Østergaard | DEN |
CYC | 20 February 1961 |