UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
2024–25 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Race details
Date	September–January
Region	Europe, North America
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Organiser	UCI
History (men)
First edition	1993
First winner	Paul Herygers (BEL)
Most wins	Richard Groenendaal (NED); Sven Nys (BEL); Wout Van Aert (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Eli Iserbyt (BEL)
History (women)
First edition	2002
First winner	Daphny van den Brand (NED)
Most wins	Daphny van den Brand (NED); Sanne Cant (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)

The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). First held in the 1993–1994 season, there are currently six awards, tailored to the different categories of riders: Elite Men, Elite Women, Under 23 Men, Under 23 Women, Junior Men and Junior Women.

The World Cup is not to be confused with the World Championship, also organised by the UCI, which is a single one day race that awards the winner with a rainbow jersey to be worn in every race till the next World Championship. Typically the World Championships are held a week or two after the end of the World Cup at the end of January or early February.

In November 2014 the first round of the World Cup ever to take place outside mainland Europe was held in Milton Keynes, England.^[1] The following September, the CrossVegas competition was incorporated into the World Cup for the first time, becoming the first World Cup round to be held in the United States.^[2]

Race Categories

There are 5 race categories.

Elite Men
Elite Women
Under-23 Men (aged 19 to 22)
Junior Men (aged 17 and 18)
Junior Women (aged 17 and 18)

Women Under-23 (aged 19 to 22) take part in the Elite Women race but a separate ranking and award ceremony is organized for Under-23 contestants.

Points

During each race the World Cup classification points are awarded based on the following table.

**Allocation of World Cup points**
Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Points	40	30	25	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

For Under-23 and junior classification only the best 4 or 5 results, depending on the number of races, are taken into account for the final world cup classification.^[3]

Jersey

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado in Elite Women's World Cup leader jersey (left) and Leonie Bentveld in Under-23 Women's World Cup leader jersey (right) after the Scheldecross in 2023.

At the end of each race the leader of the general classification in each category is awarded a special jersey. This jersey is to be worn only at the world cup races.^[3] For most categories the jersey is white and red, except for Under-23 Women's leader jersey which is white and blue.

Elite Men

Year	First	Second	Third
1993–94	Paul Herygers	Danny De Bie	Marc Janssens
1994–95	Daniele Pontoni	Dominique Arnould	Radomír Šimůnek
1995–96	Luca Bramati	Richard Groenendaal	Beat Wabel
1996–97	Adrie van der Poel	Richard Groenendaal	Marc Janssens
1997–98	Richard Groenendaal	Adrie van der Poel	Daniele Pontoni
1998–99	Mario De Clercq	Daniele Pontoni	Sven Nys
1999–00	Sven Nys	Richard Groenendaal	Mario De Clercq
2000–01	Richard Groenendaal	Bart Wellens	Mario De Clercq
2001–02	Sven Nys	Mario De Clercq	Bart Wellens
2002–03	Bart Wellens	Sven Nys	Mario De Clercq
2003–04	Richard Groenendaal	Sven Nys	Bart Wellens
2004–05	Not awarded for individuals
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09	Sven Nys	Bart Wellens	Zdeněk Štybar
2009–10	Zdeněk Štybar	Niels Albert	Sven Nys
2010–11	Niels Albert	Kevin Pauwels	Sven Nys
2011–12	Kevin Pauwels	Sven Nys	Zdeněk Štybar
2012–13	Niels Albert	Kevin Pauwels	Sven Nys
2013–14	Lars van der Haar	Philipp Walsleben	Niels Albert
2014–15	Kevin Pauwels	Lars van der Haar	Corné van Kessel
2015–16	Wout van Aert	Lars van der Haar	Kevin Pauwels
2016–17	Wout van Aert	Kevin Pauwels	Tom Meeusen
2017–18	Mathieu van der Poel	Wout van Aert	Toon Aerts
2018–19	Toon Aerts	Wout van Aert	Mathieu van der Poel
2019–20	Toon Aerts	Eli Iserbyt	Michael Vanthourenhout
2020–21	Wout van Aert	Mathieu van der Poel	Michael Vanthourenhout
2021–22	Eli Iserbyt	Michael Vanthourenhout	Toon Aerts
2022–23	Laurens Sweeck	Michael Vanthourenhout	Eli Iserbyt
2023–24	Eli Iserbyt	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Pim Ronhaar

Winners: :18 - :6 - :2 - :1

Elite Women

Year	First	Second	Third
2002–03	Daphny van den Brand	Hilde Quintens	Anja Nobus
2003–04	Hanka Kupfernagel	Marianne Vos	Maryline Salvetat
2004–05	Not awarded for individuals
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09	Hanka Kupfernagel	Daphny van den Brand	Katie Compton
2009–10	Daphny van den Brand	Marianne Vos	Sanne van Paassen
2010–11	Sanne van Paassen	Katie Compton	Marianne Vos
2011–12	Daphny van den Brand	Marianne Vos	Katie Compton
2012–13	Katie Compton	Sanne van Paassen	Nikki Harris
2013–14	Katie Compton	Nikki Harris	Marianne Vos
2014–15	Sanne Cant	Ellen Van Loy	Katie Compton
2015–16	Sanne Cant	Eva Lechner	Nikki Harris
2016–17	Sophie de Boer	Sanne Cant	Kateřina Nash
2017–18	Sanne Cant	Kaitlin Keough	Eva Lechner
2018–19	Marianne Vos	Sanne Cant	Annemarie Worst
2019–20	Annemarie Worst	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Kateřina Nash
2020–21	Lucinda Brand	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Denise Betsema
2021–22	Lucinda Brand	Denise Betsema	Puck Pieterse
2022–23	Fem van Empel	Puck Pieterse	Shirin van Anrooij
2023–24	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Puck Pieterse	Lucinda Brand

Winner : :11 - :3 - :2 - :2 -

Under-23 Men

Year	First	Second	Third
2004–05	Martin Bína	Simon Zahner	Zdeněk Štybar
2005–06	Kevin Pauwels	Romain Villa	Dieter Vanthourenhout
2006–07	Niels Albert	Dieter Vanthourenhout	Lukáš Klouček
2007–08	Niels Albert	Aurélien Duval	Jonathan Lopez
2008–09	Philipp Walsleben	Aurélien Duval	Kenneth Van Compernolle
2009–10	Tom Meeusen	Róbert Gavenda	Arnaud Jouffroy
2010–11	Lars van der Haar	Matthieu Boulo	Vincent Baestaens
2011–12	Lars van der Haar	Mike Teunissen	Julian Alaphilippe
2012–13	Wietse Bosmans	Wout van Aert	Corné van Kessel
2013–14	Mathieu van der Poel	Wout van Aert	Laurens Sweeck
2014–15	Michael Vanthourenhout	Laurens Sweeck	Wout van Aert
2015–16	Eli Iserbyt	Quinten Hermans	Joris Nieuwenhuis
2016–17	Joris Nieuwenhuis	Quinten Hermans	Clément Russo
2017–18	Tom Pidcock	Eli Iserbyt	Thijs Aerts
2018–19	Tom Pidcock	Eli Iserbyt	Antoine Benoist
2019–20	Kevin Kuhn	Ryan Kamp	Antoine Benoist
2020–21	Thomas Mein	Ben Turner	Iván Feijoo
2021–22	Mees Hendrikx	Pim Ronhaar	Emiel Verstrynge
2022–23	Thibau Nys	Tibor del Grosso	Witse Meeussen
2023–24	Tibor del Grosso	Emiel Verstrynge	Jente Michels

Winners : :8 - :6 - :3 - :1 - :1 - :1

Under-23 Women

Year	First	Second	Third
2018–19	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Fleur Nagengast	Inge van der Heijden
2019–20	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado	Inge van der Heijden	Anna Kay
2020–21	Blanka Kata Vas	Manon Bakker	Puck Pieterse
2021–22	Puck Pieterse	Fem van Empel	Shirin van Anrooij
2022–23	Shirin van Anrooij	Marie Schreiber	Line Burquier
2023–24	Leonie Bentveld	Zoe Bäckstedt	Marie Schreiber

Winners : : 5 - : 1

Junior Men

Year	First	Second	Third
2004–05	Davide Malacarne	Ricardo van der Velde	Julien Taramarcaz
2005–06	Róbert Gavenda	Tom Meeusen	Boy van Poppel
2006–07	Joeri Adams	Jiří Polnický	Thomas Girard
2007–08	Arnaud Jouffroy	Lubomír Petruš	Stef Boden
2008–09	Tijmen Eising	Lars van der Haar	Wietse Bosmans
2009–10	David van der Poel	Gert-Jan Bosman	Jens Vandekinderen
2010–11	Laurens Sweeck	Daniel Peeters	Lars Forster
2011–12	Mathieu van der Poel	Quentin Jauregui	Romain Seigle
2012–13	Mathieu van der Poel	Martijn Budding	Logan Owen
2013–14	Adam Toupalik	Yannick Peeters	Kobe Goossens
2014–15	Eli Iserbyt	Johan Jacobs	Max Gulickx
2015–16	Jens Dekker	Jappe Jaspers	Tanguy Turgis
2016–17	Toon Vandebosch	Antoine Benoist	Tom Pidcock
2017–18	Tomáš Kopecký	Pim Ronhaar	Mees Hendrikx
2018–19	Witse Meeussen	Ryan Cortjens	Thibau Nys
2019–20	Thibau Nys	Dario Lillo	Lennert Belmans
2020–21	Matěj Stránský	Lorenzo Masciarelli	Matyáš Fiala
2021–22	David Haverdings	Louka Lesueur	Nathan Smith
2022–23	Léo Bisiaux	Yordi Corsus	Viktor Vandenberghe
2023–24	Stefano Viezzi	Aubin Sparfel	Keije Solen

Winners : : 6 - : 6 - : 3 - : 2 - : 2 - : 1

Junior Women

Year	First	Second	Third
2020–21	Zoe Bäckstedt	Marie Schreiber	Lucia Bramati
2021–22	Leonie Bentveld	Zoe Bäckstedt	Lauren Molengraaf
2022–23	Lauren Molengraaf	Ava Holmgren	Isabella Holmgren
2023–24	Célia Gery	Cat Ferguson	Viktória Chladoňová

Winners : : 2 - : 1 - : 1

Winners per country

Country	Total	Elite Men	Elite Women	Men's U23	Women's U23	Junior Men	Junior Women
Belgium	35	18	3	8		6
Czech Republic	5	1		1		3
France	3					2	1
Germany	3		2	1
Hungary	1				1
Italy	4	2				2
Netherlands	36	6	11	6	5	6	2
Slovakia	1					1
Switzerland	1			1
United Kingdom	4			3			1
United States	2		2

Races

Location	Race	Seasons
Belgium
Antwerp	Scheldecross	22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Dendermonde	Ambiancecross	20/21, 21/22, 23/24, 24/25
Gavere	Cyclo-cross Gavere	22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Heusden-Zolder	Grand Prix Eric De Vlaeminck	00/01, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20
Hofstade	Kersttrofee Hofstade	04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08
Hooglede	Cyclo-cross Hooglede	05/06
Kalmthout	Bosduincross	99/00, 02/03, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11
Kluisbergen	GP Mario De Clercq	01/02, 04/05
Koksijde	Duinencross	96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 03/04, 04/05, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22
Loenhout	Azencross	93/94, 94/95, 95/96
Maasmechelen	Cyclo-cross Maasmechelen	22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Namur	Citadelcross	11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22, 23/24, 24/25
Overijse	Druivencross	20/21,21/22,22/23
Zonhoven	Cyclo-cross Zonhoven	21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Czech Republic
Pilsen	Cyklokros Plzeň	09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13
Prague	Cyclo-cross Prague	95/96, 96/97, 97/98
Tábor	Cyklokros Tábor	98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 04/05, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 18/19, 19/20, 20/21, 21/22, 22/23
Denmark
Bogense	Cross Denmark	17/18
France
Besançon	Cyclo-cross Besançon	21/22, 22/23, 24/25
Flamanville	Cyclo-cross Flamanville	21/22, 23/24
Lanarvily	Cyclo-cross Lanarvily	04/05
Liévin	Cyclo-cross Liévin	02/03, 05/06, 07/08, 11/12
Lignières-en-Berry	Cyclo-cross Lignières-en-Berry	15/16
Nommay	Grand Prix Nommay	96/97, 98/99, 99/00, 01/02, 03/04, 04/05, 06/07, 08/09, 09/10, 13/14, 17/18, 19/20
Pontchâteau	Cyclo-cross Pontchâteau	95/96, 97/98, 00/01, 10/11, 18/19
Roubaix	GP Lille Métropole	08/09, 09/10, 12/13
Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Cyclo-cross Sablé-sur-Sarthe	94/95
Saint-Herblain	Cyclo-cross Saint-Herblain	93/94
Troyes	Cyclo-cross Troyes	23/24
Germany
Frankfurt	Frankfurter Rad-Cross	02/03
Sankt Wendel	Cyclo-cross Sankt Wendel	03/04
Zeven	Cyclo-cross Zeven	16/17, 17/18
Ireland
Dublin	Cyclo-cross Dublin	22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Italy
Azzano Decimo	Cyclo-cross Azzano Decimo	94/95
Basiliano	Cyclo-cross Basiliano	95/96
Bergamo	Cyclo-cross Bergamo	00/01
Fiuggi	Cyclo-cross Fiuggi	16/17
Milan	Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti	04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09
Monopoli	Cyclo-cross Monopoli	01/02
Prata di Pordenone	Cyclo-cross Prata di Pordenone	96/97
Rome	Memorial Romano Scotti	12/13, 13/14
Solbiate Olona	Cyclo-cross Solbiate Olona	97/98
Treviso	Grand Prix Lago le Bandie	06/07, 09/10
Turin	Cyclo-cross Turin	03/04
Val di Sole	Cyclo-cross Val di Sole	21/22, 22/23, 23/24
Luxembourg
Leudelange	Cyclo-cross Leudelange	98/99, 99/00, 00/01
Netherlands
Eindhoven	Cyclo-cross Eindhoven	93/94
Heerlen	Cyclo-cross Heerlen	95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 01/02
Hilvarenbeek	GP Beekse Bergen	22/23
Hoogerheide	Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel	02/03, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22, 23/24, 24/25
Hulst	Vestingcross	20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Pijnacker	Veldrit Pijnacker	03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09
Rucphen	Cyclo-cross Rupchen	21/22
Valkenburg	Caubergcross	13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17
Zeddam	GP Montferland	98/99, 99/00, 00/01
Spain
Benidorm	Cyclo-cross Benidorm	22/23, 23/24, 24/25
Igorre	Ziklokross Igorre	93/94, 94/95, 95/96, 01/02, 05/06, 06/07, 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12
Switzerland
Aigle	Cyclophile Aigle	04/05, 06/07, 10/11
Bern	EKZ CrossTour Bern	18/19, 19/20
Eschenbach	Cyclo-cross Eschenbach	93/94, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99
Safenwil	Cyclo-cross Safenwil	99/00
Wangen	Cyclo-cross Wangen	94/95, 95/96
Wetzikon	Cyclo-cross Wetzikon	01/02, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06
United Kingdom
Milton Keynes	Cyclo-cross Milton Keynes	14/15
United States
Fayetteville	Cyclo-cross Fayetteville	21/22, 22/23
Iowa City	Jingle Cross	16/17, 17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22
Las Vegas	CrossVegas	15/16, 16/17
Waterloo	Cyclo-cross Waterloo	17/18, 18/19, 19/20, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24

Boldface indicates the current season's races.

External links

Official site
Historical Results^[4]

References

^ "Editorial: Pinch yourself the World Cup is in Great Britain! // Watch Again Here //". 27 November 2014.
^ Newill, Ryan (4 November 2015). "From rumor to reality: CrossVegas set to open World Cup". VeloNews. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "UCI Cyclo-cross Rules and Regulations" (PDF). uci.org. 21 February 2024. Chapter III. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
^ "Cyclo-cross ▪ World Cup ▪ Previous editions". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

[1] "Editorial: Pinch yourself the World Cup is in Great Britain! // Watch Again Here //". 27 November 2014.

[2] Newill, Ryan (4 November 2015). "From rumor to reality: CrossVegas set to open World Cup". VeloNews. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

[UCI_Cyclo-cross_Rules_and_Regulations-3] "UCI Cyclo-cross Rules and Regulations" (PDF). uci.org. 21 February 2024. Chapter III. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

[4] "Cyclo-cross ▪ World Cup ▪ Previous editions". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

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