2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

The 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross for the season 2013–14. It took place in Hoogerheide, Netherlands on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February 2014. Hoogerheide is also the place where the Grand Prix Adri van der Poel is held, up to the 2012–13 season a race in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
VenueHoogerheide, Netherlands
Date(s) (2014-02-01 - 2014-02-02)1–2 February 2014
Nations participating23
Cyclists participating229
Events4

Riders

This world championship saw 229 cyclists taking part, as much as the record that was set in Tábor four years before.[1] Macedonia and Serbia participated for the first time ever, both sending a rider to the Junior Men category.[1] That category saw 59 participants, the Women's Elite had 45 starters.[1] On Sunday 59 Men competed for the Under 23 title and the Elite Men jersey was contended between 66 riders.[1]

Track

The track is, bar some minor changes, identical to the one used for the 2012–13 World Cup. It is 3.443 km (2.139 mi) long consisting for 13% out of road, 14% out of forest and the remaining 73% is meadow.[2] The Junior Men completed five laps, the Elite Women four, the Under-23 six and the Elite Men eight laps.

Schedule

  • Saturday 1 February 2014
    • 11:00 Men's Junior
    • 15:00 Women's Elite
  • Sunday 2 February 2014
    • 11:00 Men's Under 23
    • 15:00 Men's Elite

All times in local time (UTC+1).[3]


Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's elite race
Zdeněk Štybar
 Czech Republic
1h 05' 30" Sven Nys
 Belgium
+ 12" Kevin Pauwels
 Belgium
+ 40"
Men's under-23 race
Wout Van Aert
 Belgium
49' 35" Michael Vanthourenhout
 Belgium
+ 50" Mathieu van der Poel
 Netherlands
+ 1' 17"
Men's junior race
Thijs Aerts
 Belgium
45' 55" Yannick Peeters
 Belgium
+ 10" Jelle Schuermans
 Belgium
+ 12"
Women's events
Women's elite race
Marianne Vos
 Netherlands
39' 26" Eva Lechner
 Italy
+ 1' 07" Helen Wyman
 Great Britain
+ 1' 17"

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belgium (BEL)2327
2 Netherlands (NED)1012
3 Czech Republic (CZE)1001
4 Italy (ITA)0101
5 Great Britain (GBR)0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

References

  1. "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Highest participation since 2010". UCI. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. "Track". WK Cyclocross Hoogerheide 2014 (in English and Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. "Program". 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Competitions Guide. UCI. January 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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