Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships
The Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB).[1] Races are run for elite men, elite women, under 23 men, junior (under 18) men, juvenile men, various masters (amateur over 30) categories and by other organisations catering for veteran riders.
Elite men
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Beginning of January |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Royal Belgian Cycling League |
| History | |
| First edition | 1910 |
| Editions | 106 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Philippe Thys |
| Most wins | Roland Liboton (10 times) |
| Most recent | Michael Vanthourenhout |
The winners and placed riders for the professional men's event (literally "elite with contract"; a separate championship is still held for elite men without contract, following on from the earlier amateur event) each year have been:[1]
Multiple winners
Riders in italics are still active.
| Amount | Rider |
|---|---|
| 10 | Roland Liboton |
| 9 | Sven Nys |
| 6 | Albert Van Damme |
| Firmin Van Kerrebroeck | |
| 5 | Maurice Seynaeve |
| Georges Vandermeirsch | |
| Wout van Aert | |
| 4 | Erik De Vlaeminck |
| 3 | Danny De Bie |
| Roger De Clercq | |
| Roger De Vlaeminck | |
| Marc Janssens | |
| 2 | Marc De Block |
| Mario De Clercq | |
| René De Rey | |
| Paul Herygers | |
| Eugeen Jacobs | |
| Henri Moerenhout | |
| Georges Ronsse | |
| Omer Thys | |
| Joseph Van Ingelghem | |
| Klaas Vantornout | |
| Bart Wellens |
Elite women
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Beginning of January |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Royal Belgian Cycling League |
| History | |
| First edition | 2001 |
| Editions | 23 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Kathleen Vermeiren |
| Most wins | Sanne Cant (14 times) |
| Most recent | Sanne Cant |
Multiple winners
Riders in italics are still active.
| Amount | Rider |
|---|---|
| 14 | Sanne Cant |
| 2 | Anja Nobus |
| 2 | Hilde Quintens |
| 2 | Loes Sels |
References
- "Palmaressen Cyclocross" (PDF) (in Dutch and French). KBWB-RLVB. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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