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:UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

{{Short description|World championships for cyclo-cross, organized by the UCI}}

The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2022, seven events are organized each year – men's elite, women's elite, men's under 23, women's under 23, men's under 18 (Men's Juniors), women's under 18 (Women's Juniors) and a Mixed team relay event. In recent years, the mixed relay race is held on a Friday and the rest of the races on Saturday and Sunday after that.

The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it.

History

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First held in 1950{{cite web|title=Cyclo-cross|url=http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUxMzY&LangId=1|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=10 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209222710/http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI1/layout.asp?MenuId=MTUxMzY&LangId=1|archive-date=9 December 2011}} it replaced the Critérium International de Cyclo-cross (French for International Cyclo-cross Criterium) which, as the first international cyclo-cross race, was considered the unofficial world championship.

It has since been held annually and is traditionally disputed at the end of January or the beginning of February.

At first there was only the event for elite men. Events for junior and under 23 men were added in 1979 and 1996 respectively; women's events were added for the elites and under 23s in 2000 and 2016 respectively.

Beyond these, there also was an event for amateurs from 1967 till 1993.{{cite web|title=Cyclo-Cross World Championships 1950–2011|url=http://www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=NTg5OTA|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=10 February 2013}}

Cyclo-cross being mostly centred in Europe has made it take quite a while for the world championships to be held in another continent.

This changed with the 2013 edition which took place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Current champions ([[2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|as of 2024/2025]])[https://www.uci.org/race-hub/2025-uci-cyclo-cross-world-championships/2pXuyO5jeXuHnT7wqmcr5u]

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! Event

! Rider

! Country

Men's elite

| Mathieu van der Poel

| {{NED}}

Women's elite

| Fem van Empel

| {{NED}}

Men's under 23

| Tibor del Grosso

| {{NED}}

Women's under 23

| Zoe Bäckstedt

| {{UK}}

Men's junior

| Mattia Agostinacchio

| {{ITA}}

Women's junior

| Lise Revol

| {{FRA}}

Mixed team relay

| colspan="2" align="center" | {{flag|Great Britain}}

Championships

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!Year !! width="150"|Country !! City

1950{{FRA}}Paris
1951{{LUX}}Luxembourg
1952{{SUI}}Geneva
1953{{ESP}}Oñate
1954{{ITA}}{{ill|Crenna, Gallarate|lt=Crenna|it|Crenna}}
195522px SaarSaarbrücken
1956{{LUX}}Luxembourg
1957{{BEL}}Edelare
1958{{FRA}}Limoges
1959{{SUI}}Geneva
1960{{ESP}}Tolosa
1961{{FRG}}Hanover
1962{{LUX}}Esch-sur-Alzette
1963{{FRA}}Calais
1964{{BEL}}Overboelare
1965{{ITA}}Cavaria
1966{{ESP}}Beasain
1967{{SUI}}Zürich
1968{{LUX}}Luxembourg
1969{{FRG}}Magstadt
1970{{BEL}}Zolder
1971{{NED}}Apeldoorn
1972{{CSK}}Prague
1973{{UK}}London
1974{{ESP}}Bera
1975{{SUI}}Melchnau
1976{{FRA}}Chazay-d'Azergues
1977{{FRG}}Hanover

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!Year !! width="150"|Country !! City

1978{{ESP}}Amorebieta-Etxano
1979{{ITA}}Saccolongo
1980{{SUI}}Wetzikon
1981{{ESP}}Tolosa
1982{{FRA}}Lanarvily
1983{{UK}}Birmingham
1984{{NED}}Oss
1985{{FRG}}Munich
1986{{BEL}}Lembeek
1987{{CSK}}Mladá Boleslav
1988{{SUI}}Hägendorf
1989{{FRA}}Pontchâteau
1990{{ESP}}Getxo
1991{{NED}}Gieten
1992{{UK}}Leeds
1993{{ITA}}Corva
1994{{BEL}}Koksijde
1995{{SUI}}Eschenbach
1996{{FRA}}Montreuil
1997{{GER}}Munich
1998{{DEN}}Middelfart
1999{{SVK}}Poprad
2000{{NED}}Sint-Michielsgestel
2001{{CZE}}Tábor
2002{{BEL}}Zolder
2003{{ITA}}Monopoli
2004{{FRA}}Pontchâteau

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!Year !! width="150"|Country !! City

2005{{GER}}Sankt Wendel
2006{{NED}}Zeddam
2007{{BEL}}Hooglede-Gits
2008{{ITA}}Treviso
2009{{NED}}Hoogerheide
2010{{CZE}}Tábor
2011{{GER}}Sankt Wendel
2012{{BEL}}Koksijde
2013{{USA}}Louisville
2014{{NED}}Hoogerheide
2015{{CZE}}Tábor
2016{{BEL}}Zolder
2017{{LUX}}Belvaux
2018{{NED}}Valkenburg
2019{{DEN}}Bogense
2020{{SUI}}Dübendorf
2021{{BEL}}Ostend
2022{{USA}}Fayetteville
2023{{NED}}Hoogerheide
2024{{CZE}}Tábor
2025{{FRA}}Liévin
2026{{NED}}Hulst
2027{{BEL}}Ostend
2028{{NED}}Hoogerheide
2029
2030{{BEL}}Namur

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Results

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • {{official website}}

{{UCI World Championships}}

{{UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships}}

{{International cycling}}

{{Main world championships}}

Category:Cyclo-cross races

Cyclo-cross

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1950