Noordzeecross

{{Infobox cycling race

| name = Noordzeecross

| current_event =

| image =Noordzeecross-2024_poster.png

| image_caption =Poster to the 2024 edition

| date =

| region = {{flagicon|BEL}} Middelkerke, Belgium

| english = North Sea Cross

| localnames = Noordzeecross {{in lang|nl}}

| nickname =

| discipline = Cyclo-cross

| competition = Superprestige

| type = one-day

| organiser =

| director =

| first = {{start date|1959}}

| number = 65 (as of 2025)

| final =

| firstwinner = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Firmin Van Kerrebroeck|BEL}}}}

| mostwins = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Norbert Dedeckere|BEL}}}} (6 wins)

| mostrecent = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Joris Nieuwenhuis|NED}}}}

| number_women = 13 (as of 2025)

| first_women = {{start date|2012}}

| firstwinner_women = {{nobreak|{{flagathlete|Daphny van den Brand|NED}}}}

| mostwins_women = {{nobreak|{{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}}} (5 wins)

| mostrecent_women = {{flagathlete|Inge van der Heijden|NED}}

}}

The Noordzeecross (Dutch for North Sea cross) is a cyclo-cross race held in Middelkerke, Belgium with the first edition in 1959. Since the 2011 edition (2010–2011 season) the race is a part of the Superprestige.

Podiums

=Men=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Winner ! Second ! Third
2025 \| {{flagathlete\|Joris Nieuwenhuis\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Eli Iserbyt\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Niels Vandeputte\|BEL}}
2024 \| {{flagathlete\|Eli Iserbyt\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Joris Nieuwenhuis\|NED}}
2023 \| {{flagathlete\|Eli Iserbyt\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lars van der Haar\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Laurens Sweeck\|BEL}}
2021 \| {{flagathlete\|Laurens Sweeck\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Eli Iserbyt\|BEL}}
2020 \| {{flagathlete\|Laurens Sweeck\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Toon Aerts\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Eli Iserbyt\|BEL}}
2019 \| {{flagathlete\|Mathieu van der Poel\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Toon Aerts\|BEL}}
2018 \| {{flagathlete\|Mathieu van der Poel\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tim Merlier\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Michael Vanthourenhout\|BEL}}
2017 \| {{flagathlete\|Mathieu van der Poel\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Wout Van Aert\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Laurens Sweeck\|BEL}}
2016 \| {{flagathlete\|Mathieu van der Poel\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Meeusen\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Wout Van Aert\|BEL}}
2015 \| {{flagathlete\|Kevin Pauwels\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Mathieu van der Poel\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Wout Van Aert\|BEL}}
2014 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Meeusen\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kevin Pauwels\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}}
2013 \| {{flagathlete\|Klaas Vantornout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Niels Albert\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Meeusen\|BEL}}
2012 \| {{flagathlete\|Zdeněk Štybar\|CZE}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Meeusen\|BEL}}
2011 \| {{flagathlete\|Klaas Vantornout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kevin Pauwels\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Bart Wellens\|BEL}}
2009 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Meeusen\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Klaas Vantornout\|BEL}}
2008 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Thijs Al\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Enrico Franzoi\|ITA}}
2007 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Jonathan Page\|USA}} \| {{flagathlete\|Gerben de Knegt\|NED}}
2006 \| {{flagathlete\|Bart Wellens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Jonathan Page\|USA}} \| {{flagathlete\|Enrico Franzoi\|ITA}}
2005 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Gerben de Knegt\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Jonathan Page\|USA}}
2004 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Davy Commeyne\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Van Santvliet\|BEL}}
2003 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Bart Wellens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ben Berden\|BEL}}
2002 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Nys\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Vannoppen\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Erwin Vervecken\|BEL}}
2001 \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Vanthourenhout\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Davy Commeyne\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Klaas Vantornout\|BEL}}
2000 \| {{flagathlete\|Kurt De Roose\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Willemsens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sven Raeymakers\|BEL}}
1999 \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Willemsens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kris Wouters\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kurt De Roose\|BEL}}
1998 \| {{flagathlete\|David Willemsens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Willemsens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Paul Herygers\|BEL}}
1997 \| {{flagathlete\|Paul Herygers\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Danny De Bie\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kurt De Roose\|BEL}}
1996 \| {{flagathlete\|Paul Herygers\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Marc Janssens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Kris Wouters\|BEL}}
1993 \| {{flagathlete\|Arne Daelmans\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Willemsens\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Guy Vandijck\|BEL}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Winner

! Second

! Third

2025

| {{flagathlete|Joris Nieuwenhuis|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Eli Iserbyt|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Niels Vandeputte|BEL}}

2024

| {{flagathlete|Eli Iserbyt|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Michael Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Joris Nieuwenhuis|NED}}

2023

| {{flagathlete|Eli Iserbyt|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Lars van der Haar|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Laurens Sweeck|BEL}}

2021

| {{flagathlete|Laurens Sweeck|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Michael Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Eli Iserbyt|BEL}}

2020

| {{flagathlete|Laurens Sweeck|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Toon Aerts|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Eli Iserbyt|BEL}}

2019

| {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Michael Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Toon Aerts|BEL}}

2018

| {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Tim Merlier|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Michael Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

2017

| {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Wout Van Aert|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Laurens Sweeck|BEL}}

2016

| {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Meeusen|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Wout Van Aert|BEL}}

2015

| {{flagathlete|Kevin Pauwels|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Mathieu van der Poel|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Wout Van Aert|BEL}}

2014

| {{flagathlete|Tom Meeusen|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kevin Pauwels|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

2013

| {{flagathlete|Klaas Vantornout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Niels Albert|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Meeusen|BEL}}

2012

| {{flagathlete|Zdeněk Štybar|CZE}}

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Meeusen|BEL}}

2011

| {{flagathlete|Klaas Vantornout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kevin Pauwels|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Bart Wellens|BEL}}

2009

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Meeusen|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Klaas Vantornout|BEL}}

2008

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Thijs Al|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Enrico Franzoi|ITA}}

2007

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Jonathan Page|USA}}

| {{flagathlete|Gerben de Knegt|NED}}

2006

| {{flagathlete|Bart Wellens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Jonathan Page|USA}}

| {{flagathlete|Enrico Franzoi|ITA}}

2005

| {{flagathlete|Sven Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Gerben de Knegt|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Jonathan Page|USA}}

2004

| {{flagathlete|Sven Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Davy Commeyne|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Peter Van Santvliet|BEL}}

2003

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Bart Wellens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Ben Berden|BEL}}

2002

| {{flagathlete|Sven Nys|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Vannoppen|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Erwin Vervecken|BEL}}

2001

| {{flagathlete|Sven Vanthourenhout|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Davy Commeyne|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Klaas Vantornout|BEL}}

2000

| {{flagathlete|Kurt De Roose|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Peter Willemsens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Sven Raeymakers|BEL}}

1999

| {{flagathlete|Peter Willemsens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kris Wouters|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kurt De Roose|BEL}}

1998

| {{flagathlete|David Willemsens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Peter Willemsens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Paul Herygers|BEL}}

1997

| {{flagathlete|Paul Herygers|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Danny De Bie|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kurt De Roose|BEL}}

1996

| {{flagathlete|Paul Herygers|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Marc Janssens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Kris Wouters|BEL}}

1993

| {{flagathlete|Arne Daelmans|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Peter Willemsens|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Guy Vandijck|BEL}}

{{cite web|title=NoordzeeCross Palmares|url=http://www.debrackeleer.be/clients/noordzeecross/palmares/index.html|accessdate=30 December 2012|language=Dutch}}

=Women=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Winner ! Second ! Third
2025 \| {{flagathlete\|Inge van der Heijden\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lucinda Brand\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sara Casasola\|ITA}}
2024 \| {{flagathlete\|Lucinda Brand\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Laura Verdonschot\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado\|NED}}
2023 \| {{flagathlete\|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lucinda Brand\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Annemarie Worst\|NED}}
2021 \| {{flagathlete\|Denise Betsema\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Lucinda Brand\|NED}}
2020 \| {{flagathlete\|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Denise Betsema\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Annemarie Worst\|NED}}
2019 \| ~~{{flagathlete\|Denise Betsema\|NED}}~~[https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/21/kijk-om-14u-naar-de-persconferentie-van-denise-betsema/ Betsema: "Toegelaten voedingssupplement was vervuild"] {{in lang\|nl}}[https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/20/uci-over-betsema/ UCI zet het licht op groen voor terugkeer van betrapte Betsema] {{in lang\|nl}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Loes Sels\|BEL}}
2018 \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Maud Kaptheijns\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Laura Verdonschot\|BEL}}
2017 \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sophie de Boer\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ellen Van Loy\|BEL}}
2016 \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sophie de Boer\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Nikki Harris\|GBR}}
2015 \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Helen Wyman\|GBR}} \| {{flagathlete\|Femke Van den Driessche\|BEL}}
2014 \| {{flagathlete\|Helen Wyman\|GBR}} \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Jolien Verschueren\|BEL}}
2013 \| {{flagathlete\|Sanne Cant\|BEL}} \| {{flagathlete\|Helen Wyman\|GBR}} \| {{flagathlete\|Ellen Van Loy\|BEL}}
2012 \| {{flagathlete\|Daphny van den Brand\|NED}} \| {{flagathlete\|Nikki Harris\|GBR}} \| {{flagathlete\|Pavla Havlíková\|CZE}}

class="wikitable"

Year

! Winner

! Second

! Third

2025

| {{flagathlete|Inge van der Heijden|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Lucinda Brand|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Sara Casasola|ITA}}

2024

| {{flagathlete|Lucinda Brand|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Laura Verdonschot|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado|NED}}

2023

| {{flagathlete|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Lucinda Brand|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Annemarie Worst|NED}}

2021

| {{flagathlete|Denise Betsema|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Lucinda Brand|NED}}

2020

| {{flagathlete|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Denise Betsema|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Annemarie Worst|NED}}

2019

| ~~{{flagathlete|Denise Betsema|NED}}~~[https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/21/kijk-om-14u-naar-de-persconferentie-van-denise-betsema/ Betsema: "Toegelaten voedingssupplement was vervuild"] {{in lang|nl}}[https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/20/uci-over-betsema/ UCI zet het licht op groen voor terugkeer van betrapte Betsema] {{in lang|nl}}

| {{flagathlete|Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Loes Sels|BEL}}

2018

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Maud Kaptheijns|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Laura Verdonschot|BEL}}

2017

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Sophie de Boer|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Ellen Van Loy|BEL}}

2016

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Sophie de Boer|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Nikki Harris|GBR}}

2015

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Helen Wyman|GBR}}

| {{flagathlete|Femke Van den Driessche|BEL}}

2014

| {{flagathlete|Helen Wyman|GBR}}

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Jolien Verschueren|BEL}}

2013

| {{flagathlete|Sanne Cant|BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Helen Wyman|GBR}}

| {{flagathlete|Ellen Van Loy|BEL}}

2012

| {{flagathlete|Daphny van den Brand|NED}}

| {{flagathlete|Nikki Harris|GBR}}

| {{flagathlete|Pavla Havlíková|CZE}}

{{cite web|title=Afscheidnemende Daphny van den Brand wint in Middelkerke|url=http://s.hln.be/1393269|publisher=Het Laatste Nieuws|accessdate=30 December 2012|language=Dutch|date=11 February 2012}}{{cite web|last=Lamon|first=Simon|title=Achtste seizoenszege voor Sanne Cant|url=http://www.cyclo-cross.info/cyclocross/2013/02/16/achtste-seizoenszege-voor-sanne-cant/|publisher=Cyclo-cross Info|accessdate=16 February 2013|language=Dutch|date=16 February 2013}}

References

External links

{{official|http://www.noordzeecross.be/}}

Category:Cyclo-cross races

Category:Cycle races in Belgium

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1959

Category:Cyclo-cross Superprestige

Category:1959 establishments in Belgium

Category:Sport in West Flanders

Category:Middelkerke