Cyclo-cross Namur

Cyclo-cross Namur
Race details
Region Namur, Belgium
English name Cross of the Citadel
Local name(s)
  • Cyclo-cross de la Citadelle (French)
  • Citadelcross (Dutch)
Discipline Cyclo-cross
Competition UCI World Cup
History
First edition 2009 (2009)
Editions 7 (as of 2015)
First winner  Niels Albert (BEL)
Most wins  Kevin Pauwels (BEL) (2)
Most recent  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)

The Cyclo-cross Namur, also called the Citadelcross, is a cyclo-cross race in Namur, Belgium. The track is on the hills around the citadel there. First held in 2009, it was originally part of the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy but became part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in the 2011–2012 season.[1]

The track is considered one of the heaviest[2] and sometimes compared to a mountain-bike track.

Winners

Male

Year Winner Second Third
2015  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Wout Van Aert (BEL)  Kevin Pauwels (BEL)
2014  Kevin Pauwels (BEL)  Lars van der Haar (NED)  Philipp Walsleben (GER)
2013  Francis Mourey (FRA)  Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Niels Albert (BEL)
2012  Kevin Pauwels (BEL)  Sven Nys (BEL)  Niels Albert (BEL)
2011  Sven Nys (BEL)  Niels Albert (BEL)  Klaas Vantornout (BEL)
2010  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)  Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Kevin Pauwels (BEL)
2009  Niels Albert (BEL)  Sven Nys (BEL)  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)

[1]

Female

Year Winner Second Third
2015  Nikki Harris (GBR)  Caroline Mani (FRA)  Eva Lechner (ITA)
2014  Kateřina Nash (CZE)  Marianne Vos (NED)  Katie Compton (USA)
2013  Katie Compton (USA)  Marianne Vos (NED)  Nikki Harris (GBR)
2012  Katie Compton (USA)  Kateřina Nash (CZE)  Marianne Vos (NED)
2011  Marianne Vos (NED)  Lucie Chainel-Lefèvre (FRA)  Katie Compton (USA)
2010  Sanne van Paassen (NED)  Daphny van den Brand (NED)  Sanne Cant (BEL)
2009  Daphny van den Brand (NED)  Pavla Havliková (CZE)  Helen Wyman (UK)

[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Namur, Cyclo-cross". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. Video. "Verslag van de WB in Namen bij de vrouwen" (in Dutch) ("Report of the World Cup for women in Namur"). Sporza. 23 December 2012. At 1 minute in. "misschien wel het allermoeilijkste parcours van het hele jaar" ("possibly the hardest track of the year") — Paul Herygers
  3. "Namur, Cyclo-cross (F)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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