Cyclo-cross Namur
Race details | |
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Region | Namur, Belgium |
English name | Cross of the Citadel |
Local name(s) |
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Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
Competition | UCI World Cup |
History | |
First edition | 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 |
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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) |
Female
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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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) |
References
- 1 2 "Namur, Cyclo-cross". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Namur, Cyclo-cross (F)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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