2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships explained

Venue:Hoogerheide, Netherlands
Date:1–2 February 2014
Nations:23
Cyclists:229
Events:4
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross for the season 2013–14. It took place in Hoogerheide, Netherlands on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February 2014. Hoogerheide is also the place where the Grand Prix Adri van der Poel is held, up to the 2012–13 season a race in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

Riders

This world championship saw 229 cyclists taking part, as much as the record that was set in Tábor four years before.[1] Macedonia and Serbia participated for the first time ever, both sending a rider to the Junior Men category. That category saw 59 participants, the Women's Elite had 45 starters. On Sunday 59 Men competed for the Under 23 title and the Elite Men jersey was contended between 66 riders.

Track

The track is, bar some minor changes, identical to the one used for the 2012–13 World Cup. It is 3.443km (02.139miles) long consisting for 13% out of road, 14% out of forest and the remaining 73% is meadow.[2] The Junior Men completed five laps, the Elite Women four, the Under-23 six and the Elite Men eight laps.

Schedule

All times in local time (UTC+1).[3]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's events
Men's elite race
1h 05' 30"+ 12"+ 40"
Men's under-23 race
49' 35"+ 50"+ 1' 17"
Men's junior race
45' 55"+ 10"+ 12"
Women's events
Women's elite race
39' 26"+ 1' 07"+ 1' 17"

Medal table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Highest participation since 2010. UCI. 31 January 2014. 30 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Track. WK Cyclocross Hoogerheide 2014. 20 January 2014. English, Dutch. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112172409/http://www.wkhoogerheide2014.com/HoogerheideEN/Track.aspx. 12 January 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Program. 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Competitions Guide. UCI. 20 January 2014. January 2014. 13.