UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships explained

The European Cyclo-cross Championships are organised by the Union Européenne de Cyclisme and crown the recognised European champions in the cycling discipline of cyclo-cross.

They have been held since 2003 in November, towards the start of the cyclo-cross season. Events are held for men and women, in junior, under-23 and elite classes.

A seventh medal event, a mixed relay, was introduced in 2023.

Locations

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2003 Tábor
2004 Vossem
2005 Pontchâteau
Huijbergen
2007 Hittnau
2008 Liévin
2009 Hoogstraten
2010 Frankfurt
2011 Lucca
2012 Ipswich
2013 Mladá Boleslav
2014 Lorsch
2015 Huijbergen
2016 Pontchâteau
2017 Tábor
2018 ’s-Hertogenbosch
2019 Silvelle di Trebaseleghe
2020 ’s-Hertogenbosch
2021 Wijster
2022
2023 Pontchâteau
2024
2025 ? ?

Palmarès

The full set of medalists in each race are set out below.

Women

Elite women

Held since 2003, the most successful rider in the women's elite event is the Netherlands' Daphny van den Brand with four titles, followed by contemporary Hanka Kupfernagel of Germany and Sanne Cant of Belgium with three each.

Women under-23

Three women have won the under-23 race twice. One of them, Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado, is the only rider to have won both the under-23 race and the elite race, while another Puck Pieterse won both the under-23 and junior races. No rider has of 2023 won all three.

Women juniors

Men

Men juniors

Mixed

Mixed relay

2023[1] France
Aubin Sparfel
Remi Lelandais
Celia Gery
Electa Gallezot
Helene Clauzel
Joshua Dubau

Anna Kay
Daniel Barnes
Imogen Wolff
Oscar Amey
Cat Ferguson
Cameron Mason
Belgium
Yorben Lauryssen
Naud Declarcq
Xaydee van Sinaey
Shanyl de Schoesitter
Sanne Cant
Witse Meeussen

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uec.ch/resources/2023%20Events/cyclocross/lists/res/cro_tr_results.pdf 2023 UEC Euro CycloCross Mixed Relay results