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The 2025–26 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup was the 33rd edition of UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. It is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Flanders Classics, that took place between 23 November 2025 (2025-11-23) and 25 January 2026 (2026-01-25).

Dates23 November 2025 – 25 January 2026 (2025-11-23 – 2026-01-25)
Location
Races12
Male individual champion
  •  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Elite
  •  David Haverdings (NED) U-23
  •  Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) Junior
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2025–26 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Thirty-third edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Details
Dates23 November 2025 – 25 January 2026 (2025-11-23 – 2026-01-25)
Location
Races12
Champions
Male individual champion
  •  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Elite
  •  David Haverdings (NED) U-23
  •  Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) Junior
Female individual champion
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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Location of the blue elite races, red all category crosses. (Enlarge and zoom map to spot all locations.)

The defending champions in the Elite category were Michael Vanthourenhout in the men's competition and Lucinda Brand in the women's competition.

Points distribution

Points were awarded to all eligible riders at each race.[1] The top 25 riders receive points.

  • For the top ten finishers the points were allocated according the following table:
More information Position ...
Points awarded
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Elite riders 40 30 25 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
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  • Riders finishing in positions 11 to 25 also received points, going down from 15 points for 11th place by one point per place to 1 point for 25th place.
  • Note that the points given here are entirely different from the UCI ranking points, which are distributed according to a different scale and determine starting order in races, but have no impact on World Cup standings.

Race categories

There were races in 5 categories Elite Men, Elite Women, Under-23 Men, Junior Men and Junior Women. There was no separate race for Under-23 Women but the riders in this category took part in the Elite Women race. There were separate classification in all 6 above categories.

Calendar

In total there were 12 World Cup events held during the season. All events included Elite Women and Elite Men races, but only 6 of the 12 events included an Under-23 or Junior race.

Compared to the previous edition the races in Dublin, Besançon and Hulst (site of 2026 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships) were removed and replaced by the races in Tábor, Flamanville and Koksijde. Also the race in Cabras which was cancelled in 2025 due to the bad weather was replaced by a new race in Terralba in the same region.

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# Date Race Location Categories
1 23 November 2025 (2025-11-23)Cyklokros Tábor Czech Republic Tábor All
2 30 November 2025 (2025-11-30)Cyclo-cross Flamanville France Flamanville All
3 7 December 2025 (2025-12-07)Cyclo-cross Terralba-Sardinia Italy Terralba Elite
4 14 December 2025 (2025-12-14)Citadelcross Namur Belgium Namur Elite
5 20 December 2025 (2025-12-20)Scheldecross Antwerpen Belgium Antwerp Elite
6 21 December 2025 (2025-12-21)Duinencross Koksijde Belgium Koksijde All
7 26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)Cyclo-cross Gavere Belgium Gavere Elite
8 28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)Ambiancecross Belgium Dendermonde All
9 4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)Cyclo-cross Zonhoven Belgium Zonhoven Elite
10 18 January 2026 (2026-01-18)Cyclo-cross Benidorm Spain Benidorm All
11 24 January 2026 (2026-01-24)Cyclo-cross Maasmechelen Belgium Maasmechelen Elite
12 25 January 2026Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel Netherlands Hoogerheide All
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Results

Elite Women

Race results

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Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 16.66 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Sara Casasola (ITA) Inge van der Heijden (NED)  Lucinda Brand (NED) [2]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 17.45 km  Aniek van Alphen (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)  Aniek van Alphen (NED) [3]
7 DecemberItaly Terralba 18.97 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Aniek van Alphen (NED) Shirin van Anrooij (NED) [4]
14 DecemberBelgium Namur 17.30 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Aniek van Alphen (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) [5]
20 DecemberBelgium Antwerp 19.87 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) Aniek van Alphen (NED)  Lucinda Brand (NED) [6]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 17.25 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Shirin van Anrooij (NED) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) [7]
26 DecemberBelgium Gavere 16.90 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) Puck Pieterse (NED) [8]
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 22.59 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Puck Pieterse (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) [9]
4 JanuaryBelgium Zonhoven 19.27 km  Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) Lucinda Brand (NED) Puck Pieterse (NED) [10]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 19.98 km  Lucinda Brand (NED) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) [11]
24 JanuaryBelgium Maasmechelen 19.05 km  Puck Pieterse (NED) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) [12]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 21.83 km  Puck Pieterse (NED) Kristyna Zemanová (CZE) Amandine Fouquenet (FRA) [13]
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Elite Men

Race results

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Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 26.56 km  Thibau Nys (BEL) Laurens Sweeck (BEL) Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)  Thibau Nys (BEL) [14]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 26.15 km  Thibau Nys (BEL) Lars van der Haar (NED) Cameron Mason (GBR) [15]
7 DecemberItaly Terralba 28.41 km  Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) Laurens Sweeck (BEL) [16]
14 DecemberBelgium Namur 22.30 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Thibau Nys (BEL) Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) [17]
20 DecemberBelgium Antwerp 26.47 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Laurens Sweeck (BEL) Emiel Verstrynge (BEL)  Laurens Sweeck (BEL) [18]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 24.05 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Laurens Sweeck (BEL) Niels Vandeputte (BEL) [19]
26 DecemberBelgium Gavere 25.30 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Thibau Nys (BEL) Tibor Del Grosso (NED)
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 30.09 km  Thibau Nys (BEL) Tibor Del Grosso (NED) Laurens Sweeck (BEL) [20]
4 JanuaryBelgium Zonhoven 25.68 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Tibor Del Grosso (NED) Emiel Verstrynge (BEL)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) [21]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 26.19 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Thibau Nys (BEL) Felipe Orts (ESP) [22]
24 JanuaryBelgium Maasmechelen 28.65 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Tibor Del Grosso (NED) Niels Vandeputte (BEL) [23]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 28.03 km  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Tibor Del Grosso (NED) Niels Vandeputte (BEL) [24]
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World Cup Standings

The final standings were calculated based on the standings in each race.[25]

More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos. Rider Czech Republic
TAB		 France
FLA		 Italy
TER		 Belgium
NAM		 Belgium
ANT		 Belgium
KOK		 Belgium
GAV		 Belgium
DEN		 Belgium
ZON		 Spain
BEN		 Belgium
MAA		 Netherlands
HOO		 Total
Points
1 Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel DNS DNS DNS 1 1 1 1 DNS 1 1 240
2 Belgium Thibau Nys 1 1 DNS 2 23 DNS 2 1 19 2 220
3 Belgium Niels Vandeputte 10 4 5 6 5 3 18 5 4 5 197
4 Belgium Michael Vanthourenhout 17 7 1 3 8 9 6 7 6 DNS 187
5 Belgium Laurens Sweeck 2 5 3 16 2 2 11 3 DNS DNS 186
6 Belgium Emiel Verstrynge 5 9 DNS 5 3 13 5 4 3 DNS 165
7 Netherlands Tibor Del Grosso DNS DNS DNS 14 6 4 3 2 2 4 161
8 Belgium Toon Aerts 8 12 DNS 12 11 5 4 10 5 9 158
9 Netherlands Mees Hendrikx 16 11 9 21 9 10 8 9 10 6 151
10 Netherlands Joris Nieuwenhuis 3 6 2 8 16 DNS DNF DNS 7 7 141
11 Belgium Joran Wyseure 22 26 11 17 10 7 7 12 15 10 123
12 Netherlands Lars van der Haar 7 2 DNS 4 DNF 11 9 17 16 DNS 122
13 Netherlands Ryan Kamp 6 13 4 35 13 16 DNF 14 11 18 113
14 Belgium Toon Vandebosch 14 14 7 10 15 6 14 22 23 DNS 109
15 Spain Felipe Orts 15 DNS DNS 15 12 21 29 8 8 3 102
16 Netherlands Pim Ronhaar 13 29 10 7 4 12 25 32 9 34 102
17 Belgium Jente Michels 4 8 DNS 11 DNS DNS DNF 11 14 13 95
18 United Kingdom Cameron Mason 9 3 DNS DNF DNS 8 10 20 DNS 35 82
19 Switzerland Kevin Kuhn 11 15 DNS 18 DNF 14 DNF 13 17 14 80
20 Belgium Witse Meeussen 19 17 12 9 14 15 DNS DNS DNF 19 77
21 Belgium Victor Van de Putte 23 10 6 19 18 18 DNF DNS DNS 17 71
22 Czech Republic Michael Boroš 18 19 DNS 30 20 20 17 37 12 12 64
23 Italy Filippo Fontana DNS DNS DNS DNS 17 17 12 DNS 13 DNS 45
24 France Rémi Lelandais 24 21 DNS 27 28 DNS 15 19 25 11 41
25 France Martin Groslambert DNS 22 DNS 20 25 31 DNS 15 DNS 8 40
26 Belgium Wout van Aert DNS DNS DNS DNS 7 DNS DNS 6 DNS DNS 39
27 Italy Filippo Agostinacchio DNS DNS 8 29 19 24 DNS 31 DNS 15 38
28 France Nathan Bommenel 20 18 DNS 24 22 22 16 23 27 28 37
29 France David Menut DNS 30 DNS 28 DNS 29 19 18 20 20 27
30 Belgium Wout Janssen DNS DNS 13 DNS DNS DNS 13 DNS DNS DNS 26
31 United States Andrew Strohmeyer 12 16 DNS 39 46 38 DNF DNS DNS 36 24
32 Italy Gioele Bertolini DNS DNS 16 DNS 35 DNS 27 DNF DNS 16 20
33 Belgium Gerben Kuypers DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 16 18 31 18
34 Italy Federico Ceolin 32 DNS 14 DNS 48 33 DNS DNS DNS 21 17
35 United Kingdom Thomas Mein DNS 20 DNS 26 21 DNF 23 30 DNF DNF 14
36 Italy Mattia Agostinacchio DNS DNS DNS 13 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 13
37 Belgium Mats Vanden Eynde DNS DNS 15 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 11
38 France Théo Thomas 33 DNS DNS 23 DNS 19 37 DNF 34 DNS 10
39 Netherlands Danny van Lierop 21 33 DNS 22 30 27 28 25 DNS DNS 10
40 Belgium Yordi Corsus DNS DNS 17 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 9
41 Netherlands David Haverdings DNS DNS 18 DNF DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 8
42 Italy Tommaso Ferri DNS DNS 19 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 7
43 Italy Samuele Scappini DNS DNS 21 DNS DNF DNS 24 DNS DNS DNS 7
44 Belgium Sil De Brauwere DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 20 DNS DNS DNS 6
45 France Florian Gaillard DNS DNS 20 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 6
46 France Aubin Sparfel DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 21 DNS 5
47 Spain Gonzalo Inguanzo DNS DNS DNS DNS 55 30 38 21 DNS DNS 5
48 Belgium Viktor Vandenberghe DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 21 DNS DNS DNS 5
49 Switzerland Loris Rouiller DNF 38 DNS DNF DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 22 4
50 France Léo Bisiaux DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 22 DNS 4
51 France Romain Debord DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 22 DNS DNS DNS 4
52 Netherlands Floris Haverdings DNS DNS 22 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 40 DNS 4
53 France Tristan Verrier DNS 25 DNS DNS DNS 23 DNS DNS DNS DNS 4
54 Spain Mario Junquera San Millán DNS 27 DNS 33 47 35 30 24 32 24 4
55 Denmark Bailey Groenendaal 25 24 DNS 34 34 25 31 27 35 DNS 4
56 United States Eric Brunner DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 23 3
57 France Thomas Courcier DNS DNS 23 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 3
58 Spain Kevin Suárez Fernández 36 23 DNS DNS 27 26 DNS DNS DNF 26 3
59 Netherlands Guus van den Eijnden DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 24 DNS 2
60 Czech Republic Václav Ježek DNS DNS DNS DNS 24 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2
61 Italy Antonio Folcarelli DNS DNS 24 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 2
62 France Timothé Gabriel DNS 37 DNS DNS DNS 32 DNS 26 DNS 25 1
63 Belgium Kay De Bruyckere DNS DNS DNS 25 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNF DNS 1
64 Italy Lorenzo De Longhi DNS DNS 25 DNS 62 DNS 51 DNS DNS DNS 1
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Under-23 Women

There was no separate race for Under-23 Women. The riders in this age category competed in the Elite Women race, and received World Cup points based on the standing in the combined Elite/Under-23 race. So for example finishing first among the Under-23 riders but fifth in the combined Elite/Under-23 classification would give not 40 but 20 points.

The leader of the classification wore a blue/white World Cup leader jersey, distinct from the Elite Women's red/white jersey.

Race results

More information Date, Race ...
Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 16.66 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Fleur Moors (BEL) Viktória Chladoňová (SVK)  Leonie Bentveld (NED) [2]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 17.45 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Fleur Moors (BEL) Célia Gery (FRA) [3]
7 DecemberItaly Terralba 18.97 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Lauren Molengraaf (NED) Giorgia Pellizotti (ITA) [4]
14 DecemberBelgium Namur 17.30 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Amandine Muller (FRA) Célia Gery (FRA) [5]
20 DecemberBelgium Antwerp 19.87 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Fleur Moors (BEL) Célia Gery (FRA) [6]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 17.25 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Célia Gery (FRA) Fleur Moors (BEL) [7]
26 DecemberBelgium Gavere 16.90 km  Célia Gery (FRA) Viktória Chladoňová (SVK) Amandine Muller (FRA) [8]
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 22.59 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Célia Gery (FRA) Rafaelle Carrier (CAN) [9]
4 JanuaryBelgium Zonhoven 19.27 km  Leonie Bentveld (NED) Zoe Backstedt (GBR) Fleur Moors (BEL) [10]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 19.98 km  Célia Gery (FRA) Fleur Moors (BEL) Zoe Backstedt (GBR) [11]
24 JanuaryBelgium Maasmechelen 19.05 km  Zoe Backstedt (GBR) Leonie Bentveld (NED) Lauren Molengraaf (NED) [12]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 21.83 km  Zoe Backstedt (GBR) Viktória Chladoňová (SVK) Fleur Moors (BEL) [13]
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Under-23 Men

Race results

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Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 19.96 km  David Haverdings (NED) Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Stefano Viezzi (ITA)  David Haverdings (NED) [26]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 20.35 km  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Yordi Corsus (BEL) Stefano Viezzi (ITA)  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) [27]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 20.65 km  David Haverdings (NED) Aubin Sparfel (FRA) Guus van den Eijnden (NED) [28]
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 25.09 km  David Haverdings (NED) Arthur van den Boer (BEL) Yordi Corsus (BEL)  David Haverdings (NED) [29]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 19.98 km  David Haverdings (NED) Yordi Corsus (BEL) Aaron Dockx (BEL) [30]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 21.83 km  Aubin Sparfel (FRA) David Haverdings (NED) Stefano Viezzi (ITA) [31]
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Junior Women

Race results

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Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 13.36 km  Barbora Bukovská (CZE) Lise Revol (FRA) Giorgia Pellizotti (ITA)  Barbora Bukovská (CZE) [32]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 14.55 km  Lise Revol (FRA) Giorgia Pellizotti (ITA) Lucie Grohová (CZE)  Lise Revol (FRA) [33]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 13.85 km  Lise Revol (FRA) Laly Pichon (FRA) Isis Versluis (NED) [34]
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 17.59 km  Lise Revol (FRA) Shana Huber (SUI) Isis Versluis (NED) [35]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 13.32 km  Giorgia Pellizotti (ITA) Lise Revol (FRA) Barbora Bukovská (CZE) [36]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 15.63 km  Giorgia Pellizotti (ITA) Barbora Bukovská (CZE) Shana Huber  (SUI) [37]
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Junior Men

Race results

More information Date, Race ...
Date Race Distance Winner Second Third Competition leader
23 NovemberCzech Republic Tábor 16.66 km  Soren Bruyère Joumard (FRA) Jari Van Lee (BEL) Filippo Grigolini (ITA)  Soren Bruyère Joumard (FRA) [38]
30 NovemberFrance Flamanville 14.55 km  Filippo Grigolini (ITA) Soren Bruyère Joumard (FRA) Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) [39]
21 DecemberBelgium Koksijde 17.25 km  Giel Lejeune (BEL) Delano Heeren (NED) Cas Timmermans (NED)  Filippo Grigolini (ITA) [40]
28 DecemberBelgium Dendermonde 17.59 km  Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) Filippo Grigolini (ITA) Giel Lejeune (BEL) [41]
18 JanuarySpain Benidorm 16.68 km  Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) Giel Lejeune (BEL) Filippo Grigolini (ITA)  Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) [42]
25 JanuaryNetherlands Hoogerheide 19.98 km  Soren Bruyère Joumard (FRA) Patrik Pezzo Rosola (ITA) Benjamín Noval Suárez (ESP) [43]
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