2025–26 Cyclo-cross Trophy
Cyclo-cross competition held in Belgium
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The 2025–26 Cyclo-cross Trophy, also known as the X²O Badkamers Trophy was a season-long cyclo-cross competition held in Belgium.
Dates1 November 2025 – 15 February 2026
Location
Belgium
BelgiumRaces8
Male individual champion
Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) Elite- Guus van den Eijnden (NED) U-23
| Thirty-ninth edition of the Cyclo-cross Trophy | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 November 2025 – 15 February 2026 |
| Location | Belgium |
| Races | 8 |
| Champions | |
| Male individual champion |
|
| Female individual champion |  Lucinda Brand (NED) Elite |
Location of Cyclo-cross Trophy races in 2025-26.
Change in Classification System
Starting with this season, the riders with the top 3 fastest laps will be awarded 15, 10 and 5 bonus seconds each, with each rider getting at most one such bonus based only on their fastest lap.[1] This is in addition to the bonus seconds for the top 3 finishers of the first lap.
Calendar
The competition consisted of 8 events between 1 November 2025 and 15 February 2026.
| # | Date | Race | Location | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 November 2025 | Koppenbergcross | Oudenaarde |
C1 |
| 2 | 2 November 2025 | Rapencross | Lokeren |
C2 |
| 3 | 16 November 2025 | Flandriencross | Hamme |
C1 |
| 4 | 22 December 2025 | Plage Cross | Hofstade |
C2 |
| 5 | 29 December 2025 | Azencross | Loenhout |
C1 |
| 6 | 1 January 2026 | GP Sven Nys | Baal |
C1 |
| 7 | 8 February 2026 | Krawatencross | Lille |
C1 |
| 8 | 15 February 2026 | Brussels Universities Cyclocross | Brussels |
C1 |
Results
Elite Men
| Date | Race | Winner | Second | Third | Competition leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Koppenbergcross Oudenaarde | Thibau Nys (BEL) |  Cameron Mason (GBR) | Pim Ronhaar (NED) |
Thibau Nys (BEL) |
[2] |
| 2 November | Rapencross Lokeren | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Niels Vandeputte (BEL) |
Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) |
[3] |
| 16 November | Flandriencross Hamme | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Cameron Mason (GBR) | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) |
[4] | |
| 22 December | Plage Cross Hofstade | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Niels Vandeputte (BEL) |
[5] | |
| 29 December | Azencross Loenhout | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Niels Vandeputte (BEL) | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) |
[6] | |
| 1 January | GP Sven Nys | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Emiel Verstrynge (BEL) | Thibau Nys (BEL) |
[7] | |
| 8 February | Krawatencross Lille | Niels Vandeputte (BEL) |  Felipe Orts (ESP) | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) |
[8] | |
| 15 February | Brussels Universities Cyclocross | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Niels Vandeputte (BEL) | Gerben Kuypers (BEL) |
[9] |
Elite Women
| Date | Race | Winner | Second | Third | Competition leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Koppenbergcross Oudenaarde | Lucinda Brand (NED) |  Célia Gery (FRA) |  Sara Casasola (ITA) |
Lucinda Brand (NED) |
[10] |
| 2 November | Rapencross Lokeren | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Marion Norbert-Riberolle (BEL) | Sara Casasola (ITA) |
[11] | |
| 16 November | Flandriencross Hamme | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Inge van der Heijden (NED) | Aniek van Alphen (NED) |
[12] | |
| 22 December | Plage Cross Hofstade | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Shirin van Anrooij (NED) | Manon Bakker (NED) |
[13] | |
| 29 December | Azencross Loenhout | Lucinda Brand (NED) |  Kristyna Zemanová (CZE) | Manon Bakker (NED) |
[14] | |
| 1 January | GP Sven Nys | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Puck Pieterse (NED) | Zoe Backstedt (GBR) |
[15] | |
| 8 February | Krawatencross Lille | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Inge van der Heijden (NED) |
[16] | |
| 15 February | Brussels Universities Cyclocross | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Manon Bakker (NED) |
[17] |
Under-23 Men
| Date | Race | Winner | Second | Third | Competition leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Koppenbergcross Oudenaarde | Aubin Sparfel (FRA) | Stefano Viezzi (ITA) | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) |
Aubin Sparfel (FRA) |
[18] |
| 2 November | Rapencross Lokeren | Yordi Corsus (BEL) | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Guus van den Eijnden (NED) |
Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) |
[19] |
| 16 November | Flandriencross Hamme | Arthur Van den Boer (BEL) | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Viktor Vandenberghe (BEL) |
[20] | |
| 22 December | Plage Cross Hofstade | David Haverdings (NED) | Arthur Van den Boer (BEL) | Yordi Corsus (BEL) |
[21] | |
| 29 December | Azencross Loenhout | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Viktor Vandenberghe (BEL) | David Haverdings (NED) |
[22] | |
| 1 January | GP Sven Nys | Yordi Corsus (BEL) | David Haverdings (NED) | Arthur Van den Boer (BEL) |
[23] | |
| 8 February | Krawatencross Lille | Yordi Corsus (BEL) | Guus van den Eijnden (NED) | Stefano Viezzi (ITA) |
[24] | |
| 15 February | Brussels Universities Cyclocross | Yordi Corsus (BEL) | Sil De Brauwere (BEL) | Guus van den Eijnden (NED) |
Guus van den Eijnden (NED) |
[25] |