Ambiancecross
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The Ambiancecross race, sometimes called Ambiancecross Dendermonde is a cyclo-cross race held in Dendermonde, Belgium. The race has been held since 2018 and since 2020 it is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. The race is held on a usually muddy course just outside the village of Grembergen in the municipality of Dendermonde.
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| Race details | |
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| Date | January |
| Region | Dendermonde,  Belgium |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Competition | UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup |
| Type | one-day |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Editions | 6 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Most wins |
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| Most recent | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| History (women) | |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Editions | 6 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Denise Betsema (NED) |
| Most wins |
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| Most recent | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
History
The Ambiancecross was first held in 2018 in Wachtebeke which had previously been the location of the Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships in 2005. [1] The race was organised by Jurgen Mettepenningen who was also the team manager of the UCI continental cycling team Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal. In 2020 the race moved from Wachtebeke some 30 kilometers further to Dendermonde and became part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. However the first edition, in December 2020, had to be held without spectators due to COVID-19 pandemic; moreover, the 2020 race was also affected by the Storm Bella. The 2021 world cup race was held once more without spectators due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 there was no race but in 2023 it was back as part of the world cup.[2]
Past winners
Elite Men
| Season | Series | Winner | Second | Third |
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| 2024–2025 | World Cup | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Emiel Verstrynge (BEL) | Joran Wyseure (BEL) |
| 2023–2024 | World Cup | Pim Ronhaar (NED) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | Laurens Sweeck (BEL) |
| 2021–2022 | World Cup | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Toon Aerts (BEL) |
| 2020–2021 | World Cup | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Toon Aerts (BEL) |
| 2019–2020 | stand-alone race | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
| 2018–2019 | stand-alone race | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
Elite Women
| Season | Series | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | World Cup | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Puck Pieterse (NED) | Fem van Empel (NED) |
| 2023–2024 | World Cup | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) | Lucinda Brand (NED) |  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) |
| 2021–2022 | World Cup | Lucinda Brand (NED) |  Clara Honsinger (USA) | Denise Betsema (NED) |
| 2020–2021 | World Cup | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Clara Honsinger (USA) | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED) |
| 2019–2020 | stand-alone race | Yara Kastelijn (NED) | Sanne Cant (BEL) | Laura Verdonschot (BEL) |
| 2018–2019 | stand-alone race | Denise Betsema (NED) |  Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA) | Annemarie Worst (NED) |
