Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships

Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships – Women's elite race
Race details
Date	Beginning of January
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Type	One-day
Organiser	Royal Belgian Cycling League
History
First edition	2001
Editions	21 (as of 2021)
First winner
Most wins	Sanne Cant (12 times)
Most recent	Sanne Cant

Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships – Men's elite race
Race details
Date	Beginning of January
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Type	One-day
Organiser	Royal Belgian Cycling League
History
First edition	1910
Editions	104 (as of 2021)
First winner	Philippe Thys
Most wins	Roland Liboton (10 times)
Most recent	Wout van Aert

The Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB).^[1] Races are run for elite men, elite women, under 23 men, junior (under 18) men, juvenile men, various masters (amateur over 30) categories and by other organisations catering for veteran riders.

Elite men[]

The winners and placed riders for the professional men's event (literally "elite with contract"; a separate championship is still held for elite men without contract, following on from the earlier amateur event) each year have been:^[1]

Year	Location	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1910		Philippe Thys
1911	not held
1912		(1/2)
1913		(1/2)
1914		(2/2)
1915 to 1920	not held
1921		René Vermandel
1922		Maurice De Waele
1923
1924		Joseph Van Dam
1925		Pé Verhaegen
1926		(2/2)
1927
1928		Jules Goedhuys (1/2)
1929		Georges Ronsse (1/2)
1930		Georges Ronsse (2/2)
1931		Jules Goedhuys (2/2)
1932		Jef Demuysere
1933		Maurice Seynaeve (1/5)
1934		Maurice Seynaeve (2/5)
1935		Maurice Seynaeve (3/5)
1936		Maurice Seynaeve (4/5)
1937		Maurice Seynaeve (5/5)
1938		(1/2)
1939		(2/2)
1940	not held
1941
1942		Eugeen Jacobs (1/2)
1943		Eugeen Jacobs (2/2)
1944
1945	Keerbergen	(1/5)		Eugeen Jacobs
1946	Antwerp	(2/5)
1947	Wervik	(3/5)
1948	Heverlee
1949	Zingem	(4/5)		Eugeen Jacobs
1950	Mater	(1/6)
1951	Westouter	(5/5)
1952	Hoeselt	(2/6)
1953	Lens
1954	Hombeek
1955	Sombreffe	(3/6)
1956	Edelare	(4/6)
1957	Budingen	(1/2)
1958	Meulebeke	(5/6)
1959	Hoeselt	(2/2)
1960	Everbeek	(1/3)
1961	Hombeek	(6/6)
1962	Vonêche	(2/3)	Albert Van Damme
1963	Gavere	Albert Van Damme (1/6)
1964	Bomal	(3/3)		Albert Van Damme
1965	Overijse	Albert Van Damme (2/6)
1966	Meulebeke	Albert Van Damme (3/6)
1967	Zolder	Erik De Vlaeminck (1/4)
1968	Opwijk	Albert Van Damme (4/6)	Roger De Vlaeminck
1969	Ruien	Erik De Vlaeminck (2/4)
1970	Wetteren	Albert Van Damme (5/6)	Roger De Vlaeminck
1971	Ruien	Erik De Vlaeminck (3/4)	Albert Van Damme
1972	Lembeek	Erik De Vlaeminck (4/4)	Albert Van Damme
1973	Horebeke	Albert Van Damme (6/6)
1974	Beernem	Roger De Vlaeminck (1/3)	Albert Van Damme
1975	Volkegem	Roger De Vlaeminck (2/3)	Eric De Vlaeminck	Marc De Block
1976	Overijse	Marc De Block (1/2)	Albert Van Damme	Eric De Vlaeminck
1977	Munte	Marc De Block (2/2)	Albert Van Damme	Eric De Vlaeminck
1978	Beernem	Roger De Vlaeminck (3/3)
1979	Koersel		Roger De Vlaeminck
1980	Maurage	Roland Liboton (1/10)
1981		Roland Liboton (2/10)
1982	Kessel	Roland Liboton (3/10)
1983	Overijse	Roland Liboton (4/10)
1984	Asper	Roland Liboton (5/10)
1985	Zillebeke	Roland Liboton (6/10)
1986	Koersel	Roland Liboton (7/10)
1987	Mol	Roland Liboton (8/10)
1988	Ploegsteert	Roland Liboton (9/10)		Danny De Bie
1989	Bioul	Roland Liboton (10/10)		Danny De Bie
1990	Overijse	Danny De Bie (1/3)	Roland Liboton
1991	Asper	Danny De Bie (2/3)		Johan Museeuw
1992	Diksmuide	Danny De Bie (3/3)
1993	Houthalen	Paul Herygers (1/2)	Danny De Bie
1994	Soumagne	Peter Van Den Abeele	Danny De Bie
1995	Heist-op-den-Berg	Marc Janssens (1/3)	Erwin Vervecken
1996	Overijse	Erwin Vervecken	Paul Herygers	Mario De Clercq
1997	Hoogstraten	Paul Herygers (2/2)	Mario De Clercq
1998	Geraardsbergen	Marc Janssens (2/3)	Erwin Vervecken	Mario De Clercq
1999	Soumagne	Marc Janssens (3/3)	Mario De Clercq	Sven Nys
2000	Ghent	Sven Nys (1/9)	Erwin Vervecken	Mario De Clercq
2001	Mol	Mario De Clercq (1/2)	Erwin Vervecken	Bart Wellens
2002	Koksijde	Mario De Clercq (2/2)	Erwin Vervecken	Sven Vanthourenhout
2003	Wielsbeke	Sven Nys (2/9)	Ben Berden	Bart Wellens
2004	Lille	Bart Wellens (1/2)	Mario De Clercq	Sven Nys
2005	Wachtebeke	Sven Nys (3/9)	Tom Vannoppen	Ben Berden
2006	Tervuren	Sven Nys (4/9)	Erwin Vervecken	Bart Wellens
2007	Hamme	Bart Wellens (2/2)	Klaas Vantornout	Sven Nys
2008	Hofstade	Sven Nys (5/9)	Bart Wellens	Niels Albert
2009	Ruddervoorde	Sven Nys (6/9)	Niels Albert	Kevin Pauwels
2010	Oostmalle	Sven Nys (7/9)	Klaas Vantornout	Tom Meeusen
2011	Antwerp	Niels Albert	Bart Wellens	Kevin Pauwels
2012	Hooglede-Gits	Sven Nys (8/9)	Niels Albert	Rob Peeters
2013	Mol	Klaas Vantornout (1/2)	Sven Nys	Kevin Pauwels
2014	Waregem	Sven Nys (9/9)	Rob Peeters	Bart Wellens
2015	Erpe-Mere	Klaas Vantornout (2/2)	Tom Meeusen	Wout van Aert
2016	Lille	Wout van Aert (1/4)	Laurens Sweeck	Sven Nys
2017	Ostend	Wout van Aert (2/4)	Kevin Pauwels	Laurens Sweeck
2018	Koksijde	Wout van Aert (3/4)	Laurens Sweeck	Daan Soete
2019	Kruibeke	Toon Aerts	Wout van Aert	Michael Vanthourenhout
2020	Antwerp	Laurens Sweeck	Eli Iserbyt	Toon Aerts
2021	Meulebeke	Wout van Aert (4/4)	Toon Aerts	Michael Vanthourenhout
2022	Middelkerke
2023	Lokeren
2024	Meulebeke

Multiple winners[]

Riders in cursive are still active.

Amount	Rider
10	Roland Liboton
9	Sven Nys
6	Albert Van Damme
6
5	Maurice Seynaeve
5
4	Eric De Vlaeminck
4	Wout van Aert
3	Danny De Bie

	Roger De Vlaeminck
	Marc Janssens
2	Marc De Block
	Mario De Clercq

	Paul Herygers
	Eugeen Jacobs

	Georges Ronsse


	Klaas Vantornout
	Bart Wellens

Elite women[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001		Anja Nobus
2002	Anja Nobus (1/2)		Hilde Quintens
2003	Hilde Quintens (1/2)	Anja Nobus	Veerle Ingels
2004	Anja Nobus (2/2)	Loes Sels
2005	Veerle Ingels	Anja Nobus	Loes Sels
2006	Hilde Quintens (2/2)		Anja Nobus
2007	Loes Sels (1/2)	Katrien Aerts	Hilde Quintens
2008	Loes Sels (2/2)	Veerle Ingels	Katrien Pauwels
2009	Joyce Vanderbeken	Sanne Cant	Veerle Ingels
2010	Sanne Cant (1/12)	Joyce Vanderbeken	Ellen Van Loy
2011	Sanne Cant (2/12)		Joyce Vanderbeken
2012	Sanne Cant (3/12)	Joyce Vanderbeken	Hilde Quintens
2013	Sanne Cant (4/12)	Ellen Van Loy	Joyce Vanderbeken
2014	Sanne Cant (5/12)	Ellen Van Loy	Githa Michiels
2015	Sanne Cant (6/12)	Ellen Van Loy	Githa Michiels
2016	Sanne Cant (7/12)	Ellen Van Loy	Loes Sels
2017	Sanne Cant (8/12)		Ellen Van Loy
2018	Sanne Cant (9/12)	Ellen Van Loy	Loes Sels
2019	Sanne Cant (10/12)	Loes Sels
2020	Sanne Cant (11/12)		Ellen Van Loy
2021	Sanne Cant (12/12)	Lotte Kopecky

^[1]

Multiple winners[]

Riders in cursive are still active.

Amount	Rider
12	Sanne Cant
2	Anja Nobus
2	Hilde Quintens
2	Loes Sels

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Palmaressen Cyclocross" (PDF) (in Dutch and French). KBWB-RLVB. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[KBWBPalmares-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Palmaressen Cyclocross" (PDF) (in Dutch and French). KBWB-RLVB. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

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show v t Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champions (men)
1900–1919	Philippe Thys (1910) (1912) (1913) (1914)
1920–1939	René Vermandel (1921) Maurice De Waele (1922) (1923) Joseph Van Dam (1924) Pé Verhaegen (1925) (1926) (1927) Jules Goedhuys (1928) Georges Ronsse (1929–1930) Jules Goedhuys (1931) Jef Demuysere (1932) Maurice Seynaeve (1933–1937) (1938–1939)
1940–1959	(1941) Eugeen Jacobs (1942–1943) (1944) (1945–1947) (1948) (1949) (1950) (1951) (1952) (1953) (1954) (1955–1956) (1957) (1958) (1959)
1960–1979	(1960) (1961) (1962) Albert Van Damme (1963) (1964) Albert Van Damme (1965–1966) Erik De Vlaeminck (1967) Albert Van Damme (1968) Erik De Vlaeminck (1969) Albert Van Damme (1970) Erik De Vlaeminck (1971–1972) Albert Van Damme (1973) Roger De Vlaeminck (1974–1975) Marc De Block (1976–1977) Roger De Vlaeminck (1978) (1979)
1980–1999	Roland Liboton (1980–1989) Danny De Bie (1990–1992) Paul Herygers (1993) Peter Van Den Abeele (1994) Marc Janssens (1995) Erwin Vervecken (1996) Paul Herygers (1997) Marc Janssens (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Sven Nys (2000) Mario De Clercq (2001–2002) Sven Nys (2003) Bart Wellens (2004) Sven Nys (2005–2006) Bart Wellens (2007) Sven Nys (2008–2010) Niels Albert (2011) Sven Nys (2012) Klaas Vantornout (2013) Sven Nys (2014) Klaas Vantornout (2015) Wout van Aert (2016–2018) Toon Aerts (2019)
2020–2039	Laurens Sweeck (2020) Wout van Aert (2021)

show v t Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champion (women)
2000–2019	(2001) Anja Nobus (2002) Hilde Quintens (2003) Anja Nobus (2004) Veerle Ingels (2005) Hilde Quintens (2006) Loes Sels (2007–2008) Joyce Vanderbeken (2009) Sanne Cant (2010–2019)
2020–2039	Sanne Cant (2020–2021)