2020–21 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

2020–21 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Details
Location	Belgium; Czech Republic; Ireland; France; Netherlands; Switzerland; United States;
Races	14 5
Champions
Male individual champion	Wout van Aert (BEL) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Female individual champion	Lucinda Brand (NED) (Baloise–Trek Lions)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup was a season long cyclo-cross competition, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup took place between 4 October 2020 and 24 January 2021. In 2020, the UCI redesigned the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, expanding the total number of races to 14 (initially aiming for 16).^[1] The defending champions were Toon Aerts in the men's competition and Annemarie Worst in the women's competition.

Points distribution

Points were awarded to all eligible riders at each race. From this season, the points awarded are according to the same scale for all categories, but only the top 25 riders receive points rather than the top 50. The top ten finishers received points according to the following table:

**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

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.^[2]
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.

Events

In comparison to last season, intention was to expand the season from nine to fourteen races. The calendar included new races in Antwerp, Besançon, Diegem, Dublin, Hulst, Overijse, Villars, Dendermonde and Zonhoven, while the races in Bern, Heusden-Zolder, Iowa and Nommay were dropped.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic however, the races in Besançon, Diegem, Dublin, Hoogerheide, Duinencross Koksijde, Villars, Waterloo and Zonhoven were cancelled and the cross in Antwerp was dropped from the World Cup and instead integrated into the X²O Badkamers Trophy. As a result, only five races remained.

Date	Race	Location	Winners
Date	Race	Location	Elite men	Elite women	Under-23 men	Junior men	Junior women
4 October 2020	World Cup Waterloo	Waterloo, United States	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3]^[4]
18 October 2020	Cyclo-cross Dublin	Dublin, Ireland
25 October 2020	Cyclo-cross Zonhoven	Zonhoven, Belgium
22 November 2020	Duinencross Koksijde	Koksijde, Belgium
29 November 2020	Cyclo-cross Besançon	Besançon, France
29 November 2020	Cyklokros Tábor	Tábor, Czech Republic	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Thomas Mein (GBR)	Matěj Stránský (CZE)	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)
13 December 2020	Scheldecross Antwerpen	Antwerp, Belgium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
20 December 2020	Citadelcross	Namur, Belgium	Mathieu van der Poel (NED)	Lucinda Brand (NED)	No under-23 or junior races
27 December 2020	Cyclo-cross Diegem	Diegem, Belgium	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
27 December 2020	Cyclo-cross Dendermonde	Dendermonde, Belgium	Wout van Aert (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NED)	No under-23 or junior races
3 January 2021	Vestingcross	Perkpolder, Netherlands	Mathieu van der Poel (NED)	Denise Betsema (NED)	No under-23 or junior races
17 January 2021	Cyclo-cross Villars	Villars, Switzerland	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[5]
24 January 2021	Grand Prix Adri van der Poel	Hoogerheide, Netherlands	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[5]
24 January 2021	Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse	Overijse, Belgium	Wout van Aert (BEL)	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)	No under-23 or junior races

Final points standings

Elite men

Pos.	Rider	TAB	NAM	DEN	HUL	OVE	Points
1	Wout van Aert (BEL)	3	2	1	2	1	165
2	Mathieu van der Poel (NED)	DNS	1	2	1	2	140
3	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	1	4	4	4	4	128
4	Toon Aerts (BEL)	4	7	3	5	5	108
5	Quinten Hermans (BEL)	7	5	7	7	9	95
6	Corné van Kessel (NED)	6	9	6	10	8	91
7	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	17	3	Ret	3	3	84
8	Lars van der Haar (NED)	5	6	Ret	6	6	81
9	Laurens Sweeck (BEL)	14	19	5	8	7	77
10	Kevin Kuhn (SUI)	9	15	14	16	13	63
11	Gianni Vermeersch (BEL)	DNS	12	10	12	10	60
12	Thijs Aerts (BEL)	13	14	9	14	DNS	54
13	Daan Soete (BEL)	8	8	32	15	20	53
14	Ryan Kamp (NED)	DNS	10	20	9	12	53
15	Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)	DNS	11	16	13	17	47
16	Pim Ronhaar (NED)	DNS	37	8	11	15	44
17	Tim Merlier (BEL)	DNS	DNS	15	17	14	32
18	Eli Iserbyt (BEL)	2	31	DNS	Ret	DNS	30
19	Timo Kielich (BEL)	DNS	16	DNS	22	11	29
20	Ben Turner (GBR)	DNS	23	11	20	Ret	24
21	Curtis White (USA)	DNS	28	13	21	22	22
22	Joshua Dubau (FRA)	18	13	Ret	DNS	29	21
23	Thomas Mein (GBR)	DNS	27	12	Ret	21	19
24	Toon Vandebosch (BEL)	DNS	18	25	DNS	16	19
25	Diether Sweeck (BEL)	10	24	34	DNS	DNS	18
26	David Menut (FRA)	12	25	Ret	24	DNS	17
27	Vincent Baestaens (BEL)	11	DNS	28	26	DNS	15
28	Timon Ruegg (SUI)	19	22	33	23	26	14
29	Jakob Dorigoni (ITA)	15	DNS	DNS	DNS	24	13
30	Felipe Orts (ESP)	DNS	20	26	30	19	13
31	Mees Hendrikx (NED)	DNS	17	24	25	27	12
32	Anton Ferdinande (BEL)	DNS	DNS	22	18	28	12
33	Tim van Dijke (NED)	DNS	Ret	18	DNS	23	11
34	Marcel Meisen (GER)	20	21	Ret	DNS	DNS	11
35	Kevin Suárez Fernández (ESP)	16	34	Ret	33	38	10
36	Michael van den Ham (CAN)	DNS	40	17	34	DNS	9
37	David van der Poel (NED)	22	49	21	28	42	9
38	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	18	8
39	Yentl Bekaert (BEL)	DNS	DNS	DNS	19	DNS	7
40	Yan Gras (FRA)	27	32	19	DNS	33	7
41	Steve Chainel (FRA)	21	Ret	39	DNS	DNS	5
42	Gioele Bertolini (ITA)	23	DNS	DNS	DNS	25	4
43	Michael Boroš (CZE)	26	26	23	29	30	3
44	Stan Godrie (NED)	24	30	27	42	35	2
45	Nicolas Samparisi (ITA)	25	46	31	40	DNS	1

Elite women

Pos.	Rider	TAB	NAM	DEN	HUL	OVE	Points
1	Lucinda Brand (NED)	1	1	1	2	2	180
2	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)	2	4	3	3	1	142
3	Denise Betsema (NED)	3	3	8	1	5	129
4	Clara Honsinger (USA)	DNS	2	2	6	4	102
5	Kata Blanka Vas (HUN)	4	5	7	5	9	100
6	Sanne Cant (BEL)	12	12	6	8	6	86
7	Annemarie Worst (NED)	5	DNS	5	4	11	79
8	Manon Bakker (NED)	DNS	14	9	9	3	71
9	Puck Pieterse (NED)	6	11	23	7	17	66
10	Anna Kay (GBR)	9	7	30	18	7	63
11	Fem Van Empel (NED)	DNS	18	4	10	12	60
12	Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA)	8	15	12	13	23	59
13	Aniek van Alphen (NED)	DNS	8	16	12	14	54
14	Yara Kastelijn (NED)	10	Ret	10	17	16	51
15	Marianne Vos (NED)	DNS	DNS	14	11	10	43
16	Eva Lechner (ITA)	26	10	13	DNS	13	42
17	Evie Richards (GBR)	DNS	6	DNS	DNS	8	38
18	Perrine Clauzel (FRA)	16	9	45	23	18	38
19	Christine Majerus (LUX)	DNS	13	11	DNS	21	33
20	Alicia Franck (BEL)	13	21	28	19	19	32
21	Laura Verdonschot (BEL)	7	Ret	29	15	DNS	30
22	Marion Norbert-Riberolle (FRA)	20	35	19	24	15	26
23	Inge van der Heijden (NED)	19	17	24	22	Ret	22
24	Maghalie Rochette (CAN)	11	Ret	27	20	29	21
25	Sophie de Boer (NED)	18	24	21	21	Ret	20
26	Anne Tauber (NED)	DNS	DNS	DNS	14	20	18
27	Madigan Munro (USA)	DNS	19	15	37	27	18
28	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	DNS	DNS	18	16	DNS	18
29	Hélène Clauzel (FRA)	33	16	22	DNS	24	16
30	Francesca Baroni (ITA)	14	DNS	DNS	DNS	30	12
31	Lucía González Blanco (ESP)	15	Ret	42	26	43	11
32	Rebecca Fahringer (USA)	DNS	32	17	28	28	9
33	Gaia Realini (ITA)	17	DNS	DNS	DNS	26	9
34	Harriet Harnden (GBR)	DNS	20	DNS	27	25	7
35	Kaitlin Keough (USA)	DNS	30	20	30	39	6
36	Josie Nelson (GBR)	21	39	DNS	DNS	DNS	5
37	Silvio Persico (ITA)	47	45	44	DNS	22	4
38	Marlène Petit (FRA)	DNS	22	41	DNS	DNS	4
39	Marthe Truyen (BEL)	22	40	34	33	41	4
40	Ellen Van Loy (BEL)	23	29	37	25	31	4
41	Ruby West (CAN)	DNS	23	31	DNS	32	3
42	Zina Barhoumi (SUI)	24	26	35	DNS	49	2
43	Katie Compton (USA)	31	25	25	49	42	2
44	Joyce Vanderbeken (BEL)	25	28	33	34	50	1

Notes

References

^ UCI maakt 14 crossen van nieuwe wereldbeker bekend: Diegem en Antwerpen zijn er bij (in Dutch)
^ Rules 2017, p. 20.
^ "UCI scraps Waterloo, Dublin 2020 Cyclo-cross World Cup rounds". velonews.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "Koksijde cyclocross World Cup called off due to COVID-19". velonews.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
^ "The UCI updates on the 2020-2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar". velonews.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

Sources

Part 5 Cyclo-cross (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

Official website

[1] UCI maakt 14 crossen van nieuwe wereldbeker bekend: Diegem en Antwerpen zijn er bij (in Dutch)

[FOOTNOTE''Rules''201720-2] Rules 2017, p. 20.

[3] "UCI scraps Waterloo, Dublin 2020 Cyclo-cross World Cup rounds". velonews.com. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[4] "Koksijde cyclocross World Cup called off due to COVID-19". velonews.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[5] "The UCI updates on the 2020-2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar". velonews.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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See also: UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships