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Bart Wellens (born 10 August 1978) is a
National Junior Championships
;1996–1997
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd 
UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1997–1998
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 
UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd Overall UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st 
Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Frankfurt
::1st Wetzikon
::2nd Hoogerheide
::3rd Liévin
: 1st
Belgian
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former professional cyclo-cross and road cyclist
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. He now works as the team manager of UCI Cyclo-cross Team .
Career
Wellens was born inVorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
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. In the Under 23 category, Wellens battled Sven Nys. Wellens won the Under 23 Belgian championships in 1997 beating Nys while Nys got revenge at the UCI Under 23 World Cyclo-Cross championships a month later. Wellens had to settle for second place. The following year Wellens again finished second to Nys at the World Championships. Nys then left the category and Wellens became the Under 23 World Champion for two years in a row. Wellens turned professional in 2000 with the Spaar Select team. In 2002/03 season, Wellens won the World Cup and then won the Elite World Championships.
In the following season 2003/04 he dominated the sport and beat rival Sven Nys in both the Gazet van Antwerpen and the Superprestige series. Wellens also beat Nys to become Belgian champion and as defending champion Wellens retained his World title after narrowly winning a sprint against Mario De Clercq
Mario De Clercq (born 5 March 1966) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004. The majority of his ye ...
. With these wins together with a third place overall in the World Cup, Wellens was very close to being the first cyclist to win the Grand Slam of cyclo-cross. Entering the final World Cup event where there were double points on offer, Wellens needed to win or that place in the top five ahead of Nys. However, in the end it was Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998 ...
who won the race and took the World Cup lead. Wellens could not compete in the final events of the Superprestige and the Gazet van Antwerpen due to injury, despite having already won both classifications.
Wellens started the 2004/05 season as World Champion but the season started poorly with a lack of form followed by injury. However his form returned toward the end of the season where he won the Grand Prix Rouwmoer in Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and ...
, a Gazet van Antwerpen race.
In the 2005 edition of the Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse, Wellens kicked a spectator who was allegedly throwing beer at him. Wellens went on to win the event after Boom slipped in the final lap and initially was awarded the win despite the threat of disqualification. Several days later after a meeting of the three race commissionaires and the UCI, Wellens was disqualified and Boom was awarded the win. Later Wellens was served with a ban from racing during the first month (September) of the following season (2006/07).
Personal life
His younger brother Geert also competed professionally as a cyclist, including a year with his brother. He starred in thereality television
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series ''Wellens en Wee'' on Flemish
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TV-channel VT4. In this series, Wellens together with his parents, Lucien and Wiske, and his other teammates were shown in their daily lives and preparations for the weekend races.
Major results
Road
;2008 : 1st Stage 1 Volta a Lleida ;2010 : 4th OverallCzech Cycling Tour
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Cyclo-cross
;1995–1996 : 1st National Junior Championships
;1996–1997
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd UCI World Under-23 Championships
;1997–1998
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd UCI World Under-23 Championships
: Superprestige
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::3rd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
;1998–1999
: 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd Overall Superprestige
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::1st Hoogstraten
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Hoogstraten ...
::2nd Diegem
Diegem is a town in the municipality of Machelen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Its gothic church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire.
The town is served by Diegem railway station, which is situated on the ...
::3rd Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
::3rd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::3rd Overijse
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::3rd Surhuisterveen
: UCI World Cup
::2nd Koksijde
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;1999–2000
: 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 1st National Under-23 Championships
: UCI World Cup
::1st Kalmthout
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In addition to Kalmtho ...
: Gazet van Antwerpen
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::1st Essen
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::2nd Rijkevorsel
::2nd Lille
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::2nd Oostmalle
: Superprestige
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::2nd Hoogstraten
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Hoogstraten ...
::2nd Surhuisterveen
::3rd Silvelle
;2000–2001
: 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Tábor
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Administrative parts
The followi ...
::2nd Bergamo
::3rd Heusden-Zolder
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: 2nd Overall Superprestige
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::1st Harnes
::2nd Ruddervorde
::2nd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::3rd Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
: 2nd Loenhout
: 3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Oostmalle
::2nd Lille
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: 3rd National Championships
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;2001–2002
: 1st Ardooie
: 1st Contern
: 1st Vossem
: 1st Woerden
: 2nd Eeklo
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: 2nd Veldegem
: 3rd Overall Superprestige
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::1st Ruddervorde
::2nd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::3rd Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
::3rd Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
* C ...
: 3rd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Kalmthout
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In addition to Kalmtho ...
::1st Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...
::3rd Niel
: 3rd Overall UCI World Cup
::2nd Monopoli
::2nd Igorre
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, national ...
::3rd Heerlen
;2002–2003
: 1st UCI World Championships
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: 1st Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Frankfurt
::1st Wetzikon
::2nd Hoogerheide
::3rd Liévin
: 1st Eeklo
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: 1st Overijse
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: 1st Tábor
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Administrative parts
The followi ...
: 2nd Overall Superprestige
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::1st Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
::1st Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
* C ...
::2nd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::3rd Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
::3rd Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium).
Hoogstraten ...
::3rd Harnes
: 2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Niel
::2nd Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and ...
::2nd Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...
::2nd Oostmalle
::3rd Koppenbergcross
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: 2nd Hamme
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: 2nd Woerden
: 2nd Zonnebeke
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: 3rd National Championships
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: 3rd Eernegem
;2003–2004
: 1st UCI World Championships
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: 1st National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
: 1st Overall Superprestige
The Cyclo-cross Superprestige is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, consisting of around 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of three season-long competitions, alongside the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and t ...
::1st Ruddervorde
::1st Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
::1st Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::1st Diegem
Diegem is a town in the municipality of Machelen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Its gothic church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire.
The town is served by Diegem railway station, which is situated on the ...
::2nd Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
::2nd Harnes
::3rd Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium).
Hoogstraten ...
: 1st Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Koppenbergcross
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::1st Niel
::1st Kalmthout
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In addition to Kalmtho ...
::1st Essen
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::1st Loenhout
: 1st Dottenijs
: 1st Harderwijk
: 1st Hooglede
: 1st Milan
: 1st Overijse
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: 1st Surhuisterveen
: 1st Vossem
: 1st Woerden
: 2nd Middelkerke
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: 3rd Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Nommay
::2nd Torino
::2nd Wetzikon
: 3rd Eernegem
;2004–2005
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Essen
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::2nd Baal
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: Superprestige
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::2nd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::2nd Vorselaar
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Famous inhabitants
* C ...
: 2nd Heerlen
;2005–2006
: UCI World Cup
::1st Igorre
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, national ...
::2nd Kalmthout
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In addition to Kalmtho ...
::3rd Wetzikon
: 1st Ardooie
: 1st Dottenijs
: 1st Erpe-Mere
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: 1st Neerpelt
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Effective 1 January 201 ...
: 2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
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History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and ...
::2nd Koppenbergcross
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::3rd Niel
: 2nd UCI World Championships
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: 3rd Overall Superprestige
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::1st Ruddervorde
::1st Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
::2nd Hamme
Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The c ...
::3rd Vorselaar
Vorselaar () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Vorselaar proper. In 2021, Vorselaar had a total population of 7,995. The total area is 27.62 km2.
Famous inhabitants
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: 3rd National Championships
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: 3rd Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning ''oak'' and ''sp ...
;2006–2007
: 1st National Championships
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: 1st Lebbeke
: 1st Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Ka ...
: 1st Veghel-Eerde
: 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
::1st Milan
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::2nd Aigle
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Aigle (French for "eagle", ; frp, Âgllo) is a his ...
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Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Administrative parts
The followi ...
::2nd Koksijde
Koksijde (; french: Coxyde ; vls, Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of O ...
::2nd Igorre
Igorre is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain
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, national ...
::2nd Nommay
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Neerpelt (, literally ''Lower Pelt'') is a town in Pelt and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total area is 42.78 km².
Effective 1 January 201 ...
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Niel
::2nd Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as ...
::2nd Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and ...
: 3rd Overall Superprestige
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::2nd Hamme
Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The c ...
::2nd Diegem
Diegem is a town in the municipality of Machelen, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
Its gothic church, inaugurated in 1543, in the centre of town, has a conspicuous tiered spire.
The town is served by Diegem railway station, which is situated on the ...
::3rd Ruddervorde
;2007–2008
: 1st Zonhoven
Zonhoven (; li, Zoneve) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Zonhoven had a total population of 21,214. The total area is 39.34 km2 which gives a population density of 506 inhabitant ...
: 1st Zonnebeke
Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population o ...
: 2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Niel
::2nd Oostmalle
::2nd Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...
::2nd Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as ...
::2nd Koppenbergcross
The Cyclo-cross Koppenberg is a cyclo-cross race held in Oudenaarde, Belgium, which is part of the X²O Badkamers Trophy. The cyclo-cross race uses the Koppenberg climb that has been used many times in the Belgian Classic the Tour of Flander ...
: UCI World Cup
::2nd Pijnacker
Pijnacker () is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is bordered Zoetermeer to the north, by Nootdorp to the northwest, by Delfgauw to the southwest, by Rotterdam (specifically Overschie) to the south and by Berkel en Rodenrijs to ...
::2nd Igorre
Igorre is a municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national ...
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::2nd Liévin
::2nd Hoogerheide
: 2nd Overall Superprestige
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::3rd Ruddervorde
::3rd Hamme
Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The c ...
::3rd Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
::3rd Veghel-Eerde
: 2nd National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
: 2nd Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning ''oak'' and ''sp ...
: 2nd Overijse
Overijse () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. It is a suburb of the wider Brussels metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse, and the communities of Eizer, Maleizen, Jezus-Eik, ...
: 3rd Antwerpen
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
: 3rd Ardooie
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: 3rd Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, literally ''Lower Pelt'') is a town in Pelt and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total area is 42.78 km².
Effective 1 January 201 ...
;2008–2009
: 1st Asteasu
: 1st Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and .
Sint-N ...
: 2nd Overall Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Hasselt
Hasselt (, , ; la, Hasseletum, Hasselatum) is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is known for its former branding as "the city of taste", as well as ...
::3rd Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...
: 2nd Overall UCI World Cup
::3rd Nommay
: 2nd Lebbeke
: 2nd Neerpelt
Neerpelt (, literally ''Lower Pelt'') is a town in Pelt and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. In 2018, the municipality had a total population of 17,174. The total area is 42.78 km².
Effective 1 January 201 ...
: 2nd Sint-Michielsgestel
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a village in the municipality of Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands.
Geography
The 120 km long river Dommel flows north from a well near Peer in Belgium. Just north of 's-Hertogenbosch it is joined by the Aa and ...
: 3rd Overall Superprestige
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::2nd Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an '' ...
::2nd Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
::3rd Hamme
Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The c ...
::3rd Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium).
Hoogstraten ...
: 3rd Maldegem
Maldegem (; vls, Moaldegem), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and . and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. ...
: 3rd Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
;2009–2010
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Oostmalle
: 1st Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning ''oak'' and ''sp ...
: 3rd Maldegem
Maldegem (; vls, Moaldegem), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and . and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. ...
: 3rd Zonnebeke
Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population o ...
;2010–2011
: 1st Cauberg
The Cauberg is a hill in Valkenburg aan de Geul, a town in the South Limburg region of the Netherlands. The hill played an important role in the early development of tourism in Valkenburg. Today, several major tourist attractions are situated on ...
: 2nd National Championships
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: UCI World Cup
::3rd Heusden-Zolder
Heusden-Zolder (; li, Heuze-Zolder ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 km² which gives a population density ...
: Superprestige
The Cyclo-cross Superprestige is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, consisting of around 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of three season-long competitions, alongside the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and t ...
::3rd Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Ka ...
: Fidea Classics
::3rd Niel
;2011–2012
: Gazet van Antwerpen
The ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' (Antwerp Gazette, popularly named ''De Frut'', "sour head cheese") is a Belgian newspaper in Antwerp and Flanders, published by Concentra.
History and profile
''Gazet van Antwerpen'' was established in 1891. Its ed ...
::1st Essen
Essen (; Latin: ''Assindia'') is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and ...
::3rd Baal
Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", " lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied ...
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: 2nd Kalmthout
Kalmthout () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthout had a population of 19,020. The total area is .
In addition to Kalmtho ...
: 2nd Sun Prairie Day 1
;2012–2013
: 1st Maldegem
Maldegem (; vls, Moaldegem), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and . and have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. ...
: 2nd Otegem
: 2nd Woerden
: Superprestige
The Cyclo-cross Superprestige is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, consisting of around 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of three season-long competitions, alongside the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and t ...
::3rd Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km².
Sports
The ...
;2013–2014
: 3rd National Championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, i ...
References
External links
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