Cyclocross World Cup standings post-Dendermonde after Lucinda Brand & Wout van Aert emerge victorious in the mud
Cyclocross
Another round of World Cup action is in the books. In an absolute mudfest at World Cup Dendermonde, Lucinda Brand and Wout van Aert emerged victorious in their respective races, so let's take a look at how it has effected the overall World Cup standings.
Women's standings:
As mentioned, Lucinda Brand emerged victorious in Dendermonde, extending her World Cup lead over world champion Fem van Empel to 61 points. Further down, the likes of Zoe Backstedt, Marie Schreiber, Blanka Kata Vas and Inge van der Heijden are all very closely locked together in the fight for places lower down in the top 10.
See the top 15 down below!
1 BRAND Lucinda Baloise Glowi Lions 255
2 VAN EMPEL Fem 194
3 BACKSTEDT Zoe 174
4 SCHREIBER Marie 163
5 VAS Blanka 162
6 VAN DER HEIJDEN Inge 160
7 ALVARADO Ceylin del Carmen 139
8 BENTVELD Leonie 129
9 PIETERSE Puck 126
10 NORBERT RIBEROLLE Marion 121
11 BAKKER Manon 116
12 VAN ALPHEN Aniek 93
13 BETSEMA Denise Pauwels 93
14 WORST Annemarie 78
15 FOUQUENET Amandine 78
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Men's Standings:
In the men's race, as mentioned, Wout van Aert dominated in the Dendermonde mud, taking victory by over a minute from second placed Emiel Verstrynge. In the overall standings though, Van Aert doesn't crack the top 15 as Michael Vanthourenhout continues to lead the way ahead of Toon Aerts, Joran Wyseure.
See the top 15 down below!
1 VANTHOURENHOUT Michael 210
2 AERTS Toon 186
3 WYSEURE Joran 151
4 RONHAAR Pim 142
5 ISERBYT Eli Pauwels 139
6 VANDEPUTTE Niels 128
7 ORTS Felipe 124
8 VAN DER HAAR Lars 122
9 VAN DER POEL Mathieu 120
10 VERSTRYNGE Emiel 118
11 NYS Thibau 112
12 SWEECK Laurens 106
13 KUHN Kevin 104
14 HENDRIKX Mees 90
15 MASON Cameron 77
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Men Elite 🏆 in Dendermonde:
— UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) January 5, 2025
🥇 Wout van Aert 🇧🇪
🥈 Emiel Verstrynge 🇧🇪 +1:20
🥉 Joran Wyseure 🇧🇪 +1:41 #CXWorldCup #FLCS pic.twitter.com/NoiVljODUo

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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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