Another UCI Cyclocross World Cup campaign is in the books and after a thrilling final weekend double-header in Maasmechelen and Hoogerheide, Lucinda Brand and Michael Vanthourenhout have secured themselves the elite, overall World Cup victories.
Closing her season in the ultimate style, Brand completed her World Cup overall triumph with a dominant performance in Hoogerheide on Sunday afternoon, in the process securing the 20th World Cup win of her career. In the overall standings, the Dutch star finishes 84 points clear of world champion Fem van Empel, with Blanka Kata Vas usurping Zoe Backstedt for 3rd in the table after a brilliant final weekend performance. See the top 20 of the overall World Cup standings down below!
Rank | Rider | Points |
1 | Lucinda Brand | 350 |
2 | Fem van Empel | 276 |
3 | Kata Blanka Vas | 253 |
4 | Zoe Backstedt | 244 |
5 | Inge van der Heijden | 213 |
6 | Marie Schreiber | 205 |
7 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado | 199 |
8 | Puck Pieterse | 173 |
9 | Manon Bakker | 156 |
10 | Leonie Bentveld | 154 |
11 | Marion Norbert Riberolle | 140 |
12 | Denise Betsema | 129 |
13 | Amandine Fouquenet | 121 |
14 | Hélène Clauzel | 111 |
15 | Aniek van Alphen | 107 |
16 | Annemarie Worst | 100 |
17 | Sara Casasola | 91 |
18 | Julie Brouwers | 67 |
18 | Sanne Cant | 67 |
20 | Marianne Vos | 56 |
20 | Laura Verdonschot | 56 |
As mentioned, in the men's elite, Michael Vanthourenhout secured himself overall victory for the first time in his career. The Belgian couldn't cap his campaign off in winning style, finishing a distant 2nd to Mathieu van der Poel in Hoogerheide. In the standings though, Vanthourenhout sits 40 points clear of Toon Aerts at the top, with Joran Wyseure, holding off world champion Van der Poel in 3rd by just 5 points. See the top 20 of the final standings down below!
Rank | Rider | Points |
1 | Michael Vanthourenhout | 281 |
2 | Toon Aerts | 241 |
3 | Joran Wyseure | 205 |
4 | Mathieu van der Poel | 200 |
5 | Eli Iserbyt | 197 |
6 | Lars van der Haar | 191 |
7 | Emiel Verstrynge | 169 |
8 | Felipe Orts Lloret | 167 |
9 | Pim Ronhaar | 161 |
10 | Thibau Nys | 152 |
11 | Niels Vandeputte | 150 |
12 | Kevin Kuhn | 140 |
13 | Laurens Sweeck | 129 |
14 | Mees Hendrikx | 120 |
15 | Jens Adams | 113 |
16 | Cameron Mason | 95 |
17 | Wout van Aert | 92 |
18 | Michael Boroš | 88 |
19 | Toon Vandebosch | 86 |
20 | Ryan Kamp | 79 |
A new overall @UCIcyclocrossWC leader 👏🏆🥇
— UCI Cyclocross (@UCI_CX) January 26, 2025
Michael Vanthourenhout: “It is my first overall win in my career so it is very beautiful to win like this. I am very happy.”#CXWorldCup #FLCS pic.twitter.com/esDMDjML8S