Who are the best cyclocrossers of their respective countries? Learn who will wear the National champion jerseys in the year to come!
Cyclocross
After the hectic cyclocross period around the Christmas both the riders and fans got a chance to catch a breath again with only National Championships scheduled for the weekend. And while some riders continued to dominate in their countries, we have also witnessed several shocking results. In this article you'll find who exactly will have the honour of wearing the Champion's jersey over the period of next 12 months!
Belgium
Elite: Thibau Nys & Marion Norbert Riberolle, U23: Aaron Dockx
Starting with the biggest cyclocross nations, we have witnessed exciting battles in men's races. Over in Belgium, the European champion Thibau Nys stunned his opponents with a powerful attack in the final lap and added first National champion's jersey to his palmares. Only 8 more to go to equal his father's record. The U23 was even more thrilling with Yordi Corsus and Aaron Dockx in a head-to-head battle until the final meters with the latter coming out on the top.
A day earlier, the women's race took place. Without Sanne Cant who had won previous 15 (!) editions at the start, the women's race was almost a walk in the park for Marion Norbert Riberolle who took her first Belgian title in a rather dominant fashion.
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The Netherlands
Elite: Tibor Del Grosso & Puck Pieterse
Men's race in Netherlands also provided for an exciting race. The returning Joris Nieuwenhuis added an extra spice with in an impressive ride after four months out of any competition. But ultimately it came down to a 1-on-1 between two young riders Tibor del Grosso and Pim Ronhaar. Last year's U23 World Champion Del Grosso ultimately had more in the legs and placed a decisive attack over last ramp.
Women's race was controlled by Fenix-Deceuninck duo Puck Pieterse and Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado from the start to the finish and ultimately it was the XCO World Champion who won with a convincing advantage of more than a minute over her teammate.
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Some of the less surprising results include seventh Spanish title for the runner-up from European Championships - Felipe Orts, an eighth Czech title for Michael Boros, a seventh French title for Clément Venturini, or a staggering thirteenth consecutive (!) Polish title for veteran Marek Konwa.
But we have also seen many upsets. Perhaps the biggest shock came at the British Championships where in the women's category, the title went to not very well known Xan Crees who has beaten super-talent Cat Ferguson and another up-and-coming promising rider Imogen Wolff.
Overview of the new 2024/25 National Champions:
Belgium: Thibau Nys & Marion Norbert Riberolle
The Netherlands: Tibor Del Grosso & Puck Pieterse
Spain: Felipe Orts & Sofia Rodriguez
Great Britain: Cameron Mason & Xan Crees
Switzerland: Kevin Kuhn & Rebekka Estermann
Czech Republic: Michael Boros & Kristyna Zemanová
France: Clément Venturini & Amandine Fouquenet
Luxembourg: Loïc Bettendorff´& Marie Schreiber
Poland: Marek Konwa & Antonina Bialek
Italy: Gioele Bertolini & Carlotta Borello
Germany: Marcel Meisen & Elisabeth Brandau
Denmark: Daniel Weis & Caroline Bohé
Hungary: Barnabás Vas & Regina Bruchner
Portugal: Rafael Sousa & Beatriz Guerra
Ireland: Dean Harvey & Esther Wong
Austria: Lukas Hatz & Nadja Heigl
Romania: Joszef-Attila Malnasi & Wendy Bunea
Albania: Olsian Velia & Nelia Kabetaj
Ondrej ZhasilCycling Journalist
Ondřej Zhasil is a cycling journalist at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2023. He is based in Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic, and covers professional cycling across the main UCI competitions, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España. A key focus of his work is startlist analysis and pre-race coverage, where he examines team selections, rider line-ups, and tactical scenarios ahead of major events.
Alongside WorldTour coverage, Ondřej has developed specific expertise in junior cycling and in racing across East Asia, including competitions in China and Japan. He also maintains a broad working knowledge of other disciplines and levels, including cyclocross, while continuing to expand his understanding of mountain bike racing.
Ondřej holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Physics, which supports his analytical, data-driven approach to performance and race analysis. In his reporting, he regularly uses ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available.
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- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
- How can you use a photo post incident to judge the incident itself (which is not hard to find if you’re prepared to invest the same amount of time in searching as writing that comment? It’s harsh but technically right even though this or worse is not always sanctioned in every race. The two things that went against MS (who unfortunately for her would still have won without making her mistake) are that it was not a bunch sprint where there could have been an overlooked incident or mitigating circumstances explaining a deviation. Everything was focused on just those 2, Schreiber was riding beautifully balanced which made her sudden deviation look unnatural stroke as if it could have been in some part intentional whilst she was slowly drifting ever closer towards the barrier to a point that would have reached obstruction level. In her defence, it might have been the realisation she was heading towards that that made her react suddenly and caused the deviation involuntarily. In any case, congratulations to her for the ride of her life, in people’s minds she will be credited for it.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Good boy Obviously doesn’t need that much help dealing with pressure, as some have suggested. Wiser (and humbler) than many far further along their careers. About offering him the moon, recently someone came up with an explanation of the downfall of a football great (either referring to Maradona or Portuguese Ronaldo) saying it was kind of normal after coming back from the moon, except that others, including some who actually did go to the moon like Armstrong (Neil in case anyone is too switched off to realise) didn’t go through any of the same motions after coming back. A lot of how you deal with situations has less to do with the situation than with your character.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
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