UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships


The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Starting in 2020, six events are organized each year – men's elite, women's elite, men's under 23, women's under 23, men's under 18, and women's under 18. Traditionally, the elite events are held on a Sunday with the other events held on the Saturday the day before.
The UCI awards a gold medal and a rainbow jersey to the winner. Silver and bronze medals are awarded to the second and third place contestants. World champions wear their rainbow jersey until the following year's championship, but they may wear it only in the type of event in which they won it.

History

First held in 1950 it replaced the Critérium International de Cyclo-cross which, as the first international cyclo-cross race, was considered the unofficial world championship.
It has since been held annually and is traditionally disputed at the end of January or the beginning of February.
At first there was only the event for elite men. Events for junior and under 23 men were added in 1979 and 1996 respectively; women's events were added for the elites and under 23s in 2000 and 2016 respectively.
Beyond these, there also was an event for amateurs from 1967 till 1993.
Cyclo-cross being mostly centred in Europe has made it take quite a while for the world championships to be held in another continent.
This finally changed with the 2013 edition which took place in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Current champions (as of 2020">2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships">as of 2020)

Championships

YearCountryCity
1950Paris
1951Luxembourg
1952Geneva
1953Oñate
1954
1955 SaarSaarbrücken
1956Luxembourg
1957Edelare
1958Limoges
1959Geneva
1960Tolosa
1961Hanover
1962Esch-sur-Alzette
1963Calais
1964Overboelare
1965Cavaria
1966Beasain
1967Zürich
1968Luxembourg
1969Magstadt
1970Zolder
1971Apeldoorn
1972Prague
1973London
1974Bera
1975Melchnau

YearCountryCity
1976Chazay-d'Azergues
1977Hanover
1978Amorebieta-Etxano
1979Saccolongo
1980Wetzikon
1981Tolosa
1982Lanarvily
1983Birmingham
1984Oss
1985Munich
1986Lembeek
1987Mladá Boleslav
1988Hägendorf
1989Pontchâteau
1990Getxo
1991Gieten
1992Leeds
1993Corva
1994Koksijde
1995Eschenbach
1996Montreuil
1997Munich
1998Middelfart
1999Poprad
2000Sint-Michielsgestel
2001Tábor

YearCountryCity
2002Zolder
2003Monopoli
2004Pontchâteau
2005Sankt Wendel
2006Zeddam
2007Hooglede-Gits
2008Treviso
2009Hoogerheide
2010Tábor
2011Sankt Wendel
2012Koksijde
2013Louisville
2014Hoogerheide
2015Tábor
2016Zolder
2017Belvaux
2018Valkenburg
2019Bogense
2020Dübendorf
2021Ostend
2022Fayetteville
2023Hoogerheide
2024Tábor

Results