2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

Sint-Michielsgestel
Venue	Sint-Michielsgestel, the Netherlands
Date	(2000-01-28 - 2000-01-29)January 28–29, 2000
Coordinates	51°38′N5°21′E / 51.633°N 5.350°E / 51.633; 5.350
Events	4
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The 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands on Saturday January 28 and Sunday January 29, 2000. ^[1] This was the first year that a women's event was held. The track for the race was 2660 meter long with 700 meter road, 1080 meter grass and 880 meter forest trail. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Schedule

• Saturday January 29, 2000 ^[5]
  • 11:00 Women's Elite
  • 14:00 Men's Under 23
• Sunday January 30, 2000
  • 11:00 Men's Juniors
  • 14:00 Men's Elite

Medal summary

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's events
Men's elite race details	Richard Groenendaal  (NED)	59' 57"	Mario De Clercq  (BEL)	+ 38"	Sven Nys  (BEL)	+ 42"
Men's under-23 race details	Bart Wellens  (BEL)	53' 32"	Tom Vannoppen  (BEL)	+ 44"	Davy Commeyne  (BEL)	+ 1' 04"
Men's junior race details	Bart Aernouts  (BEL)	41' 06"	Walker Ferguson  (USA)	+ 15"	David Kasek  (CZE)	+ 47"
Women's events
Women's elite race details	Hanka Kupfernagel  (GER)	42' 10"	Louise Robinson  (GBR)	+ 57"	Daphny van den Brand  (NED)	+ 1' 16"

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Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Belgium  (BEL)	2	2	2	6
2	Netherlands  (NED)	1	0	1	2
3	Germany  (GER)	1	0	0	1
4	Great Britain  (GBR)	0	1	0	1
	United States  (USA)	0	1	0	1
6	Czech Republic  (CZE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		4	4	4	12

Men's Elite

• Held on Sunday January 29, 2000

RANK	2000 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS	TIME
	Richard Groenendaal  (NED)	00:59:57
	Mario De Clercq  (BEL)	+ 0.38
	Sven Nys  (BEL)	+ 0.42
4.	Adrie van der Poel  (NED)	+ 1.18
5.	Wim de Vos  (NED)	+ 1.50
6.	Ben Berden  (BEL)	+ 2.08
7.	Peter van Santvliet  (BEL)	+ 2.12
8.	Gerben de Knegt  (NED)	+ 2.17
9.	Daniele Pontoni  (ITA)	+ 2.22
10.	Dominique Arnould  (FRA)	+ 2.23

Women's Elite

• Held on Sunday January 29, 2000

RANK	2002 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS	TIME
	Hanka Kupfernagel  (GER)	00:42:10
	Louise Robinson  (GBR)	+ 0:57
	Daphny van den Brand  (NED)	+ 1:16
4.	Laurence Leboucher  (FRA)	+ 2:03
5.	Alison Dunlap  (USA)	+ 2:30
6.	Corine Dorland  (NED)	+ 2:55
7.	Alla Yepifanova  (RUS)	+ 3:14
8.	Carmen Richardson  (USA)	+ 3:15
9.	Inge Velthuis  (NED)	+ 3:36
10.	Chantal Daucourt  (SUI)	+ 3:57

Notes

1. "World Championship 2000". FirstCycling.com. 1 January 2026.
2. "Course / Parcours". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
3. "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Sint-Michielsgestel 2000". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 28 December 2025.
4. "2000  » UCI World Championship (WC)  » Sint-Michielsgestel". procyclingstats.com. 28 December 2025.
5. "UCI- Union Cycliste Internationale- CycloX- Championnats du Monde - World Championships - 2000". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
6. "Results: Hommes - Élite - Men". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
7. "Results: Hommes - U23 - Men". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
8. "Results: Junior". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
9. "Results: Femmes - Élite - Women". UCI archives. UCI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.