Diegem Cross

Diegem Cross

Race details
Date	December
Region	Diegem,   Belgium
Local name(s)	Diegem Cross
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Competition	Superprestige
Type	one-day
Web site	www.diegemcross.be
History (men)
First edition	1975 (1975)
Editions	48 (as of 2024)
First winner	Albert Van Damme  (BEL)
Most wins	Roland Liboton  (BEL)(8 wins)
Most recent	Laurens Sweeck  (BEL)
History (women)
First edition	2011 (2011)
Editions	12 (as of 2024)
First winner	Marianne Vos  (NED)
Most wins	Marianne Vos  (NED)   Sanne Cant  (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Lucinda Brand  (NED)

The Diegem Cross also known as Superprestige Diegem is a cyclo-cross race held in Diegem, Belgium. The race is part of the Superprestige series and is usually held in the last week of December before the New Year's day. The race is one of the few cyclo-cross races that is held in the evening hours under the artificial lighting.

History

The event has been held since 1975. In 1982 the race was included in the first edition of the Superprestige series which it has continued to be part of ever since. Since 2011 women's race was added to the event. The race has been held under the artificial lightning for the first time in 2000 ^[1] and later every year since 2007.

In 2023 and 2024 the celebrity cyclo-cross race Turbo Cross was organized in between the Elite Women's and Elite Men's races. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2007, future road cycling world champion Peter Sagan won the junior cyclo-cross race in Diegem. ^{[1] [4]}

Past winners

Year	Men's winner	Women's winner
2024	Laurens Sweeck	Lucinda Brand
2023	Mathieu van der Poel	Puck Pieterse
2022	Wout van Aert	Puck Pieterse
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Mathieu van der Poel	Annemarie Worst
2018	Mathieu van der Poel	Sanne Cant
2017	Mathieu van der Poel	Sanne Cant
2016	Mathieu van der Poel	Marianne Vos
2015	Mathieu van der Poel	Ellen Van Loy
2014	Mathieu van der Poel	Marianne Vos
2013	Sven Nys	Sanne Cant
2012	Niels Albert	Kateřina Nash
2011	Niels Albert	Marianne Vos
2010	Niels Albert
2009	Niels Albert
2008	Zdeněk Štybar
2007	Sven Nys
2006	Sven Nys
2005	Gerben de Knegt
2004	Erwin Vervecken
2003	Bart Wellens
2002	Mario De Clercq
2001	Erwin Vervecken
2000	Sven Nys
1999	Richard Groenendaal
1998	Sven Nys
1997	Adrie van der Poel
1996	Daniele Pontoni
1995	Daniele Pontoni
1994	Adrie van der Poel
1993	Daniele Pontoni
1992	Marc Janssens
1991	Danny De Bie
1990	Gustaaf Van Bouwel
1989	Danny De Bie
1988	Roland Liboton
1987	Roland Liboton
1986	Roland Liboton
1985	Roland Liboton
1984	Roland Liboton
1983	Roland Liboton
1982	Roland Liboton
1981	Roger De Vlaeminck
1980	Roland Liboton
1979	Roger De Vlaeminck
1978	Reinier Groenendaal
1977	Robert Vermeire
1976	Albert Van Damme
1975	Albert Van Damme

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External links

• Official website
• Results

References

1. Ijnsen, Youri (30 December 2024). "Waarom Diegem al jarenlang de populairste cross van de winter is" [Why has Diegem been the most popular cyclo-cross race of the winter for years?]. wielerflits.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
2. "Average Rob en Arno The Kid blikken tevreden terug op Turbo Cross: "10 minuten sneller gereden dan gedacht"". Sporza (in Dutch). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. "Average Rob en ACID stelen de show in spektakelrijke Turbo Cross, duo Bas Tietema-Puck Moonen viert feest". Sporza (in Dutch). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
4. "Dag op dag 10 jaar geleden werd juniorencross in Diegem gewonnen door ... Peter Sagan: "Wij wisten meteen: da's gene gewone"" [On this day 10 years ago the Diegem Cyclo-cross race for junior riders was won by ... Peter Sagan: "We immediately knew he is extraordinary"]. wielerkrant.be (in Dutch). 30 December 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
5. "Erelijst". Superprestige Cyclocross Diegem (in Dutch). Wielerclub Sint-Anna-Vooruit-Diegem. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.