GP Mario De Clercq

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Grand Prix Mario De Clercq
Race details
Region Ronse, Belgium
Local name(s)Hotondcross, GP Mario De Clercq
DisciplineCyclo-cross
Competition BPost Bank Trophy
History
First edition2000 (2000)
Editions15 (as of 2019)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mario De Clercq  (BEL)
Most winsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Mario De Clercq  (BEL)(3 wins)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sven Nys  (BEL)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Toon Aerts  (BEL)

The GP Mario De Clercq is a cyclo-cross race held since 2000 in Ronse, Belgium with a break between 2004 and 2010. The track was drawn by former world champion Mario De Clercq, nameholder of this event and manager of Sunweb-Napoleon Games. From the 2011–2012 season to the 2017–2018 season, it was a part of the BPost Bank Trophy.

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Past winners

Men

YearCountryRiderTeam
2000Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Mario De Clercq Palmans–Collstrop–MrBookmaker.be
2001Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Mario De Clercq Palmans–Collstrop–MrBookmaker.be
2002Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Mario De Clercq Domo–Farm Frites
2003Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ben Berden Vlaanderen 2002
2004Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Zdeněk Mlynář AC Sparta Praha
2005–2009No race
2010Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sven Nys Landbouwkrediet
2011 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kevin Pauwels Telenet–Fidea
2012 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niels Albert BKCP–Powerplus
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sven Nys Crelan–Euphony
2014 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sven Nys Crelan–AA Drink Team
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wout Van Aert Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wout Van Aert Crelan–Vastgoedservice
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lars van der Haar Telenet–Fidea Lions
2018Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel Corendon–Circus
2019Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Toon Aerts Telenet–Fidea Lions

Women

YearCountryRiderTeam
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Nikki Harris
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Sophie de Boer
2015 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pavla Havlíková
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Thalita de Jong
2017 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Katie Compton
2018Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marianne Vos WaowDeals Pro Cycling
2019Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado Corendon–Circus

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