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25/26 Cyclocross season overview - Schedule and results

The 25/26 cyclocross season is underway. With series including the UCI World Cup, Superprestige, X2O Trofee, and Exact Cross on the menu, here is a full overview of the schedule and winners of each race in each series.

February 14 2026 - 5:00 PM

Mathieu van der Poel leading Zonhoven Cross during 2024-2025 season

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UCI World Cup Cyclocross 2025-2026 schedule

🇨🇿 Tábor - 23 November
🇫🇷 Flamanville - 30 November
🇮🇹 Terralba - 7 December
🇧🇪 Namur - 14 December
🇧🇪 Antwerpen - 20 December
🇧🇪 Koksijde - 21 December
🇧🇪 Gavere - 26 December
🇧🇪 Dendermonde - 28 December
🇧🇪 Zonhoven - 4 January
🇪🇸 Benidorm - 18 January
🇧🇪 Maasmechelen - 24 January
🇳🇱 Hoogerheide - 25 January

Superprestige Cyclocross 2025-2026 schedule

🇧🇪 Ruddervoorde - 19 October
🇧🇪 Overijse - Vlaamse Druivencross - 26 October
🇧🇪 Niel - Jaarmarktcross - 11 November
🇧🇪 Merksplas - 15 November
🇧🇪 Heusden-Zolder - 23 December
🇧🇪 Diegem - 30 December
🇧🇪 Gullegem - 3 January
🇧🇪 Middelkerke - Noordzeecross - 7 February

X2O Badkamers Trofee 2025-2026 schedule

🇧🇪 Oudenaarde - Koppenbergcross - 1 November
🇧🇪 Lokeren - Rapencross - 2 November
🇧🇪 Hamme - Flandriencross - 16 November
🇧🇪 Hofstade - Plage Cross - 22 December
🇧🇪 Loenhout - Azencross - 29 December
🇧🇪 Baal - GP Sven Nys - 1 January
🇧🇪 Lille - Krawatencross - 8 February
🇧🇪 Brussels - Brussels Universities Cross - 15 February

Exact Cross 2025-2026 schedule

🇧🇪 Meulebeke - Berencross - 4 October
🇧🇪 Essen - 18 October
🇳🇱 Heerderstraand - 25 October
🇧🇪 Kortrijk - Urban Cross - 13 December
🇧🇪 Mol - Zilvermeercross - 2 January
🇧🇪 Maldegem - 4 February
🇧🇪 Sint-Niklaas - Waaslandcross - 14 February

Championships 2025-2026 schedule

🇪🇺 European Championships, Middelkerke - 8-9 November
National Championships - 10-11 January
🌈 World Championships, Hulst - 31 January- 1 February

Full schedule and winners

Date	Race	Elite Men	Elite Women
4 October	Exact Cross Meulebeke	Joran Wyseure (BEL)	Inge van der Heijden (NLD)
16 October	Kermiscross Ardooie	Toon Aerts (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
18 October	Exact Cross Essen	Toon Vandebosch (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
19 October	Superprestige Ruddervoorde	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Marion Norbert Riberolle (BEL)
21 October	Kiremko Nacht van Woerden	Felipe Orts (SPA)	Fem van Empel (NLD)
25 October	Exact Cross Heerderstrand	Joris Nieuwenhuis (NLD)	Fem van Empel (NLD)
26 October	Superprestige Overijse	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Sara Casasola (ITA)
1 November	X2O Trofee Oudenaarde	Thibau Nys (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
2 November	X2O Trofee Lokeren	Joris Nieuwenhuis (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
8-9 November	UEC European Championships - Middelkerke	Toon Aerts (BEL)	Inge van der Heijden (NLD)
11 November	Superprestige Niel	Laurens Sweeck (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
15 November	Superprestige Merksplas	Joris Nieuwenhuis (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
16 November	X2O Trofee Hamme	Thibau Nys (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
23 November	UCI World Cup Tabor	Thibau Nys (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
30 November	UCI World Cup Flamanville	Thibau Nys (BEL)	Aniek van Alphen (NLD)
7 December	UCI World Cup Terralba	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
13 December	Exact Cross Kortrijk	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Inge van der Heijden (NLD)
14 December	UCI World Cup Namur	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
20 December	UCI World Cup Antwerpen	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
21 December	UCI World Cup Koksijde	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
22 December	X2O Trofee Hofstade	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
23 December	Superprestige Heusden-Zolder	Tibor Del Grosso (NLD)	Amandine Fouquenet (FRA)
26 December	UCI World Cup Gavere	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
28 December	UCI World Cup Dendermonde	Thibau Nys (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
29 December	X2O Trofee Loenhout	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
30 December	Superprestige Diegem	Tibor Del Grosso (NLD)	Puck Pieterse (NLD)
1 January	X2O Trofee Baal	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
2 January	Exact Cross Mol	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NLD)
3 January	Superprestige Gullegem	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Amandine Fouquenet (FRA)
4 January	UCI World Cup Zonhoven	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NLD)
12 January	Cyclocross Otegem	Toon Aerts (BEL)	Marion Norbert Riberolle (BEL)
18 January	UCI World Cup Benidorm	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
24 January	UCI World Cup Maasmechelen	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Puck Pieterse (NLD)
25 January	UCI World Cup Hoogerheide	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Puck Pieterse (NLD)
31 January - 1 February	UCI Cyclocross World Championships - Hulst	Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
4 February	Exact Cross Maldegem	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Marie Schreiber (LUX)
7 February	Superprestige Middelkerke	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Amandine Fouquenet (FRA)
8 February	X2O Trofee Lille	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NLD)
14 February	Exact Cross Sint-Niklaas	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
15 February	X2O Trofee Brussels	Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)	Lucinda Brand (NLD)
22 February	Internationale Oostmaale	Niels Vandeputte (BEL)	Inge van der Heijden (NLD)

How to watch cyclocoss?

Curious how to watch the different races? Check out this overview, which we will update for each race. That is necessary too, since broadcasters can vary from race to race.

Cross schedule Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel

Naturally, every winter we look forward to the showdowns between the two superstars. This season, five head to head clashes are on the calendar. Mathieu van der Poel’s full programme can be found here, while Wout van Aert’s cyclocross schedule is available here.