2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Host city Hoogerheide, Netherlands
Date(s) 1–2 February 2014
Nations participating 23
Cyclists participating 229
Events 4
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The 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross for the season 2013–14. It took place in Hoogerheide, Netherlands on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 February 2014. Hoogerheide is also the place where the Grand Prix Adri van der Poel is held, up to the 2012–13 season a race in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

Riders

This world championship saw 229 cyclists taking part, as much as the record that was set in Tábor four years before.[1] Macedonia and Serbia participated for the first time ever, both sending a rider to the Junior Men category.[1] That category saw 59 participants, the Women's Elite had 45 starters.[1] On Sunday 59 Men competed for the Under 23 title and the Elite Men jersey was contended between 66 riders.[1]

Track

The track is, bar some minor changes, identical to the one used for the 2012–13 World Cup. It is 3.443 km (2.139 mi) long consisting for 13% out of road, 14% out of forest and the remaining 73% is meadow.[2] The Junior Men completed five laps, the Elite Women four, the Under-23 six and the Elite Men eight laps.

Schedule

All times in local time (UTC+1).[3]

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Belgium 2 3 2 7
2  Netherlands 1 0 1 2
3  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1
4  Italy 0 1 0 1
5  United Kingdom 0 0 1 1
Total 4 4 4 12

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Men's elite race
 Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 1h 05' 30"  Sven Nys (BEL) + 12"  Kevin Pauwels (BEL) + 40"
Men's under-23 race
 Wout Van Aert (BEL) 49' 35"  Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) + 50"  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) + 1' 17"
Men's junior race
 Thijs Aerts (BEL) 45' 55"  Yannick Peeters (BEL) + 10"  Jelle Schuermans (BEL) + 12"
Women's events
Women's elite race
  Marianne Vos (NED) 39' 26"  Eva Lechner (ITA) + 1' 07"  Helen Wyman (GBR) + 1' 17"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: Highest participation since 2010". UCI. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Track". WK Cyclocross Hoogerheide 2014 (in English and Dutch). Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Program". 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Competitions Guide. UCI. January 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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