2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Host city Hoogerheide, Netherlands
Date(s)  (2014-02-01 - 2014-02-02)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
Czech Republic (CZE)
1h 05' 30"  Sven Nys
Belgium (BEL)
+ 12"  Kevin Pauwels
Belgium (BEL)
+ 40"
Men's under-23 race
 Wout Van Aert
Belgium (BEL)
49' 35"  Michael Vanthourenhout
Belgium (BEL)
+ 50"  Mathieu van der Poel
Netherlands (NED)
+ 1' 17"
Men's junior race
 Thijs Aerts
Belgium (BEL)
45' 55"  Yannick Peeters
Belgium (BEL)
+ 10"  Jelle Schuermans
Belgium (BEL)
+ 12"
Women's events
Women's elite race
 Marianne Vos
Netherlands (NED)
39' 26"  Eva Lechner
Italy (ITA)
+ 1' 07"  Helen Wyman
Great Britain (GBR)
+ 1' 17"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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