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.
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Diegem,  Belgium |
| Local name | Diegem Cross |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Competition | Superprestige |
| Type | one-day |
| Web site | www |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 1975 |
| Editions | 49 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Albert Van Damme (BEL) |
| Most wins | Roland Liboton (BEL) (8 wins) |
| Most recent |  Tibor Del Grosso (NED) |
| History (women) | |
| First edition | 2011 |
| Editions | 13 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Most wins |
|
| Most recent | Puck Pieterse (NED) |
History
editThe 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 was held under artificial lightning for the first time in 2000[1] and has been every year since 2007.
In 2007, future road cycling world champion Peter Sagan won the junior cyclo-cross race in Diegem.[1][2]
In 2023 and 2024 the celebrity cyclo-cross race Turbo Cross was organized in between the Elite Women's and Elite Men's races.[3][4]
Past winners
edit
External links
editReferences
edit- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Erelijst". Superprestige Cyclocross Diegem (in Dutch). Wielerclub Sint-Anna-Vooruit-Diegem. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  | This cycling race article related to Belgian cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |