Cyclo-cross Benidorm

Ciclocrós Benidorm
Race details
RegionBenidorm, Spain
English nameCyclo-cross Benidorm
Local nameCiclocrós Benidorm
DisciplineCyclo-cross
CompetitionUCI World Cup
Typeone-day
History (men)
First edition2023 (2023)
Editions4 (as of 2026)
First winner Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
Most wins Mathieu van der Poel (NED) (2 wins)
Most recent Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
History (women)
First edition2023 (2023)
Editions4 (as of 2026)
First winner Fem van Empel (NED)
Most wins
(3 wins)
Most recent Lucinda Brand (NED)

The Cyclo-cross Benidorm is a professional cyclo-cross race held annually in Benidorm, Spain.[1] Since 2023 the event has been part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, making it the first World Cup cyclo-cross race hosted in Spain in over a decade.[2]

Cyclo-cross Benidorm debuted on the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar during the 2022–23 season, with the first race held in January 2023.[3] The race replaced the historic Ziklokross Igorre as Spain’s World Cup cyclo-cross event.[4]

Winners

Male

Year Winner Second Third
2026  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Thibau Nys (BEL)  Felipe Orts (ESP)
2025  Thibau Nys (BEL)  Eli Iserbyt (BEL)  Lars van der Haar (NED)
2024  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL)  Thibau Nys (BEL)
2023  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Eli Iserbyt (BEL)

Female

Year Winner Second Third
2026  Lucinda Brand (NED)  Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)  Amandine Fouquenet (FRA)
2025  Fem van Empel (NED)  Lucinda Brand (NED)  Marie Schreiber (LUX)
2024  Fem van Empel (NED)  Puck Pieterse (NED)  Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (NED)
2023  Fem van Empel (NED)  Puck Pieterse (NED)  Shirin van Anrooij (NED)

References

  1. ^ "Benidorm". FirstCycling.com. 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Ciclocross Benidorm - Men Elite". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Benidorm - Costa Blanca". uci.org/. 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Iowa out, Benidorm in for 2022-2023 Cyclo-cross World Cup". cyclingnews.com. 14 February 2022.