2024 Diegem Cyclocross (C-1),
Diegem (Flemish Brabant), Belgium
48th edition: Monday, December 30, 2024
Diegem Cyclocross podium history | 2023 results | Course map
The Telenet Superprestige Diegem cyclocross race is run in the evening under lights. This year the women are scheduled to begin racing at 6:00 PM and the men start at 10:30 PM.
Weather at the race city of Diegem, Belgium, at 6:25 PM, local time: 5C (41F), cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 14 km/hr (9 mph). There is a 4% chance of rain.
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The men's podium, from left: Niels Vandeputte (2nd), Laurens Sweeck (1st) & Thibau Nys (3rd)
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The race: Neither Mathieu van der Poel nor Wout van Aert were on the start line.
The race came down to Laurens Sweeck and Niels Vandeputte going deep in the final stages of the race. Sweeck was just a little bit stronger and took his fourth win of the season.
After the race Sweeck said, "You just had to be in the lead. We both knew that, but we were both dead."
Complete results:
| 1 | Laurens Sweeck | Crelan-Corendon | 57min 8sec |
| 2 | Niels Vandeputte | Alpecin-Deceuninck | @ 2sec |
| 3 | Thibau Nys | Baloise Trek Lions | 0:07 |
| 4 | Tibor Del Grosso | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:13 |
| 5 | Eli Iserbyt | Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 0:15 |
| 6 | Lars Van Der Haar | Baloise Trek Lions | 0:18 |
| 7 | Ryan Kamp | Fenex-Deceuninck | 0:29 |
| 8 | Felipe Orts Lloret | Ridley Racing Team | 0:37 |
| 9 | Jente Michels | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 0:54 |
| 10 | Gianni Vermeersch | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:23 |
| 11 | Cameron Mason | Cyclocross Reds | 1:24 |
| 12 | Lander Loockx | TDT Unibet | 1:26 |
| 13 | Anton Ferdinande | Shifting Gears | 1:33 |
| 14 | Tom Meeusen | Cyclis-Van Den Plas Cycling Team | 1:35 |
| 15 | Joran Wyseure | Crelan-Corendon | 1:36 |
| 16 | Senna Remijn | ACROG-Tormans | 1:41 |
| 17 | Mees Hendrikx | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 1:48 |
| 18 | Kevin Kuhn | Charles Liégeois Roastery | 2:11 |
| 19 | Daan Soete | Ridley Racing Team | 2:22 |
| 20 | Thomas Mein | Hope Factory Racing | 2:27 |
| 21 | Marcel Meisen | Stevens Racing Team | 2:38 |
| 22 | Clément Horny | BH-Wallonie-MTB Team | 2:48 |
| 23 | Andrew Strohmeyer | CXD Trek Bikes | 3:02 |
| 24 | Victor Van De Putte | Deschacht-Hens-FSP | 3:19 |
| 25 | Arno Van Den Broeck | Cyclis-Van Den Plas Cycling Team | 3:21 |
| 26 | Michael Boros | Elkov Kasper | 3:39 |
| 27 | Mathijs Wuyts | Individual | 3:49 |
| 28 | Ugo Ananie | Arques CX Team | 4:09 |
| 29 | Finn Treudler | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 4:10 |
| 30 | Max Heiner Oertzen | Peter Pane Nagel CX Team | 4:12 |
| 31 | Hannes Degenkolb | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 4:14 |
| 32 | Jenno Berckmoes | Litti Dstny | 4:28 |
| 33 | Sander De Vet | Alfasun-Basso Team Flanders | 4:32 |
| 34 | Maximilian Kerl | Auto Skoda Mlada Boleslav | 4:38 |
| 35 | Rémon Delnoije | TWC De Kempen | 4:44 |
| 36 | Lorenzo Marasco | Sebmotobikes CX Team | 5:24 |
| 37 | Julian Siemons | Cyclis-Van Den Plas Cycling Team | 5:29 |
| 38 | Eric Brunner | Competitive Edge Racing | 5:40 |
| 39 | Antoine Jamin | BH-Wallonie-MTB Team | 5:48 |
| 40 | Stan Van Grieken | Stageco Cycling Team | 5:56 |
| 41 | Mickaël Crispin | Club Cycliste | 6:09 |
| 42 | Daniel Barnes | Spectra Racing-DAS | 6:15 |
| 43 | Jonas Köpsel | Peter Pane Nagel CX Team | 6:17 |
| 44 | Paul Greijus | Bauhaus SportKlub | 6:19 |
| 45 | Arne Vrachten | Alfasun-AS Construct Cycling Team | 6:20 |
| 46 | Florian Gaillard | Issoire Cyclisme | 6:22 |
| 47 | Lukas Herrmann | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | @ 1 lap |
| 48 | Aubin Villar Thiery | EC Chateau Thierry | @ 1 lap |
| 49 | Justin Peck | Bear CX | @ 1 lap |
| 50 | Matisse Arys | KVC Noordzeemeeuw | @ 1 lap |
| 51 | Morgan Guérin | Obor-Bike Aid Cycling Team | @ 1 lap |
| 52 | Tom Scott | Marian University | @ 2 laps |
| 53 | Ruben Lembrechts | Van Gorp Projects-CT Zandhoven | @ 2 laps |
| 54 | Calvin Conaway | Ignition-Rigd-Leitner | @ 2 laps |
| 55 | Ben Frederick | Small Monsters Project-Ritchey-Ornot | @ 2 laps |
| 56 | Mathieu Kockelmann | Sebmotobikes CX Team | @ 3 laps |
| 57 | Florian Anderle | RSV Stadtilm | @ 3 laps |
| 58 | Jacob Turner | Southern Cross CX | @ 3 laps |
| 59 | Václav Kratochvil | Cyklostar Pirelli | @ 3 laps |
| 60 | Raphaël Kockelmann | Sebmotobikes CX Team | @ 3 laps |
| 61 | Hijiri Oda | Yowamuchi.Padel CT | @ 3 laps |
| 62 | Ethan Delgrosso | Competitive Edge Racing | @ 3 laps |
| 63 | Liam Sargent | Broad Street | @ 3 laps |
| 64 | Carden King | Triple Crown Workshop | @ 4 laps |
| 65 | Edoardo Bolzan | GC Winnerbike | @ 4 laps |
| 66 | Finn Westover | Team Booger | @ 4 laps |
| 67 | Marcos Gomez Vega | Bierzo Laciano CSC | @ 4 laps |
| 68 | Kosuke Endo | Olanda Base/Watersley | @ 4 laps |
| 69 | Raito Suzuki | Team S1NEO Loudeac | @ 4 laps |
| 70 | Tetsuki Kaji | Olanda Base/Watersley | @ 5 laps |
| 71 | Dovydas Luksas | Lithuanian CX National Team | @ 5 laps |
| 72 | Yuta Okayama | Olanda Base/Watersley | @ 5 laps |
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The podium, from left: Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (2nd), Lucinda Brand (1st) & Inge Van Der Heijden (3rd).
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The race:
Lucinda Brand won the Superprestige Diegem to take her first victory since Dublin at the start of the month. She beat Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado who came second, and Inge van der Heijden in third place.
Lucinda Brand and Alvarado started fast, while Sanne Cant struggled at first but soon made her way back to near the front of the pack.
With two laps remaining it was between Brand and Alvarado. They appeared to be well-matched, but in the final lap Brand simply rode away to take the race.
Complete results:
| 1 | Lucinda Brand | Baloise Trek Lions | 48min 16sec |
| 2 | Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado | Fenix-Deceuninck | @ 29sec |
| 3 | Inge Van Der Heijden | Crelan-Corendon | 1:04 |
| 4 | Leonie Bentveld | Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 2:11 |
| 5 | Sanne Cant | Crelan-Corendon | 2:37 |
| 6 | Aniek Van Alphen | Cyclocross Reds | 2:54 |
| 7 | Letizia Borghesi | EF-Oatly-Cannondale | 3:12 |
| 8 | Anna Kay | Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes | 3:30 |
| 9 | Ella Maclean-Howell | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 4:06 |
| 10 | Marthe Truyen | Fenix-Deceuninck | 4:16 |
| 11 | Jamie De Beer | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 4:23 |
| 12 | Hélène Clauzel | Van Rysel CX Racing Team | 4:31 |
| 13 | Judith Krahl | Heizomat Radteam-Herrmann | 4:49 |
| 14 | Lucia Bramati | FAS Airport Services-Guerciotti | 5:24 |
| 15 | Perrine Clauzel | Sebmotobikes CX Team | 5:27 |
| 16 | Elena Day | Spectra Cannondale | 5:39 |
| 17 | Electa Gallezot | Sebmotobikes CX Team | 5:42 |
| 18 | Mille Nielsen | Solberg IF MTB | 5:45 |
| 19 | Bloeme Kalis | Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes | 5:52 |
| 20 | Lauren Zoerner | Competitive Edge Racing | 6:12 |
| 21 | Regina Bruchner | Zalaegerzegi Ketkerek Sportsgyesulet | 6:13 |
| 22 | Anna Flynn | Spectra Racing | 6:19 |
| 23 | Lotte Baele | De Ceuster-Bouwpunt | 6:25 |
| 24 | MaiTé Barthels | CT Atertdaul | 6:26 |
| 25 | Wendy Bunea | CS Next Sports | 6:36 |
| 26 | Barbora Jeřábková | Brilon Racing Team MB | 6:49 |
| 27 | Shanyl De Schoesitter | Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal | 7:03 |
| 28 | Lizzy Gunsalus | CCB-Alpine Carbon-Levine Law Group Women’s Cycling | 7:09 |
| 29 | Hope Inglis | Brother UK Orientation Marketing | 7:11 |
| 30 | Jorja Bond | CXD Trek Bikes | 7:13 |
| 31 | Febe De Smedt | Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes | 7:21 |
| 32 | Alexe De Raedemaeker | Essec Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 33 | Tereza Vaníčková | Brilon Racing Team MB | 7:34 |
| 34 | Alice Colling | Shibden CC | @ 1 lap |
| 35 | Xenna De Bruyckere | ACROG-Tormans | @ 1 lap |
| 36 | Lea Coraboeuf | La Roche Sur Yon Vendee Cyclisme | @ 1 lap |
| 37 | Kaija Budde | Peter Pane Nagel CX Team | @ 1 lap |
| 38 | Christiane Bilodeau | Cycling Canada | @ 1 lap |
| 39 | Anna Patterson | Ignite | @ 1 lap |
| 40 | Lara Defour | Cycling Team Jade-LDL | @ 2 laps |
| 41 | Juline Delcommune | Team Wilink Brussels Cycling | @ 2 laps |
| 42 | Tessa Zwaenepoel | Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes | @ 2 laps |
| 43 | Anna Panušová | Brilon Racing Team MB | @ 2 laps |
| 44 | Meadow Willems | Olanda Base/Watersley | @ 2 laps |
| 45 | Madeline Cooper | Montezuma's RT | @ 2 laps |
| 46 | Layla Barthels | CT Atertdaul | @ 2 laps |
| 47 | Freya Whiteside | Nouvelles Cycling Prendas | @ 2 laps |
| 48 | Giorgia Secchi | ASD Women's Cycling Project | @ 2 laps |
| 49 | Katja Verkerk | Broad Street Off-Road | @ 2 laps |
| 50 | Bridget Wilson | EuroCrossAcademy | @ 2 laps |
| 51 | Caroline Andersson | Liv AlUla Jayco | @ 2 laps |
| 52 | Nolwenn Vaxillaire | SC Olympique de Dijon | @ 2 laps |
| 53 | Laure Huybrechts | Essec Cycling Team | @ 2 laps |
| 54 | Chloë Van Den Eede | Proximus-Cyclis-Alphamotorhomes | @ 2 laps |
| 55 | Rylie Cahill | Boulder Junior Racing | @ 2 laps |
| 56 | Siobhan Kelly | Black Dog Racing | @ 2 laps |
| 57 | Lies'L Schevenels | Essec Cycling Team | @ 2 laps |
| 58 | Faustine Villar Thiery | EC Chareau Thierry | @ 2 laps |
| 59 | Aneta Dlouhá | Brilon Racing Team MB | @ 2 laps |
| 60 | Florence Lissaman | Newark Castle | @ 2 laps |
| 61 | Hannah McClorey | RFDA | @ 2 laps |
| 62 | Isa Pieterse | USWV De Domrenner | @ 3 laps |
| 63 | Pauline Favreau | US St Pierre De Corps | @ 3 laps |
| 64 | Alana Polfliet | Never Give Up by Jolein Verschueren | @ 3 laps |
| 65 | Emily De Cuyper | ASD Women's Cycling Project | @ 3 laps |
| 66 | Anna Munro | Boulder Junior Racing | @ 3 laps |
| 67 | Georgia Mahoney | Magspeed Racing | @ 3 laps |
| 68 | Lucie Adam | Team JMCX | @ 3 laps |
| 69 | Flavia Bunea | Velo Club Ambertois | @ 3 laps |
| 70 | Ava Shipman | Midwest Devo | @ 3 laps |
| 71 | María Gutiérrez | Baixter Women Academy | @ 3 laps |
| 72 | Ida Ullstrand | Cykelubben Hymer | @ 3 laps |
| 73 | Maria Gutierrez Perez | Spain | @ 3 laps |
| 74 | Isa Ullstrand | Sweden | @ 4 laps |
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2024 Diegem Cyclocross course map:
