GP Sven Nys Cyclocross (C-1)
Baal, Belgium
Winners, podium
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The race:
The GP Sven Nys cyclocross race is run in Baal (Flemish Brabant), Belgium.
Namesake cyclocross legend Sven Nys lives in Baal.
The race is held on New Years Day. That mean riders often sport the colors and ride the bikes of their new teams for the first time at the Sven Nys race.
Sven Nys has won his own race twelve out of the sixteen times he's competed in it.
The race is part of the X20 Badkamers Trophy
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| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2000 | Sven Nys | Richard Groenendaal | Adrie van der Poel |
| 2001 | Sven Nys | Mario De Clercq | Peter Van Santvliet |
| 2002 | Mario De Clercq | Sven Nys | Ben Berden |
| 2003 | Sven Nys | Mario De Clercq | Ben Berden |
| 2004 | Sven Nys | Ben Berden | Tom Vannoppen |
| 2005 | Sven Nys | Bart Wellens | Sven Vanthourenhout |
| 2006 | Lars Boom | Sven Nys | Niels Albert |
| 2007 | Sven Nys | Lars Boom | Niels Albert |
| 2008 | Sven Nys | Zdeněk Štybar | Kevin Pauwels |
| 2009 | Sven Nys | Zdeněk Štybar | Niels Albert |
| 2010 | Sven Nys | Zdeněk Štybar | Niels Albert |
| 2011 | Sven Nys | Zdeněk Štybar | Niels Albert |
| 2012 | Sven Nys | Kevin Pauwels | Bart Wellens |
| 2013 | Kevin Pauwels | Zdeněk Štybar | Niels Albert |
| 2014 | Sven Nys | Zdeněk Štybar | Niels Albert |
| 2015 | Wout van Aert | Lars van der Haar | Kevin Pauwels |
| 2016 | Wout van Aert | Sven Nys | Toon Aerts |
| 2017 | Toon Aerts | Wout van Aert | Michael Vanthourenhout |
| 2018 | Mathieu van der Poel 58min 59sec |
Wout van Aert @ 58sec |
Corné van Kessel @ 1min 36sec |
| 2019 | Mathieu van der Poel 55min 30sec |
Toon Aerts @ 34sec |
Laurens Sweeck @ 49sec |
| 2020 | Mathieu van der Poel 1hr 1min 40sec |
Eli Iserbyt @ 23sec |
Tom Pidcock @ 41sec |
| 2021 | Mathieu van der Poel 1hr 0min 18sec |
Wout Van Aert @ 8sec |
Thomas Pidcock @ 32sec |
| 2022 | Wout van Aert 1hr 4min 22sec |
Thomas Pidcock @ 10sec |
Eli Iserbyt @ 29sec |
| 2023 | Eli Iserbyt 1hr 0min 35sec |
Michael Vanthourenhout @ 11sec |
Tom Pidcock @ 1min 2sec |
| 2024 | Mathieu van der Poel 57min 22sec |
Wout van Aert @ 1min 55sec |
Pim Ronhaar @ 2min 44sec |
| 2025 | Eli Iserbyt 57min 3sec |
Pim Ronhaar @ 25sec |
Emiel Verstrynge @ 34sec |
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| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 2012 | Daphny van den Brand | Sanne Cant | Nikki Harris |
| 2013 | Kateřina Nash | Nikki Harris | Sanne Cant |
| 2014 | Katherine Compton | Marianne Vos | Nikki Harris |
| 2015 | Kateřina Nash | Sanne Cant | Ellen Van Loy |
| 2016 | Sanne Cant | Ellen Van Loy | Helen Wyman |
| 2017 | Marianne Vos | Ellen Van Loy | Thalita de Jong |
| 2018 | Katherine Compton 43min 43sec |
Annemarie Worst @ 48sec |
Maud Kaptheijns @ 57sec |
| 2019 | Jolanda Neff 46min 45sec |
Sanne Cant @ 27sec |
Nikki Brammeier @ 1min 6sec |
| 2020 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 45min 19sec |
Lucinda Brand @ 56sec |
Annemarie Worst @ 1min 4sec |
| 2021 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 39min 52sec |
Lucinda Brand @ 4sec |
Denise Betsema @ 19sec |
| 2022 | Lucinda Brand 44min 28sec |
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado @ 4sec |
Denise Betsema @ 37sec |
| 2023 | Fem van Empel 50min 48sec |
Lucinda Brand @ 2min 0sec |
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado @ 2min 27sec |
| 2024 | Fem van Empel 47min 12sec |
Lucinda Brand @ 25sec |
Ava Holmgren @ 3min 15sec |
| 2025 | Fem van Empel 46min 51sec |
Lucinda Brand s.t. |
Puck Pieterse @ 21sec |
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