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The race:
The GP Leuven cyclocross race is run in Leuven (Flemish Brabant), Belgium. It is run in late December or early January.
The track is located on the military domain in the town of Heverlee, which is located in Leuven.
It has been held since 2011, replacing the Tervuren Cross race.
A pair of drug positives resulted in 2019 winner Denise Betsema's forfeiting her win that year.
As of Oct 20, 2022, a 2022 edition is not lsited on the UCI calender.
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2011 | Sven Nys | Rob Peeters | Francis Mourey |
2012 | Niels Albert | Kevin Pauwels | Sven Nys |
2014 | Sven Nys | Kevin Pauwels | Tom Meeusen |
2015 | Mathieu van der Poel | Tom Meeusen | Kevin Pauwels |
2016 | Toon Aerts | Tom Meeusen | Vincent Baestaens |
2017 | Mathieu van der Poel | Kevin Pauwels | Laurens Sweeck |
2018 | Corné van Kessel 59min 59sec |
Clément Venturini @ 10sec |
Michael Vanthourenhout @ 18sec |
2019 | Toon Aerts 1hr 1min 14sec |
Tom Meeusen @ s.t. |
Lars Van Der Haar @ 13sec |
2020 Feb |
Toon Aerts 58min 7sec |
Michael Vanthourenhout @ s.t. |
Lars Van Der Haar @ 1min 1sec |
2020 Nov |
Laurens Sweeck 56min 31sec |
Toon Aerts @ 1sec |
Michael Vanthourenhout @ 24sec |
2021 | Laurens Sweeck 54min 56sec |
Tom Meeusen @ 17sec |
Felipe Orts Lloret @ 27sec |
Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
2011 | Marianne Vos | Daphny van den Brand | Sophie de Boer |
2012 | Sanne Cant | Amy Dombroski | Ellen Van Loy |
2014 | Marianne Vos | Sanne Cant | Nikki Harris |
2015 | Sabrina Stultiens | Ellen Van Loy | Jolien Verschueren |
2016 | Sophie de Boer | Sanne Cant | Ellen Van Loy |
2017 | Katie Compton | Sophie de Boer | Ellen Van Loy |
2018 | Loes Sels 45min 52sec |
Thalita de Jong @ 20sec |
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado @ s.t. |
2019 | 41min 47sec |
Loes Sels @ 22sec |
Annemarie Worst @ 51sec |
2020 Feb |
Denise Betsema 43min 45sec |
Annemarie Worst @ 59sec |
Sanne Cant @ 1min 49sec |
2020 Nov |
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado 45min 15sec |
Denise Betsema @ 1sec |
Lucinda Brand @ 3sec |
2021 | Anna Kay 49min 58sec |
Ellen van Loy @ 47sec |
Laura Verdonschot @ 1min 13sec |
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