2018–19_UCI_Cyclo-cross_World_Cup

2018–19 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

2018–19 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

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The 2018–19 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup was a season long cyclo-cross competition, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup took place between 23 September 2018 and 27 January 2019, over a total of nine events. The defending champions were Mathieu van der Poel in the men's competition and Sanne Cant in the women's competition.

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Three of the five titles were secured at the penultimate round in France; with her fourth race victory, seven-time world champion Marianne Vos clinched her first World Cup title,[1] leaving the round 132 points clear of her next closest competitor, compatriot Annemarie Worst. With his fourth win in five starts,[2] British rider Tom Pidcock took the under-23 men's title for the second consecutive season – sealing a maximum possible points tally of 240 – while a second-place finish was enough for Belgium's Witse Meeussen to claim the junior men's title.[3]

At the final event in the Netherlands, home rider Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado sealed the women's under-23 ranking victory,[4] finishing in seventh place overall in the elite standings. The back-and-forth battle between Belgians Toon Aerts and Wout van Aert in the elite men standings was decided in the favour of Aerts – with 615 points,[5] to van Aert's 613; the two riders took three victories between them as van der Poel won all six races he started in the World Cup season,[6] finishing third overall.

Points distribution

Points were awarded to all eligible riders each race. The top ten finishers received points according to the following table:

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  • Elite riders finishing in positions 11 to 50 also received points, going down from 40 points for 11th place by one point per place to 1 point for 50th place.[7]
  • For the age group riders (excluding under-23 women), those finishing in positions 11 to 30 also received points, going down from 20 points for 11th place by one point per place to 1 point for 30th place.[7] As well as this, only the top four scores for each rider count towards the World Cup standings.[10]

Events

In comparison to last season, the races in Bogense, Nommay and Zeven were replaced by Bern, Pontchâteau and Tábor. The race in Bern will be the first Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Switzerland since the 2010–11 season.

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Final points standings

Elite men

Toon Aerts (pictured at the Jingle Cross), the winner of the men's World Cup standings for the first time.
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Elite women

Marianne Vos (pictured at the Jingle Cross), the winner of the women's World Cup standings for the first time.
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Under-23 men

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Under-23 women

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Junior men

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Notes

  1. In the 2018 races, Vos rode for WaowDeals Pro Cycling, and for CCC Liv in the 2019 races.
  2. Women's under-23 riders were awarded points on the elite scale, as all women competed within the same race.[8] Two jerseys were awarded; one for the leading elite woman and one for the leading under-23 woman.[9]
  3. This tally included 59 under-23 riders, which the UCI awarded a separate jersey for.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Decaluwé, Brecht (20 January 2019). "Vos victorious at Pont-Chateau to seal World Cup title". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019. With Cant taking no points while Vos took the maximum of 80 points with her fourth World Cup win of the season, Vos secured a career-first overall World Cup victory.
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    "Pidcock reigns supreme once more". British Cycling. British Cycling Federation. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019. Pidcock's dominance in this season's competition has really caught the eye, the 19-year-old sealed the overall win in the U23 classification at the 2019 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup.
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    "Thibau Nys boekt bij junioren eerste zege in Wereldbeker, Witse Meeussen pakt eindwinst" [Thibau Nys registers first win in World Cup in juniors, Witse Meeussen wins final classification]. Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Roularta Media Group. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019. Witse Meeussen is de eindwinnaar in het klassement. [Witse Meeussen is the final winner in the standings.]
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    "Brand takes dominant win in muddy Hoogerheide". Cyclingnews.com. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019. Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon-Circus) is the overall winner in the Women Under 23 category.
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    Spruyt, Francis (27 January 2019). "CC – Coupe du Monde #9 – Elites : Classements" [CC – World Cup #9 – Elites: Classification]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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    Decaluwé, Brecht (27 January 2019). "Van der Poel claims victory in Hoogerheide". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 January 2019. Van der Poel, who turned 24 last week, has so far this season won the European and Dutch championships and every World Cup round in which he participated; he skipped the two opening rounds and last week's penultimate round in Pont-Château in favour of a training camp in Spain.
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    Rules 2017, p. 20.
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    Rules 2017, p. 2.
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    Rules 2017, p. 22.
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    Rules 2017, p. 21.
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    "Men Elite: Individual Standings" (PDF). Chronorace.be. ChronoRace – Electronic Timing SPRL. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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    "Women Elite: Individual Standings" (PDF). Chronorace.be. ChronoRace – Electronic Timing SPRL. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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    "Men Under 23: Individual Standings" (PDF). Chronorace.be. ChronoRace – Electronic Timing SPRL. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  14. [14]
    "Men Junior: Individual Standings" (PDF). Chronorace.be. ChronoRace – Electronic Timing SPRL. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

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