UCI Publishes 2024-2025 Cyclocross World Cup Calendar
It’s finally here! The Cyclocross World Cup calendar.
First blush takeaways:
No North American World Cup1
No Val di Sole, Tabor or Flamanville
8 out of the 12 rounds are in Belgium and the Netherlands
First World Cup is a month later than last year, with a Nov. 24 start
There are two double weekends: Hulst/Zonhoven and Maasmechelen/Hoogerheide
Junior World Cups in Dublin, Hulst, Zonhoven, Besancon, Benidorm, and Hoogerheide
Dublin, Oristano, Hulst and Besançon are protected events
We will have much to discuss about the calendar in the coming days, weeks and months, but I wanted to get it into your inboxes as soon as possible. Here is the press release, in its entirety, released by the UCI and Flanders Classics, today.
17 APR 24
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Flanders Classics are pleased to publish the calendar for the 2024-2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.
The 2024-2025 edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup will feature 12 rounds in six countries. A new venue will be added to the series: Oristano, in Sardinia (Italy). Six rounds will include, in addition to the events for Men Elite and Women Elite, races dedicated to the UCI World Cup Youth categories (Men Under 23, Men Junior and Women Junior).
2024-2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar:
Round 1: Sunday 24 November 2024, in Antwerp (Belgium)
Round 2: Sunday 1 December 2024, in Dublin (Ireland)*
Round 3: Sunday 8 December 2024, Oristano - Sardinia (Italy) - to be confirmed
Round 4: Sunday 15 December 2024, in Namur (Belgium)
Round 5: Saturday 21 December 2024, in Hulst (Netherlands)*
Round 6: Sunday 22 December 2024, in Zonhoven (Belgium)*
Round 7: Thursday 26 December 2024, in Gavere (Belgium)
Round 8: Sunday 29 December 2024, Besançon (France)*
Round 9: Sunday 5 January 2025, in Dendermonde (Belgium)
Round 10: Sunday 19 January 2025, in Benidorm - Costa Blanca (Spain)*
Round 11: Saturday 25 January 2025, Maasmechelen (Belgium)
Round 12: Sunday 26 January 2025, Hoogerheide – Noord-Brabant (Netherlands)*.
* Rounds marked with an asterisk include races in the Men Under 23, Men Junior and Women Junior categories in addition to the races in the Men Elite and Women Elite categories.
The rounds held in Dublin, Oristano, Hulst and Besançon have been granted a "protected event" status.
The full 2024-2025 UCI Cyclo-cross International Calendar, including the rounds of the 2024-2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, will be published at a later date on the UCI website.
The highlight of the season, the 2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, will take place from 31 January to 2 February 2025 in Liévin, France.
Now that the World Cup calendar is public, we should be hearing about the North American UCI calendar, soon.
Well I suppose we all knew the U.S. would be left out. Trek is probably not too upset as they are in cost cutting mode and this gives them a reason to dial back or eliminate the Trek Cup.