2015–16 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

The 2015–2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup events and season-long competition will take place between 16 September 2015 and 24 January 2016, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). With CrossVegas, this season featured the first World Cup cross outside Europe.

2015–2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Details
Dates16 September 2015 – 24 January 2016
LocationUnited States & Europe
Races7
Champions
Male individual champion Wout Van Aert (BEL)
Female individual champion Sanne Cant (BEL)

Defending champions are Kevin Pauwels in the men's competition and Sanne Cant in the women's competition.

Points distribution

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

Points distribution
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 80 70 65 60 55 50 48 46 44 42

Riders finishing in positions 11 to 50 also receive points, going down from 40 points for place 11 by one point per place to 1 point for 50th place.

Events

In comparison to last season's six races, this season had seven. Milton Keynes was taken out of the programme – while Las Vegas and Lignières-en-Berry were added .

DateVenueCountryElite men's winnerElite women's winner
16 September Las Vegas United States  Wout Van Aert (BEL)  Kateřina Nash (CZE)
18 October Valkenburg Netherlands  Lars Van der Haar (NED)  Eva Lechner (ITA)
22 November Koksijde Belgium  Sven Nys (BEL)  Sanne Cant (BEL)
20 December Namur Belgium  Mathieu Van der Poel (NED)  Nikki Harris (GBR)
26 December Heusden-Zolder Belgium  Mathieu Van der Poel (NED)  Sanne Cant (BEL)
17 January Lignières-en-Berry France  Mathieu Van der Poel (NED)  Sanne Cant (BEL)
24 January Hoogerheide Netherlands  Mathieu Van der Poel (NED)  Sophie De Boer (NED)

Individual standings

Men

Rank Name Points
1  Wout Van Aert (BEL) 476
2  Lars van der Haar (NED) 433
3  Kevin Pauwels (BEL) 421
4  Sven Nys (BEL) 389
5  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 385
6  Laurens Sweeck (BEL) 331
7  Tom Meeusen (BEL) 321
8  Toon Aerts (BEL) 284
9  Klaas Vantornout (BEL) 265
10  Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) 259

    Women

    Rank Name Points
    1  Sanne Cant (BEL) 317
    2  Eva Lechner (ITA) 276
    3  Nikki Harris (GBR) 229
    4  Ellen Van Loy (BEL) 225
    5  Katie Compton (USA) 192
    6  Sophie de Boer (NED) 185
    7  Caroline Mani (FRA) 181
    8  Pavla Havlíková (CZE) 175
    9  Helen Wyman (GBR) 174
    10  Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) 154

    References

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