Azencross

File:Zdeněk Štybar at the Azencross 2012.jpg

Zdeněk Štybar in the 2012 edition

The Azencross is a cyclo-cross race held in Loenhout village, Wuustwezel, Belgium. The race has been organized since 1984 and is named after the cycling race Critérium des As in Paris. During 1987-1992 and 2001-2021 the race was part of the Cyclo-cross Trophy series, except for the 2020 edition which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During 1993-1995 the race was part of UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. Since 2022 the race has been part of the Exact Cross series.

In 1998 the Azencross became the first Belgian cyclo-cross race to organize a race for women. Daphny van den Brand won that race.

Azencross was the first cyclo-cross event that introduced a 'washboard' (wasbord in Dutch), which is a section of the circuit consisting of several successive bumps.

Past winners

Year	Men's winner	Women's winner
2024	Template:Flagicon Mathieu van der Poel	Template:Flagicon Marion Norbert-Riberolle
2023	Template:Flagicon Mathieu van der Poel	Template:Flagicon Sanne Cant
2022	Template:Flagicon Wout Van Aert	Template:Flagicon Shirin van Anrooij
2021	Template:Flagicon Wout Van Aert	Template:Flagicon Lucinda Brand
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Template:Flagicon Mathieu van der Poel	Template:Flagicon Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado
2018	Template:Flagicon Mathieu van der Poel	Template:Flagicon Lucinda Brand
2017	Template:Flagicon Mathieu van der Poel	Template:Flagicon Sanne Cant
2016	Template:Flagicon Wout Van Aert	Template:Flagicon Sanne Cant
2015	Template:Flagicon Tom Meeusen	Template:Flagicon Sanne Cant
2014	Template:Flagicon Wout Van Aert	Template:Flagicon Kateřina Nash
2013	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos
2012	Template:Flagicon Niels Albert	Template:Flagicon Sanne Cant
2011	Template:Flagicon Niels Albert	Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos
2010	Template:Flagicon Niels Albert	Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos
2009	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	Template:Flagicon Daphny Van Den Brand
2008	Template:Flagicon Zdeněk Štybar	Template:Flagicon Daphny van den Brand
2007	Template:Flagicon Lars Boom	Template:Flagicon Hanka Kupfernagel
2006	Template:Flagicon Niels Albert	Template:Flagicon Hanka Kupfernagel
2005	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	Template:Flagicon Marianne Vos
2004	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	Template:Flagicon Daphny van den Brand
2003	Template:Flagicon Bart Wellens	Template:Flagicon Hanka Kupfernagel
2002	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	Template:Flagicon Daphny Van Den Brand
2001	Template:Flagicon Erwin Vervecken	Template:Flagicon Daphny Van Den Brand
2000	Template:Flagicon Sven Nys	not held
1999	Template:Flagicon Richard Groenendaal	Template:Flagicon Hanka Kupfernagel
1998	Template:Flagicon Marc Janssens	Template:Flagicon Daphny Van Den Brand
1997	Template:Flagicon Adrie van der Poel	First held in 1998
1996	Template:Flagicon Adrie van der Poel
1995	Template:Flagicon Paul Herygers
1994	Template:Flagicon Radomír Šimůnek, Sr.
1993	Template:Flagicon Marc Janssens
1992	Template:Flagicon Adrie van der Poel
1991	Template:Flagicon Danny De Bie
1990	Template:Flagicon Danny De Bie
1989	Template:Flagicon Danny De Bie
1988	Template:Flagicon Roland Liboton
1987	Template:Flagicon Hennie Stamsnijder
1986	Template:Flagicon Hennie Stamsnijder
1985	Template:Flagicon Roland Liboton
1984	Template:Flagicon Roland Liboton

References

• Men's results
• Women's results

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