World Cup (World Cup) Cyclocross in Benidorm

This race is important because it is part of the prestigious World Cup. Riders earn points for the World Cup standings, which ultimately determines who becomes the overall winner of the World Cup.

This World Cup competition attracts a lot of public and media attention to Benidorm, which promotes the sport and puts the city of Benidorm further on the map athletically.

World Cup Cyclocross Benidorm 2026

The calendar of the 2025-2026 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is as follows, with the race in Benidorm on Sunday, Jan. 18:

1. Sunday, November 23: Tabor
2. Sunday, Nov. 30: Flamanville
3. Sunday, Dec. 7: Cabras, Sardinia
4. Sunday, December 14: Namur
5. Saturday, December 20: Antwerp
6. Sunday, December 21: Koksijde
7. Friday, Dec. 26: Gavere
8. Sunday, December 28: Dendermonde
9. Sunday, January 4: Zonhoven
10. Sunday, January 18: Benidorm
11. Saturday, Jan. 24: Maasmechelen
12. Sunday, Jan. 25: Hoogerheide

The course in Benidorm

The cyclocross World Cup in Benidorm will take place in two parks located next to each other: Parque El Moralet and Parque Foietes. These parks are located north of the center of Benidorm:

• Parque El Moralet: this park is the larger of the two and is the heart of the course. Here you will find the start and finish line, the equipment station and most of the technical sections, such as the sand strip and stairs;

• Parque Foietes: this park is slightly smaller and more hilly. The trail here runs through a wooded area with some steep climbs and descents.

The combination of these two parks creates a challenging and varied course with something for everyone. Spectators can easily move between sections and enjoy the exciting competition in a beautiful natural setting.

World Cup 2025 hightlight video:

Participants in the 2026 edition

The KNWU has put together a strong selection for the 2026 edition, although there are some notable changes from previous years.

• Elite men: the selection consists of Joris Nieuwenhuis, Tibor Del Grosso, Mees Hendrikx, Pim Ronhaar and Ryan Kamp;

• Status Mathieu van der Poel: is officially registered, but announced today (Friday, Jan. 16) that he will not participate.

• Elite women: the Dutch honor will be defended by a large group including Lucinda Brand, Ceylin Alvarado, Denise Betsema, Annemarie Worst and Shirin van Anrooij;

• Adding women: also competing are Inge van der Heijden, Aniek van Alphen, Manon Bakker, Leonie Bentveld, Lauren Molengraaf, Mae Cabaca, Bloeme Kalis and Puck Langenbarg;

• Absentees: Lars van der Haar is skipping this edition and Puck Pieterse is also missing from the selection to focus on her training trip;

• Youth selections: a select group of 12 talents were delegated in the U23 men’s U23 categories, including Guus van den Eijnden and David Haverdings.

Winners of past editions

Among the men:

• 2023: Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands)
• 2024: Wout van Aert (Belgium)
• 2025: Thibau Nys (Belgium)

Among the women:

• 2023: Fem van Empel (Netherlands)
• 2024: Fem van Empel (Netherlands)
• 2025: Fem van Empel (Netherlands)

Follow the Cyclocross World Cup in Benidorm live

• NLD – NPO 1 (highlights) & nos.nl/sport (livestream)
• BEL – Telenet Play Sports 3, Proximus Pickx+ Sports 1, auvio.rtbf.be/direct (livestream)
• ESP – Teledeporte & rtve.es/play/deportes/ (livestream)

• AUS – Stan (live stream)
• CAN – FloBikes (livestream)
• DEN – TV 2 Sport & play.tv2.dk (livestream)
• FRA – La Chaîne L’Equipe (livestream)
• HUN – M4 Sport+ & m4sport.hu/elo (livestream)
• ITA – Rai Sport (postponed) & raiplay.it/sport (live stream)
• JPN – Jsports 4
• MYS – Astro Sports Plus
• SVK – STVR :Sports
• USA – FloBikes (livestream)

• EUR – Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, HBO Max & Discovery+*
• AFR – SuperSport Action HD*
• WORLD – YouTube UCI*

*Geor restrictions apply

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