Druivencross
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Overijse, Belgium |
| English name | Overijse cyclo-cross |
| Local name | Overijse |
| Nickname(s) | Dutch: De moeder van alle crossen The mother of all crosses |
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
| Competition | Superprestige |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | VZW Sportvrienden Overijse |
| Race director | Willy Van Roy |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 87 (as of 2025)[note 1] |
| First winner | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Kumps (BEL) |
| Most wins | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roland Liboton (BEL) (15 wins) |
| Most recent | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) |
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The Druivencross, also known as Vlaamse Druivenveldrit, is a cyclo-cross race held in Overijse, Belgium. The race is organised by the VZW Sportvrienden Overijse and was first held in 1960. The race is regarded as a Cyclo-cross classic[1] and has a difficult and dangerous parcours that often results in crashes.
History
[edit | edit source]Two members of the Overijse cycling club, Frans Vanhoey and Joris Bergiers, originally organized the event in 1960.[2] Up until 1989 the race was usually held twice a year and was held three times in 1975. In addition the Belgian national cyclo-cross championships have been held on the course on five occasions in 1965, 1976, 1983, 1990 and 1996 and were organized by the same organizations. On two occasions a two-man cyclo-cross race or Koppelveldrit was also run on the same course and disputed by professional or elite cyclo-cross riders. In 1974, Roger De Vlaeminck and Frans Verbeeck won and in 1984 Adri van der Poel and Hennie Kuiper won. The 1984 Koppelveldrit was organised as a retirement race for Roger De Vlaeminck.
The event formed part of the Superprestige cyclocross series from the beginning of the Superprestige in 1983 until the 2001–2002 season.[3] After that the Race was not part of a cyclo-cross classification competition. In the 2020–2021 season the race was the last race of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.
The race has been won by many of the top cyclo-cross cyclists with multiple Cyclocross world champion Roland Liboton being the record holder in the event with 15 wins. Liboton is followed by the De Vlaeminck brothers, Eric and Roger who have nine and six wins each, as well as Sven Nys who also has six. In the 2005 edition, Bart Wellens kicked a spectator who was allegedly throwing beer at him. Wellens went on to win the event after Boom slipped in the final lap and initially was awarded the win despite the threat of disqualification.[4] Several days later after a meeting of the three race commissionaires and the UCI, Wellens was disqualified and Boom was awarded the win.[5]
In 2023, the race was added to the Superprestige calendar.
Past winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Date | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 Oct | Belgium Michael Vanthourenhout | Pauwels Sauzen–Cibel Clementines |
| 2024 | 27 Oct | Belgium Thibau Nys | Baloise–Trek Lions |
| 2023 | 22 Oct | Belgium Eli Iserbyt | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal |
| 2022 | 20 Nov | Belgium Michael Vanthourenhout | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal |
| Oct. 2021 | 31 Oct | Belgium Eli Iserbyt | Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal |
| Jan. 2021 | 24 Jan | Belgium Wout van Aert | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2019 | 15 Dec | Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel (4) | Corendon–Circus |
| 2018 | 9 Dec | Belgium Toon Aerts | Telenet–Fidea Lions |
| 2017 | 10 Dec | Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel (3) | Beobank–Corendon |
| 2016 | 11 Dec | Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel (2) | Beobank–Corendon |
| 2015 | 6 Dec | Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel | BKCP–Powerplus |
| 2014 | 7 Dec | Belgium Tom Meeusen | Telenet–Fidea |
| 2013 | Belgium Sven Nys (6) | Crelan–Euphony | |
| 2012 | Belgium Sven Nys (5) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | |
| 2011 | Belgium Sven Nys (4) | Landbouwkrediet | |
| 2010 | Belgium Sven Nys (3) | Landbouwkrediet | |
| 2009 | Belgium Niels Albert | ||
| 2008 | Belgium Kevin Pauwels | Fidea | |
| 2007 | Belgium Klaas Vantornout | Fidea | |
| 2006 | Belgium Sven Nys (2) | Rabobank | |
| 2005 | Netherlands Lars Boom[note 2][4][5] | Rabobank | |
| 2004 | Belgium Sven Nys | Rabobank | |
| 2003 | Belgium Bart Wellens (2) | Spaarselect | |
| 2002 | Belgium Bart Wellens | Spaarselect | |
| 2001 | Belgium Tom Vannoppen | Collstrop-Palmans | |
| 2000 | Belgium Erwin Vervecken (2) | Record Bank | |
| 1999 | Netherlands Richard Groenendaal (2) | Rabobank | |
| 1998 | Belgium Erwin Vervecken | Espace Card | |
| 1997 | Netherlands Richard Groenendaal | Rabobank | |
| 1996 | Italy Luca Bramati (2) | ||
| 1995 | Italy Luca Bramati | Selle Italia-Velta | |
| 1994 | Netherlands Adri van der Poel | Collstrop-Cystex | |
| 1993 | Italy Daniele Pontoni (2) | Zalf | |
| 1992 | Italy Daniele Pontoni | Zalf | |
| 1991 | Switzerland Thomas Frischknecht | ||
| 1990 | Belgium Danny De Bie (2) | SEFB-Saxon | |
| 1989 | Belgium Christian Hautekeete | ||
| 1988 | 18 Dec | Belgium Danny De Bie | |
| 1988 | 17 Jan | Netherlands Hennie Stamsnijder (3) | PDM–Concorde |
| 1987 | 20 Dec | Belgium Roland Liboton (15) | Guerciotti–Falcon |
| 1987 | 18 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (14) | Guerciotti–Falcon |
| 1986 | 21 Dec | Netherlands Hennie Stamsnijder (2) | PDM–Concorde |
| 1986 | 19 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (13) | Guerciotti–Falcon |
| 1985 | 20 Jan | Netherlands Hennie Stamsnijder | Willy Van Doorne |
| 1985 | 22 Dec | Belgium Roland Liboton (12) | Guerciotti |
| 1984 | 22 Dec | Belgium Roland Liboton (11) | Guerciotti |
| 1984 | 22 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (10) | Guerciotti |
| 1983 | 11 Dec | Belgium Roland Liboton (9) | Guerciotti |
| 1983 | 23 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (8) | Guerciotti |
| 1982 | 21 Nov | Belgium Roland Liboton (7) | Vermeer Thijs |
| 1982 | 24 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (6) | Vermeer Thijs |
| 1981 | 22 Nov | Belgium Roland Liboton (5) | Vermeer Thijs |
| 1981 | 25 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (4) | Vermeer Thijs |
| 1980 | 23 Nov | Belgium Roland Liboton (3) | Marc VRD |
| 1980 | 6 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton (2) | Marc VRD |
| 1979 | 18 Nov | Belgium Jan Teugels (2) | Duval |
| 1979 | 7 Jan | Belgium Bert Vermeire | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia |
| 1978 | 19 Nov | Belgium Jan Teugels | Duval |
| 1978 | 29 Jan | Belgium Roland Liboton | |
| 1977 | 20 Nov | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck (6) | Brooklyn |
| 1977 | 9 Jan | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (9) | Gios-Torino |
| 1976 | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (8) | Gero-Eurosol | |
| 1975 | 29 Nov | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck (5) | Brooklyn |
| 1975 | 2 Nov | Belgium Norbert Dedeckere (2) | Flandria–Carpenter |
| 1975 | 4 Jan | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck (4) | Brooklyn |
| 1974 | Belgium Norbert Dedeckere | Flandria–Carpenter | |
| 1973 | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck (3) | Brooklyn | |
| 1972 | 15 Oct | Belgium Albert van Damme | Rokado |
| 1972 | 23 Jan | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (7) | Flandria Beaulieu |
| 1971 | 31 Oct | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (6) | Flandria–Mars |
| 1971 | 24 Jan | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (5) | Flandria–Mars |
| 1970 | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck (2) | Flandria–Mars | |
| 1969 | Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck | Flandria–De Clerck | |
| 1968 | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (4) | Goldor–Gerka | |
| 1967 | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (3) | Groene Leeuw | |
| 1966 | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck (2) | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 1965 | Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 1964 | Belgium Roger De Clercq (3) | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 1963 | Belgium Roger De Clercq (2) | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 1962 | Belgium Pierre Kumps (2) | ||
| 1961 | Belgium Roger De Clercq | Groene Leeuw-SAS | |
| 1960 | Belgium Pierre Kumps |
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Women's winners
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Italy Sara Casasola | Crelan-Corendon |
| 2024 | Netherlands Lucinda Brand | Baloise–Trek Lions |
| 2023 | Netherlands Fem van Empel | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2022 | Netherlands Puck Pieterse | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| Oct. 2021 |  Kata Blanka Vas |
SD Worx |
| Jan. 2021 | Netherlands Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado | Alpecin–Fenix |
| 2019 | Netherlands Annemarie Worst | 777 |
| 2018 | Netherlands Lucinda Brand | Team Sunweb |
| 2017 |  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
Canyon–SRAM |
| 2016 | Netherlands Sophie de Boer | Kalas–H.Essers–NNOF |
| 2015 | Belgium Jolien Verschueren | Telenet–Fidea |
| 2014 | Belgium Sanne Cant | Enertherm–BKCP |
| 2013 |  Katie Compton |
Trek Cyclocross Collective |
| 2012 | Katie Compton |
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| 2011 | Katie Compton |
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| 2007 | Germany Stefanie Pohl | Team Getränke-Hoffmann |
| 2006 | Netherlands Daphny van den Brand | AA Drink |
| 2005 | Netherlands Daphny van den Brand | |
| 2004 | Netherlands Daphny van den Brand | |
| 2003 | Belgium Hilde Quintens | |
| 2002 | Laurence Leboucher |
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| 2000 | Netherlands Daphny van den Brand |
Winners when run as Belgian Cyclo Cross Championships
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Amateur Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Erwin Vervecken | |
| 1990 | Danny De Bie | Marc Janssens |
| 1983 | Roland Liboton | Werner van der Fraenen |
| 1976 | Marc de Block | Bert Vermeire |
| 1965 | Albert van Damme |
Notes
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