UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Koksijde

The international benchmark of the winter.
LocationKoksijde, 🇧🇪 Belgium
WhenThird Sunday in December
CourseKoksijde’s deep sand is cyclocross at its most exacting.
CategoryRace
Why watch?

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Koksijde: Koksijde’s deep sand is cyclocross at its most exacting.

Overview

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Koksijde

A UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup round brings the sport’s leading riders together for a one-day race that matters across the full winter campaign. Koksijde is built around deep beach sand, with riders forced to choose between powering through, carrying the bike and finding the few firm lines.

Koksijde’s sand belongs to cyclocross history as well as the World Cup. The town hosted Belgian elite men’s World Championship victories for Paul Herygers in 1994 and Niels Albert in 2012, proof that a beach course can make national heroes.

A UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup round brings the sport’s leading riders together for a one-day race that matters across the full winter campaign.

Koksijde is built around deep beach sand, with riders forced to choose between powering through, carrying the bike and finding the few firm lines.

Race Notes
UpdatedSeptember 18, 2026
MarketUnited States
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Why this race matters

Koksijde strips the race down to balance, power, and nerve. The beach sand exposes any hesitation, and the course history gives every clean lap an extra charge.

Route DNA

Koksijde is built around deep beach sand, with riders forced to choose between powering through, carrying the bike and finding the few firm lines. The strongest rides combine a measured opening lap with the ability to repeat the key effort when the race starts to split.