UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Namur

The international benchmark of the winter.
LocationNamur, 🇧🇪 Belgium
WhenFourth Sunday in December
CourseNamur’s Citadel slopes demand power and nerve.
CategoryRace
Why watch?

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Namur: Namur’s Citadel slopes demand power and nerve.

Overview

UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup – Namur

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. Namur uses the Citadel hillside for sharp climbing, abrupt drops and punishing off-cambers. It is a race where technical confidence and brute force meet.

The World Cup is the season’s international measuring stick, pairing local course character with a championship-level field.

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.

Namur uses the Citadel hillside for sharp climbing, abrupt drops and punishing off-cambers. It is a race where technical confidence and brute force meet.

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

Namur asks riders to climb, descend, and hold a line on the Citadel hillside with no time to settle. It is the World Cup round where a rider’s engine and handling have to agree.

Route DNA

Namur uses the Citadel hillside for sharp climbing, abrupt drops and punishing off-cambers. It is a race where technical confidence and brute force meet. The strongest rides combine a measured opening lap with the ability to repeat the key effort when the race starts to split.