2013–2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Details
Dates20 October 2013 – 26 January 2014
LocationEurope
Races7
Champions
Male individual championLars van der Haar (Netherlands)
Female individual championKatie Compton (United States)

The 2013–2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup events and season-long competition took place between 20 October 2013 and 26 January 2014, sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

The men's competition was won by the Dutchman Lars van der Haar,[1] who also won three of the seven races. World Champion Sven Nys was quickly out of competition for the general classification after having several mechanical problems in the first race, resulting in him giving up,[2] and a total off-day in the second race where he only finished 22nd.[3] Previous World Cup winner Niels Albert, of Belgium, won two races,[4][5] but still finished only third in the general after his German teammate Philipp Walsleben; Walsleben did not manage to win any of the races, but consistently ranked high, grabbing four podium spots.[1][2][3][4]

Katie Compton of the United States dominated the women's competition, winning five of the seven races. The remaining two were won by World Champion Marianne Vos who had undergone a cyst removal operation in November making her miss the races in Koksijde and Namur.[6]

Events

In comparison to last season's eight races, this season only had seven. Plzeň, Roubaix and Hoogerheide were taken out of the programme – the latter ultimately hosting the World Championships – while Valkenburg and Nommay were added.

DateVenueCountryElite men's winnerElite women's winner
20 October[2] Valkenburg Netherlands  Lars van der Haar (NLD)  Marianne Vos (NLD)
26 October[3] Tábor Czech Republic  Lars van der Haar (NLD)  Katie Compton (USA)
23 November[4] Koksijde Belgium  Niels Albert (BEL)  Katie Compton (USA)
22 December[7] Namur Belgium  Francis Mourey (FRA)  Katie Compton (USA)
26 December[8] Heusden-Zolder Belgium  Lars van der Haar (NED)  Katie Compton (USA)
5 January[5] Rome Italy  Niels Albert (BEL)  Katie Compton (USA)
26 January[1] Nommay France  Tom Meeusen (BEL)  Marianne Vos (NED)

Individual standings

Men

[9]

Rank Name Points
1  Lars van der Haar (NED) 467
2  Philipp Walsleben (DEU) 409
3  Niels Albert (BEL) 392
4  Kevin Pauwels (BEL) 363
5  Francis Mourey (FRA) 340
6  Klaas Vantornout (BEL) 321
7  Tom Meeusen (BEL) 309
8  Bart Aernouts (BEL) 308
9  Rob Peeters (BEL) 294
10  Thijs van Amerongen (NED) 279

    Women

    [10]

    Rank Name Points
    1  Katie Compton (USA) 350
    2  Nikki Harris (GBR) 284
    3  Marianne Vos (NED) 270
    4  Sanne Cant (BEL) 261
    5  Helen Wyman (GBR) 214
    6  Ellen Van Loy (BEL) 190
    7  Eva Lechner (ITA) 150
    8  Lucie Chainel-Lefèvre (FRA) 145
    9  Sophie de Boer (NED) 144
    10  Pavla Havlíková (CZE) 139

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Meeusen en Van der Haar vieren in Nommay" [Meeusen and Van der Haar celebrate in Nommay] (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
    2. 1 2 3 "Van der Haar voert onemanshow op in Valkenburg" [Van der Haar performs one-man show in Valkenburg] (in Dutch). Sporza. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
    3. 1 2 3 "Twee op twee voor Van der Haar in de Wereldbeker" [Two out of two for Van der Haar in the World Cup] (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
    4. 1 2 3 "Niels Albert wint de WB-cross in Koksijde op één been" [Niels Albert wins the World Cup cross in Koksijde on one leg] (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
    5. 1 2 "Sterke Albert soleert naar Wereldbekerzege in Rome" [Strong Albert solos to World Cup Victory in Rome] (in Dutch). Sporza. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
    6. ↑ "Operatie Marianne Vos succesvol" (in Dutch). NOS. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
    7. ↑ "Mourey is modderkoning in Namen, Nys heeft alweer pech" [Mourey is mud king in Namur, Nys is unlucky again] (in Dutch). Sporza. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
    8. ↑ "Van der Haar wint snelle "wegrit" in Zolder" [Van der Haar wins rapid "road race" in Zolder] (in Dutch). Sporza. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
    9. ↑ "2013–2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Men". UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
    10. ↑ "2013–2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup: Women". UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. Infostrada Sports; Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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