The Diegem Cross also known as Superprestige Diegem is a cyclo-cross race held in Diegem, Belgium. The race is part of the Superprestige series and is usually held in the last week of December before the New Year's day. The race is one of the few cyclo-cross races that is held in the evening hours under the artificial lighting.
History
The event has been held since 1975. In 1982 the race was included in the first edition of the Superprestige series which it has continued to be part of ever since. Since 2011 women's race was added to the event. The race was held under artificial lightning for the first time in 2000 and has been every year since 2007.
In 2007, future road cycling world champion Peter Sagan won the junior cyclo-cross race in Diegem.
In 2023 and 2024 the celebrity cyclo-cross race Turbo Cross was organized in between the Elite Women's and Elite Men's races.
Past winners
Year Men's winner Women's winner2025 Tibor Del Grosso Puck Pieterse2024 Laurens Sweeck Lucinda Brand2023 Mathieu van der Poel Puck Pieterse2022 Wout van Aert Puck Pieterse2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2019 Mathieu van der Poel Annemarie Worst2018 Mathieu van der Poel Sanne Cant2017 Mathieu van der Poel Sanne Cant2016 Mathieu van der Poel Marianne Vos2015 Mathieu van der Poel Ellen Van Loy2014 Mathieu van der Poel Marianne Vos2013 Sven Nys Sanne Cant2012 Niels Albert Kateřina Nash2011 Niels Albert Marianne Vos2010 Niels Albert 2009 Niels Albert 2008 Zdeněk Štybar 2007 Sven Nys 2006 Sven Nys 2005 Gerben de Knegt 2004 Erwin Vervecken 2003 Bart Wellens 2002 Mario De Clercq 2001 Erwin Vervecken 2000 Sven Nys 1999 Richard Groenendaal 1998 Sven Nys 1997 Adrie van der Poel 1996 Daniele Pontoni 1995 Daniele Pontoni 1994 Adrie van der Poel 1993 Daniele Pontoni 1992 Marc Janssens 1991 Danny De Bie 1990 Gustaaf Van Bouwel 1989 Danny De Bie 1988 Roland Liboton 1987 Roland Liboton 1986 Roland Liboton 1985 Roland Liboton 1984 Roland Liboton 1983 Roland Liboton 1982 Roland Liboton 1981 Roger De Vlaeminck 1980 Roland Liboton 1979 Roger De Vlaeminck 1978 Reinier Groenendaal 1977 Robert Vermeire 1976 Albert Van Damme 1975 Albert Van Damme
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