2015–16 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

The 2015–2016 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition started on 4 October 2015 and concluded on 13 February 2016. Due to injury, defending champion Mathieu van der Poel missed the start of the season.

2015–2016 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
Details
Dates4 October 2015–13 February 2016
LocationBelgium and Netherlands
Races8
Champions
Male individual champion Wout van Aert (BEL)
Female individual champion Sanne Cant (BEL)

Results edit

Date Venue Winner Second Third Classification Leader
4 October   Gieten   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Lars van der Haar (NED)   Tim Merlier (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
25 October   Zonhoven   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Rob Peeters (BEL)   Kevin Pauwels (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
8 November   Ruddervoorde   Kevin Pauwels (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Sven Nys (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
15 November   Gavere   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Sven Nys (BEL)   Kevin Pauwels (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
13 December   Spa-Francorchamps   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Sven Nys (BEL)   Kevin Pauwels (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
27 December   Diegem   Mathieu van der Poel (NED)   Kevin Pauwels (BEL)   Lars Van der Haar (NED)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
7 February   Hoogstraten   Mathieu van der Poel (NED)   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Tom Meeusen (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)
13 February   Middelkerke   Mathieu van der Poel (NED)   Tom Meeusen (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)   Wout van Aert (BEL)

Season standings edit

In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the following tie breakers exist: most races started, most races won, best result in the last race.

Pos. Rider Team GIE ZON RUD GAV SPA DIE HOO MID Points
1   Wout van Aert Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace 1 1 2 1 1 10 2 3 107
2   Sven Nys Crelan-AA Drink 4 4 3 2 2 6 4 4 99
3   Lars van der Haar Team Giant–Alpecin 2 5 6 4 8 3 7 6 87
4   Kevin Pauwels Sunweb–Napoleon Games 7 3 1 3 3 2 11 14 84
5   Klaas Vantornout Sunweb–Napoleon Games 5 Ret 4 6 4 7 9 7 70
6   Tom Meeusen Telenet–Fidea 16 10 5 23 9 4 3 2 63
7   Laurens Sweeck ERA Real Estate–Murprotec
ERA–Murprotec
11 6 9 5 11 5 5 Ret 60
8   Mathieu van der Poel BKCP–Powerplus DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 1 1 1 49
9   Corné van Kessel Telenet–Fidea 15 Ret 7 11 5 8 19 8 42
10   Tim Merlier Sunweb–Napoleon Games 3 19 10 8 10 12 13 Ret 40
11   Toon Aerts Telenet–Fidea 19 14 17 13 6 18 6 5 36
12   Rob Peeters Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace 9 2 Ret 9 16 25 17 Ret 28
13   Gianni Vermeersch Sunweb–Napoleon Games 6 17 Ret 12 14 15 15 11 23
14   David van der Poel BKCP–Powerplus 22 7 25 24 13 26 8 22 20
15   Diether Sweeck ERA Real Estate–Murprotec
ERA–Murprotec
18 11 8 16 Ret 16 DNS 10 19
16   Julien Taramarcaz ERA Real Estate–Murprotec
ERA–Murprotec
10 8 Ret 17 DNS 11 24 Ret 19
13   Thijs van Amerongen Telenet–Fidea DSQ [A] 13 18 14 7 22 18 20 18
14   Jim Aernouts Sunweb–Napoleon Games DNS 15 Ret 19 DNS DNS 10 9 14
15   Joeri Adams Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace 23 12 13 20 Ret 19 14 12 13
16   Vincent Baestaens BKCP–Powerplus 8 16 DNS Ret 18 30 16 13 11
17   Philipp Walsleben BKCP–Powerplus 12 Ret 20 Ret DNS 9 DNS 17 11
18   Michael Boros BKCP–Powerplus 21 18 22 10 DNS 13 22 25 9
19   Michael Vanthourenhout Sunweb–Napoleon Games DNS DNS Ret 7 DNS DNS 9
20   Jens Adams Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace 25 9 16 18 DNS DNS 7
21   Clément Venturini Cofidis DNS DNS 11 DNS DNS 14 7
22   Radomír Šimůnek ERA Real Estate–Murprotec
ERA–Murprotec
28 23 Ret 22 Ret 17 12 4
23   Marcel Meisen Team Kuota-Lotto 26 Ret 14 15 15 24 4
24   Jens Vandekinderen Kalas-Noff DNS 21 12 21 DNS 50 20 24 4
25   Niels Wubben Telenet–Fidea 13 22 21 25 19 20 DNS 23 3
26   Sven Vanthourenhout Crelan-AA Drink 14 Ret 19 DNS 20 29 23 21 2
27   Stan Godrie Rabobank Development Team 20 20 15 27 17 21 21 28 1
28   Stephen Hyde DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 26 15 1
Pos. Rider Team GIE ZON RUD GAV SPA DIE HOO MID Points
  1. ^
    Thijs van Amerongen finished in 12th place in the Superprestige Gieten but was later disqualified as UCI regulations did not allow the small camera with was mounted onto his bike during the race. The organisation of the superprestige agreed to hand him 4 points as if he had finished 12th position.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Het oudste regelmatigheidscriterium in het veldrijden".

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