2024 Thibau Nys \/ Lucinda Brand<\/a>
2023 Eli Iserbyt \/ Fem van Empel
2022 Michael Vanthourenhout \/ Puck Pieterse
2021 Eli Iserbyt \/ Blanka Kata Vas
2020 Wout van Aert \/ Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado
2019 Mathieu van der Poel \/ Annemarie Worst
2018 Toon Aerts \/ Lucinda Brand
2017 Mathieu van der Poel \/ Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot
2016 Mathieu van der Poel \/ Sophie de Boer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Route, weather, and times for the 2026 Superprestige Overijse<\/p>\n
The Druivencross in Overijse is one of the toughest courses on the calendar. Grass, mud, slogging through, and running\u2014it\u2019s all part of the race. In addition, the many climbs are a hallmark of this race, in which the strongest rider usually wins.<\/p>\n
Given the expected weather conditions\u2014rain\u2014it could turn out to be a real mud fest, in which running technique will also be a deciding factor. Nevertheless, it looks like we\u2019re in for a great afternoon of cross-country racing in Overijse.<\/p>\n
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Weather<\/p>\n
When it rains in Overijse, the course can quickly become challenging, and Sunday could easily turn into a muddy mess. It has rained a lot in the days leading up to the cyclocross race, but it looks like it will be relatively dry on Sunday itself. However, with temperatures at 13 degrees Celsius, it will be quite windy. <\/p>\n
Times<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s start: 1:40 p.m.<\/p>\n
Women’s finish: around 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s start: 3:10 p.m.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s finish: around 4:10 p.m.<\/p>\n
Women’s Favourites for the 2026 Superprestige Overijse<\/p>\n
In the women’s race, the riders take turns participating. For example, Lucinda Brand skipped the race in Heerde on Saturday, while Fem van Empel did compete. On Sunday, the roles were reversed: Brand competed, but Van Empel did not.<\/p>\n
Marie Schreiber, who has been Brand\u2019s main challenger in recent weeks, will not be competing this weekend. On paper, her compatriots Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Premier Tech) and Aniek van Alphen ( 777) are Brand\u2019s main challengers.<\/p>\n
In addition, Inge van der Heijden, Krystina Zemanova (Crelan-Corendon), Leonie Bentveld, Amandine Fouquenet (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez), Annemarie Worst (777), and Denise Betsema (De Ceuster) are the riders we expect to be in the running for the podium.<\/p>\n
IDL Pro Cycling top picks for the 2026 women’s Superprestige Overijse<\/p>\n
Top Favorite: Lucinda Brand (Baloise-Het Poetsbureau Lions)
Dark horses: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (Fenix-Premier Tech) and Aniek van Alphen (777)
Long shots: Krystina Zemanova (Crelan-Corendon), Leonie Bentveld and Amandine Fouquenet (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez), Annemarie Worst (777), and Denise Betsema (De Ceuster)<\/p>\n
Men’s Favourites for the 2026 Superprestige Overijse<\/p>\n
So far, Michael Vanthourenhout has won every cyclocross race he\u2019s competed in that was broadcast on TV, and the conditions in Overijse also seem to favor the Pauwels Sauzen-Altez rider on Sunday. We therefore consider him the top favourite.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, careful selections are already being made. Joris Nieuwenhuis, for example, won\u2019t be there, but other Dutch riders will. Pim Ronhaar (Baloise-Het Poetsbureau Lions) has found a course that should suit him, and Ryan Kamp and Mees Hendrikx (Bomba JOIN) will also be competing.<\/p>\n
Felipe Orts (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Cameron Mason (777) are two \u201cforeigners\u201d who will have to perform well in the mud in Overijse\u2014as, of course, will a number of Belgians.<\/p>\n
Joran Wyseure, Witse Meeussen, Laurens Sweeck (Crelan-Corendon), Jente Michels, Niels Vandeputte ( Alpecin-Premier Tech), and Gerben Kuypers (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez) are all expected to go far. Wyseure, Michels, and Kuypers may have the best chances.<\/p>\n
IDL Pro Cycling top picks for the 2026 men’s Superprestige Overijse<\/p>\n
Top Favorite: Michael Vanthourenhout (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez)
Dark horses: Felipe Orts (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Cameron Mason (777)
Long shots: Joran Wyseure (Crelan-Corendon), Pim Ronhaar (Baloise-Het Poetsbureau Lions), Jente Michels, Niels Vandeputte (Alpecin-Premier Tech), and Gerben Kuypers (Pauwels Sauzen-Altez)<\/p>\n
TV Superprestige Overijse 2026<\/p>\n
The Superprestige cyclocross race in Overijse will be broadcast on Sunday starting at 12:40 p.m. on TNT Sports\/HBO Max.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, we \u2019ll be tearing through relatively unfamiliar terrain in Heerde, but on Sunday, at the Superprestige…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":939950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,181607,301239,166194,136517,57970,85],"class_list":["post-939949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-cyclo-cross","tag-latest-cycling-news","tag-lucinda-brand","tag-michael-vanthourenhout","tag-previews","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/939949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/939950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=939949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=939949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}