The Cyclo-cross Superprestige is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, consisting of around 8 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of three major season-long competitions, alongside the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and the Cyclo-cross Trophy . A season consist of several races in the categories Elite Men and Elite Women. Riders can win points in each race and at the end of the season the rider with the highest point tally in each category is considered the winner. Until 2020 Superprestige had separate classification for Under 23 Men, Under-23 Women and Junior Men.
4-494: The first Superprestige took place in 1982–1983 and was won by Hennie Stamsnijder of the Netherlands. The Superprestige is organised for trade teams, not national teams. Since 2018 Superprestige has been organised by Flanders Classics . Only two riders have won all eight Superprestige races in one season, Sven Nys in 2006–07 and Mathieu van der Poel in 2018–19 . The 2022–2023 season only contains seven races due to
8-514: Is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist . Stamsnijder was military cyclo-cross world champion in 1975. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games . In 1979 he won the Essen cyclo-cross and the amateur Dutch road race championship. In 1980 he turned professional for DAF Trucks, finishing third in the cyclo-cross world championship . Stamsnijder's greatest success
12-711: The race in Gieten being removed from the calendar. During each race the Superprestige classification points are awarded based on the following table. Until the 2019-20 season there was a separate classification for Under-23 Men. In the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons there was a separate classification for Under-23 Women. Until the 2019-20 season there was a separate classification for Junior Men riders. Hennie Stamsnijder Hendrikus (Hennie) Johannes Maria Stamsnijder (born 21 July 1954 in Enter , Overijssel )
16-739: Was becoming cyclo-cross world champion in 1981 in Tolosa in the Basque Country . On a muddy course he left the Belgian Roland Liboton and the Swiss champion Albert Zweifel behind him to take the title. Stamsnijder was the first Dutch world cyclo-cross champion and that year he was named sportsman of the year. Stamsnijder rode the Tour de France in 1980 and 1981 , but it was cyclo-cross that brought his greatest victories, winning
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