Past winners of the Cyclo-cross World Championships
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Winners of Elite Men's, Elite Women's, Under-23 Men's and Junior Men's categories
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| 2009 | Niels Albert (Bel) |
| 2008 | Lars Boom (Ned) |
| 2007 | Erwin Vervecken (Bel) |
| 2006 | Erwin Vervecken (Bel) |
| 2005 | Sven Nys (Bel) |
| 2004 | Bart Wellens (Bel) |
| 2003 | Bart Wellens (Bel) |
| 2002 | Mario de Clercq (Bel) |
| 2001 | Erwin Vervecken (Bel) |
| 2000 | Richard Groenendaal (Ned) |
| 1999 | Mario de Clercq (Bel) |
| 1998 | Mario de Clercq (Bel) |
| 1997 | Daniele Pontoni (Ita) |
| 1996 | Adri van der Poel (Ned) |
| 1995 | Dieter Runkel (Swi) |
| 1994 | Paul Herijgers (Bel) |
| 1993 | Dominique Arnould (Fra) |
| 1992 | Mike Kluge (Ger) |
| 1991 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) |
| 1990 | Henk Baars (Ned) |
| 1989 | Danny de Bie (Bel) |
| 1988 | Pascal Richard (Swi) |
| 1987 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Ger) |
| 1986 | Albert Zweifel (Swi) |
| 1985 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Ger) |
| 1984 | Roland Liboton (Bel) |
| 1983 | Roland Liboton (Bel) |
| 1982 | Roland Liboton (Bel) |
| 1981 | Hennie Stamsnijder (Ned) |
| 1980 | Roland Liboton (Bel) |
| 1979 | Albert Zweifel (Swi) |
| 1978 | Albert Zweifel (Swi) |
| 1977 | Albert Zweifel (Swi) |
| 1976 | Albert Zweifel (Swi) |
| 1975 | Roger de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1974 | Albert van Damme (Bel) |
| 1973 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1972 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1971 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1970 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1969 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1968 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1967 | Renato Longo (Ita) |
| 1966 | Eric de Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1965 | Renato Longo (Ita) |
| 1964 | Renato Longo (Ita) |
| 1963 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) |
| 1962 | Renato Longo (Ita) |
| 1961 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) |
| 1960 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) |
| 1959 | Renato Longo (Ita) |
| 1958 | André Dufraisse (Fra) |
| 1957 | André Dufraisse (Fra) |
| 1956 | André Dufraisse (Fra) |
| 1955 | André Dufraisse (Fra) |
| 1954 | André Dufraisse (Fra) |
| 1953 | Roger Rondeaux (Fra) |
| 1952 | Roger Rondeaux (Fra) |
| 1951 | Roger Rondeaux (Fra) |
| 1950 | Jean Robic (Fra) |
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| 2009 | Marianne Vos (Ned) |
| 2008 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) |
| 2007 | Maryline Salvetat (Fra) |
| 2006 | Marianne Vos (Ned) |
| 2005 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) |
| 2004 | Laurence Leboucher (Fra) |
| 2003 | Daphny van den Brand (Ned) |
| 2002 | Laurence Leboucher (Fra) |
| 2001 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) |
| 2000 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) |
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| 2009 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) |
| 2008 | Niels Albert (Bel) |
| 2007 | Lars Boom (Ned) |
| 2006 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) |
| 2005 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) |
| 2004 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) |
| 2003 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) |
| 2002 | Thijs Verhagen (Ned) |
| 2001 | Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) |
| 2000 | Bart Wellens (Bel) |
| 1999 | Bart Wellens (Bel) |
| 1998 | Sven Nys (Bel) |
| 1997 | Sven Nys (Bel) |
| 1996 | Miquel Martinez (Fra) |
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| 2009 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) |
| 2008 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) |
| 2007 | Joeri Adams (Bel) |
| 2006 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) |
| 2005 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) |
| 2004 | Niels Albert (Bel) |
| 2003 | Lars Boom (Ned) |
| 2002 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) |
| 2001 | Martin Bina (Cze) |
| 2000 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) |
| 1999 | Matthew Kelly (VS) |
| 1998 | Michael Baumgartner (Swi) |
| 1997 | David Rusch (Swi) |
| 1996 | Roman Peter (Swi) |
| 1995 | Zdenek Mlynar (Cze) |
| 1994 | Gretienus Gommers (Ned) |
| 1993 | Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) |
| 1992 | Roger Hammond (Gbr) |
| 1991 | Ondrej Lukes (Cze) |
| 1990 | Erik Boezewinkel (Ned) |
| 1989 | Richard Groenendaal (Ned) |
| 1988 | Thomas Frischknecht (Swi) |
| 1987 | Marc Janssens (Bel) |
| 1986 | Stuart Marchall (Gbr) |
| 1985 | Beat Wabel (Swi) |
| 1984 | Ondrej Glajza (Cze) |
| 1983 | Roman Kreutziger ( (Cze) |
| 1982 | Beat Schumacher (Ger) |
| 1981 | Rik Matt (Ger) |
| 1980 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) |
| 1979 | José Vijande (Spa) |
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