Mees Hendrikx (born 8 August 2000) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for the IKO–Crelan team in cyclo-cross, and UCI Continental team for his road races.

Career

Hendrikx was a promising junior rider, winning the junior race at the

Grand Prix Nommay The Grand Prix Nommay is a cyclo-cross race held in Nommay, France, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). ...

, part of the

2017–18 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The 2017–18 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup was a season long cyclo-cross competition, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup took place between 17 September 2017 and 28 January 2018, over a total of ...

where he finished third in the overall classification with four podium finishes in 7 races. After a disappointing, injury-riddled winter season in 2018-2019 he couldn't find a team. As an independent rider, he achieved more success in the next cyclo-cross season, culminating in his selection for the Dutch team for the

2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held from 1 to 2 February 2020 in Dübendorf, Switzerland. Schedule All times are local (UTC+1). Medal summary Medalists Medals table References External links * {{World championships ...

in Switzerland, where he won the bronze medal in the U23 category. In the 2021–2022 season, he won his first U23 World Cup race with the

Cyklokros Tábor The Cyklokros Tábor is a cyclo-cross race held in Tábor, Czech Republic, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (U ...

in the Czech Republic. He also won the overall U23 World Cup, having finished 3rd in the three other races. He finished 9th in the

Duinencross Koksijde The Duinencross Koksijde ("Cyclo-cross of Dunes") is a cyclo-cross race held in Koksijde, Belgium since 1969. It is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup The UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup is a season-long competition in cyclo-cross, organised by the ...

, an elite World Cup race, and was third in the Dutch cyclocross championships, and first of the U23 riders.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2017–2018 : 3rd Overall

UCI Junior World Cup UCI most commonly refers to: * University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States * Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling UCI may also refer to: * Uganda Cancer I ...

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Nommay Nommay () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Nommay lies from Sochaux on the edge of the department. Population Sports Stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France on 8 July raced ...

::2nd Bogense ::3rd Hoogerheide ::3rd Zeven : 2nd National Junior Championships : Junior Soudal Classics ::2nd

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

;2019–2020 : 2nd National Under-23 Championships : 3rd Bronze medal blank

UCI World Under-23 Championships ;2021–2022 : 1st Jersey white

Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup ::1st

Tábor Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The followi ...

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Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namu ...

::3rd Dendermonde ::3rd Flamanville : Under-23 X²O Badkamers Trophy ::2nd

Loenhout Loenhout is a village and '' deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Wuustwezel in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. The village is located near the Dutch border, and about north-east of the city of Antwerp. History The are ...

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Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

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Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

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National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

: 3rd Ardooie

References

External links

Mees Hendrikx
at ''Cyclocross 24'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrikx, Mees 2000 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclo-cross cyclists People from Valkenswaard Cyclists from North Brabant 21st-century Dutch people