The 2016

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2022, seven events are organized each year – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite ...

was the World Championship for

cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ...

for the season 2015–16. It was held in

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on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31 January 2016. The championships featured five events, in addition to the men's and women's elite races there was a U23 men's and junior men's races, and for the first time, a U23 women's race.

Participants

Mechanical doping

Almost six years since the first allegations of “ mechanical doping” in cycling the UCI, during the Women's under-23 race, for the first time in cycling history found evidence of technological fraud when they checked the bicycle of

Femke Van den Driessche Femke Van den Driessche (; born 27 August 1996) is a Belgian former cyclo-cross bicycle racing, cyclist, mountainbiker and road racing cyclist. As a junior, she became national cyclo-cross champion in 2011 and mountain bike champion in 2013. In 2 ...

. The UCI had been testing a new detection system. The offence carries a minimum six-month suspension and a fine of between 20,000 and 200,000 Swiss francs.

Medal summary

Medalists

Medal table

Broadcasting

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: Andorra, France, Madagascar, Mauritius, Monaco, France overseas, PAN Middle-East *

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: Brazil * NOS: the Netherlands *

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: Australia *

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: Belgium * TV2: Norway * Universal: the United States * Viasat: Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Lithuania, Sweden * VRT: Belgium *news by SNTV: worldwide *news by Perform: worldwide

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships,2016 2016 in cyclo-cross

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