title: 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
text: # 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were the World Championship for cyclo-cross for the season 2017–18. These were held in Valkenburg in the Netherlands on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 February 2018. The championships featured five events; men's races for elite, under-23 and junior riders, and women's races for elite and under-23 riders.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's events |||||||
  | Men's elite race | Wout van Aert Belgium | 1h 09' 00" | Michael Vanthourenhout Belgium | + 2' 13" | Mathieu van der Poel Netherlands | + 2' 30" |
  | Men's under-23 race | Eli Iserbyt Belgium | 50' 54" | Joris Nieuwenhuis Netherlands | + 28" | Yan Gras France | + 35" |
  | Men's junior race | Ben Tulett Great Britain | 41' 19" | Tomáš Kopecký Czech Republic | + 22" | Ryan Kamp Netherlands | + 30" |
  | Women's events |||||||
  | Women's elite race | Sanne Cant Belgium | 49' 34" | Katie Compton United States | + 12" | Lucinda Brand Netherlands | + 26" |
  | Women's under-23 race | Evie Richards Great Britain | 37' 52" | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado Netherlands | + 38" | Nadja Heigl Austria | + 1' 04" |
  
  ### Medals table
  
  * Host nation (Netherlands)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 4 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  