title: 2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
text: # 2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Zolder, Belgium on Saturday February 2 and Sunday February 3, 2002.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's events |||||||
  | Men's elite race details | Mario De Clercq (BEL) | 1h 01' 11" | Tom Vannoppen (BEL) | + 3" | Sven Nys (BEL) | + 6" |
  | Men's under-23 race details | Thijs Verhagen (NED) | 49' 48" | Davy Commeyne (BEL) | s.t. | Tomas Trunschka (CZE) | s.t. |
  | Men's junior race details | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | 41'18" | Krzysztof Kuzniak (POL) | + 11" | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | + 15" |
  | Women's events |||||||
  | Women's elite race details | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | 42'57" | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | + 1" | Daphny van den Brand (NED) | + 9" |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
  | 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  
  ## Men's Elite
  
  * Held on Sunday February 3, 2002
  
  | RANK | 2002 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Mario De Clercq (BEL) | 01:01:11 |
  | | Tom Vannoppen (BEL) | + 0:03 |
  | | Sven Nys (BEL) | + 0:06 |
  | 4. | Richard Groenendaal (NED) | + 0:10 |
  | 5. | Gerben de Knegt (NED) | + 0:14 |
  | 6. | Dominique Arnould (FRA) | + 0:21 |
  | 7. | Wim de Vos (NED) | + 0:22 |
  | 8. | Bart Wellens (BEL) | + 0:26 |
  | 9. | Ben Berden (BEL) | + 1:19 |
  | 10. | Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) | + 1:38 |
  
  ## Women's Elite
  
  * Held on Sunday February 3, 2002
  
  | RANK | 2002 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Laurence Leboucher (FRA) | 00:39:06 |
  | | Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) | + 1:04 |
  | | Daphny van den Brand (NED) | — |
  | 4. | Alison Dunlap (USA) | — |
  | 5. | Ann Grande (USA) | + 1:41 |
  | 6. | Anja Nobus (BEL) | + 2:00 |
  | 7. | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (NED) | — |
  | 8. | Birgit Hollmann (GER) | — |
  | 9. | Hilde Quintens (BEL) | + 2:05 |
  | 10. | Carmen d'Aluisio (USA) | + 2:12 |
  