title: 2008–09 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
text: # 2008–09 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
  
  The 2008–2009 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition takes place between 12 October 2008 and 12 February 2009. Eight events are organised.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  | Date | Venue | Winner | Second | Third |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 October | Ruddervoorde | Sven Nys (BEL) | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Niels Albert (BEL) |
  | 2 November | Veghel | Niels Albert (BEL) | Lars Boom (NED) | Sven Nys (BEL) |
  | 16 November | Asper-Gavere | Sven Nys (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) |
  | 23 November | Hamme-Zogge | Sven Nys (BEL) | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) |
  | 30 November | Gieten | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Sven Nys (BEL) |
  | 28 December | Diegem | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Sven Nys (BEL) |
  | 8 February | Hoogstraten | Sven Nys (BEL) | Niels Albert (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) |
  | 12 February | Vorselaar | Sven Nys (BEL) | Niels Albert (BEL) | Erwin Vervecken (BEL) |
  
  ## Season standings
  
  In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | RUD | VEG | GAV | HAM | GIE | DIE | HOO | VOR | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sven Nys | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114 |
  | 2 | Klaas Vantornout | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 104 |
  | 3 | Bart Wellens | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 96 |
  | 4 | Kevin Pauwels | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 83 |
  | 5 | Thijs Al | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 66 |
  | 6 | Erwin Vervecken | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 63 |
  | 7 | Niels Albert | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 56 |
  | 8 | Zdeněk Štybar | 16 | Ret | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | 46 |
  | 9 | Rob Peeters | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
  | 10 | Gerben de Knegt | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 |
  | 11 | Sven Vanthourenhout | | 13 | Ret | 5 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
  | 12 | Bart Aernouts | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 37 |
  | 13 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | 10 | 9 | | 16 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 28 |
  | 14 | Richard Groenendaal | 12 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
  | 15 | Lars Boom | 18 | 2 | 7 | | | 14 | | 18 | 25 |
  | 16 | Petr Dlask | 22 | 14 | 6 | 7 | | | 16 | | 21 |
  | 17 | Christian Heule | 20 | | 10 | | 16 | 11 | 15 | | 12 |
  | 18 | Wilant van Gils | 25 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 27 | | 19 | 9 |
  | 19 | Ben Berden | 14 | 18 | 23 | 17 | | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
  | 20 | Jan Verstraeten | 23 | | 17 | 13 | 17 | 12 | | 16 | 7 |
  | 21 | Radomír Šimůnek | 19 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 12 | | | | 7 |
  | 22 | Thijs van Amerongen | 27 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 17 | | 6 |
  | 23 | Martin Zlámalík | 26 | Ret | 24 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 20 | | 6 |
  | 24 | Martin Bína | | | | | | 10 | | | 6 |
  | 25 | Jonathan Page | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | | 28 | | | 5 |
  | 26 | Jan Soetens | 11 | Ret | | | | 26 | | 24 | 5 |
  | 27 | Marco Bianco | | Ret | | 23 | 14 | | | 15 | 3 |
  | 28 | Tom Van den Bosch | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | | 21 | | 21 | 1 |
  | 29 | Eddy van IJzendoorn | | 24 | | | 15 | | | 17 | 1 |
  | Pos. | Rider | RUD | VEG | GAV | HAM | GIE | DIE | HOO | VOR | Points |
  