title: 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
text: # 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships was the World Championship for cyclo-cross for the season 2015–16. It was held in Heusden-Zolder in Belgium 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.
  
  ## 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. 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
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's events |||||||
  | Men's elite race details | Wout Van Aert Belgium | 1h 05' 52" | Lars van der Haar Netherlands | +5" | Kevin Pauwels Belgium | +35" |
  | Men's under-23 race details | Eli Iserbyt Belgium | 51' 18" | Adam Ťoupalík Czech Republic | +1" | Quinten Hermans Belgium | +5" |
  | Men's junior race details | Jens Dekker Netherlands | 43' 05" | Mickael Crispin France | + 35" | Thomas Bonnet France | + 1' 00" |
  | Women's events |||||||
  | Women's elite race details | Thalita de Jong Netherlands | 41' 03" | Caroline Mani France | + 14" | Sanne Cant Belgium | + 24" |
  | Women's under-23 race details | Evie Richards Great Britain | 41' 34" | Nikola Nosková Czech Republic | + 35" | Maud Kaptheijns Netherlands | + 47" |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Belgium)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
  | 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
  | 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  
  ## Broadcasting
  
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  * TV2: Norway
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  * VRT: Belgium
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