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Midweek cyclocross! The Kermiscross in Ardooie, Belgium, a non-series C2 stop on the early-season cyclocross calendar in West Flanders, contested its 2026 edition on October 15, 2026.

The Ardooie kermiscross is a long-running fixture of the Belgian autumn ‘cross calendar, traditionally held during the town’s annual kermis (fair) festivities.

Elite Men’s Race

Gerben Kuypers (Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw) won the men’s race in a five-up sprint, with the top five all credited the same 0:59:10 time, ahead of Witse Meeussen and Michael Vanthourenhout.

2026 Kermiscross Elite Men’s Results

Place Rider Team Time
1 Gerben Kuypers Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 0:59:10
2 Witse Meeussen Crelan-Corendon 0:59:10
3 Michael Vanthourenhout Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 0:59:10
4 Cameron Mason 777TV CX Team 0:59:10
5 Joran Wyseure Crelan-Corendon 0:59:10
6 Yordi Corsus Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 0:59:18
7 Felipe Orts Lloret — 0:59:22
8 Ryan Kamp Team Bomba Join 0:59:27
9 Kay De Bruyckere Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 0:59:30
10 Lars Corsus — 0:59:30
11 Toon Vandebosch Crelan-Corendon 0:59:36
12 Arne Baers Baloise Verzekeringen – Het Poetsbureau Lions 0:59:36
13 Lander Loockx — 0:59:36
14 Lars Daelmans Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 0:59:41
15 Mees Hendrikx Team Bomba Join 0:59:51
16 Ward Huybs — 0:59:57
17 Anton Ferdinande — 1:00:07
18 Sil De Brauwere Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 1:00:14
19 Viktor Vandenberghe Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 1:00:34
20 Tommaso Cafueri FAS Airport Services – Guerciotti 1:00:46
21 Yorben Lauryssen — 1:01:01
22 Ugo Ananie Team CX TPM 1:01:19
23 Arthur Soontjens — 1:01:21
24 Victor Van de Putte Charles Liégeois CX Team 1:01:30
25 Loïc Vanlaere Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team 1:01:55
26 Federico Ceolin FAS Airport Services – Guerciotti 1:02:41
27 Remon Delnoije — 1:04:18
28 Nicola Parenti — 1:04:41
29 Filippo Cecchi — 1:05:31
30 Miles Gevaert — -1 LAP
31 Flo Poppe — -2 LAPS
32 Rick Meylender — -3 LAPS
33 Sjoerd Vander Bracht — -4 LAPS
34 Philippe Fievez — -5 LAPS
35 Jorit Deprez — -5 LAPS
DNF Arthur Van den Boer Baloise Verzekeringen – Het Poetsbureau Lions DNF
DNF Wies Nuyens Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team DNF

Elite Women’s Race

Lucinda Brand (Baloise Verzekeringen – Het Poetsbureau Lions) continued her winning ways after winning Sunday’s HG Cross in Dendermonde, and took the women’s victory in 0:51:32, 17 seconds clear of Marie Schreiber, with Denise Betsema third. American Emily Shields made the trip and finished in 19th place, after finishing 12th in the  USCX final standings this fall.

2026 Kermiscross Elite Women’s Results

Place Rider Team Time
1 Lucinda Brand Baloise Verzekeringen – Het Poetsbureau Lions 0:51:32
2 Marie Schreiber — 0:51:49
3 Denise Betsema De Ceuster Bouwkranen 0:52:01
4 Hélène Clauzel 777TV CX Team 0:52:22
5 Rebecca Gariboldi De Ceuster Bouwkranen 0:52:29
6 Alicia Franck — 0:52:54
7 Lucia Bramati — 0:53:09
8 Marion Norbert Riberolle Crelan-Corendon 0:53:36
9 Julie Brouwers Charles Liégeois CX Team 0:53:52
10 Kiona Crabbé — 0:54:06
11 Sterre Vervloet Charles Liégeois CX Team 0:54:20
12 Anniek Mos — 0:54:57
13 Kim Van de Steene — 0:56:12
14 Jana Dobbelaere — 0:56:18
15 Nette Coppens — 0:56:30
16 Lara Defour — 0:57:10
17 Laure Huybrechts — 0:57:35
18 Tine Rombouts — 0:57:38
19 Emily Shields — 0:57:49
20 Femke Lenferink — 0:58:41
21 Alana Polfliet — 0:58:57
DNF Jinse Peeters De Ceuster Bouwkranen DNF
DNF Shanyl De Schoesitter Pauwels Sauzen – Altez IndustrieBouw Cycling Team DNF
DNF Giorgia Secchi — DNF
DNF Bibi Verzijl — DNF