World Cup-Heusden-Zolder

European champion van der Poel continues his remarkable win streak. Youngster Nieuwenhuis earns first elite World Cup podium.

Marianne Vos wins a tactical race after overcoming late mechanical, shoring up her lead in the World Cup overall.

Photos from a muddy day in Belgium, where Marianne Vos won her first World Cup of the season, and Wout Van Aert won his third.

Wout Van Aert takes a convincing win in Zolder, claiming his third World Cup victory ahead of Laurens Sweeck and Kevin Pauwels.

Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant earned World Cup wins on the same circuit that will host the January world championships

Van der Poel and Cant emerge victorious in the fifth round of the World Cup in Heusden-Zolder

Six days after winning in Namur, Mathieu van der Poel powers to another World Cup victory in Heusden-Zolder

Sanne Cant rides to her second World Cup victory of the season in Heusden-Zolder ahead of Katie Compton

In a photo essay encompassing the 12-day Christmas period, Dan Seaton details the heart of Belgian cyclocross season

Dan Seaton tells the stories of the World Cup stop in images from the famous racetrack

Results from Thursday's Cyclocross World Cup stop in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

American bests the world champion to extend World Cup points lead

Dan Seaton shoots an insanely muddy Zolder World Cup

Men

• 1. Kevin Pauwels (BEL) Sunweb-Revor, 1:03:44
• 2. Zdenek Stybar (CZE) Quickstep Cycling Team, same time
• 3. Sven Nys (BEL) Landbouwkrediet, at 0:20
• 4. Klaas Vantornout (BEL) Sunweb-Revor, at 0:32
• 5. Tom Meeusen (BEL) Telenet-Fidea, at 0:35

Women

• 1. Marianne Vos (Ned), 39:45
• 2. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 40:14
• 3. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 40:56
• 4. Sanne Cant (Bel), 41:06
• 5. Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra), 41:15

U23 men (non-World Cup)

• 1. Wietse Bosmans (Bel), 50:21
• 2. Tim Merlier (Bel), 50:39
• 3. Zach McDonald (USA), 51:10
• 4. Laurens Sweeck (Bel), 51:14
• 5. Jens Adams (Bel), 51:15

Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) proved best of a three-man break on Monday, taking the victory at Monday's UCI World Cup at Heusden-Zolder and regaining the series lead

Marianne Vos continues her World Cup winning streak as American Zach McDonald (Rapha-Focus) takes a strong third place at a very muddy UCI under-23 race at Heusden-Zolder

2009 Zolder, Belgium, World Cup results

Kevin Pauwels (Fidea Telenet) and Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) won the seventh round of the UCI’s World Cup cyclocross series in Zolder, Belgium, on Saturday.

Held the day after Christmas, Heusden-Zolder in Belgium is the seventh round of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup.