# UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's under-23 race

The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's Under-23 Cyclo-cross is the annual world championship for in the discipline of cyclo-cross for men aged 23 or under, organised by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale. The event was first run in 1996. The winner has the right to wear the rainbow jersey for a full year when competing in Under-23 cyclo-cross events.

## Palmares

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Miguel Martinez (FRA) | Patrick Blum (SUI) | Zdeněk Mlynář (CZE) |
| 1997 | Sven Nys (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Christophe Morel (FRA) |
| 1998 | Sven Nys (BEL) | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Petr Dlask (CZE) |
| 1999 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Tom Vannoppen (BEL) | Tim Johnson (USA) |
| 2000 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Tom Vannoppen (BEL) | Davy Commeyne (BEL) |
| 2001 | Sven Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Tomáš Trunschka (CZE) | David Kasek (CZE) |
| 2002 | Thijs Verhagen (NED) | Davy Commeyne (BEL) | Tomáš Trunschka (CZE) |
| 2003 | Enrico Franzoi (ITA) | Wesley Van Der Linden (BEL) | Thijs Verhagen (NED) |
| 2004 | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Mariusz Gil (POL) | Martin Zlámalík (CZE) |
| 2005 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Radomír Šimůnek (CZE) | Simon Zahner (SUI) |
| 2006 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Lars Boom (NED) | Niels Albert (BEL) |
| 2007 | Lars Boom (NED) | Niels Albert (BEL) | Romain Villa (FRA) |
| 2008 | Niels Albert (BEL) | Aurélien Duval (FRA) | Cristian Cominelli (ITA) |
| 2009 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) | Christoph Pfingsten (GER) | Pawel Szczepaniak (POL) |
| 2010 | Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) | Tom Meeusen (BEL) | Marek Konwa (POL) |
| 2011 | Lars Van der Haar (NED) | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Karel Hník (CZE) |
| 2012 | Lars Van der Haar (NED) | Wietse Bosmans (BEL) | Michiel van der Heijden (NED) |
| 2013 | Mike Teunissen (NED) | Wietse Bosmans (BEL) | Wout Van Aert (BEL) |
| 2014 | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 2015 | Michael Vanthourenhout (BEL) | Laurens Sweeck (BEL) | Stan Godrie (NED) |
| 2016 | Eli Iserbyt (BEL) | Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
| 2017 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Felipe Orts (ESP) | Sieben Wouters (NED) |
| 2018 | Eli Iserbyt (BEL) | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Yan Gras (FRA) |
| 2019 | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Eli Iserbyt (BEL) | Antoine Benoist (FRA) |
| 2020 | Ryan Kamp (NED) | Kevin Kuhn (SUI) | Mees Hendrikx (NED) |
| 2021 | Pim Ronhaar (NED) | Ryan Kamp (NED) | Timo Kielich (BEL) |
| 2022 | Joran Wyseure (BEL) | Emiel Verstrynge (BEL) | Thibau Nys (BEL) |
| 2023 | Thibau Nys (BEL) | Tibor Del Grosso (NED) | Witse Meeussen (BEL) |
| 2024 | Tibor Del Grosso (NED) | Emiel Verstrynge (BEL) | Jente Michels (BEL) |
| 2025 | Tibor Del Grosso (NED) | Kay De Bruyckere (BEL) | Jente Michels (BEL) |

## Medal count by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |