# 2014–15 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

The 2014–2015 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition took place between 5 October 2014 and 14 February 2015. This was the first season after Niels Albert gave a press-conference that he had to stop competitive cycling because of a heart condition. Meanwhile, Sven Nys was going this season for his 14th title in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige.

## Results

| Date | Venue | Winner | Second | Third | Classification Leader |
| 5 October | Gieten | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | Sven Nys (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 2 November | Zonhoven | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Sven Nys (BEL) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | Sven Nys (BEL) |
| 9 November | Ruddervoorde | Tom Meeusen (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 16 November | Gavere | Klaas Vantornout (BEL) | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Sven Nys (BEL) | Sven Nys (BEL) |
| 23 November | Spa-Francorchamps | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Lars van der Haar (NED) | Tom Meeusen (BEL) | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) |
| 28 December | Diegem | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Tom Meeusen (BEL) | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 8 February | Hoogstraten | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 15 February | Middelkerke | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Wout Van Aert (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |

## 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. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the following tie breakers exist: most races started, most races won, best result in the last race.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | GIE | ZON | RUD | GAV | SPA | DIE | HOO | MID | Points |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel | BKCP–Powerplus | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 106 |
| 2 | Kevin Pauwels | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 105 |
| 3 | Lars van der Haar | Giant-Shimano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 99 |
| 4 | Tom Meeusen | Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 92 |
| 5 | Klaas Vantornout | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 83 |
| 6 | Sven Nys | Crelan-AA Drinks | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 79 |
| 7 | Jens Adams | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Cycling Team | 11 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 59 |
| 8 | Corné van Kessel | Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 45 |
| 9 | Philipp Walsleben | BKCP–Powerplus | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 17 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Bart Aernouts | Corendon-Kwadro | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | DNS | 28 | 28 |
| 11 | David van der Poel | BKCP–Powerplus | 4 | DNS | Ret | 11 | DNS | 5 | Ret | 20 | 28 |
| 12 | Wout Van Aert | Vastgoedservice - Golden Palace Cycling Team | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | Bart Wellens | Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 12 | DNS | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 21 |
| 14 | Sven Vanthourenhout | Crelan-AA Drinks | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 26 | 11 | 15 | 19 |
| 15 | Gianni Vermeersch | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 17 |
| 16 | Vincent Baestaens | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 |
| 17 | Jim Aernouts | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 8 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | DNS | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Julien Taramarcaz | KwadrO-Stannah | 23 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 |
| 19 | Tim Merlier | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | DNS | Ret | 18 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| 20 | Marcel Meisen | KwadrO-Stannah | 28 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| 21 | Niels Wubben | Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 15 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| 22 | Rob Peeters | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Cycling Team | 17 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 26 | 10 |
| 23 | Joeri Adams | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Cycling Team | 20 | 15 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | DNS | 8 |
| 24 | Dieter Vanthourenhout | Sunweb-Napoleon Games | 9 | Ret | 22 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 19 | 16 | 7 |
| 25 | Thijs Van Amerongen | Telenet-Fidea | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 10 | DNS | 21 | 19 | 6 |
| 26 | Radomír Šimůnek | KwadrO-Stannah | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | 36 | Ret | 4 |
| 27 | Twan van den Brand | Orange Babies Cycling Team | 29 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 2 |
| 28 | Martin Bína | | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 14 | Ret | 30 | 2 |
| 29 | Patrick Gaudy | Team Barracuda | DNS | 25 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 15 | Ret | 24 | 1 |
| | Patrick van Leeuwen | Orange Babies Cycling Team | 25 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 0 |
| | Gert-Jan Bosman | Orange Babies Cycling Team | DNS | 22 | 19 | 27 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
| | Niels Koyen | | 30 | 28 | 32 | DNS | DNS | 32 | 31 | 37 | 0 |
| | Lubomír Petruš | | DNS | DNS | Ret | 29 | Ret | 24 | 30 | Ret | 0 |
| | Kenneth Van Compernolle | | DNS | DNS | 29 | 26 | DNS | 30 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| | Hendrik Sweeck | KwadrO-Stannah | 31 | 26 | 30 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 0 |
| | Jan Denuwelaere | Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Cycling Team | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 22 | 20 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Michael Boros | | DNS | DNS | 23 | DNS | 26 | 17 | DNS | 25 | 0 |
| | Dave De Cleyn | | DNS | 24 | DNS | DNS | 25 | DNS | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| | Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga | Lizarte y MMR-Spiuk | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | 23 | DNS | 25 | 33 | 0 |
| | Vinnie Braet | | 24 | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 38 | 0 |
| | Clément Lhotellerie | Team Peltrax - C.S.Dammarie-lés-Lys | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 29 | Ret | 24 | 39 | 0 |
| | Yu Takenouchi | | DNS | 27 | 27 | 33 | DNS | 33 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Eddy van IJzendoorn | Team NatuBalans | 22 | Ret | 26 | 20 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Kevin Van Hoovels | Team3M | DNS | DNS | 33 | 32 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 40 | 0 |
| | Mariusz Gil | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 16 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Sascha Weber | | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 28 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Bart Hofman | Nodrugs Heroes Flanders | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 23 | 29 | 0 |
| | Wietse Bosmans | | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | 0 |
| | Jonathan Page | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 35 | 0 |
| | Aitor Hernández | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | 36 | 0 |
| | James Spragg | Team Bergamont Bicycles by BMC | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 41 | 0 |
| | Nicolas Le Besq | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 37 | 42 | 0 |
| | Luke Gray | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | 43 | 0 |
| | Kevin Cant | | 26 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | DNS | 0 |
| | Yannick Mayer | | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 35 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Michal Malik | | 35 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 38 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Mark McConnell | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 31 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Ole Quast | | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Ian Field | | DNS | 17 | DNS | 22 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Bart Barkuis | | 33 | 29 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Bruce Dalton | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 44 | 0 |
| | Micki Van Empel | Kdl Cycling Team | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 22 | DNS | 0 |
| | Severin Sagesser | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 29 | DNS | 0 |
| | Yoann Corbihan | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 32 | DNS | 0 |
| | Tom Van Den Bosch | Hargroves Cycles Race Team | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 | DNS | 0 |
| | Iñigo Gomez Elorriaga | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 35 | DNS | 0 |
| | Jon Gomez Elorriaga | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | David Menut | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 25 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Ben Berden | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 27 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Kenneth Hansen | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 29 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Emil Hekele | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Bryan Falashi | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 36 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Robert Marion | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 37 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Angus Edmond | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 39 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Garry Milburn | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 40 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Fabian Obrist | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 41 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Ulrich Theobald | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 42 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Ramon Sagues | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 43 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Robert Wardell | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 44 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Paul Redenbach | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 45 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Christophe Cavazzana | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 46 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Arnau Rota | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 47 | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Flavien Dassonville | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Tomáš Paprstka | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 19 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Josep Betalu | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Stephen Hyde | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Aaron Schooler | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 30 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Cameron Jette | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 32 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Dany Lacroix | | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Asier Arregui | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 31 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Asier Urdaibai | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Josu Arregi | LeitzMtb-Asmazank | DNS | DNS | DNS | 35 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Alain Mendijur | | DNS | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Stijn Huys | | DNS | DNS | 31 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Denis Flahaut | Veranclassic-Doltcini | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Tijmen Eising | | 27 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Vladimir Kyzivat | | 32 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| | Filip Eberl | | 34 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Team | GIE | ZON | RUD | GAV | SPA | DIE | HOO | MID | Points |