Mario De Clercq

Mario De Clercq
Personal information
Full name	Mario De Clercq
Born	5 March 1966 (age 58); Oudenaarde, Belgium
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross; Road;
Role	Rider; Directeur sportif;
Professional teams
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Medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships

Mario De Clercq (born 5 March 1966) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004. The majority of his years as a professional were under the sponsorship of You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Biography

Born in Oudenaarde, Belgium, De Clercq is a three-time world cyclo-cross champion capturing the 1998, 1999 and 2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. In addition, De Clercq won the 2001 and 2002 Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships.

Accused of being in possession of banned substances, along with Johan Museeuw and nine other riders, investigators visited their houses in 2003,^[1] they faced an initial hearing in Kortrijk on 11 October 2005.^[2] De Clercq was due to stand trial on drug charges at a Belgian Court in 2006.^[3]

De Clercq, along with Hans De Clercq (no relation),^[4] has been managing the Sunweb - Pro Job Cycling Team since early 2007.

In September 2007, the long-awaited trial began.^[5]^[6] De Clercq was found in possession of human growth hormone and Aranesp, a synthetic drug which increases red blood cell levels, which Museeuw obtained from Jose Landuyt. The court proceedings were adjourned until 23 September 2008, pending a ruling from the Constitutional Court on the point of law.^[7]

Major results

1985: 2nd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships, Juniors
1988: 1st Stage 4b, Circuit Franco-Belge, Roubaix (BEL)
1988: 3rd Stage 2, Triptyque Ardennaise, Polleur (BEL)
1989: 2nd Seraing-Aachen-Seraing (BEL); 2nd Stage 1, Tour de Liège, Warsage (BEL)
1990: 3rd Stage 5b, Circuit Franco-Belge, Roubaix (BEL); 2nd Stage 2b, Ronde van België, Amateurs, Aarschot (BEL); 1st Stage 8, Ronde van België, Amateurs, Knokke-Heist (BEL)
1991: 2nd Omloop van het Waasland - Kemzeke (BEL); 3rd Rund um Köln (GER); 1st Laarne (BEL); 1st Stage 1b, Vuelta a los Valles Mineros, Mieres (ESP)
1992: 3rd Brabantse Pijl (BEL); 3rd Stekene (BEL); 3rd Stage 2, Tirreno - Adriatico (ITA)
1993: 3rd GP de Wallonie (BEL); 3rd GP Wielerrevue (NED); 3rd Nokere Koerse (BEL); 3rd Stage 4, Etoile de Bessèges, Vergèze (FRA); 2nd Stage 3b, Route du Sud, Pau (FRA); 3rd Dentergem (BEL)
1994: 3rd Aalst (BEL); 2nd Tour de Vendée (FRA); 3rd Stage 2, Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta del Sol), Dos Hermanas (ESP); 2nd Geraardsbergen, Criterium (BEL)
1995: 1st Tour de Vendée (FRA); 3rd Wanzele (BEL); 3rd Zomergem - Adinkerke (BEL)
1996: 3rd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 1st Pilzen, Cyclo-cross (TCH); 1st Zele (c) (BEL); 3rd Obergögsen, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Beveren-Leie (BEL); 3rd Wingene, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Moerbeke, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Oostende, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Geraardsbergen, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Montrevain, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 8th Eschenbach, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Hagendorf, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Plzeň, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 3rd Nommay, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 3rd Loenhout, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Diegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
1997: 2nd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 2nd General Classification Superprestige, Cyclo-cross; 3rd Otegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Geraardsbergen, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Hagendorf, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Vossem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 6th Eschenbach, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Tabor, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 2nd Dijon, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 2nd Zürich-Waid, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 2nd Sint-Michielsgestel, Cyclo-cross (NED); 1st Milano, Cyclo-cross (ITA); 1st Zingem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
1998: 1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 3rd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 3rd General Classification Superprestige, Cyclo-cross; 3rd Vossem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Heerlen, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd Wetzikon, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Eeklo, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Val André, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 1st Vossem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Ruddervoorde, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Hagendorf, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Steinsel-Contern, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 4th Eschenbach, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Niel, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Zonnebeke, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Gavere - Asper, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Tabor, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 2nd Sint-Michielsgestel, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd Leudelange, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 2nd Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Surhuisterveen Centrumcross (NED); 2nd Essen, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Koksijde, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Rijkevorsel, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
1999: 1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 1st General Classification World Cup, Cyclo-cross, Elite; 2nd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 2nd Zeddam, Cyclo-cross (NED); 2nd Magstadt, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Vossem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Nommay, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 3rd Wetzikon, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Harnes, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 1st Wilrijk (BEL); 1st Buggenhout (BEL); 2nd Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Koppenberg, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Steinsel-Contern, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 2nd Niel, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Zonnebeke, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Gavere - Asper, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Tabor, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 2nd Gieten, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd Overijse, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Zingem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
2000: 2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 3rd General Classification World Cup, Cyclo-cross, Elite; 3rd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 3rd Steinsel-Contern, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 2nd Woerden, Cyclo-cross (NED); 1st Zeddam, Cyclo-cross (NED); 1st Magstadt, Cyclo-cross (GER); 2nd Otegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Nommay, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 3rd Wetzikon, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 3rd Harnes, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 1st Eeklo, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Wielsbeke (BEL); 1st De Haan (BEL); 1st Zingem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 3rd Vorselaar, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Steinmaur, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Koppenberg, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Gonderange, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 3rd Bergamo, Cyclo-cross (ITA); 3rd Tabor, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 1st Hoogstraten, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Wortegem-Petegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Diegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
2001: 3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 3rd General Classification World Cup, Cyclo-cross, Elite; 1st Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 2nd Diegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Overijse, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 2nd Baal, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Otegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Lanarvily, Cyclo-cross, Lanarvily (FRA); 2nd Eeklo, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Heerlen, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd Fourmies/Val Joly, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 1st Dottignies, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st La Cerisaie-Ballan, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 2nd Hoogstraten, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Essen, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Wortegem-Petegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Zonnebeke, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Hofstade, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
2002: 1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 2nd General Classification World Cup, Cyclo-cross, Elite; 1st Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 1st Diegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Eernegem Cyclocross (BEL); 2nd Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross, Hoogerheide (NED); 2nd Nommay, Cyclo-cross, Nommay (FRA); 2nd Overijse, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Schulteiss-Cup, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Sint-Niklaas, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Baal, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Otegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Wetzikon, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 2nd Heerlen, Cyclo-cross (NED); 1st Eeklo, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Boom, Derny (BEL); 3rd Ruddervoorde (BEL); 2nd Vichte (BEL); 1st Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross (NED); 2nd Fourmies/Val Joly, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 2nd Dottignies, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Hamme-Zogge, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Niel, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Gavere - Asper, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Frankfurt/Main, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Igorre, Cyclo-cross (ESP); 3rd Essen, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Kalmthout, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Wortegem-Petegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)
2003: 3rd General Classification World Cup, Cyclo-cross, Elite; 2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 3rd General Classification Superprestige, Cyclo-cross; 2nd Diegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Overijse, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Steinsel-Contern, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 1st Surhuisterveen Centrumcross (NED); 2nd Baal, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 2nd Wetzikon, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st 's Gravenwezel (BEL); 3rd Zolder, Cyclo-cross, Zolder (BEL); 2nd Harderwijk, Cyclo-cross (NED); 3rd Vossem, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Châteaubernard, Cyclo-cross (FRA); 1st Frankfurt/Main, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Hamme-Zogge, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Zeddam, Cyclo-cross (NED); 1st Eymouthiers, Cyclo-cross (FRA)
2004: 2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships; 2nd Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships; 1st Pétange, Cyclo-cross (LUX); 2nd Surhuisterveen Centrumcross (NED); 1st Hoogerheide, Cyclo-cross, Hoogerheide (NED); 1st Lanarvily, Cyclo-cross, Lanarvily (FRA); 3rd Eeklo, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd GP de Eecloonaar, Eeklo (BEL); 2nd Oostmalle, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 1st Ruddervoorde (BEL); 2nd Ninove (b) (BEL); 1st Westrozebeke (BEL); 3rd Wortegem-Petegem, Cyclo-cross, Wortegem-Petegem (BEL); 2nd Dottignies, Cyclo-cross (BEL); 3rd Holé Vrchy, Cyclo-cross (CZE); 1st Frankfurt/Main, Cyclo-cross (GER); 1st Hamburg, Cyclo-cross (GER); 2nd Dagmersellen, Cyclo-cross (SUI); 1st Veldegem, Cyclo-cross (BEL)

References

^ "Museeuw's house searched by police". Cycling News. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ William Fotheringham (11 October 2005). "Museeuw drug case wait". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Museeuw set to face drug charges". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Cyclo-cross news & racing round-up for September 5". 5 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Museeuw doping trial begins". Velo News. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ Museeuw was the only one of the accused, who in January 2007, had admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs towards the end of his career."Museeuw admits to doping as career wound down". Velo News. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Museeuw trial suspended". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

External links

Mario De Clercq at Cycling Archives (archived)

[1] "Museeuw's house searched by police". Cycling News. 4 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[2] William Fotheringham (11 October 2005). "Museeuw drug case wait". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[3] "Museeuw set to face drug charges". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[4] "Cyclo-cross news & racing round-up for September 5". 5 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[5] "Museeuw doping trial begins". Velo News. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[6] Museeuw was the only one of the accused, who in January 2007, had admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs towards the end of his career."Museeuw admits to doping as career wound down". Velo News. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

[7] "Museeuw trial suspended". Yahoo! Eurosport UK. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2008.

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v t e UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions – Men's elite race
1950–1959	1950: Jean Robic (FRA) 1951: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1952: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1953: Roger Rondeaux (FRA) 1954: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1955: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1956: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1957: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1958: André Dufraisse (FRA) 1959: Renato Longo (ITA)
1960–1979	1960: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1961: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1962: Renato Longo (ITA) 1963: Rolf Wolfshohl (GER) 1964: Renato Longo (ITA) 1965: Renato Longo (ITA) 1966: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1967: Renato Longo (ITA) 1968: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1969: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1970: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1971: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1972: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1973: Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1974: Albert Van Damme (BEL) 1975: Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1976: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1977: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1978: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1979: Albert Zweifel (SUI)
1980–1999	1980: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1981: Hennie Stamsnijder (NED) 1982: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1983: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1984: Roland Liboton (BEL) 1985: Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER) 1986: Albert Zweifel (SUI) 1987: Klaus-Peter Thaler (GER) 1988: Pascal Richard (SUI) 1989: Danny De Bie (BEL) 1990: Henk Baars (NED) 1991: Radomír Šimůnek (CZE) 1992: Mike Kluge (GER) 1993: Dominique Arnould (FRA) 1994: Paul Herygers (BEL) 1995: Dieter Runkel (SUI) 1996: Adri van der Poel (NED) 1997: Daniele Pontoni (ITA) 1998: Mario De Clercq (BEL) 1999: Mario De Clercq (BEL)
2000–2019	2000: Richard Groenendaal (NED) 2001: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2002: Mario De Clercq (BEL) 2003: Bart Wellens (BEL) 2004: Bart Wellens (BEL) 2005: Sven Nys (BEL) 2006: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2007: Erwin Vervecken (BEL) 2008: Lars Boom (NED) 2009: Niels Albert (BEL) 2010: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2011: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2012: Niels Albert (BEL) 2013: Sven Nys (BEL) 2014: Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) 2015: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2016: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2017: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2018: Wout van Aert (BEL) 2019: Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
2020–2039	2020: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2021: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2022: Tom Pidcock (GBR) 2023: Mathieu van der Poel (NED) 2024: Mathieu van der Poel (NED)

v t e Belgian National Cyclo-cross Champions (men)
1900–1919	Philippe Thys (1910) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1912) Henri Moerenhout (1913) Joseph Van Ingelghem (1914)
1920–1939	René Vermandel (1921) Maurice De Waele (1922) Théodore Van Eetvelde (1923) Joseph Van Dam (1924) Pé Verhaegen (1925) Henri Moerenhout (1926) Jean Meeuwis (1927) Jules Goedhuys (1928) Georges Ronsse (1929–1930) Jules Goedhuys (1931) Jef Demuysere (1932) Maurice Seynaeve (1933–1937) Omer Thys (1938–1939)
1940–1959	Richard Blendeman (1941) Eugeen Jacobs (1942–1943) Frans Van Hellemont (1944) Georges Vandermeirsch (1945–1947) Frans De Coster (1948) Georges Vandermeirsch (1949) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1950) Georges Vandermeirsch (1951) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1952) Georges Furnière (1953) Frans Feremans (1954) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1955–1956) René De Rey (1957) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1958) René De Rey (1959)
1960–1979	Roger De Clercq (1960) Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (1961) Roger De Clercq (1962) Albert Van Damme (1963) Roger De Clercq (1964) Albert Van Damme (1965–1966) Erik De Vlaeminck (1967) Albert Van Damme (1968) Erik De Vlaeminck (1969) Albert Van Damme (1970) Erik De Vlaeminck (1971–1972) Albert Van Damme (1973) Roger De Vlaeminck (1974–1975) Marc De Block (1976–1977) Roger De Vlaeminck (1978) Jan Teugels (1979)
1980–1999	Roland Liboton (1980–1989) Danny De Bie (1990–1992) Paul Herygers (1993) Peter Van Den Abeele (1994) Marc Janssens (1995) Erwin Vervecken (1996) Paul Herygers (1997) Marc Janssens (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Sven Nys (2000) Mario De Clercq (2001–2002) Sven Nys (2003) Bart Wellens (2004) Sven Nys (2005–2006) Bart Wellens (2007) Sven Nys (2008–2010) Niels Albert (2011) Sven Nys (2012) Klaas Vantornout (2013) Sven Nys (2014) Klaas Vantornout (2015) Wout van Aert (2016–2018) Toon Aerts (2019)
2020–2039	Laurens Sweeck (2020) Wout van Aert (2021–2022) Michael Vanthourenhout (2023) Eli Iserbyt (2024)

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