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December 13, 2025
Exact Cross Kortrijk – Leiecross 2025 (C2) WE – Kortrijk, Belgium 🇧🇪
The Exact Cross is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, formerly known as the Ethias Cross and the Brico Cross,
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December 13, 2025
Exact Cross Kortrijk – Leiecross 2025 (C2) WE – Kortrijk, Belgium 🇧🇪
The Exact Cross is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, formerly known as the Ethias Cross and the Brico Cross, consisting of 7 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of six season-long competitions. In contrary to the other competitions, the Ethias Cross does not award points or compose an overall ranking, but rather consists of separate races. Sponsored by the Belgian hardware chain Brico for the first three seasons and then by the Belgian insurance company Ethias from 2019 to 2022, its main sponsor is the enterprise software provider Exact.
Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) dominated the fast, flat course from start to finish to win the 2025 Exact Cross Kortrijk women’s elite race.
The 26-year-old beat her teammate Marlon Norbert Riberolle into second place by 18 seconds, while Julie Brouwers claimed the final place on the podium for Charles Liégeois Roastery.
European champion Van der Heijden attacked from the very beginning of the race, taking the lead in the first corner before going solo at the end of the first lap and holding a lead of around 20 seconds for much of the day.
She was pursued intensely by Norbert Riberolle, with the race splintering into a race of individuals behind, but the Belgian champion was unable to reel her in.
Van der Heijden continues her excellent form in her best season to date, following her victory at the European Championships in Middelkerke and an early season win in Meulebeke. She will now turn her attention towards a fiercely competitive World Cup race in Namur on Sunday where she will be a contender alongside the likes of Lucinda Brand (Baloise-Glowi Lions) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck).
Results :
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The Exact Cross is a season-long cyclo-cross competition, formerly known as the Ethias Cross and the Brico Cross, consisting of 7 rounds throughout the season in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is one of six season-long competitions. In contrary to the other competitions, the Ethias Cross does not award points or compose an overall ranking, but rather consists of separate races. Sponsored by the Belgian hardware chain Brico for the first three seasons and then by the Belgian insurance company Ethias from 2019 to 2022, its main sponsor is the enterprise software provider Exact.
Inge van der Heijden (Crelan-Corendon) dominated the fast, flat course from start to finish to win the 2025 Exact Cross Kortrijk women's elite race.
The 26-year-old beat her teammate Marlon Norbert Riberolle into second place by 18 seconds, while Julie Brouwers claimed the final place on the podium for Charles Liégeois Roastery.
European champion Van der Heijden attacked from the very beginning of the race, taking the lead in the first corner before going solo at the end of the first lap and holding a lead of around 20 seconds for much of the day.
She was pursued intensely by Norbert Riberolle, with the race splintering into a race of individuals behind, but the Belgian champion was unable to reel her in.
Van der Heijden continues her excellent form in her best season to date, following her victory at the European Championships in Middelkerke and an early season win in Meulebeke. She will now turn her attention towards a fiercely competitive World Cup race in Namur on Sunday where she will be a contender alongside the likes of Lucinda Brand (Baloise-Glowi Lions) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck).
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