- Lotto Cross Cup
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The Lotto Cross Cup is an annual series of international cross country running competitions in Belgium. The inaugural season was in 1982–1983. The series comprises Belgium's foremost cross country competitions, including the IAAF permit meeting in Brussels (Lotto Cross Cup Brussels) and the European Athletics sanctioned meeting in Roeselare (Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen) – Belgium's only world and European level meetings.[1][2]
The series previously featured six meetings (legs),[3] but this expanded after 2003 and by 2009 the series had eight competitions in its schedule. The series typically begins in October and concludes in March.[4] Throughout the series, athletes can earn points based on their performance, ranging from 25 points for first place and one point for fifteenth place. These points are then combined at the end of the series and the male and female athletes with the greatest totals are declared the winners.[5]
In addition to the main men's and women's senior races, there are junior, masters and student competitions, as well as an under-23s competition sponsored by EuroMillions. There are also short-course cross country competitions, which are worth half the prize money of the longer races.[5]
The series attracts mainly Belgian athletes, although British athlete Roger Hackney won the men's series in the 1988–89 edition. Furthermore, the meetings in Brussels, Roeselare and Hannut often attract many high-calibre international athletes.[6][7][8]
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Competitions
Lotto Cross Cup 2009–10 calendar[9] Leg Date Meeting Location City Status 1st 25 October Lotto Cross Cup Gand Blaarmeersen Ghent 2nd 7 November Lotto Cross Cup Mol Provinciaal Domein Zilvermeer Mol 3rd 29 November Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen Schiervelde Stadion Roeselare EAA meeting 4th 20 December Lotto Cross Cup Brussels Park van Laken Brussels IAAF permit meeting 5th 3 January Lotto Cross Cup Hulshout Sportcentrum Sportiva Hulshout 6th 14 February Lotto Cross Cup Hannut Stade Lucien Gustin Hannut 7th 27 February Lotto Cross Cup Dour Site de la Machine à Feu Dour 8th 14 March Lotto Cross Cup Ostend De Schorre (Quartier Stene) Ostend Lotto Cross Cup Final/
Belgian Cross Country ChampionshipsPast meetings Meeting Location City Years Lotto Cross Cup Wachtebeke Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck Wachtebeke 2005, 2006 Past series winners
Season Men's winner Women's winner Short race winner U-23 winner 1982–83 
Leon Schots— — — 1983–84 Vincent Rousseau Francine Peeters— — 1984–85 Vincent Rousseau Betty van Steenbroek— — 1985–86 Vincent Rousseau Betty van Steenbroek— — 1986–87 Vincent Rousseau Ingrid Delagrange— — 1987–88 Vincent Rousseau Véronique Collard— — 1988–89 
Roger Hackney Véronique Collard— — 1989–90 Ruddy Walem Ingrid Delagrange— — 1990–91 Vincent Rousseau Véronique Collard— — 1991–92 Vincent Rousseau Lieve Slegers— — 1992–93 Vincent Rousseau Ingrid Delagrange— — 1993–94 William Van Dijck Ingrid Delagrange— — 1994–95 Ruddy Walem Lieve Slegers— — 1995–96 William Van Dijck
Stefanija Statkuviené— — 1996–97 Mohammed Mourhit Marleen Renders— — 1997–98 Mohammed Mourhit Veerle Dejaeghere— — 1998–99 Ruddy Walem Anja Smolders— — 1999–2000 Tom Compernolle Veerle Dejaeghere— — 2000–01 Tom van Hooste Anja Smolders— — 2001–02 Tom van Hooste Anja SmoldersTim Clerbout — 2002–03 Tom van Hooste Fatiha BaoufRidouane Es-Saadi — 2003–04 Tom van Hooste Veerle Dejaeghere Ridouane Es-Saadi— 2004–05 Tom van Hooste Veerle Dejaeghere Tim Clerbout Pieter Desmet2005–06 Tom van Hooste Veerle Dejaeghere Dries Busselot Kristof Mouton2006–07 Pieter Desmet Veerle Dejaeghere Dries Busselot Michael Brandenbourg2007–08 Pieter Desmet Veerle Dejaeghere Kim Ruell Sanne Torfs2008–09 Pieter Desmet Veerle Dejaeghere Kim Ruell Atelaw Bekele2009–10 Pieter Desmet Veerle Dejaeghere2010–11 Jeroen D'Hoedt Veerle DejaeghereReferences
- General
- Palmares (French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- Specific
- ^ European Athletics Cross Country Permit Races 2009/10. European Athletics (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ IAAF Cross Country Permit Meeting. IAAF (2010). Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Lotto Cross Cup. Sport.be (2003). Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Lotto Cross Cup 2009. Sport.be. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ a b Règlement 2009/10 (French). Sport.be. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo (2007-12-27). Lornah Kiplagat top of the bill in Brussels Lotto Iris Cross Cup. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Hendrix, Ivo (2009-12-30). Kiprotich and Felix the winners in Roeselare XC. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Hannut Cross. ARRS (2009-11-28). Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
- ^ Lotto Cross Cup Joggings. Sport.be. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
External links
Categories:- Cross country running competitions
- Athletics in Belgium
- Recurring sporting events established in 1982
- Annual athletics series
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