Mario De Clercq

Mario De Clercq medal table
Cyclocross
Belgium
Cyclocross world championships
gold	Middelfart 1998	Elite men
gold	Poprad 1999	Elite men
gold	Zolder 2002	Elite men
silver	Sint-Michielgestel 2000	Elite men
silver	Monopoli 2003	Elite men
silver	Pontchâteau 2004	Elite men
bronze	Tábor 2001	Elite men

Mario De Clercq (born March 5, 1966 in Oudenaarde ) is a former Belgian cyclist.

In his active career he has won three races on the road. De Clercq was far more successful in his specialty cyclocross . Here he became world champion in 1998, 1999 and 2002 and won a total of four other medals at world championships. In 2001 and 2002 he became Belgian champion and in 1999 he won the overall World Cup.

He turned pro with Team Buckler in late 1990 and ended his career at Mr.Bookmaker.com-Palmans in 2004. De Clercq is now the sporting director of the Sunweb Pro Job team .

In connection with the doping affair surrounding Johan Museeuw , a house search was carried out at De Clercq in 2003 and he was charged with possession of growth hormones and the EPO preparation Aranesp. In December 2008, a court in Kortrijk found him guilty. He was therefore sentenced to ten months probation and payment of 15,000 euros.

successes

Street

1988

• one stage Circuit Franco-Belge

1991

• a stage Vuelta a los Valles Mineros

1995

• Tour de Vendée

Cyclocross

1996/1997

• Ostend
• Cyklokros Plzeň
• Geraardsbergen

1997/1998

• Geraardsbergen
• Cyklokros Tábor
• Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
• Zingem
• Veldegem
• Cyclocross world champion

1998/1999

• Schultheiss Cup, Berlin
• Pieneuf-Val-André
• Vossem
• Contern
• Jaarmarktcross Niel
• Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
• Cyclocross Gavere
• Duinencross Koksijde
• Rijkevorsel
• Centrumcross Surhuisterveen
• Cyclocross world champion
• Overall world cup winner

1999/2000

• Koppenberg cross
• Cyklokros Tábor
• Zingem
• Zeddam
• Magstadt
• Eeklo
• Silver medal world championship

2000/2001

• Zingem
• Schultheiss Cup, Berlin
• stone wall
• Wortegem-Petegem
• Koppenberg cross
• Belgian cross champion
• Bronze medal world championship

2001/2002

• Schultheiss Cup, Berlin
• Balan
• Dottenijs
• Wortegem-Petegem
• eat
• Kasteelcross Zonnebeke
• Kersttrofee Hofstade
• GP Sven Nys
• Belgian cross champion
• Cyclocross world champion

2002/2003

• Schultheiss Cup, Berlin
• Harderwijk
• Cyclocross Igorre
• Wortegem-Petegem
• Veldrit Diegem
• Veldegem
• Centrumcross Surhuisterveen
• Silver medal world championship

2003/2004

• Contern
• Châteaubernard
• Frankfurt / Main
• Bollekescross
• Zeddam
• Eymouthiers
• Pétange
• GP Adrie van der Poel
• Lanarvily
• Silver medal world championship

2004/2005

• Frankfurt / Main
• Hamburg
• Veldegem

Teams

• 1991-1992 Buckler
• 1993-1994 lottery
• 1995 Lotto-Isoglass
• 1996 Palmans
• 1997 Palmans-Lystex
• 1998-2000 Palmans ideal
• 2001 Domo-Farm Frites-Latexco
• 2002 Domo-Farm Frites (until the end of March)
• 2002 Palmans-Collstrop (from the end of March)
• 2003 Palmans-Collstrop
• 2004 Mr.Bookmaker.com-Palmans

Individual evidence

1. ^ Organization of Buckler Cycling Team (ed.): Buckler Cycling Team . Breda 1991, p. 18 (Dutch).
2. ↑ Imprisonment for Museeuw. Retrieved December 16, 2008

Web links

• Fan page of Mario De Clercq (Dutch)
• Mario De Clercq in the Radsportseiten.net database