The
Lotto Cross Cup is an annual series of international
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competitions in
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. The inaugural season was in 1982–1983. The series comprises Belgium's foremost cross country competitions, including the IAAF permit meeting in
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(
Lotto Cross Cup BrusselsThe Lotto Cross Cup Brussels, also known as the IRIS Lotto Cross Cup, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in mid-December in Brussels, Belgium...
) and the European Athletics sanctioned meeting in
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(Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen) – Belgium's only world and European level meetings.
The series previously featured six meetings (legs), 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. 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.
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
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. There are also short-course cross country competitions, which are worth half the prize money of the longer races.
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
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often attract many high-calibre international athletes.
Competitions
Lotto Cross Cup 2009–10 calendar
| Leg |
Date |
Meeting |
Location |
City |
Status |
| 1st |
25 October |
Lotto Cross Cup Gand |
Blaarmeersen |
GhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
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| 2nd |
7 November |
Lotto Cross Cup Mol |
Provinciaal Domein Zilvermeer |
Mol |
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| 3rd |
29 November |
Lotto Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen |
Schiervelde Stadion Schiervelde Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Roeselare, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.S.V. Roeselare. The stadium holds 9,075....
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RoeselareRoeselare is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke....
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EAA meeting |
| 4th |
20 December |
Lotto Cross Cup Brussels The Lotto Cross Cup Brussels, also known as the IRIS Lotto Cross Cup, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in mid-December in Brussels, Belgium...
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Park van LakenThe Royal Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King of the Belgians.-History:...
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BrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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IAAF permit meeting |
| 5th |
3 January |
Lotto Cross Cup Hulshout |
Sportcentrum Sportiva |
Hulshout Hulshout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Houtvenne, Hulshout proper and Westmeerbeek. On January 1, 2006 Hulshout had a total population of 9,167. The total area is 17.35 km² which gives a population density of 528 inhabitants...
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| 6th |
14 February |
Lotto Cross Cup Hannut |
Stade Lucien Gustin |
Hannut Hannut is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006 Hannut had a total population of 14,291...
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| 7th |
27 February |
Lotto Cross Cup Dour |
Site de la Machine à Feu |
Dour Dour is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km², giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km²....
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| 8th |
14 March |
Lotto Cross Cup Ostend |
De Schorre (Quartier Stene) |
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Lotto Cross Cup Final/
Belgian Cross Country Championships |
Past meetings
| Meeting |
Location |
City |
Years |
| Lotto Cross Cup Wachtebeke |
Provinciaal Domein Puyenbroeck |
Wachtebeke Wachtebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. On January 1, 2006 Wachtebeke had a total population of 6,881...
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2005, 2006 |
Past series winners
| Season |
Men's winner |
Women's winner |
Short race winner |
U-23 winner |
| 1982–83 |
 Leon Schots |
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— |
— |
| 1983–84 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Francine Peeters Francine Peeters is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 29th place in the women's marathon...
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| 1984–85 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Betty van Steenbroek |
— |
— |
| 1985–86 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Betty van Steenbroek |
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— |
| 1986–87 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Ingrid Delagrange |
— |
— |
| 1987–88 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Véronique Collard |
— |
— |
| 1988–89 |
 Roger Hackney |
Véronique Collard |
— |
— |
| 1989–90 |
Ruddy Walem |
Ingrid Delagrange |
— |
— |
| 1990–91 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Véronique Collard |
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— |
| 1991–92 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Lieve Slegers Lieve Slegers is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres, where she was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Slegers also competed at the...
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| 1992–93 |
Vincent Rousseau Vincent Rousseau is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. In 1993, he had his biggest success by winning the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Brussels, the next year followed by the first...
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Ingrid Delagrange |
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— |
| 1993–94 |
William Van Dijck William Van Dijck was a Belgian athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.-Biography:He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became Belgian...
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Ingrid Delagrange |
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— |
| 1994–95 |
Ruddy Walem |
Lieve Slegers Lieve Slegers is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on 28 April 1996 clocking 2:28:06. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's 10,000 metres, where she was eliminated in the qualifying heats. Slegers also competed at the...
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| 1995–96 |
William Van Dijck William Van Dijck was a Belgian athlete, primarily active on the 3000m steeplechase.-Biography:He was the first Belgian to win a medal at the World Championships, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 World Championships. He won a second bronze at the 1994 European Championships. He became Belgian...
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Stefanija Statkuviené Stefanija Statkuvienė is a retired female long-distance runner from Lithuania. She competed for her native Baltic country in the women's marathon event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing in 40th place...
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— |
| 1996–97 |
Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...
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Marleen Renders Marleen Renders is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000...
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— |
| 1997–98 |
Mohammed Mourhit Mohammed Mourhit is a Belgian top cross country, middle and long distance runner who holds two European records, in the 3000 m and 5000 m. He is also a former European 10000 m record holder...
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Veerle Dejaeghere |
— |
— |
| 1998–99 |
Ruddy Walem |
Anja Smolders |
— |
— |
| 1999–2000 |
Tom Compernolle Tom Compernolle was a Belgian runner, who specialized in the 5000 metres. He was born in Bruges.Compernolle finished thirteenth at the 2002 European Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Championships...
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Veerle Dejaeghere |
— |
— |
| 2000–01 |
Tom van Hooste |
Anja Smolders |
— |
— |
| 2001–02 |
Tom van Hooste |
Anja Smolders |
Tim Clerbout |
— |
| 2002–03 |
Tom van Hooste |
Fatiha Baouf |
Ridouane Es-Saadi |
— |
| 2003–04 |
Tom van Hooste |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Ridouane Es-Saadi |
— |
| 2004–05 |
Tom van Hooste |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Tim Clerbout |
Pieter Desmet |
| 2005–06 |
Tom van Hooste |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Dries Busselot |
Kristof Mouton |
| 2006–07 |
Pieter Desmet |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Dries Busselot |
Michael Brandenbourg |
| 2007–08 |
Pieter Desmet |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Kim Ruell |
Sanne Torfs |
| 2008–09 |
Pieter Desmet |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
Kim Ruell |
Atelaw Bekele |
| 2009–10 |
Pieter Desmet |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
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| 2010–11 |
Jeroen D'Hoedt |
Veerle Dejaeghere |
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