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VUB Hosts Final Round of X2O Badkamers Trofee Once Again

Elite Men and Women Shine in the Memorial Paul De Knop and Memorial Caroline Pauwels

On Sunday, February 18, the VUB Main Campus and the ULB Campus de la Plaine will, for the sixth consecutive year, be transformed into a cyclocross course for the Soudal Brussels Universities Cyclocross, the final round of the X2O Badkamers Trofee. The elite men’s and women’s races were renamed last year to the Memorial Paul De Knop and the Memorial Caroline Pauwels, in memory of the late honorary rectors who were both strong advocates for cyclocross on the campus.

This year, the top male and female cyclocross riders will once again battle it out between the lecture halls and the greenery of the university grounds for a place on the podium. The Memorial Paul De Knop and Caroline Pauwels races will be preceded by competitions for Junior Men and U23 Men.

Tickets for the event cost €15 in presale and €17 on the day of the event. Presale tickets are available on the Brussels Universities Cyclocross website. Children under 12 years old can enter for free. Additionally, VUB members (students, staff, and alumni) can obtain free tickets by registering and checking in on the day of the event at the U-Residence on the VUB Main Campus (note: limited tickets available). Press representatives wishing to attend must apply for accreditation.

Those unable to attend in person can follow the Elite Women’s race (starting at 1:45 PM) and the Elite Men’s race (3:00 PM) live on Sporza or Sporza.be.

Practical info

18 February 2024
​Vrije Universiteit Brussel
​Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel

Program

11u: Junioren Mannen
​12u: U23 Mannen
​13u45: Memorial Caroline Pauwels
​15u: Memorial Paul De Knop

More info

Jos Verschueren
​jos.verschueren@vub.be
​0477 39 12 32

 

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