Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel

The Grand Prix Adrie van der Poel is a cyclo-cross race held in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, which is part of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup and normally the final World Cup race.

The race is named after former cyclo-cross world champion Adrie van der Poel.

Van der Poel himself spotted the site in 1999 during a walk along the Scheldeweg.

With a meadow, small woodland, lower fields and the steep incline of the Brabantse Wal (wall of Brabant), it was a great spot for a cyclo-cross with the capacity to host a large crowd.

Adrie van der Poel designed the first parcours and still tweeks it to improve it every year.