Netherlands

Best Sports

2024

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Swimming 264 46.9
2 Speedskating 165 29.3
3 Cyclo-cross 54 9.6
4 Open Water Swimming 40 7.1
5 Synchronised Swimming 28 5.0
6 Water Polo 12 2.1

2023

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 248 12.6
2 Speedskating 205 10.4
3 Swimming 139 7.1 5
4 Athletics 114 5.8 2
5 Road Cycling 104 5.3 2
6 Archery 99 5.0 11
7 Short Track 88 4.5 -2
8 Sailing 86 4.4
9 Track Cycling 85 4.3 -5
10 Rowing 84 4.3 -1

2022

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Football 260 15.7 5
2 Speedskating 207 12.5 -1
3 Hockey 140 8.4 -1
4 Track Cycling 126 7.6
5 Short Track 122 7.3 3
6 Athletics 100 6.0 -1
7 Road Cycling 94 5.7 -4
8 Swimming 93 5.6 1
9 Rowing 85 5.1 5
10 Equestrian 60 3.6 7

2021

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Speedskating 189 8.8
2 Hockey 182 8.5
3 Road Cycling 176 8.2
4 Track Cycling 169 7.8 -2
5 Athletics 160 7.4
6 Football 159 7.4
7 Judo 157 7.3
8 Short Track 138 6.4
9 Swimming 135 6.3
10 Archery 87 4.0

2020

Top Positions Points % Chg
1 Speedskating 202 43.6 2
2 Track Cycling 113 24.4
3 Road Cycling 100 21.6 4
4 Cyclo-cross 40 8.6 10
5 Triathlon 8 1.7 15

Netherlands Positions

2024

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 5
Gender:Men 12
Gender:Women 2
Continent:Europe 2
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 4
Gender:Men 6
Gender:Women 3
Continent:Europe 3

2023

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 11
Gender:Men 13
Gender:Women 9
Continent:Europe 6
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 12
Gender:Men 18
Gender:Women 5
Continent:Europe 10

2022

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 10
Gender:Men 14
Gender:Women 10
Continent:Europe 5
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 11
Gender:Men 16
Gender:Women 8
Continent:Europe 8

2021

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 11
Gender:Men 14
Gender:Women 6
Continent:Europe 6
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 10
Gender:Men 15
Gender:Women 5
Continent:Europe 9

2020

Global Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 8
Gender:Men 10
Gender:Women 5
Continent:Europe 7
Per Capita Cup Positions
Category Position
Overall 6
Gender:Men 7
Gender:Women 4
Continent:Europe 5
Mathieu Van der Poel (Netherlands), Cyclocross world champion in 2019 - pict.: CXMagazine.com

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