Eli Iserbyt

Eli Iserbyt

Eli Iserbyt laughing in the studio, sunglasses in hand, in front of a red backdrop
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Under-23 world champion, 2016 and 2018

Twice under-23 world champion, European and Belgian champion in the elite, and today on the other side of the barriers.

About me

I started racing cyclocross at eleven, became under-23 world champion twice, elite European champion in 2020 and Belgian champion in 2024, and in January 2026 I had to stop on medical advice, after several operations on a narrowed iliac artery.

Eli Iserbyt full length in the studio, hands on his hips, in the Belgian champion’s jersey
Eli Iserbyt in profile with mud on his face after a race
Eli Iserbyt looking down in red studio light
Eli Iserbyt laughing at the start, in the white leader’s jersey
Eli Iserbyt biting his gold medal, under-23 world champion in Zolder 2016

54 Pro wins

World and European champion as a junior and an under-23, European and Belgian champion in the elite, overall winner of the World Cup, the Superprestige and the X2O/DVV Trophy, and twice number one in the UCI ranking.

All results by season
Hoogerheide
  1. 2011–’15

    Belgian champion

    in the youth categories, 2011 to 2015
  2. 2014

    European champion U19

    Lorsch
    • Overall winner of the World Cup and Superprestige in the youth categories, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016
  3. 2016

    World champion U23

    Zolder
    • Overall winner of the X2O/DVV Trophy as an under-23, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018
  4. 2017

    European champion U23

    Tábor
  5. 2018

    World champion U23

    Valkenburg
  6. 2020

    European champion

    Rosmalen, elite
    • Overall winner of the X2O/DVV Trophy, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021
  7. 2022

    Bronze at the Worlds

    Fayetteville
    • Overall winner of the World Cup and Superprestige, 2021-2022
    • Number one in the UCI ranking after 2021-2022
    • Overall winner of the X2O/DVV Trophy, 2022-2023
  8. 2023

    Bronze at the Worlds

    Hoogerheide
  9. 2024

    Belgian champion

    Meulebeke, elite
    • Overall winner of the World Cup and Superprestige, 2023-2024
    • Number one in the UCI ranking after 2023-2024
    • Overall winner of the X2O/DVV Trophy, 2024-2025
  10. 2026

    Retired

    8 January, on medical advice

What I do now

Agent At A&J

Guiding cyclocross riders through the winter, at A&J All Sports.

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For companies, schools and organisations.

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Cyclocross explained, with HLN, VTM Nieuws, Sporza, Radio 2 and Proximus among others.

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Detail of the red top tube with ISERBYT on it

Agent at A&J All Sports

Since May 2026 I have been working at A&J All Sports, the management agency of Alex and Johnny Carera, where I guide cyclocross riders through the winter, with the experience of someone who did it himself for years.

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Eli Iserbyt on the start grid, focused, zipping up his jersey

Keynotes on performing under pressure

As a former cyclocross rider I speak to companies, schools and organisations about performing under pressure, about setbacks and about the moment your body decides instead of you.

  • Performing under pressure
  • Setbacks
  • When your body decides instead of you
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Analysis for the media

As a cyclocross analyst I explain for TV, radio and newspapers what happens in a race, why a race turns and what a rider feels at that moment, through the eyes of someone who rode in the middle of it for years. At the 2026 World Championships I was an analyst in the Sporza studio.

  • HLN
  • VTM Nieuws
  • Sporza
  • Radio 2
  • Proximus
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Eli Iserbyt as an analyst in the Sporza studio beside the course
Sporza
Eli Iserbyt at the microphone in the Radio 2 studio
Radio 2

If you’d like to book me for a keynote or an analysis, or you’re looking for guidance as a cyclocross rider, send me an email.

About

Or directly eli.iserbyt@gmail.com