Sanne Cant (Retired)

Sanne Cant is a retired Belgian cyclist and one of the defining figures in modern women’s cyclocross. A three-time world champion, three-time European champion and 15-time Belgian champion, she also enjoyed a long road career before retiring from racing in February 2025.

Sanne Cant profile

• Name: Sanne Cant
• Nationality: Belgian
• Place of birth: Ekeren, Belgium
• Date of birth: 8 October 1990
• Status: Retired
• Current Team: Retired
• Previous Teams: Enertherm-BKCP, IKO-Crelan, Crelan-Corendon, Ciclismo Mundial, Plantur-Pura, Fenix-Deceuninck

Career overview

Cant dominated Belgian cyclocross for more than a decade, winning 15 consecutive national titles from 2010 to 2024. She became elite world champion three years in succession from 2017 to 2019 and also won European titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017, alongside three overall Cyclocross World Cup victories. Cant combined that career with road racing and finished second in the 2024 Belgian road race championship, as well as sixth overall at the 2022 Thüringen Ladies Tour. Her final professional race came at the X2O Trophy in Lille in February 2025, where she finished fourth. Later that year she joined Team SD Worx-Protime as a cyclocross coach, working with riders including Blanka Vas and Marie Schreiber.

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