Eli Iserbyt

Eli Iserbyt (born 22 October 1997) is a former Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist until his retirement in January 2026, who rode for UCI Continental team . As a junior, he won the silver medal at the 2015 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. He won the gold medal in the men's under-23 event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder and took another gold in the under-23 race at the 2017 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships in Tábor. In 2018 he won another gold medal in the men's under-23 event at the World Championships in Valkenburg.

Major results Road 2015 4th Overall Sint-Martinusprijs Kontich 1st Mountains classification 2018 3rd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 1st Young rider classification 10th Overall Flèche du Sud 2023 5th Overall Flèche du Sud

Cyclo-cross

2013–2014 1st National Junior Championships Junior BPost Bank Trophy 1st Ronse Junior Superprestige 2nd Diegem 2nd Middelkerke 5th Overall UCI Junior World Cup 2nd Tábor 3rd Rome 4th Valkenburg 2014–2015 1st UEC European Junior Championships 1st National Junior Championships 1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup 1st Cauberg 1st Heusden-Zolder 1st Hoogerheide 2nd Namur 1st Overall Junior Superprestige 1st Gieten 1st Zonhoven 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Gavere 1st Spa-Francorchamps 1st Diegem 1st Hoogstraten 2nd Middelkerke Junior BPost Bank Trophy 1st Ronse 3rd Lille Junior Soudal Classics 1st Leuven 1st Junior Overijse 1st Junior Oostmalle

2015–2016 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships 1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Koksijde 1st Namur 1st Lignières-en-Berry 2nd Cauberg 2nd Hoogerheide 1st Overall Under-23 Superprestige 1st Zonhoven 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Gavere 1st Hoogstraten 1st Middelkerke 3rd Gieten Under-23 BPost Bank Trophy 1st Ronse 1st Hamme 1st Under-23 Overijse

2016–2017 UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Rome 2nd Zeven 5th Namur 2nd Overall Under-23 DVV Trophy 1st Koppenberg 1st Essen 1st Loenhout 1st Baal 2nd Ronse 2nd Hamme 2nd Antwerpen 3rd Lille Under-23 Superprestige 1st Gavere 2nd Ruddervoorde 2nd Hoogstraten 3rd Diegem 2017–2018 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships 1st UEC European Under-23 Championships 2nd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Zeven 1st Hoogerheide 2nd Bogense 2nd Namur 2nd Heusden-Zolder 3rd Koksijde 1st Overall Under-23 DVV Trophy 1st Ronse 1st Hamme 1st Essen 1st Antwerpen 1st Loenhout 1st Baal 1st Lille 2nd Koppenberg Under-23 Superprestige 1st Hoogstraten 2nd Middelkerke 2018–2019 2nd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Bern 1st Heusden-Zolder 1st Hoogerheide 3rd Namur 5th Pontchâteau

3rd Hasselt 3rd Overall Under-23 Superprestige 2019–2020 1st Overall DVV Trophy 1st Koppenberg 2nd Ronse 2nd Loenhout 2nd Baal 2nd Brussels 2nd Overall UCI World Cup 1st Iowa City 1st Waterloo 1st Bern 1st Nommay 2nd Tábor 3rd Hoogerheide 2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Gieten 1st Gavere 2nd Diegem 3rd Zonhoven 3rd Middelkerke Ethias Cross 1st Kruibeke 1st Maldegem 1st Hulst 2nd Eeklo 2nd Meulebeke

2nd National Championships 2020–2021 1st UEC European Championships 1st Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Koppenberg 1st Kortrijk 2nd Antwerpen 2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Boom 2nd Gieten 2nd Niel 2nd Merksplas 3rd Middelkerke Ethias Cross 1st Lokeren 1st Sint-Niklaas 2nd Beringen 3rd Kruibeke 3rd Eeklo UCI World Cup 2nd Tábor 2021–2022 1st Overall UCI World Cup 1st Waterloo 1st Iowa City 1st Overijse 1st Koksijde 1st Besançon 1st Flamanville 1st Hoogerheide 2nd Fayetteville 2nd Tábor 2nd Rucphen 2nd Hulst 3rd Zonhoven 4th Val di Sole 5th Namur 1st Overall Superprestige 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Niel 1st Merksplas 2nd Gavere 3rd Gieten 3rd Heusden-Zolder 2nd Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Koppenberg 2nd Kortrijk 2nd Brussels 3rd Baal 3rd Hamme Ethias Cross 1st Lokeren 1st Beringen 1st Bredene 2nd Maldegem

2022–2023 1st Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Baal 1st Brussels 2nd Koppenberg 2nd Hamme 3rd Kortrijk 3rd Herentals 3rd Lille 2nd Overall Superprestige 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Middelkerke 2nd Gullegem 3rd Overall UCI World Cup 1st Waterloo 1st Fayetteville 1st Tábor 3rd Maasmechelen 3rd Hulst 3rd Benidorm 5th Beekse Bergen Exact Cross 1st Beringen 2nd Kruibeke 2nd Meulebeke 3rd Sint Niklaas

2023–2024 1st National Championships 1st Overall UCI World Cup 1st Troyes 1st Flamanville 2nd Waterloo 2nd Maasmechelen 3rd Dublin 3rd Antwerpen 4th Dendermonde 4th Namur 4th Benidorm 5th Val di Sole 5th Hoogerheide 1st Overall Superprestige 1st Ruddervoorde 1st Overijse 1st Niel 2nd Merksplas 2nd Heusden-Zolder 3rd Boom 3rd Diegem 2nd Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Kortrijk 1st Brussels 3rd Koppenberg 3rd Hamme Exact Cross 1st Maldegem 2nd Beringen 1st Otegem 2nd Ardooie 2024–2025 1st Overall X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Baal 2nd Koppenberg 3rd Lille UCI World Cup 1st Antwerpen 2nd Benidorm 4th Dublin 4th Hulst 4th Besançon Exact Cross 1st Heerderstrand 1st Kortrijk 2nd Maldegem Superprestige 2nd Overijse 2nd Gullegem 2nd Middelkerke 2nd Ardooie

UCI World Cup results Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2017–2018 IOW WAT KOK ZEV BOG NAM ZOL NOM HOO 45 65 2018–2019 WAT IOW BER TAB KOK NAM ZOL PON HOO 37 94 2019–2020 IOW WAT BER TAB KOK NAM ZOL NOM HOO 2 531 2020–2021 WAT DUB ZON KOK BES TAB ANT NAM DIE DEN HUL VIL HOO OVE 18 30 2021–2022 WAT FAY IOW ZON OVE TAB KOK ANT BES VAL RUC NAM DEN HUL FLA HOO 1 485 2022–2023 WAT FAY TAB MAA BER OVE HUL ANT DUB VAL GAV ZON BEN BES 3 290 2023–2024 WAT MAA DEN TRO DUB FLA VAL NAM ANT GAV HUL ZON BEN HOO 1 338 2024–2025 ANT DUB CAB NAM HUL ZON GAV BES DEN BEN MAA HOO 5 197

Retirement

In February 2025, Iserbyt underwent surgery to an artery in the groin region , and despite attempts to fix the circulation problems and nerve compression on his hip, he announced on an Instagram post the 8 January 2026 his retirement of professional cycling at the age of 28. Doctors have told him it is "medically no longer responsible" for him to continue cycling, "recreationally, sportively, and at a high level", thus marking the end of his pro cycling career.