Thibau Nys

Thibau Nys (born 12 November 2002) is a Belgian cyclo-cross and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam on the road and for UCI Cyclo-cross team in cyclo-cross. Career Nys is the son of Sven Nys, one of the most successful cyclo-cross riders of all time.

Nys has followed in his father's footsteps and has started cyclo-cross from an early age on. He has already obtained three Belgian and one European cyclo-cross title in the youth categories. On 2 February 2020, he won the men's junior title at the 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. On 11 September 2021, he added the men's U23 European Road Race Championships in Trento. As an Elite rider in the 2024/2025 season, Nys took his first European Championship and Belgium National title.

In March 2026, Nys underwent knee surgery, and missed the spring classics. He returned to racing at GP Gippengen, finishing fourth. Nys raced the Tour de Suisse , and the Belgian National Road Race Championships, finishing fifth in the latter. He was selected for the Vuelta a España.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2018–2019 Junior DVV Trophy 1st Hamme 1st Baal 1st Lille Junior Superprestige 1st Hoogstraten 2nd Middelkerke 3rd Gieten 3rd Zonhoven 1st Junior Neerpelt 1st Junior Leuven 3rd Overall UCI Junior World Cup 1st Pontchâteau 2nd Tábor

3rd National Junior Championships Junior Brico Cross 3rd Ronse 2019–2020 1st UCI World Junior Championships 1st UEC European Junior Championships 1st National Junior Championships 1st Overall UCI Junior World Cup 1st Bern 1st Tábor 1st Koksijde 1st Namur 1st Heusden-Zolder 1st Nommay 3rd Hoogerheide 1st Overall Junior Superprestige 1st Gieten 1st Gavere 1st Zonhoven 1st Diegem 1st Middelkerke 3rd Ruddervoorde Junior DVV Trophy 1st Kortrijk 1st Baal 1st Lille Junior Ethias Cross 1st Hulst 2nd Eeklo Junior Rectavit Series 1st Neerpelt 1st Junior Waterloo 1st Junior Iowa City 2021–2022 Under-23 X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Loenhout 1st Baal 1st Herentals 3rd Koppenberg 3rd Lille

3rd Oostmalle 2022–2023 1st UCI World Under-23 Championships 1st Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup 1st Tábor 1st Maasmechelen 1st Zonhoven 1st Benidorm

3rd National Championships UCI World Cup 5th Waterloo 5th Fayetteville 2023–2024 (3 pro wins) UCI World Cup 1st Waterloo 3rd Benidorm 4th Hoogerheide X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Koppenberg Exact Cross 1st Beringen 2024–2025 (5) 1st UEC European Championships 1st National Championships UCI World Cup 1st Benidorm 2nd Zonhoven 3rd Gavere Superprestige 1st Overijse 3rd Diegem X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Lokeren Exact Cross 2nd Loenhout

2025–2026 (6) 1st National Championships X²O Badkamers Trophy 1st Koppenberg 1st Hamme 3rd Baal 2nd Overall UCI World Cup 1st Tábor 1st Flamanville 1st Dendermonde 2nd Namur 2nd Gavere 2nd Benidorm 4th Maasmechelen 4th Hoogerheide

Superprestige 3rd Diegem

UCI World Cup results Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2021–2022 WAT FAY IOW ZON OVE TAB KOK ANT BES VAL RUC NAM DEN HUL FLA HOO 59 7 2022–2023 WAT FAY TAB MAA BER OVE HUL ANT DUB VAL GAV ZON BEN BES 21 82 2023–2024 WAT MAA DEN TRO DUB FLA VAL NAM ANT GAV HUL ZON BEN HOO 10 196 2024–2025 ANT DUB CAB NAM HUL ZON GAV BES DEN BEN MAA HOO 10 152 2025–2026 TAB FLA TER NAM ANT KOK GAV DEN ZON BEN MAA HOO 2 264

Road

2021 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships Ronde Vlaams-Brabant 1st Stages 1 & 2 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships 2nd Overall Tour de Namur 1st Stages 1 & 5 6th Road race, UCI World Under-23 Championships 2022 1st Overall Flèche du Sud 1st Young rider classification 1st Stage 3 3rd Antwerp Port Epic 2023 (2 pro wins) 1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton 3rd Overall Tour of Norway 1st Points classification 1st Stage 2 2024 (9) 1st Overall Tour de Hongrie 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3 & 4 Tour de Pologne 1st Stages 1, 3 & 6 1st Stage 2 Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 1 Tour of Norway 4th Road race, National Championships 5th Bretagne Classic 2025 (1) 1st GP Miguel Induráin 2nd GP Gippingen 5th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 8th La Flèche Wallonne 2026 4th GP Gippingen 5th Road race, National Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline Grand Tour 2025 Giro d'Italia — Tour de France 116 Vuelta a España —