February 1, 2004 –  Bart Wellens has led a Belgian sweep of the elite men's Cyclocross  Worlds, outsprinting compatriot Mario De Clercq to the line. Coming in third was Sven Vanthourenhout (Belgium). Former champion and perennial favourite Daniele Pontoni (Italy) was the first non-Belgian, coming in fourth.

Elite Men:

1. Bart Wellens (Belgium)                 1.02.19
2. Mario De Clercq (Belgium)
3. Sven Vanthourenhout (Belgium)             0.07
4. Daniele Pontoni (Italy)                   0.21
5. Ben Berden (Belgium)                      0.24
6. Erwin Vervecken (Belgium)                 0.29
7. FranÁis Mourey (France)                   0.38
8. Petr Dlask (Czech Republic)               0.40
9. Michael Baumgartner (Switzerland)         0.49
10. Alessandro Fontana (Italy)               1.09