Nys, Compton continue to lead UCI cyclo-cross standings
Peeters tops junior men's rankings
Three weeks of racing have taken place since the previous tabulation of the UCI Cyclo-cross rankings, but world champion Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) and World Cup leader Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) continue to lead their respective elite men's and elite women's standings. Belgium's Yannick Peeters, the reigning European champion, leads the junior men's standings.
The highlight for Nys's recent race results were back-to-back victories in the C1-rated races at the GP Hasselt (November 16), the third round of the bpost bank trofee, and the fourth round of the Superprestige series in Gavere, contested the following day. This past weekend, however, Nys abandoned the Superprestige round in Gieten due to a mechanical and the previous day he finished fourth at the third World Cup round in the sands of Koksijde, Belgium. As a result his leading point tally in the rolling, 12-month tabulation dropped slightly to 2,008.
Nys's closest rival in the UCI 'cross standings, Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus), however, won both of the previous weekend's races and narrowed the gap to Nys to 70 points. Belgians hold the top-three positions in the standings with Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) in third at 1,772 points with Dutch champion and World Cup leader Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) the first non-Belgian in the standings in fourth at 1,710 points. There was stability at the upper reaches of the standings as the top-10 riders maintained their positions.
The USA's Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) is the top North American rider in the standings at 21st place with 657 points, just one point ahead of compatriot Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld) in 22nd place.
Belgium continues it's lengthy reign as best nation for elite men with its points tally of 5,718, while the Netherlands remains in second at 3,207 points. There was a slight shuffling in the following three positions as Germany moved from fourth to third with 2,363 points and Switzerland moved from fifth to fourth at 2,257 points. The Czech Republic, previously third, dropped to fifth at 2,198 points.
Nine-time US champion Katie Compton strengthened her lead in the elite women's standings following an emphatic victory in the third World Cup round in Koksijde, Belgium on Saturday, the 18th World Cup win of her career. Compton, also the World Cup leader, extended her lead over world champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank Liv/Giant) to 565 points. Vos is in the midst of a break during 'cross season and won't return to competition until late December.
European champion Helen Wyman (Kona) remained in third at 1,632 points while Belgian champion Sanne Cant, second in the Koksijde World Cup and a winner of Jaarmarktcross Niel on November 11, edged ahead of British champion Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) for third fourth place, 1,538 to 1,506 points.
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The top six nations for elite women remained the same, with Great Britain leading the standings with 3,947 points. The Netherlands holds second at 3,715 points followed by the United States in third at 3,382 points.
Belgium's Yannick Peeters holds a commanding lead in the junior men's standings with 126 points, nearly twice as many as his nearest rival, the Czech Republic's Adam Toupalik, who moved from 4th to 2nd with 64 points.
Since winning the European championship on November 3rd Peeters has shown impressive form with three straight victories in the Superprestige rounds at Hamme-Zogge, Gavere and Gieten plus a runner-up result to compatriot Kobe Goossens at the Koksijde World Cup round. During that same time period Toupalik added to his points tally with a fifth place at the Koksijde World Cup followed the next day by a third place result at Superprestige Gieten. The top-three in the junior men's standings is completed by Belgium's Eli Iserbyt, who holds steady in third with 59 points.
The USA's Cooper Willsey is the top North American rider with 33 points for 8th place overall.
Belgium maintains its top position in the junior men's nation standings at 243 points, followed by France in second at 97 points. The United States moved from fourth to third at 94 points.
1 | Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team | 2008 | pts |
2 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 1938 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 1772 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 1710 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 1589 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus | 1350 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr | 1242 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 989 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Thijs van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 927 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 910 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 871 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 870 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Simon Zahner (Swi) EKZ Racing Team | 852 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 838 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Martin Bina (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 838 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti | 820 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 804 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 796 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 726 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 675 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha-Focus | 657 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Tim Johnson (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 656 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 603 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 570 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Jonathan Page (USA) Fuji-Spy-Competitive Cyclist | 537 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 534 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 500 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 470 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Enertherm-BKCP | 467 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 460 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStep | 450 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Hirumet Taldea | 445 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 429 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Martin Haring (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | 426 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 425 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team | 421 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 412 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 402 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) | 398 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor | 383 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh-Clement | 377 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 368 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | David van der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Powerplus | 354 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 347 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) | 343 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles | 313 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa) MMR Spiuk | 311 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh-Clement | 311 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Zach McDonald (USA) Rapha-Focus | 306 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Patrick van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 292 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
1 | Belgium | 5718 | pts |
2 | Netherlands | 3207 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Germany | 2363 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Switzerland | 2257 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Czech Republic | 2198 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | United States | 1850 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | France | 1777 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Italy | 1402 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Spain | 1099 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Slovakia | 728 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Great Britain | 648 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Poland | 643 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Canada | 568 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Japan | 458 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Denmark | 373 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Luxembourg | 369 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Sweden | 306 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Hungary | 261 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Australia | 261 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Portugal | 260 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | New Zealand | 258 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Austria | 210 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Serbia | 205 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Croatia | 200 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
24 | Ireland | 200 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Finland | 200 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Norway | 35 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Estonia | 18 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Ukraine | 5 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
1 | Katie Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective | 2310 | pts |
2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 1745 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 1632 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP | 1538 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 1506 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 1380 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 1183 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Lucie Chainel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 1163 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 1118 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Sanne van Paassen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 1020 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 950 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) | 856 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Gabriella Durrin (GBr) Rapha-Focus | 809 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren Kuota | 802 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 748 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Meredith Miller (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 539 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 533 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 517 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 483 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Marlene Morel Petitgirard (Fra) VCC Morteau-Montbenoit | 476 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) TJ Stadion Louny | 461 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh-Clement | 419 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 410 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Crystal Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 409 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Endura Lady Force | 408 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Panasonic Ladies | 400 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti | 394 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Varbergs MTB-Cube | 385 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 377 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 358 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerckhove | 337 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Arley Kemmerer (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling | 333 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Annie Last (GBr) | 321 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Tereza Medvedova (Svk) ZP Sport | 305 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Nicole Duke (USA) Marin-Spy | 288 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Focus Team | 262 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) | 258 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 252 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 242 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Mical Dyck (Can) Stan's NoTubes | 242 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 240 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Karen Verhestraeten (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 230 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Nadja Heigl (Aut) RLM Wien | 213 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Laura Van Gilder (USA) Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom | 208 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Amanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCO | 207 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Jessica Lambracht (Ger) Stevens-1A-Crossteam | 206 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 205 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) | 199 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Sakiko Miyauchi (Jpn) Club Viento | 192 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Katrien Thijs (Bel) Up Cycling Team | 190 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
1 | Great Britain | 3947 | pts |
2 | Netherlands | 3715 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | United States | 3382 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Belgium | 3079 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Czech Republic | 2959 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | France | 2441 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Italy | 1322 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Switzerland | 1211 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Germany | 667 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Japan | 662 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Slovakia | 557 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Canada | 517 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Denmark | 508 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Sweden | 485 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Austria | 323 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Luxembourg | 321 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | New Zealand | 254 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Spain | 205 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Portugal | 202 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Serbia | 202 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Australia | 200 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Poland | 200 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
22 | Croatia | 200 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Hungary | 200 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Finland | 200 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Argentina | 2 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
1 | Yannick Peeters (Belgium) | 126 | pts |
2 | Adam Toupalik (Czech Republic) | 64 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Eli Iserbyt (Belgium) | 59 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Kobe Goossens (Belgium) | 58 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Lucas Dubau (France) | 58 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Jelle Schuermans (Belgium) | 40 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Thijs Aerts (Belgium) | 37 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Cooper Willsey (United States) | 33 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands) | 32 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Peter Goguen (United States) | 32 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Austin Vincent (United States) | 29 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Netherlands) | 24 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Jens Teirlinck (Belgium) | 22 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Joshua Dubau (France) | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Yan Gras (France) | 19 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Thomas Joseph (Belgium) | 19 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Gianni Van Donink (Belgium) | 18 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Johan Jacobs (Switzerland) | 15 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | David Lombardo (United States) | 15 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Max Gulickx (Netherlands) | 13 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Sébastien Havot (France) | 13 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Stijn Caluwe (Belgium) | 11 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Sieben Wouters (Netherlands) | 10 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Simon Harrington (Australia) | 10 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Odrian Champossin (France) | 10 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Ludwig Cords (Germany) | 10 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Raúl Fernández (Spain) | 10 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Lance Haidet (United States) | 8 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Josh Abbey (Australia) | 6 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Leo Appelt (Germany) | 6 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Jon Gil (Spain) | 6 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
31 | Valentin Ortillon (France) | 6 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Florian Vidal (France) | 6 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Ian McShane (United States) | 6 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Elias Van Hecke (Belgium) | 5 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Valentin Humbert (France) | 4 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Nick Verheyen (Belgium) | 4 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Thomas Van De Velde (Belgium) | 4 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
38 | Gotzon Martín (Spain) | 4 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Raphaël Auclair (Canada) | 4 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Garrett Gerchar (United States) | 3 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Roman Lehky (Czech Republic) | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Lander Loockx (Belgium) | 2 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Grant Ellwood (United States) | 2 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Nick Van De Kerckhove (Belgium) | 2 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Ken Mueller (Luxembourg) | 2 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
46 | Daniel Mayora (Spain) | 2 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Koen Van Dijke (Netherlands) | 2 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Gavin Haley (United States) | 2 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Noah Granigan (United States) | 2 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
1 | Belgium | 243 | pts |
2 | France | 97 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | United States | 94 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Netherlands | 69 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Czech Republic | 67 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Spain | 20 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Germany | 17 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Australia | 16 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Switzerland | 15 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Canada | 4 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Luxembourg | 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |