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Albert, Compton extend UCI rankings leads

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Cycling News
Published:
November 10, 2009, 17:43,
Updated:
December 18, 2009, 19:45
Edition:
First Cyclo-cross news & racing round-up, Wednesday, November 11, 2009
World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) celebrates his third consecutive World Cup victory.

World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) celebrates his third consecutive World Cup victory.

  • World champion Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) celebrates his third consecutive World Cup victory.
  • Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) tops the podium with Zdenek Stybar (Telenet Fidea) and Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet), l & r.
  • Katie Compton (Planet Bike) looking smooth heading through the barriers.
  • Katie Compton (Planet Bike)

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World Cup sweeps distance competition in men's and women's rankings

World Champion Niels Albert and US champion Katie Compton pushed further ahead of the competition on the UCI's cyclo-cross rankings this week after enjoying clean sweeps of their respective World Cup series.

Albert has dominated the men's World Cup, taking commanding wins in Treviso and Plzen, but the Belgian had to work hard to get the better of Czech champion Zdenek Stybar in Sunday's round in Nommay, France.

The BKCP-Powerplus rider narrowly defeated Stybar in the sprint for the line, while Sven Nys battled back from a poor starting position to take his second World Cup podium of the year in third.

Albert now leads the rankings with 1,160 points over Stybar (945) and Nys (682), with Frenchman Francis Mourey claiming fourth with 588 points.

On the women's side, American Compton has earned the maximum number of UCI points, 760, in her 10 starts this season by going undefeated in every race so far.

The Planet Bike rider pulled further ahead in the rankings thanks to her second consecutive World Cup win after Treviso. Compton put on a commanding performance to best World Champion Marianne Vos in Nommay.

Dutch rider Daphny Van Den Brand continued strong and consistent performances to take fourth in Nommay behind teammate Sanne Van Passen, pushing herself into second place in the UCI rankings.

Van Den Brand trails Compton by 190 points with 570 total, while Van Passen is in third with 434.  Vos lies in fourth after a late start to the season with 410.

UCI cyclo-cross rankings as of November 10, 2009
1 Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 1160 pts
2 Zdenek Štybar (Cze) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 945  
3 Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 682  
4 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux 588  
5 Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 575  
6 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 546  
7 Christian Heule (Swi) RendementhypoCycling Team 494  
8 Gerben de Knegt (Ned) Rabobank 430  
9 Martin Bína (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 388  
10 Martin Zlámalík (Cze) Prodoli Racing Team 368  
11 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas 356  
12 Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank 353  
13 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 336  
14 Robert Gavenda (Svk) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 322  
15 Radomír Šimunek Ml (Cze) BKCP - Power Plus 317  
16 Kamil Ausbuher (Cze) Exe Jeans 305  
17 Petr Dlask (Cze) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 302  
18 Timothy Johnson (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale 300  
19 James Driscoll (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale 296  
20 Jeremy Powers (USA) Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale 289  
21 Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike 270  
22 Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink - BeOne 224  
23 Steve Chainel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 220  
24 Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 215  
25 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona FSA 215  
26 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) KDL Trans NV 200  
27 Mariusz Gil (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie 189  
28 Laurent Colombatto (Fra) AC Besançon 187  
29 Ondrej Bambula (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 166  
30 Christopher Jones (USA) 157  
31 Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof 150  
32 Pawel Szczepaniak (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie 150  
33 Eddy van IJzendoorn (Ned) AA Drink - BeOne 144  
34 Dan Timmerman (USA) 135  
35 Jonathan Lopez (Fra) VC La Pomme Marseille 131  
36 Geoff Kabush (Can) 127  
37 Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 122  
38 Marco Bianco (Ita) L Arcobaleno Carraro Team 121  
39 Milan Barenyi (Svk) 121  
40 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 120  
41 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona-FSA 117  
42 Johannes Sickmüller (Ger) Stevens Cyclocross Team Hamburg 114  
43 Davide Frattini (Ita) 114  
44 Rob Peeters (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago 113  
45 Lubomír Petruš (Cze) BKCP - Power Plus 106  
46 Alessandro Gambino (Ita) Centro Sportivo Esercito 100  
47 Zdenek Mlynár (Cze) Max Cursor 99  
48 Nicholas Weighall (USA) 98  
49 Derrick St John (Can) Stevens 94  
50 Jesse Anthony (USA) 89  
51 Lukáš Kloucek (Cze) Sunweb - Projob Cycling Team 88  
52 Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Het Snelle Wiel 87  
53 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa) 82  
54 Joachim Parbo (Den) CCV Cyclo crosss Team 79  
55 Justin Lindine (USA) 77  
56 Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) 74  
57 Fabio Ursi (Ita) Centro Sportivo Esercito 73  
58 Luca Damiani (Ita) Colavita Sutter Home 72  
59 Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott-Swisspower Mountainbike-Team 71  
60 Jérôme Chevallier (Fra) AC Besançon 70  
61 Paul Oldham (GBr) Hope Factory Racing 70  
62 Adam Myerson (USA) 70  
63 Valentin Scherz (Swi) Pro Cycles-Scott-NewWork 69  
64 Wilant van Gils (Ned) Pro Cycling Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 68  
65 David Derepas (Fra) UVCA Troyes 68  
66 Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI 64  
67 Joshua Dillon (USA) 62  
68 Luke Keough (USA) 61  
69 Sascha Wagner (Ger) Stevens Cyclocross Team Hamburg 60  
70 Ivar Hartogs (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 59  
71 Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 57  
72 Vladimír Kyzivát (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB 56  
73 Jan Soetens (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 55  
74 Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) KED Bianchi Berlin 55  
75 Elia Silvestri (Ita) 55  
76 Philipp Walsleben (Ger) Team BKCP-Power Plus 54  
77 Jan Denuwelaer (Bel) 54  
78 Mike Garrigan (Can) 54  
79 Troy Wells (USA) 54  
80 Martin Haring (Svk) 53  
81 Roy Van Heeswijk (Ned) Sint Oedenrode 52  
82 David Kášek (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 52  
83 Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa) 49  
84 Robert Glajza (Svk) 48  
85 Jerome Townsend (USA) 48  
86 Micki van Empel (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 47  
87 Vaclav Metlicka (Svk) Team Král 47  
88 Marko Lalonde (USA) 46  
89 Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) Vendée U Pays de la Loire 44  
90 Cristian Cominelli (Ita) Tx Active Bianchi 40  
91 Arnaud Grand (Swi) Thömus Racing Team 40  
92 Lukas Flückiger (Swi) Trek 40  
93 Stijn Huys (Bel) Palmans-Cras 40  
94 Marco Ponta (Ita) 38  
95 Brian Matter (USA) 36  
96 Tristan Schouten (USA) 35  
97 Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Spa) 35  
98 Jan Van Dael (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 35  
99 Kacper Szczepaniak (Pol) LKS Pom Strzelce Krajenskie 34  
100 Aaron Schooler (Can) Team H & R Block-Louis Garneau 34  
101 Adam Craig (USA) 34  
102 William Dugan (USA) 34  
103 Andrew Watson (Can) 32  
104 Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW 32  
105 Mitchell Huenders (Ned) AA Cycling Team 31  
106 Kevin Cant (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 31  
107 Ryan Dewald (USA) 31  
108 Ryan Knapp (USA) 30  
109 Jaroslav Kulhavy (Cze) 30  
110 Weston Schempf (USA) 29  
111 Stef Boden (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team 28  
112 Justin Spinelli (USA) 28  
113 Jirí Polnický (Cze) Empella Czech Team 27  
114 Tim Van Nuffel (Bel) Rendement Hypo Cyclingteam VZW 27  
115 Jody Crawforth (GBr) Arctic - Premier RT 27  
116 Michael Broderick (USA) 26  
117 Kenneth Van Compernolle (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 25  
118 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) 24  
119 Jan Škarnitzl (Cze) Dimp - Giant Team 24  
120 David Collins (GBr) 24  
121 Stuart Wearmouth (GBr) Picarsso-Pulman RT 24  
122 Sven Beelen (Bel) Easypay Cyclocross Team 24  
123 Mathieu Boulo (Fra) AC Lanester 22  
124 Kris Lapere (Bel) Mez Team Belgium Snellegem 22  
125 René Lang (Swi) Delta Elite Team/VC Bützberg 21  
126 Sascha Weber (Ger) FC Rheinland-Pfalz Flonheim 20  
127 Carl Decker (USA) 20  
128 Daniel Summerhill (USA) 20  
129 John Gadret (Fra) 20  
130 David Seco Amundarain (Spa) 20  
131 Adam Mcgrath (USA) 20  
132 Julien Pion (Fra) Charvieu Chavagneux IC 19  
133 Jens Westergren (Swe) 19  
134 Clément Bourgoin (Fra) VC Rhodanien 18  
135 Marek Canecky (Svk) 18  
136 Gavin Mannion (USA) 17  
137 Tyler Wren (USA) 17  
138 Tijmen Eising (Ned) 16  
139 Todd Wells (USA) 16  
140 Andreas Moser (Swi) Bürgis Cycling Team 15  
141 Ben Berden (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 15  
142 Bjorn Rondelez (Bel) Lingier Versluys Beachbikers Team 15  
143 Craig Richey (Can) 15  
144 Jonathan Sundt (USA) 14  
145 Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Us Domont Cyclisme 14  
146 Peter Presslauer (Aut) Team Volksbank 13  
147 Zach Mc Donald (USA) 13  
148 Tyler Trace (Can) 13  
149 Andrew Wulfkuhle (USA) 13  
150 Florian Le Corre (Fra) Super Sport 35 13  
151 Nino Schurter (Swi) 12  
152 Martin Hunal (Cze) Velosport Valenta Scott Team 12  
153 Mauro Gonzalez Fontan (Spa) 12  
154 Zoltan Tisza (Hun) 11  
155 Rafael Visinelli (Ita) Gruppo Sportivo Forestale 10  
156 Jake Wells (USA) 10  
157 Kristof Cop (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 10  
158 Russell Stevenson (USA) 10  
159 David Juarez Alday (Spa) 9  
160 Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 8  
161 Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) 8  
162 Jared Stafford (Can) 8  
163 Pirmin Lang (Swi) VC Bützberg / Delta Elite Team 8  
164 Kirt Fitzpatrick (USA) 8  
164 Gianni Denolf (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 8  
166 Molly Cameron (USA) 8  
167 Mark Thwaites (GBr) Asfra Flanders RT 8  
168 Greg Wittwer (USA) 8  
169 Travis Livermon (USA) 7  
170 Gusty Bausch (Lux) LC Kayl 6  
171 David Hackworth (USA) 6  
172 Drew Mckenzie (Can) 6  
173 Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) 6  
174 Bretislav Rohel (Cze) 6  
174 Tom Last (GBr) 6  
174 Guillaume Perrot (Fra) EC Saint-Etienne-Loire 6  
174 Kevin Noiles (Can) 6  
178 Jan Nesvadba (Cze) 6  
179 Stuart Bowers (GBr) 6  
180 Rob Jebb (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear 6  
181 Jacobe Keough (USA) 6  
182 Jamie Newall (GBr) 6  
183 Derik Zampedri (Ita) 5  
184 Yves Corminboeuf (Swi) Scott SRAM Le Marechal 5  
185 Alessandro Calderan (Ita) 4  
186 James Lalonde (USA) 4  
187 Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 4  
188 Nathan Wyatt (USA) 4  
188 Julien Roussel (Fra) Flers Cyclisme 61 4  
190 Pascal Triebel (Lux) 4  
191 Stanislav Bambula (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 4  
192 Chris Sheppard (Can) 4  
193 Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet Fidea Cycling Team 4  
193 David Menger (Cze) Cyklo Team Budvar Tábor 4  
195 Marcel Meisen (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland 4  
196 Twan van den Brand (Ned) Sunweb Projob Cycling Team 3  
197 Luca Braidot (Ita) 2  
198 Matt Pacocha (USA) 2  
199 Cameron Jette (Can) 2  
200 Lionel Genthon (Fra) VC Romans Péage 2  
201 Guillaume Nelessen (USA) 2  
201 Kristian Hynek (Cze) 2  
203 Kaj Slenter (Ned) 2  
204 Nico Brüngger (Swi) 2  
204 Santiago Armero Sanchez (Spa) 2  
206 Bart Verschueren (Bel) Revor-Jartazi Continental Team 2  
207 Justin Robinson (USA) 2  
207 Evan Guthrie (Can) 2  
207 Karel Nepraš (Cze) ACK Stará Ves N Ondrejnicí 2  
210 Mitchell Kersting (USA) 2  
211 Dylan Mcnicholas (USA) 2  
211 Wim Leemans (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus 2  
213 Ryan Iddings (USA) 2  
214 Adam Bergman (USA) 1  
215 Kyle Douglas (Can) 1  
216 Joseph Thompson (USA) 1  
217 Bryan Falaschi (Ita) 1  
218 Josef Soukup (Cze) 1  
218 Brandon Dwight (USA) 1  
220 Lewis Craven (GBr) Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear 1  
221 Ian Brown (USA) 1  
222 Mark Batty (Can) 1  
223 Daniel Booth (GBr) 1  
223 Shawn Bunnin (Can) 1  
223 Tom Burke (USA) 1  
226 Rickey Visinski (USA) 1  
227 Ben Eedy (GBr) 1  
228 Thomas Vernaeckt (Bel) Sunweb-Projob 1  
229 Wietse Bosmans (Bel) 1  
Elite Women
1 Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike 760 pts
2 Daphny van den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 570  
3 Sanne van Paassen (Ned) ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 434  
4 Marianne Vos (Ned) DSB Bank 410  
5 Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) 397  
6 Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona-FSA 371  
7 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Chix 345  
8 Pavla Havlikova (Cze) KC Kooperativa SG Jablonec 325  
9 Caroline Mani (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope 307  
10 Sanne Cant (Bel) A.D.S. Selle Italia Guerciotti 258  
11 Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) J&G Cycling Team 206  
12 Katrin Leumann (Swi) goldwurst-power Sputnik 192  
13 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) 184  
14 Susan Butler (USA) MonaVieCannondale.com 183  
15 Natasha Elliott (Can) EMD Serono-Stevens 181  
16 Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) 180  
17 Jana Kyptova (Cze) Johnson Controls AS MB 165  
18 Laura Van Gilder (USA) 161  
19 Elisabeth Brandau (Ger) 160  
20 Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) Itera-Stevens 150  
21 Linda Van Rijen (Ned) 143  
22 Saskia Elemans (Ned) Team Flexpoint 143  
23 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) 138  
24 Georgia Gould (USA) 116  
25 Lucie Lefevre (Fra) CC Etupes le Doubs pays de Montbéliard 112  
26 Gabriella Day (GBr) Vision 111  
27 Eva Lechner (Ita) C.S. Esercito - Colnago Cap 100  
28 Deidre Winfield (USA) 97  
29 Amy Dombroski (USA) 94  
30 Amanda Carey (USA) 86  
31 Alison Dunlap (USA) 81  
32 Camille Darcel (Fra) VC Dinannais 79  
33 Rebecca Wellons (USA) 76  
34 Andrea Smith (USA) 74  
35 Rosa Maria Bravo Soba (Spa) 70  
36 Vicki Thomas (Can) Ottawa Cross 69  
37 Nancy Bober (Bel) Casa Verde Race Factory 68  
38 Veronica Alessio (Ita) Team Colnago Arreghini 65  
39 Sophie De Boer (Ned) 62  
40 Zuzana Vojtasova (Svk) 61  
41 Arenda Grimberg (Ned) Team Ton Van Bemmelen Sports-Merida 59  
42 Alison Sydor (Can) 59  
43 Christine Vardaros (USA) 58  
44 Jasmin Achermann (Swi) Fischer-BMC 54  
45 Stefania Vecchio (Ita) G.S.Cicli Fiorin Despar 51  
46 Meredith Miller (USA) 50  
47 Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti A.S.D. 48  
48 Marlène Morel Petitgirard (Fra) Vélo Club Ornans 48  
49 Barbara Howe (USA) 48  
50 Evelyn Staffler (Ita) 45  
51 Maureen Guichardot (Fra) 44  
52 Suzie Godart (Lux) CCI Differdange 42  
53 Linda Sone (USA) 42  
54 Elke Riedl (Aut) Team Vorarlberg Corratec 40  
55 Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) Campione Celeste 40  
56 Reza Hormes (Ned) Team ZZPR.nl-Destil-Merida 39  
57 Nikki Harris (GBr) AVB Cycling Team 38  
58 Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) 36  
59 Kelli Emmett (USA) 35  
60 Kristin Wentworth (USA) 35  
61 Nikki Thiemann (USA) 33  
62 Lucie Novakova (Cze) 32  
63 Pepper Harlton (Can) 32  
64 Lise Müller (Swi) BMC-Seppey-Teker-Hottinger 31  
65 Nicolle De Bie-Leyten (Bel) AVB - Cycling Team 30  
66 Stéphanie Vaxillaire-Denuit (Fra) 30  
67 Susanne Juranek (Ger) RSC Oldenburg v. 196 29  
68 Nikoline Hansen (Den) 28  
69 Kristin Gavin (USA) 28  
70 Elisabetta Borgia (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti A.S.D. 26  
71 Kari Studley (USA) 26  
72 Katrien Thijs (Bel) Edegem Bicycle Club V.Z.W. 24  
73 Kim Van Renterghem (Bel) Wsc Hand In Hand Baal 23  
74 Sara Bresnick (USA) 22  
75 Arley Kemmerer (USA) 22  
76 Anna Barensfeld (USA) 21  
77 Michaela Istvanova (Cze) 18  
78 Sarah Stewart (Can) 18  
79 Lyne Bessette (Can) 17  
80 Judita Lorencová (Cze) 15  
81 Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) AC Bazancourt Reims 15  
82 Martina Mikulášková (Cze) 15  
83 Linnea Koons (USA) 13  
84 Pavlina Marackova (Cze) 12  
85 Lea Davison (USA) 12  
86 Gesa Bruchmann (Ger) 12  
87 Marina Giger (Swi) 10  
88 Mical Dyck (Can) 10  
89 Crystal Anthony (USA) 9  
90 Wendy Williams (USA) 9  
91 Alison Powers (USA) 9  
92 Alexandra Bähler (Swi) Rennaz Sport 8  
93 Ludivine Henrion (Bel) 8  
94 Carolyn Popovic (USA) 8  
95 Kimberly Flynn (USA) 8  
96 Erica Yozell Miller (USA) 6  
97 Jenni Gaertner (USA) 6  
98 Ann d'Ambruoso (USA) 6  
99 Jennifer Maxwell (USA) 6  
100 Emily Van Meter (USA) 6  
101 Agnes Naumann (Ger) 5  
102 Jean Ann Mckirdy (Can) 5  
103 Sally Annis (USA) 5  
104 Anna Milkowski (USA) 4  
105 Heather Irmiger (USA) 4  
106 Lisa Strong (USA) 4  
107 Desiree Ehrler (Swi) 3  
108 Bridget Linder (Can) 3  
109 Elizabeth Frye (USA) 3  
110 Katrina Baumsteiger (USA) 3  
111 Alice Pennington (USA) 3  
112 Joele Guynup (USA) 3  
113 Nicole Borem (USA) 3  
114 Devon Haskell (USA) 3  
115 Sarah Maile (USA) 2  
116 Lauri Webber (USA) 2  
117 Karen Potter (USA) 2  
118 Céline Kluska (Fra) 2  
119 Loni Klettl (Can) 2  
120 Rhonda Mazza (USA) 2  
121 Kristal Boni (USA) 1  
122 Lenore Pipes (USA) 1  
123 Karin Holmes (USA) 1  
124 Perri Mertens (Aus) 1  
125 Ashley James (USA) 1  
125 Caeli Barron (Can) 1  
127 Annajean Dallaire (USA) 1  
128 Cris Rothfuss (USA) 1  
129 Emma Bast (USA) 1  
130 Patricia Buerkle (USA) 1  
131 Kacey Mandefield (USA) 1  
131 Kristi Berg (USA) 1  

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