Nys, Compton continue to lead UCI 'cross rankings

Following the second UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup event of the season, this past Saturday in Tabor, Czech Republic, the UCI has today released the latest cyclo-cross rankings. There are no changes at the top as Sven Nys (Crelan KDL), Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) and France's Lucas Dubau lead the elite men's, elite women's and junior men's respective rankings.

The elite categories feature a rolling, 12-month tabulation for the rankings and while Nys only notched a sub-par 22nd place in the points-rich World Cup race in Tabor he still remains the highest-ranked rider with 2,088 points. And despite finishing 2nd the following day at the C1-ranked Superprestige opener in Ruddervoorde, that doesn't even count for Nys. For ranking purposes a rider's six best C1 results are utilised and Nys has six victories still in the bank.

Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) and Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) remain in second and third overall with 1,918 and 1,714 points respectively while Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team), who followed up his World Cup victory in Valkenburg with a repeat performance in Tabor, moves from 5th to 4th with 1,685 points. Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games), fifth in Tabor then victorious on Sunday at Ruddervoorde, drops from 4th to 5th with 1,670 points.

Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) remains the top North American rider in 22nd place at 577 points.

Belgium continues to reign supreme in the elite men's nation standings with 5,720 points as the top-11 countries remain unchanged. The Netherlands remains in 2nd with 3,222 points followed by the Czech Republic in 3rd at 2,279 points.

Katie Compton won her first World Cup of the season this past Saturday in Tabor and remains in a commanding position atop the elite women's 'cross standings. Compton, now also the World Cup leader, has 2,330 points, 515 more than second-placed Marianne Vos (Rabobank Liv/Giant), who skipped the Tabor World Cup and will be absent from 'cross racing until late December. European champion Helen Wyman (Kona) remains in 3rd overall at 1,672 points while compatriot and British champion Nikki Harris (Young Telenet-Fidea) moved from 5th to 4th with 1,516 points. Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) dropped from 4th to 5th at 1,483 points.

The top nine positions in the elite women's nation rankings remain unchanged, but top-ranked Netherlands (3,995 points) barely retained the number one spot versus Great Britain, which now trails by just 15 points. The top three is rounded out by the United States at 3,320 points.

Unlike the elite categories with a rolling, 12-month tally, the junior men start each season with a clean slate and build from there. France's Lucas Dubau, winner of the first World Cup round, could only manage an 8th place result in Tabor but the four points earned there were just enough to keep him in the lead. Dubau has 44 points for the season, one more than Belgium's Eli Iserbyt whose second place result in Tabor boosted his tally to 43 points. His compatriot Yannick Peeters dropped from 2nd to 3rd following a 10th place finish in Tabor and has 36 points. The Czech Republic's Adam Toupalik, winner on home turf in the Tabor World Cup, makes his debut in the rankings at 4th place with 30 points.

Peter Goguen is the top North American in the junior men's standings with 20 points for 8th overall.

Belgium is the new leader of the junior men's nation standings with 99 points. Previous leader France drops to second with 70 points while the Netherlands moves from fourth to third at 54 points.

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Elite men - Individuals (top 50)
1Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team2088pts
2Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team1918Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team1714Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lars van der Haar (Ned) Rabobank Development Team1685Row 3 - Cell 3
5Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team1670Row 4 - Cell 3
6Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus1202Row 5 - Cell 3
7Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr1142Row 6 - Cell 3
8Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team1059Row 7 - Cell 3
9Thijs van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team947Row 8 - Cell 3
10Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team931Row 9 - Cell 3
11Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team902Row 10 - Cell 3
12Martin Bina (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team898Row 11 - Cell 3
13Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team847Row 12 - Cell 3
14Simon Zahner (Swi) EKZ Racing Team844Row 13 - Cell 3
15Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team832Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marcel Meisen (Ger) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team821Row 15 - Cell 3
17Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team801Row 16 - Cell 3
18Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti732Row 17 - Cell 3
19Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team685Row 18 - Cell 3
20Wout Van Aert (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team679Row 19 - Cell 3
21Mike Teunissen (Ned) Rabobank Development Team590Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha-Focus577Row 21 - Cell 3
23Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team565Row 22 - Cell 3
24Tim Johnson (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com556Row 23 - Cell 3
25Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team526Row 24 - Cell 3
26Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team526Row 25 - Cell 3
27Jonathan Page (USA) Fuji-Spy-Competitive Cyclist525Row 26 - Cell 3
28Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Hirumet Taldea471Row 27 - Cell 3
29Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team466Row 28 - Cell 3
30Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStep450Row 29 - Cell 3
31Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com450Row 30 - Cell 3
32James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh-Clement440Row 31 - Cell 3
33Twan van den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team437Row 32 - Cell 3
34Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team423Row 33 - Cell 3
35Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita)398Row 34 - Cell 3
36Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank Development Team390Row 35 - Cell 3
37Ondrej Bambula (Cze) CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor383Row 36 - Cell 3
38Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team369Row 37 - Cell 3
39Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team359Row 38 - Cell 3
40Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh-Clement357Row 39 - Cell 3
41David van der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Powerplus352Row 40 - Cell 3
42Martin Haring (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica347Row 41 - Cell 3
43Julian Alaphilippe (Fra)341Row 42 - Cell 3
44Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa)341Row 43 - Cell 3
45Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team327Row 44 - Cell 3
46Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team314Row 45 - Cell 3
47Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles306Row 46 - Cell 3
48Lukas Flückiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team303Row 47 - Cell 3
49Zach McDonald (USA) Rapha-Focus295Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jens Adams (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team290Row 49 - Cell 3
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Elite men - Nations
1Belgium5720pts
2Netherlands3222Row 1 - Cell 3
3Czech Republic2279Row 2 - Cell 3
4Switzerland2202Row 3 - Cell 3
5Germany2195Row 4 - Cell 3
6France1710Row 5 - Cell 3
7United States1658Row 6 - Cell 3
8Italy1278Row 7 - Cell 3
9Spain1090Row 8 - Cell 3
10Poland664Row 9 - Cell 3
11Canada598Row 10 - Cell 3
12Slovakia589Row 11 - Cell 3
13Great Britain589Row 12 - Cell 3
14Japan407Row 13 - Cell 3
15Luxembourg379Row 14 - Cell 3
16Denmark348Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sweden312Row 16 - Cell 3
18Australia276Row 17 - Cell 3
19New Zealand272Row 18 - Cell 3
20Hungary261Row 19 - Cell 3
21Portugal260Row 20 - Cell 3
22Austria210Row 21 - Cell 3
23Serbia200Row 22 - Cell 3
24Croatia200Row 23 - Cell 3
24Ireland200Row 24 - Cell 3
26Finland200Row 25 - Cell 3
27Norway35Row 26 - Cell 3
28Estonia18Row 27 - Cell 3
29Ukraine5Row 28 - Cell 3
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Elite women - Individuals (top 50)
1Katie Compton (USA) Trek Cyclocross Collective2330pts
2Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant1805Row 1 - Cell 3
3Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing1672Row 2 - Cell 3
4Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team1516Row 3 - Cell 3
5Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP1483Row 4 - Cell 3
6Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team1360Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sanne van Paassen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant1320Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lucie Chainel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC1187Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team1167Row 8 - Cell 3
10Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team1107Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jasmin Achermann (Swi)994Row 10 - Cell 3
12Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren Kuota916Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant870Row 12 - Cell 3
14Gabriella Durrin (GBr) Rapha-Focus792Row 13 - Cell 3
15Eva Lechner (Ita)748Row 14 - Cell 3
16Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com509Row 15 - Cell 3
17Meredith Miller (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized481Row 16 - Cell 3
18Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams457Row 17 - Cell 3
19Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh-Clement437Row 18 - Cell 3
20Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Endura Lady Force435Row 19 - Cell 3
21Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team403Row 20 - Cell 3
22Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerckhove397Row 21 - Cell 3
23Marlene Morel Petitgirard (Fra) VCC Morteau-Montbenoit387Row 22 - Cell 3
24Julie Krasniak (Fra)373Row 23 - Cell 3
25Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Varbergs MTB-Cube373Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Panasonic Ladies360Row 25 - Cell 3
27Tereza Medvedova (Svk) ZP Sport341Row 26 - Cell 3
28Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Liv/Giant336Row 27 - Cell 3
29Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team327Row 28 - Cell 3
30Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) TJ Stadion Louny325Row 29 - Cell 3
31Arley Kemmerer (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling323Row 30 - Cell 3
32Annie Last (GBr)321Row 31 - Cell 3
33Crystal Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies315Row 32 - Cell 3
34Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Focus Team314Row 33 - Cell 3
35Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team312Row 34 - Cell 3
36Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti309Row 35 - Cell 3
37Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team305Row 36 - Cell 3
38Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized295Row 37 - Cell 3
39Mical Dyck (Can) Stan's NoTubes286Row 38 - Cell 3
40Arenda Grimberg (Ned)284Row 39 - Cell 3
41Nicole Duke (USA) Marin-Spy253Row 40 - Cell 3
42Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles248Row 41 - Cell 3
43Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies238Row 42 - Cell 3
44Nancy Bober (Bel)235Row 43 - Cell 3
45Lana Verberne (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team208Row 44 - Cell 3
46Amanda Carey (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite208Row 45 - Cell 3
47Laura Van Gilder (USA) Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom208Row 46 - Cell 3
48Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) Cycles Prof205Row 47 - Cell 3
49Nadja Heigl (Aut) RLM Wien193Row 48 - Cell 3
50Katrin Leumann (Swi)193Row 49 - Cell 3
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Elite women - Nations
1Netherlands3995pts
2Great Britain3980Row 1 - Cell 3
3United States3320Row 2 - Cell 3
4Belgium3047Row 3 - Cell 3
5Czech Republic2792Row 4 - Cell 3
6France2540Row 5 - Cell 3
7Switzerland1392Row 6 - Cell 3
8Italy1237Row 7 - Cell 3
9Germany638Row 8 - Cell 3
10Japan602Row 9 - Cell 3
11Canada595Row 10 - Cell 3
12Slovakia585Row 11 - Cell 3
13Denmark535Row 12 - Cell 3
14Sweden473Row 13 - Cell 3
15Austria293Row 14 - Cell 3
16Luxembourg262Row 15 - Cell 3
17New Zealand254Row 16 - Cell 3
18Portugal202Row 17 - Cell 3
19Serbia202Row 18 - Cell 3
20Spain202Row 19 - Cell 3
21Australia200Row 20 - Cell 3
22Poland200Row 21 - Cell 3
22Croatia200Row 22 - Cell 3
24Hungary200Row 23 - Cell 3
25Finland200Row 24 - Cell 3
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Junior men - Individuals
1Lucas Dubau (France)44pts
2Eli Iserbyt (Belgium)43Row 1 - Cell 3
3Yannick Peeters (Belgium)36Row 2 - Cell 3
4Adam Toupalik (Czech Republic)30Row 3 - Cell 3
5Joris Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands)25Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joshua Dubau (France)20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jelle Schuermans (Belgium)20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Peter Goguen (United States)20Row 7 - Cell 3
9Pascal Eenkhoorn (Netherlands)18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kobe Goossens (Belgium)14Row 9 - Cell 3
11Gianni Van Donink (Belgium)12Row 10 - Cell 3
12Thijs Aerts (Belgium)12Row 11 - Cell 3
13Max Gulickx (Netherlands)11Row 12 - Cell 3
14Simon Harrington (Australia)10Row 13 - Cell 3
15Jens Teirlinck (Belgium)10Row 14 - Cell 3
15Raúl Fernández (Spain)10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Austin Vincent (United States)10Row 16 - Cell 3
18Johan Jacobs (Switzerland)9Row 17 - Cell 3
19Stijn Caluwe (Belgium)8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Sieben Wouters (Netherlands)6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Josh Abbey (Australia)6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jon Gil (Spain)6Row 21 - Cell 3
22Valentin Ortillon (France)6Row 22 - Cell 3
24Sébastien Havot (France)6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Cooper Willsey (United States)6Row 24 - Cell 3
26Thomas Van De Velde (Belgium)4Row 25 - Cell 3
26Gotzon Martín (Spain)4Row 26 - Cell 3
28Yan Gras (France)4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Raphaël Auclair (Canada)4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Elias Van Hecke (Belgium)4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Roman Lehky (Czech Republic)2Row 30 - Cell 3
32Ken Mueller (Luxembourg)2Row 31 - Cell 3
32Daniel Mayora (Spain)2Row 32 - Cell 3
34Florian Vidal (France)2Row 33 - Cell 3
35Koen Van Dijke (Netherlands)2Row 34 - Cell 3
36Gavin Haley (United States)2Row 35 - Cell 3
37Noah Granigan (United States)2Row 36 - Cell 3
38Pieter Van Roosbroeck (Belgium)1Row 37 - Cell 3
38Patxi Aldanondo (Spain)1Row 38 - Cell 3
38Daniel Mayer (Czech Republic)1Row 39 - Cell 3
41Hugo Briatta (France)1Row 40 - Cell 3
42Pim Van Den Klundert (Netherlands)1Row 41 - Cell 3
43Jonathan Anderson (United States)1Row 42 - Cell 3
44Maxx Chance (United States)1Row 43 - Cell 3
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Junior men - Nations
1Belgium99pts
2France70Row 1 - Cell 3
3Netherlands54Row 2 - Cell 3
4United States36Row 3 - Cell 3
5Czech Republic33Row 4 - Cell 3
6Spain20Row 5 - Cell 3
7Australia16Row 6 - Cell 3
8Switzerland9Row 7 - Cell 3
9Canada4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Luxembourg2Row 9 - Cell 3

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Based in the southeastern United States, Peter produces race coverage for all disciplines, edits news and writes features. The New Jersey native has 30 years of road racing and cyclo-cross experience, starting in the early 1980s as a Junior in the days of toe clips and leather hairnets. Over the years he's had the good fortune to race throughout the United States and has competed in national championships for both road and 'cross in the Junior and Masters categories. The passion for cycling started young, as before he switched to the road Peter's mission in life was catching big air on his BMX bike.