Thanks to a revision of the UCI's cyclo-cross points system and a strong early-season showing on the North American calendar, US riders are stacked near the top of the UCI's first published cyclo-cross world ranking.
Katie Compton, winner of the first World Cup round and undefeated in six starts, leads the women's rankings. While world champion Zdenek Stybar, also undefeated over six straight races, leads a pair of Americans in the men's standings.
Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld duo Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson are second and third after a series of domestic wins. The top Belgian, Sven Nys, is down in sixth overall, behind Frenchman Francis Mourey and American Ryan Trebon.
The UCI revised its points system for the 2010-2011 season, increasing the number of points available to C1 and C2 classified races while reducing the amount of points given in the World Cup events. All World Cup points will be included in the tally, but only a rider's top five C2 races and top six C1 finishes count toward the overall standings. The US riders have started strong but we can expect the European men to have an advantage as their intense and race-packed season goes on.
On the women's side, Compton resumed her position as the top-ranked woman in the world, having also led the rankings early in last year's season. Back to back wins in the USGP Planet Bike Cup, the triple victories in the UCI3 weekend in Ohio, and the World Cup gold in Aigle, Switzlerland this weekend vaulted the American into the top spot over compatriot Laura Van Gilder.
Czech Katarina Nash holds the third spot over Aigle runner-up Daphny Van Den Brand.
UCI rankings as of October 18, 2010
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Telenet-Fidea | 440 | pts |
| 2 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld | 377 | |
| 3 | Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld | 300 | |
| 4 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | 286 | |
| 5 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona-FSA | 225 | |
| 6 | Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 220 | |
| 7 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 212 | |
| 8 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | 210 | |
| 9 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 192 | |
| 10 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 187 | |
| 11 | Davide Frattini (Ita) Subaru-Hudz | 182 | |
| 12 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabo-Giant Offroad | 181 | |
| 13 | James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld | 177 | |
| 14 | Justin Lindine (USA) | 150 | |
| 15 | Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike | 145 | |
| 16 | Christian Heule (Swi) Champion Systems | 142 | |
| 17 | Valentin Scherz (Swi) | 130 | |
| 18 | Luca Damiani (Ita) | 127 | |
| 19 | David Kasek (Cze) | 124 | |
| 20 | Steve Chainel (Fra) | 114 | |
| 21 | Christopher Jones (USA) | 114 | |
| 22 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | 113 | |
| 23 | Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Sunweb-Revor | 111 | |
| 24 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) | 111 | |
| 25 | Derrick St John (Can) | 104 | |
| 26 | Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabo-Giant Offroad | 100 | |
| 27 | Geoff Kabush (Can) | 97 | |
| 28 | Jesse Anthony (USA) | 93 | |
| 29 | Tristan Schouten (USA) | 83 | |
| 30 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) | 78 | |
| 31 | Barry Wicks (USA) Kona-FSA | 69 | |
| 32 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) | 68 | |
| 33 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) | 67 | |
| 34 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) | 67 | |
| 35 | Adam Myerson (USA) CycleSmart-Bikes Not Bombs | 66 | |
| 36 | Luke Keough (USA) Champion Systems | 66 | |
| 37 | Petr Dlask (Cze) Telenet-Fidea | 65 | |
| 38 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus | 63 | |
| 39 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 60 | |
| 40 | Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) | 59 | |
| 41 | Joachim Parbo (Den) | 59 | |
| 42 | Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga Ibanez (Spa) | 55 | |
| 43 | Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa) | 53 | |
| 44 | Jim Aernouts (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus | 53 | |
| 45 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) Telenet-Fidea | 50 | |
| 46 | Daniel Summerhill (USA) | 50 | |
| 47 | Bart Verschueren (Bel) | 50 | |
| 48 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | 50 | |
| 49 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) | 48 | |
| 50 | Philip Wong (USA) | 48 | |
| 51 | Anthony Grand (Swi) | 48 | |
| 52 | Sven Beelen (Bel) | 47 | |
| 53 | Arnaud Jouffroy (Fra) | 45 | |
| 54 | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 44 | |
| 55 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 43 | |
| 56 | Brian Matter (USA) | 43 | |
| 57 | Rob Peeters (Bel) | 43 | |
| 58 | Ryan Knapp (USA) | 40 | |
| 59 | Paul Oldham (GBr) | 40 | |
| 60 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) | 39 | |
| 61 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) | 37 | |
| 62 | Troy Wells (USA) | 36 | |
| 63 | Todd Wells (USA) | 35 | |
| 64 | Andrew Watson (Can) | 35 | |
| 65 | Nicholas Weighall (USA) | 35 | |
| 66 | Aaron Schooler (Can) | 34 | |
| 67 | Adam Craig (USA) | 33 | |
| 68 | Adam Mcgrath (USA) | 33 | |
| 69 | Justin Spinelli (USA) | 33 | |
| 70 | Jerome Townsend (USA) | 33 | |
| 71 | Marco Bianco (Ita) | 32 | |
| 72 | Joeri Adams (Bel) Rabo-Giant Offroad | 32 | |
| 73 | Bryan Fawley (USA) | 31 | |
| 74 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) | 30 | |
| 75 | Jody Crawforth (GBr) | 30 | |
| 76 | Sid Taberlay (Aus) | 30 | |
| 77 | Tom Van Den Bosch (Bel) | 30 | |
| 78 | Jake Wells (USA) | 29 | |
| 79 | Mitchell Huenders (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 28 | |
| 80 | Martin Zlamalik (Cze) | 28 | |
| 81 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea | 28 | |
| 82 | Karel Hnik (Cze) | 28 | |
| 83 | Ian Field (GBr) | 26 | |
| 84 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) | 26 | |
| 85 | Jérome Chevallier (Fra) | 25 | |
| 86 | Andrew Wulfkuhle (USA) | 24 | |
| 87 | Marko Lalonde (USA) | 23 | |
| 88 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) | 22 | |
| 89 | Isaac Suarez Fernandez (Spa) | 22 | |
| 90 | Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) | 21 | |
| 91 | Vaclav Metlicka (Svk) | 21 | |
| 92 | Weston Schempf (USA) | 21 | |
| 93 | Dylan Mcnicholas (USA) | 21 | |
| 94 | Martin Hunal (Cze) | 21 | |
| 95 | Tyler Wren (USA) | 21 | |
| 96 | Kris Lapere (Bel) | 20 | |
| 97 | Jonathan Baker (USA) | 20 | |
| 98 | Cory Burns (USA) | 20 | |
| 99 | Kevin Eeckhout (Bel) | 20 | |
| 100 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) | 19 | |
| 101 | Jeremy Ferguson (USA) | 19 | |
| 102 | Florian Le Corre (Fra) | 18 | |
| 103 | Sascha Weber (Ger) | 17 | |
| 104 | Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) | 17 | |
| 105 | Guillaume Nelessen (USA) | 17 | |
| 106 | Marco Ponta (Ita) | 16 | |
| 107 | Ryan Dewald (USA) | 16 | |
| 108 | Erlantz Uriarte Okamika (Spa) | 16 | |
| 109 | Alec Donahue (USA) | 16 | |
| 110 | Mirko Tabacchi (Ita) | 15 | |
| 111 | Liam Killeen (GBr) | 15 | |
| 112 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) | 15 | |
| 113 | Fabio Ursi (Ita) | 14 | |
| 114 | Travis Livermon (USA) | 14 | |
| 115 | Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) | 14 | |
| 116 | Jiri Friedl (Cze) | 14 | |
| 117 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) | 12 | |
| 118 | Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 12 | |
| 119 | Mike Sherer (USA) | 12 | |
| 120 | Mauro Gonzalez Fontan (Spa) | 12 | |
| 121 | Jared Nieters (USA) | 12 | |
| 122 | Evan Mcneely (Can) | 12 | |
| 123 | Théo Dumanchin (Fra) | 12 | |
| 124 | Mark Batty (Can) | 11 | |
| 125 | Carlos Hernandez Garcia (Spa) | 11 | |
| 126 | Joe Dombroski (USA) | 10 | |
| 127 | Floris De Tier (Bel) | 10 | |
| 128 | Jose Antonio Diez Arriola (Spa) | 10 | |
| 129 | Zach Mcdonald (USA) | 10 | |
| 130 | Nathan Chown (Can) | 10 | |
| 131 | Matej Lasak (Cze) | 10 | |
| 132 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) | 10 | |
| 133 | Manny Goguen (USA) | 9 | |
| 134 | Martin Haring (Svk) | 9 | |
| 135 | Kevin Noiles (Can) | 8 | |
| 136 | Kenny Geluykens (Bel) | 8 | |
| 137 | Sean Babcock (USA) | 8 | |
| 138 | Wayne Bray (USA) | 8 | |
| 139 | Osmond Bakker (Can) | 8 | |
| 140 | Michael (Jr) Schweizer (Ger) | 8 | |
| 141 | Joshua Dillon (USA) | 7 | |
| 142 | Craig Richey (Can) | 7 | |
| 143 | Jared Stafford (Can) | 6 | |
| 144 | Arnaud Van Den Abeele (Bel) | 6 | |
| 145 | Oscar Vazquez Crespo (Spa) | 6 | |
| 146 | Chris Sheppard (Can) | 6 | |
| 147 | Dan Staffo (USA) | 6 | |
| 148 | Ben Berden (Bel) | 6 | |
| 149 | Nicholas Keough (USA) | 6 | |
| 150 | Steve Fisher (USA) | 6 | |
| 151 | Ole Quast (Ger) | 6 | |
| 152 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) | 5 | |
| 153 | Mike Garrigan (Can) | 5 | |
| 154 | Andreas Moser (Swi) | 5 | |
| 155 | René Lang (Swi) | 5 | |
| 156 | Lukas Winterberg (Swi) | 5 | |
| 157 | Daniele Mensi (Ita) | 5 | |
| 158 | Yves Corminboeuf (Swi) | 5 | |
| 159 | Laurent Colombatto (Fra) | 5 | |
| 160 | Xabier Garcia Irazola (Spa) | 5 | |
| 161 | Jonas Schau Guddal (Den) | 5 | |
| 162 | Angelo De Clercq (Bel) | 4 | |
| 163 | Stuart Bowers (GBr) | 4 | |
| 164 | Milan Barenyi (Svk) | 4 | |
| 165 | Dan Chabanov (USA) | 4 | |
| 166 | Jeremy Durrin (USA) | 4 | |
| 167 | Scott Frederick (USA) | 4 | |
| 168 | Peter Bradshaw (USA) | 4 | |
| 169 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) | 4 | |
| 170 | Stef Boden (Bel) | 4 | |
| 171 | Derek Hardinge (Can) | 3 | |
| 172 | Mitchell Kersting (USA) | 2 | |
| 173 | Antonio Suarez Fernandez (Spa) | 2 | |
| 174 | Nicholas Craig (GBr) | 2 | |
| 175 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) | 2 | |
| 176 | Ivo Plevak (Cze) | 2 | |
| 177 | Kevin Sweeney (USA) | 2 | |
| 178 | Brian Wilichoski (USA) | 2 | |
| 179 | Jacobe Keough (USA) | 2 | |
| 180 | Greg Wittwer (USA) | 2 | |
| 181 | Fabio Alfonso Todaro (Ita) | 2 | |
| 182 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) | 2 | |
| 183 | Jens Adams (Bel) | 2 | |
| 184 | Tim Van Nuffel (Bel) | 1 | |
| 185 | Daniel Booth (GBr) | 1 | |
| 186 | Joshua Snead (USA) | 1 | |
| 187 | Alex Candelario (USA) | 1 | |
| 188 | Bretislav Rohel (Cze) | 1 | |
| 189 | Cary Fridrich (USA) | 1 | |
| 190 | David Wilcox (USA) | 1 | |
| 191 | Matthew O'keefe (USA) | 1 | |
| 192 | Bobby Lea (USA) | 1 | |
| 193 | Emilien Barben (Swi) | 1 | |
| 194 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) | 1 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katherine Compton (USA) Planet Bike | 400 | pts |
| 2 | Laura Van Gilder (USA) C3 Athletes Serving Athletes | 380 | |
| 3 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna | 260 | |
| 4 | Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) ZZPR.nl | 220 | |
| 5 | Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) | 200 | |
| 6 | Susan Butler (USA) Subaru-Hudz | 176 | |
| 7 | Natasha Elliott (Can) Garneau-Club Chaussures- Ogilv | 170 | |
| 8 | Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Berry-Specialized | 151 | |
| 9 | Sally Annis (USA) | 142 | |
| 10 | Deidre Winfield (USA) | 135 | |
| 11 | Amy Dombroski (USA) Luna | 126 | |
| 12 | Andrea Smith (USA) | 123 | |
| 13 | Sanne Cant (Bel) | 120 | |
| 14 | Helen Wyman (GBr) | 116 | |
| 15 | Ann d'Ambruoso (USA) | 111 | |
| 16 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) | 110 | |
| 17 | Arley Kemmerer (USA) | 104 | |
| 18 | Kristin Gavin (USA) | 102 | |
| 19 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) | 101 | |
| 20 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) | 90 | |
| 21 | Teal Stetson-Lee (USA) | 89 | |
| 22 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) | 86 | |
| 23 | Rebecca Blatt (USA) | 83 | |
| 24 | Wendy Simms (Can) | 83 | |
| 25 | Crystal Anthony (USA) | 79 | |
| 26 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) | 78 | |
| 27 | Devon Haskell (USA) | 78 | |
| 28 | Georgia Gould (USA) | 75 | |
| 29 | Caroline Mani (Fra) | 70 | |
| 30 | Katy Curtis (Can) | 70 | |
| 31 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 62 | |
| 32 | Carolyn Popovic (USA) | 60 | |
| 33 | Reza Hormes (Ned) | 58 | |
| 34 | Nikki Thiemann (USA) | 58 | |
| 35 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) | 56 | |
| 36 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) | 54 | |
| 37 | Martina Zwick (Ger) | 52 | |
| 38 | Sara Bresnick (USA) | 51 | |
| 39 | Melissa Bunn (Can) | 49 | |
| 40 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) | 48 | |
| 41 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 46 | |
| 42 | Barbara Howe (USA) | 42 | |
| 43 | Pepper Harlton (Can) | 40 | |
| 44 | Gabriella Day (GBr) | 39 | |
| 45 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 38 | |
| 46 | Nikki Harris (GBr) | 38 | |
| 47 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) | 37 | |
| 48 | Nadia Triquet-Claude (Fra) | 36 | |
| 49 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) | 36 | |
| 50 | Nancy Bober (Bel) | 35 | |
| 51 | Christina Tamilio (USA) | 35 | |
| 52 | Jana Kyptova (Cze) | 33 | |
| 53 | Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) | 32 | |
| 54 | Daniela Bresciani (Ita) | 31 | |
| 55 | Francesca Cucciniello (Ita) | 30 | |
| 56 | Sarah Maile (USA) | 30 | |
| 57 | Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) | 29 | |
| 58 | Stefania Vecchio (Ita) | 28 | |
| 59 | Jennifer Sagesser (Swi) | 27 | |
| 60 | Gertie Willems (Bel) | 26 | |
| 61 | Ashley James (USA) | 26 | |
| 62 | Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) | 25 | |
| 63 | Kathy Sherwin (USA) | 25 | |
| 64 | Nicoletta Bresciani (Ita) | 24 | |
| 65 | Linnea Koons (USA) | 24 | |
| 66 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 23 | |
| 67 | Mical Dyck (Can) | 23 | |
| 68 | Stéphanie Vaxillaire-Denuit (Fra) | 22 | |
| 69 | Lise Müller (Swi) | 21 | |
| 70 | Vicki Thomas (Can) | 20 | |
| 71 | Mary Mcconneloug (USA) | 20 | |
| 72 | Rebecca Wellons (USA) | 20 | |
| 73 | Erica Yozell Miller (USA) | 17 | |
| 74 | Marne Smiley (USA) | 16 | |
| 75 | Emily Thurston (USA) | 16 | |
| 76 | Katrina Dowidchuk (USA) | 16 | |
| 77 | Amanda Sin (USA) | 14 | |
| 78 | Lenore Pipes (USA) | 13 | |
| 79 | Courtney Dimpel (USA) | 12 | |
| 80 | Erin Silliman (USA) | 12 | |
| 81 | Sophie Matte (Can) | 12 | |
| 82 | Leigh Hobson (Can) | 12 | |
| 83 | Kari Studley (USA) | 11 | |
| 84 | Laura Bietola (Can) | 10 | |
| 85 | Jennifer Maxwell (USA) | 9 | |
| 86 | Kimberly Flynn (USA) | 6 | |
| 87 | Sarah Krzysiak (USA) | 6 | |
| 88 | Frances Morrison (USA) | 6 | |
| 89 | Kelli Emmett (USA) | 6 | |
| 90 | Wendy Williams (USA) | 6 | |
| 91 | Allison Mann (USA) | 6 | |
| 92 | Katrina Baumsteiger (USA) | 6 | |
| 93 | Kris Walker (USA) | 5 | |
| 94 | Alison Powers (USA) | 4 | |
| 95 | Alice Pennington (USA) | 4 | |
| 96 | Kristine Church (USA) | 3 | |
| 97 | Anna Barensfeld (USA) | 3 | |
| 98 | Annajean Dallaire (USA) | 2 | |
| 99 | Elle Anderson (USA) | 2 | |
| 100 | Christiane Knobbe (Ger) | 2 | |
| 101 | Julie Kuliecza (USA) | 2 | |
| 102 | Linda Sone (USA) | 1 | |
| 103 | Kerry Barnholt (USA) | 1 | |
| 104 | Kendall Ryan (USA) | 1 | |
| 105 | Sarah Kerlin (USA) | 1 | |
| 106 | Natalie Stoll (USA) | 1 | |
| 107 | Katerine Northcott (USA) | 1 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Eckmann (Ger) | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Jeff Bahnson (USA) | 12 | |
| 3 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) | 12 | |
| 4 | Lars Forster (Swi) | 10 | |
| 5 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) | 10 | |
| 6 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) | 10 | |
| 7 | Jorn Claes (Bel) | 6 | |
| 8 | Sam O'keefe (USA) | 5 | |
| 9 | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) | 4 | |
| 10 | Karl Hoppner (Can) | 4 | |
| 11 | Jonathan Lastra (Spa) | 4 | |
| 12 | Daan Soete (Bel) | 4 | |
| 13 | Kévin Bouvard (Fra) | 2 | |
| 14 | Gunnar Bergey (USA) | 2 | |
| 15 | José María Cristóbal (Spa) | 2 | |
| 16 | Andrew Dillman (USA) | 2 | |
| 17 | Stan Goderie (Ned) | 2 | |
| 18 | Fabien Doubey (Fra) | 1 | |
| 19 | Bjorn Fox (USA) | 1 | |
| 20 | Saul López (Spa) | 1 | |
| 21 | Diether Sweeck (Bel) | 1 |
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