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.
| 1 | Sven Nys (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team | 2088 | pts |
| 2 | Niels Albert (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 1918 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 1714 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 1685 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 1670 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Philipp Walsleben (Ger) BKCP-Powerplus | 1202 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ.fr | 1142 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) AA Drink Cycling Team | 1059 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Thijs van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink Cycling Team | 947 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 931 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Rob Peeters (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 902 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Martin Bina (Cze) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 898 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 847 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Simon Zahner (Swi) EKZ Racing Team | 844 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Julien Taramarcaz (Swi) BMC Mountainbike Racing Team | 832 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 821 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 801 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti | 732 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 685 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 679 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 590 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Rapha-Focus | 577 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Corne Van Kessel (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 565 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Tim Johnson (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 556 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Sunweb-Napoleon Games Cycling Team | 526 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Michael Wildhaber (Swi) Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team | 526 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Jonathan Page (USA) Fuji-Spy-Competitive Cyclist | 525 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Hirumet Taldea | 471 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Thijs Al (Ned) Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 466 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-QuickStep | 450 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Ryan Trebon (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 450 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | James Driscoll (USA) Raleigh-Clement | 440 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Twan van den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 437 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Kwadro-Stannah Cycling Team | 423 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Marco Aurelio Fontana (Ita) | 398 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Niels Wubben (Ned) Rabobank Development Team | 390 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) CEZ Cyklo Team Tabor | 383 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 369 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Michael Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 359 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Ben Berden (Bel) Raleigh-Clement | 357 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | David van der Poel (Ned) BKCP-Powerplus | 352 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Martin Haring (Svk) CK Banska Bystrica | 347 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) | 341 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) | 341 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Lubomir Petrus (Cze) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 327 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Laurens Sweeck (Bel) Crelan KDL Cycling Team | 314 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles | 306 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Lukas Flückiger (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 303 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Zach McDonald (USA) Rapha-Focus | 295 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Jens Adams (Bel) BKCP-Powerplus Cycling Team | 290 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Belgium | 5720 | pts |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3222 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2279 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2202 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 2195 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | France | 1710 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | United States | 1658 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 1278 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Spain | 1090 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 664 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 598 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 589 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 589 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Japan | 407 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 379 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Denmark | 348 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Sweden | 312 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Australia | 276 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 272 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Hungary | 261 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Portugal | 260 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Austria | 210 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Serbia | 200 | 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 | 2330 | pts |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 1805 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 1672 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 1516 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Enertherm-BKCP | 1483 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 1360 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Sanne van Paassen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 1320 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Lucie Chainel (Fra) BH-SR Suntour-KMC | 1187 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) DNCS-Pro 2012 Cycling Team | 1167 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 1107 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) | 994 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren Kuota | 916 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 870 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Gabriella Durrin (GBr) Rapha-Focus | 792 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Eva Lechner (Ita) | 748 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Kaitlin Antonneau (USA) Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com | 509 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Meredith Miller (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 481 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 457 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Caroline Mani (Fra) Raleigh-Clement | 437 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Margriet Helena Kloppenburg (Den) Endura Lady Force | 435 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Reza Hormes-Ravenstijn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 403 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) Decock-Woningbouw Vandekerckhove | 397 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Marlene Morel Petitgirard (Fra) VCC Morteau-Montbenoit | 387 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) | 373 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Asa Maria Erlandsson (Swe) Varbergs MTB-Cube | 373 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Ayako Toyooka (Jpn) Panasonic Ladies | 360 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Tereza Medvedova (Svk) ZP Sport | 341 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 336 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Githa Michiels (Bel) Toka Print MTB Team | 327 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) TJ Stadion Louny | 325 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Arley Kemmerer (USA) C3-Twenty20 Cycling | 323 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Annie Last (GBr) | 321 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Crystal Anthony (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 315 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Focus Team | 314 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Pro Team | 312 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Selle Italia-Guerciotti | 309 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Sophie de Boer (Ned) Young Telenet-Fidea Cycling Team | 305 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Elle Anderson (USA) Cal Giant Berry Farms-Specialized | 295 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Mical Dyck (Can) Stan's NoTubes | 286 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 284 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Nicole Duke (USA) Marin-Spy | 253 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill p/b Seven Cycles | 248 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 238 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Nancy Bober (Bel) | 235 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Lana Verberne (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 208 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Amanda Carey (USA) Stan's NoTubes Elite | 208 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Laura Van Gilder (USA) Van Dessel p/b Mellow Mushroom | 208 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Lise-Marie Henzelin (Swi) Cycles Prof | 205 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Nadja Heigl (Aut) RLM Wien | 193 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) | 193 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3995 | pts |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3980 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | United States | 3320 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Belgium | 3047 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 2792 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | France | 2540 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1392 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 1237 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Germany | 638 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Japan | 602 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Canada | 595 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 585 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Denmark | 535 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Sweden | 473 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Austria | 293 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 262 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | New Zealand | 254 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Portugal | 202 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Serbia | 202 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Spain | 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 |
| 1 | Lucas Dubau (France) | 44 | pts |
| 2 | Eli Iserbyt (Belgium) | 43 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Yannick Peeters (Belgium) | 36 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Adam Toupalik (Czech Republic) | 30 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Joris Nieuwenhuis (Netherlands) | 25 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Joshua Dubau (France) | 20 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Jelle Schuermans (Belgium) | 20 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Peter Goguen (United States) | 20 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Netherlands) | 18 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Kobe Goossens (Belgium) | 14 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Gianni Van Donink (Belgium) | 12 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Thijs Aerts (Belgium) | 12 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Max Gulickx (Netherlands) | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Simon Harrington (Australia) | 10 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Jens Teirlinck (Belgium) | 10 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Raúl Fernández (Spain) | 10 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Austin Vincent (United States) | 10 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Johan Jacobs (Switzerland) | 9 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Stijn Caluwe (Belgium) | 8 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Sieben Wouters (Netherlands) | 6 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Josh Abbey (Australia) | 6 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Jon Gil (Spain) | 6 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Valentin Ortillon (France) | 6 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Sébastien Havot (France) | 6 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Cooper Willsey (United States) | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Thomas Van De Velde (Belgium) | 4 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Gotzon Martín (Spain) | 4 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Yan Gras (France) | 4 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Raphaël Auclair (Canada) | 4 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Elias Van Hecke (Belgium) | 4 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Roman Lehky (Czech Republic) | 2 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Ken Mueller (Luxembourg) | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Daniel Mayora (Spain) | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Florian Vidal (France) | 2 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Koen Van Dijke (Netherlands) | 2 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Gavin Haley (United States) | 2 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Noah Granigan (United States) | 2 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Pieter Van Roosbroeck (Belgium) | 1 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Patxi Aldanondo (Spain) | 1 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Daniel Mayer (Czech Republic) | 1 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Hugo Briatta (France) | 1 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Pim Van Den Klundert (Netherlands) | 1 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Jonathan Anderson (United States) | 1 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Maxx Chance (United States) | 1 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Belgium | 99 | pts |
| 2 | France | 70 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 54 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | United States | 36 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 33 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Spain | 20 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Australia | 16 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 9 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Canada | 4 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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