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Four new leaders emerged in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup after the second round for elite men and women, and the opening round for under 23 men and juniors.
Kevin Pauwels (Sunweb-Revor) claimed a dominant solo victory in Tabor, Czech Republic over world champion Zdenek Stybar and Klaas Vantornout to overtake Plzen winner Sven Nys in the standings.
Nys and Stybar are now tied in the rankings, 15 points shy of Pauwels, who took third in the opening race in Plzen. Klaas Vantornout and French champion Francis Mourey are tied for fourth, a further 15 points in arrears.
The elite women's rankings were turned on end with the absence of Plzen winner, Katie Compton. The American returned home for a family event, and gave up the white jersey to Katerina Nash, who scored a brilliant solo win only 20km from her home town.
Compton slipped to seventh, while Dutch rider Sanne Van Paassen, second in Tabor, climbed into second ahead of Daphny Van Den Brand.
Under 23 world champion Lars Van der Haar resumed his dominance in the first round for the espoirs. The Dutch rider soloed in ahead of Italian Elia Silvestri to take the World Cup lead, while his compatriot Mike Teunissen lies in third.
First year junior Mathieu Van der Poel may have been a surprise name at the top of the junior men's race, but he showed his elite heritage as son of cyclo-cross champion Adrie Van der Poel and the grandson of legend Raymond Poulidor in taking a commanding solo victory in Tabor.
Van der Poel leads Quentin Jauregui (France) and Daan Hoeyberghs of Belgium in the World Cup after Tabor.
Elite men - World Cup standings after 2 rounds
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Sunweb - Revor | 150 | pts |
| 2 | Sven Nys (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 135 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quickstep Cycling Team | 135 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Klaas Vantornout (Bel) Sunweb - Revor | 120 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ | 120 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Tom Meeusen (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 100 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Bart Aernouts (Bel) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 96 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Radomir Simunek (Cze) BKCP - Powerplus | 86 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ | 86 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Niels Albert (Bel) Bkcp - Powerplus | 85 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Bart Wellens (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 83 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Jeremy Powers (USA) Team Rapha Focus | 78 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Marcel Wildhaber (Swi) Scott - Swisspower MTB - Racing | 76 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Selle Italia Guerciotti | 72 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Gerben De Knegt (Ned) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 69 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke | 69 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Simon Zahner (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | 65 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Timothy Johnson (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.Com | 65 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Thijs Van Amerongen (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | 62 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole | 57 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93 | 57 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Twan Van Den Brand (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 49 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Cristian Cominelli (Ita) TX Active Bianchi | 48 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Marcel Meisen (Ger) | 45 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Martin Zlamalik (Cze) Kdl Trans | 42 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Ian Field (GBr) Hargroves Cycles | 40 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Petr Dlask (Cze) Rubena - Birell - Specialized Cycling Team | 39 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Jonathan Page (USA) Planet Bike | 38 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Mariusz Gil (Pol) Baboco Cycling Team | 38 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Thijs Al (Ned) AA Drink - Leontien.nl Cycling Team | 38 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Dieter Vanthourenhout (Bel) BKCP - Powerplus | 37 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | David Kasek (Cze) | 35 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Sascha Weber (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.De | 33 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Marco Bianco (Ita) | 33 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Christian Heule (Swi) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.Com | 32 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Egoitz Murgoitio Rekalde (Spa) | 30 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Vladimir Kyzivat (Cze) | 27 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | James Driscoll (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.Com | 22 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Robert Gavenda (Svk) Kdl Trans | 22 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Karel Hnik (Cze) Telenet - Fidea | 20 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Marco Ponta (Ita) | 19 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Jérome Chevallier (Fra) | 19 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Patrick Van Leeuwen (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 19 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Johannes Sickmueller (Ger) Feenstra Stevens Bike Team | 19 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Fabio Ursi (Ita) Team Cbe Tecnoimpianti A.S.D. | 18 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Ondrej Bambula (Cze) | 17 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Vincent Baestaens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet | 16 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Jiri Polnicky (Cze) Sunweb - Revor | 14 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Melvin Rulliere (Fra) | 11 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Nico Brüngger (Swi) | 11 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | René Lang (Swi) | 10 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Mirko Tabacchi (Ita) | 10 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Martin Haring (Svk) | 9 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Milan Barenyi (Svk) | 9 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 9 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Magnus Darvell (Swe) | 7 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Ole Quast (Ger) | 5 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Vaclav Metlicka (Svk) | 3 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) | 1 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
Elite Women - World Cup standings after 2 rounds
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Pro Team | 105 | pts |
| 2 | Sanne Van Paassen (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg | 95 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned) Aa Drink - Leontien.Nl Cycling Team | 90 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Lucie Chainel-Lefevre (Fra) | 68 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Pavla Havlikova (Cze) Telenet - Fidea | 61 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Kona Factory Racing | 61 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Katherine Compton (USA) Rabobank - Giant Off-Road Team | 60 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Sabrina Schweizer (Ger) Focus Mig Team | 50 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Amy Dombroski (USA) Crankbrothers - The Race Club | 48 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Sanne Cant (Bel) Boxx Veldritacademie | 44 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Arenda Grimberg (Ned) | 36 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Meredith Miller (USA) California Giant Cycling | 35 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Telenet - Fidea | 34 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Brainwash Wielerploeg | 34 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Sophie De Boer (Ned) Telenet - Fidea | 32 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Nicole Duke (USA) Cannondale / Cyclocrossworld.Com | 31 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) | 30 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Martina Mikulaskova (Cze) | 28 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Gabriella Day (GBr) | 28 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Linda Van Rijen (Ned) Skil - Koga | 24 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Maureen Bruno Roy (USA) Bob's Red Mill / Seven Cycles | 24 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | 18 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Joyce Vanderbeken (Bel) | 15 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Tessa Van Nieuwpoort (Ned) | 15 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jasmin Achermann (Swi) | 14 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Nikoline Hansen (Den) | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Julie Krasniak (Fra) Team Rapha Focus | 13 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) | 11 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Nicole De Bie - Leyten (Bel) Telenet - Fidea | 7 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Annefleur Kalvenhaar (Ned) Giant Dealerteams | 4 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Reza Hormes (Ned) Orange Babies Cycling Team | 4 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Hilde Quintens (Bel) | 4 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Katherine Sherwin (USA) Stan's No Tubes | 2 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Vania Rossi (Ita) | 1 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
U23 Men - World Cup standings after 1 round
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Netherlands | 60 | pts |
| 2 | Elia Silvestri (Ita) Italy | 50 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Netherlands | 45 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Wietse Bosmans (Bel) Belgium | 40 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Arnaud Grand (Swi) Switzerland | 35 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | David Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 30 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Vojtech Nipl (Cze) Czech Republic | 28 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Vinnie Braet (Bel) Belgium | 26 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Gert-Jan Bosman (Ned) Netherlands | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Zach Mcdonald (USA) United States | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Jan Nesvadba (Cze) Czech Republic | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Karel Hnik (Cze) Czech Republic | 19 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Belgium | 18 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Tijmen Eising (Ned) Netherlands | 17 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) France | 16 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Stan Godrie (Ned) Netherlands | 15 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Micki Van Empel (Ned) Netherlands | 14 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Tomas Paprstka (Cze) Czech Republic | 13 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Lubomir Petrus (Cze) Czech Republic | 12 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Yannick Mayer (Ger) Germany | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Luca Braidot (Ita) Italy | 10 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Tim Merlier (Bel) Belgium | 9 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Igor Smarzaro (Ita) Italy | 8 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Radek Polnicky (Cze) Czech Republic | 7 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Sven Beelen (Bel) Belgium | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Michael Boros (Cze) Czech Republic | 5 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Kenneth Hansen (Den) Denmark | 4 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Bryan Falaschi (Ita) Italy | 3 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Michael Schweizer(Jr) (Ger) Germany | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Jakub Skala (Cze) Czech Republic | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
Junior Men - World Cup standings after 1 round
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Van Der Poel (Ned) Netherlands | 60 | pts |
| 2 | Quentin Jauregui (Fra) France | 50 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Daan Hoeyberghs (Bel) Belgium | 45 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Romain Seigle (Fra) France | 40 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Daan Soete (Bel) Belgium | 35 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Gioele Bertolini (Ita) Italy | 30 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Wout Van Aert (Bel) Belgium | 28 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Marco König (Ger) Germany | 26 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Pjotr Van Beek (Ned) Netherlands | 24 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Quinten Hermans (Bel) Belgium | 22 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Hugo Robinson (GBr) Great Britain | 20 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Ariesen Tim (Ned) Netherlands | 19 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Jan Brezna (Cze) Czech Republic | 18 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Matthias Van De Velde (Bel) Belgium | 17 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Yorben Van Tichelt (Bel) Belgium | 16 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Nadir Colledani (Ita) Italy | 15 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Koen Weijers (Ned) Netherlands | 14 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Simon Mateju (Cze) Czech Republic | 13 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Stefano Valdrighi (Ita) Italy | 12 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Yannick Gruner (Ger) Germany | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Daniel Lukes (Cze) Czech Republic | 10 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Tomas Novacek (Cze) Czech Republic | 9 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Karel Pokorny (Cze) Czech Republic | 8 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) France | 7 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Michal Paluta (Pol) Poland | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Riccardo Redaelli (Ita) Italy | 5 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Stefano Debellis (Ita) Italy | 4 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Steffen Müller (Ger) Germany | 3 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Francesco Pedante (Ita) Italy | 2 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Lubos Malovec (Svk) Slovakia | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
