Cycling's ruling body, the
UCI (Union Cycliste Interationale) released their latest road racing rankings
on July 25th. There has been some movement at the top of the list. Nicole
Cooke (Univega) jumped to the top position from fifth in June, Cooke is
ahead of Susanne Ljungskog (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint). Third is winner of the
Giro d'Italia, Edita Puckinskaite (Nobili Rubinetterie) Bubnenkova (Colnago Fenix). Fourth placed is Oenone Wood, the 2005
World Cup series Champion. Judith Arndt (T-Mobile) drops from third to fifth.
The rankings are based on the
points awarded at qualifying events throughout the season. Races are graded,
according to difficulty and length, which affects the points awarded.
Finishing position in races also affects the amo9unt of points a rider will
gain in any event.
July Road Rankings
| Rank |
Previous
Rank |
Surname
/ First Name |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
4 |
COOKE
Nicole |
UPT |
955.33 |
| 2 |
1 |
LJUNGSKOG
Susanne |
BFL |
936.33 |
| 3 |
2 |
PUCINSKAITE
Edita |
NMC |
689 |
| 4 |
5 |
WOOD
Oenone |
NUR |
641.5 |
| 5 |
3 |
ARNDT
Judith |
TMP |
629.83 |
| 6 |
8 |
WORRACK
Trixi |
NUR |
522.5 |
| 7 |
6 |
BUBNENKOVA
Svetlana |
FEN |
492 |
| 8 |
7 |
TEUTENBERG
Ina |
TMP |
474.33 |
| 9 |
9 |
SCHLEICHER
Regina |
NUR |
450.5 |
| 10 |
10 |
MELCHERS-VAN
POPPEL Mirjam |
BFL |
404 |
| 11 |
11 |
BRÄNDLI
Nicole |
BCT |
356.66 |
| 12 |
25 |
VOS
Marianne |
|
348 |
| 13 |
13 |
BRONZINI
Giorgia |
FRW |
338 |
| 14 |
17 |
ZILIUTE
Diana |
SAF |
331 |
| 15 |
14 |
DOPPMANN
Priska |
UPT |
326.83 |
| 16 |
23 |
NEBEN
Amber |
BFL |
321.33 |
| 17 |
19 |
DE
GOEDE Suzanne |
AAD |
308.08 |
| 18 |
16 |
BELTMAN
Chantal |
VVP |
288.25 |
| 19 |
12 |
SENFF
Theresa |
AAD |
274.08 |
| 20 |
27 |
BEUTLER
Annette |
BFL |
263.33 |
| 21 |
22 |
ZABIROVA
Zoulfia |
BCT |
261.66 |
| 22 |
20 |
SLYUSAREVA
Olga |
FEN |
248 |
| 23 |
21 |
RASMUSSEN
Dorte Lohse |
ALI |
238.33 |
| 24 |
18 |
LUPERINI
Fabiana |
TOG |
235 |
| 25 |
44 |
SOEDER
Christiane |
UPT |
212.83 |
| 26 |
29 |
GUNNEWIJK
Loes |
BFL |
211.58 |
| 27 |
30 |
WILD
Kirsten |
AAD |
201.33 |
| 28 |
24 |
HENNES
Tanja |
BFL |
200 |
| 29 |
45 |
GUDERZO
Tatiana |
TOG |
182 |
| 30 |
32 |
ULMER
Sarah |
|
172 |
| 31 |
15 |
PITEL
Edwige |
ALI |
171 |
| 32 |
48 |
THÜRIG
Karin |
UPT |
169.83 |
| 33 |
31 |
KIESANOWSKI
Joanne |
UPT |
168.33 |
| 34 |
35 |
BACCAILLE
Monia |
SEM |
167 |
| 35 |
34 |
THORBURN
Christine |
|
160 |
| 36 |
49 |
HOLLER
Monica |
BCT |
150.66 |
| 37 |
37 |
ARMSTRONG
Kristin |
|
150 |
| 37 |
33 |
GILMORE
Rochelle |
SAF |
150 |
| 39 |
43 |
BRODTKA
Angela |
AAD |
144.75 |
| 40 |
36 |
CANTELE
Noemi |
BCT |
144 |
| 40 |
28 |
WATT
Kathryn |
LBL |
144 |
| 42 |
42 |
MARKERINK
Loes |
HCT |
143 |
| 43 |
40 |
SOMARRIBA
ARROLA Joane |
BPD |
140 |
| 44 |
39 |
OKI
Miho |
NMC |
138 |
| 45 |
57 |
VILLUMSEN
SERUP Linda |
BFL |
137.33 |
| 46 |
46 |
BATES
Katherine |
NUR |
132 |
| 47 |
41 |
CORNEO
Sigrid |
NMC |
131 |
| 47 |
38 |
JAUNATRE
Marina |
FUT |
131 |
| 49 |
47 |
VALEN
Anita |
HCT |
120 |
| 50 |
26 |
VZESNIAUSKAITE
Modesta |
FRW |
114 |
| 51 |
49 |
KELLEY
SEHAFER Kori |
|
107 |
| 52 |
51 |
LONGO-CIPRELLI
Jeannie |
|
96 |
| 53 |
52 |
MAYOLO
PIC Tina |
|
95 |
| 54 |
59 |
GARCIA
Evelyn |
NMC |
93 |
| 55 |
53 |
GRAUS
Andrea |
BCT |
90.66 |
| 56 |
55 |
THOMAS
Béatrice |
TPF |
90.25 |
| 57 |
53 |
HÄUSLER
Claudia |
NUR |
89 |
| 58 |
56 |
POLIKEVICIUTE
Jolanta |
|
88 |
| 59 |
62 |
D'ETTORRE
Alessandra |
SEM |
83 |
| 59 |
59 |
GONZALEZ
VALDINIESO Yumari |
|
83 |
| 61 |
61 |
DÜSTER
Sarah |
UPT |
82 |
| 62 |
75 |
LONGHIN
Katia |
TOG |
76 |
| 63 |
64 |
GOLLAN
Olivia |
NMC |
75 |
| 64 |
70 |
SPIJKERMAN
Bertine |
TSC |
74 |
| 65 |
66 |
SILVA
Clemilda Fernandes |
|
72 |
| 66 |
81 |
HENRION
Ludivine |
LBL |
69 |
| 67 |
71 |
CUCINOTTA
Annalisa |
MIC |
65 |
| 68 |
141 |
BOSMAN
Andrea |
HCT |
64.25 |
| 69 |
72 |
SANDIG
Madeleine |
BFL |
61 |
| 69 |
64 |
TOUFFET
Elodie |
NMC |
61 |
| 71 |
73 |
TREIER
Grete |
|
60 |
| 72 |
77 |
CREUX
Sophie |
TPF |
58.25 |
| 73 |
119 |
KUPFERNAGEL
Hanka |
|
58 |
| 74 |
79 |
LUTZ
Eva |
NUR |
57 |
| 75 |
80 |
HAYEVA
Volha |
ALI |
55 |
| 76 |
75 |
PALMER-KOMAR
Susan |
|
54 |
| 77 |
100 |
VISSER
Adrie |
AAD |
53.08 |
| 78 |
78 |
KOZLIKOVA
Lada |
|
53 |
| 79 |
63 |
TAMANINI
Luisa |
SAF |
51 |
| 80 |
74 |
CARRIGAN
Sara |
|
50.75 |
| 81 |
69 |
VAN
ESSEN Sharon |
VVP |
50 |
| 82 |
82 |
MATUSIAK
Bogumila |
|
48 |
| 82 |
- |
VAN
DIJK Eleonora |
VVP |
48 |
| 82 |
83 |
WILLOCK
Erinne |
|
48 |
| 85 |
83 |
WALLAARD
Jaccolien |
HCT |
47 |
| 86 |
93 |
MANSVELD
Debby |
VLL |
46 |
| 87 |
86 |
VALSECCHI
Silvia |
NMC |
45 |
| 87 |
87 |
VAN
DROMME Sharon |
VLL |
45 |
| 89 |
- |
EGYED
Nikki |
FUT |
43.66 |
| 90 |
58 |
ANDREASSON
Veronica |
SAF |
42 |
| 90 |
87 |
KIRCH
Rosane |
MIC |
42 |
| 90 |
68 |
LE
FLOCH Magali |
TMP |
42 |
| 93 |
98 |
FUSAR
POLI Daniela |
SAF |
41 |
| 93 |
89 |
SCHWAGER
Patricia |
EHN |
41 |
| 95 |
90 |
KOEDOODER
Vera |
BFL |
40 |
| 95 |
67 |
ZUGNO
Anna |
SAF |
40 |
| 97 |
91 |
VILAJOSANA
ANDREU Marta |
NMC |
39 |
| 98 |
92 |
BAHLER
Liane |
FEN |
38.5 |
| 99 |
93 |
GRASSI
HERRERA Giuseppina |
|
38 |
| 99 |
93 |
TILLONTSON
Sarah |
|
38 |
| 101 |
96 |
HOLT
Melissa |
|
37 |
| 101 |
96 |
WYSOCKA
Malgorzata |
MIC |
37 |
| 103 |
98 |
TUSLAITE
Daiva |
|
36 |
| 104 |
121 |
WRUBLESKI
Alex |
|
35 |
| 105 |
121 |
SILVA
Janildes Fernandes |
MIC |
34 |
| 106 |
102 |
HEAL
Rachel |
|
33 |
| 107 |
103 |
AUNE
Karin |
MIC |
32 |
| 107 |
101 |
HOUVENHAGEL
Wendy |
|
32 |
| 109 |
108 |
GOOR
Sofie |
VLL |
31 |
| 110 |
105 |
SHISHKOVA
Tatiana |
|
30 |
| 111 |
106 |
CHEVANNE
BRUNEL Elisabeth |
LPA |
29 |
| 112 |
108 |
BRZEZNA
Paulina |
|
28 |
| 112 |
108 |
PARIETTI
Silvia |
SAF |
28 |
| 114 |
85 |
FINOT
LAIVIER Magalie |
|
27 |
| 114 |
117 |
LIEBIG
Tina |
NUR |
27 |
| 116 |
137 |
SAMPLONIUS
Anne |
|
26 |
| 117 |
121 |
ANDERSEN
Mette Fischer |
ALI |
25.33 |
| 118 |
106 |
BATES
Nathalie |
AAD |
25 |
| 118 |
113 |
MENG
Lang |
GPC |
25 |
| 118 |
113 |
SCHACHL
Monika |
UNG |
25 |
| 118 |
112 |
VAN
RIE An |
LBL |
25 |
| 122 |
117 |
FERNANDES
DA SOUZA Uenia |
USC |
24 |
| 123 |
148 |
BRUCKNER
BALDWIN Kimberly |
TMP |
23.33 |
| 124 |
119 |
SALVETAT
Maryline |
|
23 |
| 125 |
111 |
SLAPPENDEL
Iris |
VVP |
22.25 |
| 126 |
121 |
BECKER
Christina |
TMP |
22 |
| 127 |
194 |
RANNOU
Alexandra |
LPA |
21 |
| 127 |
126 |
VAN
DEN BROEK Irene |
TSC |
21 |
| 129 |
127 |
BECKER
Charlotte |