Cycling World Cup

Updated after Tour of Lombardy, 20 October

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Riders' standings

Race winners

Points system

Competing teams

World Cup history

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RIDERS' STANDINGS
Pos	Rider	Nat	Team	Pts
1.	Erik Dekker	Ned	Rabobank	331
2.	Erik Zabel	Ger	Telekom	250
3.	Romans Vainsteins	Lat	Domo-Farm Frites	229
4.	Paolo Bettini	Ita	Mapei	201
5.	Davide Rebellin	Ita	Liquigas	170
6.	Francesco Casegrande	Ita	Fasso Bortolo	156
7.	Oscar Camenzind	Swi	Lampre	141
8.	Gianluca Bortolami	Ita	Tacconi	130
9.	Johan Museeuw	Bel	Domo-Farm Frites	116
10.	Servais Knaven	Ned	Domo-Farm Frites	101

RACE RESULTS
Race	Winner	Nat	Team	CLICK
Milan - San Remo	Erik Zabel	Ger	Telekom	Report
Tour of Flanders	Gianluca Bortolami	Ita	Tacconi	Report
Paris-Roubaix	Servais Knaven	Ned	Domo	Report Gallery
Liege-Bastogne-Liege	Oskar Camenzind	Swi	Lampre	Report
Amstel Gold Race	Erik Dekker	Ned	Rabobank	Report
San Sebastian Classic	Laurent Jalabert	Fra	CSC-Tiscali	Report
HEW-Cyclassics Cup	Erik Zabel	Ger	Telekom	Report
Championship of Zurich	Paolo Bettini	Ita	Mapei	Report
Paris-Tours	Richard Virenque	Fra	Domo	Report
Tour of Lombardy	Danilo di Luca	Ita	Cantina Tollo	Report

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Points:

The first 25 riders in each race gain respectively 100, 70, 50, 40, 36, 32, 28, 24, 20, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point.

Teams can obtain 12, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point for the team World Cup.

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Teams:

The 22 First Division teams in professional world cycling are automatically qualified for all World Cup races, and must ride most races.

Organisers can invite Division Two and Three teams up to a maximum of 25.

Division One teams:

Domo-Farm Frites (BEL)

Lotto-Adecco (BEL)

CSC-World Online (DEN)

iBanesto.com (ESP)

Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)

Kelme-Costa Blanca (ESP)

O.N.C.E (ESP)

Crédit Agricole (FRA)

Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone (FRA)

Festina (FRA)

Team Coast (GER)

Team Deutsche Telekom (GER)

Fassa Bortolo (ITA)

Lampre-Daikin (ITA)

Liquigas-Pata (ITA)

Mapei-Quick Step (ITA)

Mercatone Uno-Albacom (ITA)

Saeco Macchine per Caffe (ITA)

Tacconi Sport-Vini Caldirola (ITA)

Rabobank (NED)

Mercury-Viatel (USA)

US Postal Service (USA)

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World Cup winners

Although some of the races in the World Cup date back to the 19th century, the competition itself was first held as a series in 1989.

1989 Sean Kelly (Irl)
1990 Gianni Bugno (Ita)
1991 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1992 Olaf Ludwig (Ger)
1993 Maurizio Fondriest (Ita)
1994 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita)
1995 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1996 Johan Museeuw (Bel)
1997 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1998 Michele Bartoli (Ita)
1999 Andrei Tchmil (Bel)
2000 Erik Zabel (Ger)