Lars Van der Haar maintained his lead in the UCI rankings following his victory in a first round of cyclo-cross World Cup held in Valkenburg on Sunday. Arguably the most renowned rider in the discipline, Sven Nys, is currently second, while Francis Mourey, Kevin Pauwels and the Superprestige series leader Mathieu Van der Poel complete the top five.

The UCI cyclo-cross individual rankings (as of October 21, 2014)

1. Lars Van der Haar 1825p

2. Sven Nys 1648p

3. Francis Mourey 1536p

4. Kevin Pauwels 1456p

5. Mathieu Van der Poel 1416p

6. Tom Meeusen 1402p

7. Philipp Walsleben 1384p

8. Niels Albert 1318p

9. Klaas Vantornout 1300p

10. Wout Van Aert 1141p