Azencross

The next generation of cyclocross superstars made a rather bold statement today in Loenhout, namely that the future is now. Boom, Stybar, and Albert finished together ahead of Nys, Wellens, and the rest, with Boom taking the sprint for the victory. Trebon was the best of the North Americans. He finished 21st, 3.36 behind. Get the full story over at CN.

I had a feeling the next few races would be good for Andy. And that was certainly the case today. With the top three finishers plus a handful of others in the top 20, the professor bags a whopping 450 points and the win. I think that's the highest point total so far. The decisive victory stretches his lead to almost 200 points.

The top 20:

Boom - 150
Stybar - 125
Albert - 100
Nys - 90
Wellens - 80
Groenendaal - 75
Van Gils - 70
Al - 65
Aernouts - 60
Simunik - 55
Vervecken - 50
Berden - 45
D. Vanthourenhout - 40
Verstraeten - 35
Mouray - 30
Peeters - 25
Heule - 20
Sickmueller - 15
Gil - 10
Zahner - 5


Today's Results:

Andy - 450
Chris - 280
Matt - 275
Vic - 255
Hal - 250
Rachel - 230
Arlene - 225
Naomi - 165
Tomek - 140
Jonny - 80
Paddy - 60
David - 30
Laura - 20
Dallas - 0


Overall Standings:

Andy - 3895
Chris - 3700
Vic - 3590
Matt - 3260
Naomi - 2780
Rachel - 2515
Arlene - 2400
Jonny - 2215
Hal - 2130
Tomek - 1430
Paddy - 1035
Dallas - 835
David - 540
Laura - 485

OTT: Yo La Tengo, The Race is On Again