Boom: The Future is Now?

Tree dominated the field again in Hoogerheide and wins for the second week in a row. It's also his third World Cup win of the season. Very Impressive. All of a sudden the 23 year old is looking less and less like a potential future champion and more and more like the favourite for next weekend's World Championship. Wellens and Vervecken round out the podium. Page, who has been riding better as of late, was 8th, while Nys finished in 12th place. More from CN.

Over in the FGBC Pool, Andy's lead shrinks again, if only slightly. He concedes 45 points but still has a lead of over 300. El Presidente continues his impressive late-season surge. And that's without his top Frenchman, Francis Mourey, who said he was saving himself for next Sunday. He gets points from Gadret, Chainel, and Derepas for 150. All of a sudden it looks like the once-daunting 1000 point barrier is in the bag.

Top 20:

Boom - 150
Wellens - 125
Vervecken - 100
S Vanthourenhout - 90
Groenendaal - 80
Gadret - 75
Pauwels - 70
Page - 65
De Knegt - 60
Aernouts - 55
Chainel - 50
Nys - 45
Vantornout - 40
Heule - 35
D. Vanthourenhout - 30
Derepas - 25
Fontana - 20
Chicosz - 15
Al - 10
Peeters - 5


Today's Results:

Chris - 290
Andy - 245
Matt - 210
Jonny - 195
Hal - 165
David - 150
Naomi - 140
Dallas - 140
Paddy - 130
Laura - 100
Tomek - 80
Vic - 80
Arlene - 65
Rachel - 30


Overall Standings:

Andy - 5060
Chris - 4730
Vic - 4275
Matt - 3915
Naomi - 3540
Rachel - 3010
Arlene - 2985
Jonny - 2855
Hal - 2635
Tomek - 1805
Paddy - 1410
Dallas - 1215
David - 935
Laura - 680

OTT: Tom Waits, I Wish I Was in New Orleans