29th July 2011 |
British Cycling's National Rankings are one of the most popular destinations on this website as riders track their progress relative to their peers and target moves up through the system. They are also a great guide to which riders are in form.
Elite Men
Photo: Jason White (far right) continues to top the Elite Men's rankings
Ahead of the National Circuit Championships and Premier Calendar events over the 29th-31st July there has been little change in the elite men's rankings within the top 10 with Colin Parry (Wilier/Goselfdrive.com) rising from tenth to eighth after his win at the Duncan Murray Wines Road Race and an eleventh place finish at the Castle Combe Summer Series 12. Jonathan McEvoy (Motorpoint Pro Cycling) and Zak Dempster (Rapha Condor Sharp) fall to ninth and tenth respectively. Jason White (Cyclepremier.com - Metaltek) continues to sit on the top.
| Rank | Rider | Club Name | Region | Points |
| 1 | Jason White | Cyclepremier.com - Metaltek | Eastern | 826 |
| 2 | Dean Downing | Rapha Condor Sharp | Yorkshire | 722 |
| 3 | Scott Thwaites | Endura Racing | Yorkshire | 707 |
| 4 | Justin Hoy | Felt-Colbornes RT | South | 686 |
| 5 | Marcin Bialoblocki | Motorpoint Pro Cycling | South West | 628 |
| 6 | Marcel Six | Twenty3c-Orbea | Eastern | 567 |
| 7 | Ian Bibby | Motorpoint Pro Cycling | North West | 566 |
| 8 | Colin Parry | Wilier/Goselfdrive.com | South | 555 |
| 9 | Jonathan McEvoy | Motorpoint Pro Cycling | North West | 548 |
| 10 | Zak Dempster | Rapha Condor Sharp | North West | 515 |
Men's Club
Photo: All smiles - VC St Raphael have continued their rise up the team rankings
The club rankings follow a similar pattern although VC St Raphael deserve mention for continuing their rapid rise, moving from fourth to second after being placed sixth two weeks ago with Simon Brooks the team's biggest points contributor. Team Raleigh and Motorpoint Pro Cycling fall to third and fourth respectively as a result with Rapha Condor Sharp still some distance ahead in first.
| Rank | Club Name | Region | Points |
| 1 | Rapha Condor Sharp | North West | 3319 |
| 2 | VC St Raphael | South | 2601 |
| 3 | Team Raleigh | East Midlands | 2583 |
| 4 | Motorpoint Pro Cycling | West Midlands | 2556 |
| 5 | Cyclepremier.com - Metaltek | East Midlands | 2543 |
| 6 | Felt-Colbornes RT | South | 2516 |
| 7 | Team Corley Cycles/Cervelo/Alpha R.C | Central | 2314 |
| 8 | Twenty3c-Orbea | Eastern | 2270 |
| 9 | Herbalife/Wheelbase.co.uk | North West | 2219 |
| 10 | Endura Racing | Headquarters | 2174 |
Women's 1st Category
Photo: Unstoppable - Can anyone catch Hannah Barnes?
The top 10 remains as it was at our latest update. Hannah Barnes (Motorpoint Cycling ) has added to her lead with a second place finish at the Duncan Murray Wines RR, part of the Women's Team Series.
| Rank | Rider | Club Name | Region | Points |
| 1 | Hannah Barnes | Motorpoint Cycling | Central | 276 |
| 2 | Lucy Garner | Motorpoint Cycling | East Midlands | 231 |
| 3 | Hannah Rich | Horizon Fitness - Prendas Ciclismo | Wales | 198 |
| 4 | Jayne Paine | Willesden Cycling Club | Central | 192 |
| 5 | Danielle King | Horizon Fitness - Prendas Ciclismo | South | 174 |
| 6 | Nicola Wheeler | Team Wiggle | South | 164 |
| 7 | Hannah Walker | Motorpoint Cycling | North West | 155 |
| 8 | Charlotte Easton | Look Mum No Hands | South East | 149 |
| 9 | Corrine Hall | Team Corridori | South East | 133 |
| 10 | Kara Chesworth | For Viored Brookvex | Wales | 108 |
Promotions
Congratulations to all the riders who have risen to a new category this week.
| Promoted to: Elite Category | ||
| Grahame | Sumner | North West |
| Ben | Stockdale | South |
| Promoted to: 1st Category | ||
| Stephen | Abbott | North West |
| Edward | Addis | Mid Scotland |
| Ben | Dean | North West |
| Promoted to: 2nd Category | ||
| Shaun | Reed | South East |
| David | Miller | Eastern |
| Campbell | Noon | Central |
| Gavin | Shirley | North of Scotland |
| Nicholas | Mawson | South |
| Mark | Stacey | Wales |
| Mathilde | Pauls | South East |
| Cameron | Swarbrick | Central |
| Jack | Gibson | Wales |
| Richard | Bickley | North West |
| Christian | Cormack | Central |
| Paul | Hooper | South West |
| Greg | Tognarelli | North West |
| Rob | Wheeler | North East |
| John | Wilkinson | South |
| William | Worrall | Wales |
| Harry | Strudley | Central |
| Daniel | McKimm | South |
| Kieren | Banlin | North West |
| Matthew | Bonehill | West Midlands |
| James | Jobber | Eastern |
| Euan | Macpherson | Fife |
| Darren | Peachey | South East |
| Andrew | Wooler | Yorkshire |
| Francis | Cade | South East |
| Giorgios | Crouch | South East |
| Gemma | Neill | Dundee & District |
| Paul | Carson | South |
| Promoted to: 3rd Category | ||
| Laura | Wasley | North West |
| Graham | Topp | North East |
| Martin | Badell | Eastern |
| James | Stewart | Central |
| Christopher | Cardy | South |
| Garry | Bolton | West Midlands |
| Matthew | Briers | South East |
| Tom | Bracegirdle | North West |
| Ian | Sargent | North of Scotland |
| Phil | Hobby | South |
| Jack | Clarkson | Yorkshire |
| Ian | Rutherford | North West |
| Daniel | Plant | North East |
| Richard | Stephens | South |
| Natasha | Barry | South |
| Daniel | Lamsdell | West Midlands |
| Benjamin | Caine | West Midlands |
| David | Bartlett | South West |
| Dean | Drury | West Midlands |
| Gareth | Thomas | South East |
| Mark | McCullagh | South East |
| Mike | Whittaker | East Midlands |
| Spencer | Turnbull | Central |
| Philip | Knupfer | North West |
| Susan | Townsend | South |
| Jack | Mills | West Midlands |
| Jonathan | Wears | West Midlands |
| Paul | Ratcliffe | Eastern |
| Siobhan | McNamara | Eastern |
| Simon | Laws | South East |
| Ashley | Thompson | South East |
| Karina | Bowie | South |
| Craig | Moody | Yorkshire |
| James | Varah | South West |
| Jason | Sawyer | South West |
