Road Cycling

Global Cup - Road Cycling

2020
2019
2018
2017
2016

2020

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Netherlands	82	21.0
2	Slovenia	42	10.8
3	Switzerland	40	10.3
4	Belgium	34	8.7
5	Australia	32	8.2
6	Italy	32	8.2
7	France	24	6.2
8	Germany	20	5.1
9	Spain	20	5.1
10	Denmark	20	5.1

2019

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Netherlands	116	18.6
2	Italy	76	12.2	5
3	United States	50	8.0	8
4	Slovenia	48	7.7	11
5	Colombia	48	7.7	3
6	Great Britain	38	6.1	-3
7	Germany	34	5.4	10
8	Spain	32	5.1	-6
9	Australia	32	5.1	-5
10	Denmark	28	4.5	8

2018

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Netherlands	209	29.8
2	Spain	73	10.4	9
3	Great Britain	72	10.3	-1
4	Australia	54	7.7
5	Canada	45	6.4	18
6	France	39	5.6	3
7	Italy	38	5.4	-4
8	Colombia	30	4.3	-3
9	Poland	27	3.8	9
10	Belgium	18	2.6	6

2017

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Netherlands	152	24.4
2	Great Britain	74	11.9
3	Italy	66	10.6	1
4	Australia	49	7.9	2
5	Colombia	37	5.9
6	Slovakia	30	4.8	8
7	Norway	28	4.5	11
8	Slovenia	24	3.8
9	France	22	3.5	3
10	Russia	20	3.2	5

2016

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Netherlands	119	11.7	2
2	Great Britain	112	11.0	3
3	Spain	88	8.7	-2
4	Italy	69	6.8	-2
5	Colombia	64	6.3	1
6	Australia	60	5.9	-2
7	United States	58	5.7	3
8	Poland	56	5.5	3
9	Belgium	56	5.5
10	Denmark	44	4.3

2020

	Top Positions	People Per Point
1	Slovenia	49188
2	Netherlands	209317
3	Switzerland	211215
4	Denmark	288035
5	Belgium	334440
6	Australia	771478
7	Italy	1891415
8	Spain	2326448
9	Poland	2745214
10	France	2797292

2019

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	43039	1
2	Netherlands	147966	-1
3	Denmark	205739	7
4	Estonia	338080
5	Switzerland	352024
6	New Zealand	482636	5
7	Belgium	631720	-3
8	Slovakia	679418
9	Australia	771478	-6
10	Italy	796385	4

2018

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Netherlands	82124	1
2	Slovenia	206590	-1
3	Australia	457172	3
4	Belgium	631720	9
5	Spain	637383	11
6	Sweden	672093
7	Canada	815360	13
8	Portugal	859131	-1
9	Great Britain	911778	2
10	Denmark	960116	-5

2017

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Slovenia	86079
2	Netherlands	112921
3	Slovakia	181178
4	Norway	188492	2
5	Denmark	480058	-4
6	Australia	503822	1
7	Portugal	687305	12
8	Belarus	791292	1
9	Ireland	792996	-1
10	New Zealand	804393	6

2016

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Denmark	124751
2	Netherlands	138218	2
3	Slovakia	180076	-2
4	Belgium	190480
5	Switzerland	238988	11
6	Norway	318800
7	Australia	356860
8	Ireland	368508
9	Belarus	403750	-4
10	Finland	443329

Road Cycling Tournaments


Road Cycling: World Cha...	27 Sep 2020
Tour de France	20 Sep 2020
Road Cycling: World Cha...	29 Sep 2019
Vuelta	15 Sep 2019
Tour de France	28 Jul 2019
Giro	2 Jun 2019
Road Cycling: World Cha...	30 Sep 2018
Vuelta	16 Sep 2018
Tour de France	29 Jul 2018
Giro	27 May 2018
Road Cycling: World Cha...	24 Sep 2017
Vuelta	10 Sep 2017
Tour de France	23 Aug 2017


Giro	28 May 2017
Road Cycling: World Cha...	16 Oct 2016
Vuelta	11 Sep 2016
Olympics	6 Aug 2016
Tour de France	24 Jul 2016
Giro	29 May 2016
Road Cycling: World Cha...	27 Sep 2015
Vuelta	13 Sep 2015
Tour de France	26 Jul 2015
Giro	31 May 2015
Road Cycling: World Cha...	28 Sep 2014
Vuelta	14 Sep 2014
Tour de France	27 Jun 2014

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Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	833	9.7	2
2	Norway	788	9.2	-1
3	Germany	660	7.7	-1
4	Russia	544	6.3
5	France	516	6.0	1
6	Switzerland	490	5.7	-1
7	Italy	448	5.2
8	Netherlands	445	5.2	1
9	Canada	403	4.7	-1
10	Austria	401	4.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7014	10.2
2	Russia	4141	6.0	1
3	China	3199	4.6	3
4	Great Britain	3071	4.5	3
5	France	2911	4.2	-3
6	Germany	2705	3.9	-1
7	Japan	2690	3.9	-3
8	Italy	2331	3.4
9	Australia	2250	3.3	3
10	Netherlands	2137	3.1	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	4956	9.3
2	France	3240	6.1
3	Russia	2760	5.2
4	Japan	2571	4.8	4
5	Germany	2450	4.6	2
6	China	2313	4.4
7	Great Britain	2177	4.1	-3
8	Italy	1899	3.6	-3
9	Netherlands	1759	3.3	4
10	Canada	1715	3.2	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6598	10.6
2	France	3300	5.3
3	Russia	3166	5.1	2
4	Great Britain	2793	4.5	-1
5	Italy	2498	4.0	5
6	China	2443	3.9
7	Germany	2426	3.9	-3
8	Japan	2297	3.7	-1
9	Canada	2247	3.6
10	Australia	1773	2.8	1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7056	10.2
2	France	3824	5.6	2
3	Great Britain	3387	4.9	2
4	Germany	3341	4.8	2
5	Russia	3236	4.7	-3
6	China	3149	4.6	-3
7	Japan	2326	3.4	1
8	Brazil	2286	3.3	14
9	Canada	2216	3.2
10	Italy	2092	3.0

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	6698
2	Switzerland	17242
3	Austria	21931	1
4	New Zealand	23093	-1
5	Slovenia	24022
6	Latvia	37202	-1
7	Netherlands	38571	-1
8	Sweden	65891	-1
9	Australia	75612	-1
10	Canada	91045

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	2747
2	Jamaica	3533
3	New Zealand	5359	3
4	Slovenia	5852	3
5	Switzerland	6249	-2
6	Sweden	6540	-2
7	Netherlands	8034	1
8	Austria	8825	2
9	Estonia	8868
10	Bahrain	10008

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3523
2	Croatia	4117	5
3	Switzerland	6156	1
4	Sweden	7611	1
5	Serbia	8099	6
6	New Zealand	9004	-3
7	Slovenia	9327	-5
8	Netherlands	9761	7
9	Belgium	10212	21
10	Austria	10304

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3140	2
2	Slovenia	4596	3
3	New Zealand	5046	-2
4	Switzerland	6134	6
5	Sweden	8041	3
6	Jamaica	8429	-4
7	Croatia	8646
8	Hungary	8749	10
9	Estonia	8926	7
10	Austria	9341	4

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	New Zealand	4133	3
2	Jamaica	4479	-1
3	Norway	5079	-1
4	Denmark	6052	2
5	Slovenia	6524	-2
6	Serbia	6728	5
7	Croatia	7177	5
8	Sweden	7355	1
9	Netherlands	8682	5
10	Switzerland	8939	-5

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Norway	490	11.3
2	United States	407	9.4	2
3	France	403	9.3	-1
4	Germany	323	7.4	-1
5	Russia	290	6.7
6	Austria	266	6.1	1
7	Switzerland	259	6.0	-1
8	Canada	220	5.1
9	Netherlands	191	4.4
10	Japan	157	3.6

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3072	8.0	1
2	Russia	2446	6.4	1
3	France	1858	4.9	-2
4	Great Britain	1712	4.5
5	Japan	1514	4.0	1
6	Spain	1407	3.7	10
7	Germany	1329	3.5	-2
8	Italy	1304	3.4
9	Norway	1216	3.2	-2
10	China	1209	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	2175	7.6	1
2	United States	2087	7.3	-1
3	Russia	1733	6.0
4	Great Britain	1455	5.1
5	Germany	1255	4.4	1
6	Japan	1199	4.2	1
7	Norway	1008	3.5	1
8	Italy	975	3.4	-3
9	Croatia	971	3.4	19
10	China	864	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3023	8.9
2	France	2090	6.1
3	Russia	1931	5.7	1
4	Great Britain	1560	4.6	-1
5	Italy	1418	4.2	1
6	Germany	1283	3.8	-1
7	Japan	1201	3.5	1
8	Norway	1114	3.3	12
9	Canada	964	2.8	4
10	China	936	2.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3365	8.8
2	France	2460	6.5
3	Great Britain	2201	5.8	1
4	Russia	1710	4.5	-1
5	Germany	1676	4.4	2
6	Italy	1336	3.5	3
7	Brazil	1328	3.5	14
8	Japan	1239	3.3	3
9	China	1207	3.2	-3
10	Australia	1097	2.9	-5

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	411	10.3
2	Germany	287	7.2	1
3	Italy	274	6.9	-1
4	Netherlands	254	6.4	4
5	Norway	253	6.4	-1
6	Russia	244	6.1	-1
7	Switzerland	220	5.5	-1
8	Australia	195	4.9	-1
9	Canada	173	4.4
10	Japan	164	4.1	2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3734	13.2
2	China	1795	6.3	1
3	Russia	1470	5.2	3
4	Great Britain	1301	4.6	8
5	Netherlands	1274	4.5	-1
6	Germany	1218	4.3	-1
7	Japan	1088	3.8	-5
8	Australia	1019	3.6	2
9	Sweden	983	3.5	5
10	Canada	951	3.4	-3

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2699	12.0
2	Japan	1334	5.9	7
3	China	1307	5.8	-1
4	Netherlands	1086	4.8	6
5	Germany	999	4.4	2
6	Russia	933	4.1	-1
7	Canada	927	4.1	-4
8	France	902	4.0	-2
9	Italy	824	3.7	2
10	Australia	744	3.3	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3444	13.0
2	China	1368	5.2
3	Canada	1198	4.5	2
4	Great Britain	1156	4.4	4
5	Russia	1143	4.3	-1
6	France	1072	4.0	1
7	Germany	994	3.7	-4
8	Australia	992	3.7	3
9	Japan	989	3.7
10	Netherlands	962	3.6	-4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3535	11.9
2	China	1894	6.4
3	Germany	1508	5.1	2
4	Russia	1473	5.0	-1
5	Canada	1268	4.3	2
6	Netherlands	1264	4.3	3
7	France	1263	4.3	3
8	Great Britain	1091	3.7	-2
9	Japan	1082	3.7	-5
10	Brazil	939	3.2	12

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	5759	67.2
2	Americas	1293	15.1
3	Asia	638	7.4
4	Oceania	592	6.9
5	Africa	288	3.4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	36054	52.3
2	Americas	13596	19.7
3	Asia	11060	16.1
4	Africa	4917	7.1	1
5	Oceania	3255	4.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	31844	60.0
2	Americas	9071	17.1
3	Asia	8592	16.2
4	Oceania	2017	3.8	1
5	Africa	1508	2.8	-1
6	-	24	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	33301	53.3
2	Americas	12666	20.3
3	Asia	9846	15.8
4	Africa	3578	5.7
5	Oceania	3077	4.9

	Top Positions	Points	%
1	Europe	34702	50.4
2	Americas	15410	22.4
3	Asia	10402	15.1
4	Africa	4846	7.0
5	Oceana	3535	5.1

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