Roel is the new World number 1
Siemens mobile Cannondale is the World’s Best XC and 4X Team
Roel Paulissen has dethroned Bart Brentjens to become the World number one in the UCI cross country rankings. Siemens mobile Cannondale is also the World’s Best Mountain bike team in cross country and four cross.
Roel’s consistently strong races throughout the season have amassed him a total 1781 points which places him a clear 62 points ahead of former number one Bart Brentjens. Christoph Sauser is ranked in fourth place with 1365 points and Fredrik Kessiakoff lies in 19th with 843 points.
Cedric Gracia ranks in 3rd place in 4cross and 6th in Downhill.
The Siemens mobile Cannondale team also holds the number one spot amongst the Trade Teams for cross country with a 101 point advantage over Team T-mobile, and again in four cross with a 10 point lead over Fusion MTB Pro Racing Team.
2004 UCI Individual Men MTB XC Ranking
1. Roel Paulissen – Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 1781 points
2. Bart Brentjens – Team T-mobile – 1719 points
3. Julien Absalon – Bianchi Agos – 1377 points
4. Christoph Sauser - Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 1365 points
19. Fredrik Kessiakoff - Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 843 points
2004 UCI Individual Men MTB 4X Ranking
1. Michal Prokop – 1245 points
2. Roger Rinderknecht – 923 points
3. Cedric Gracia - Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 793 points
2004 UCI Individual Men MTB DH Ranking
1. Steve Peat – Team Orange – 1299 points
2. David Vazquez Lopez – Maxxis-MSC – 1061 points
3. Fabien Barel – Kona Clarks Les Gets – 1049
6. Cedric Gracia - Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 916 points
2004 UCI Men MTB XC Team Ranking
1. Siemens mobile Cannondale – 3989 points
2. Team T-mobile – 3888 points
3. Bianchi Agos – 3040 points
2004 UCI Men MTB 4X Teams Ranking
1. Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 793 points
2. Fusion MTB Pro Racing Team – 783 points
3. Specialized Mountain Bike Team – 734 points
2004 UCI Men MTB DH Teams Ranking
6. Siemens mobile Cannondale MTB Team – 916 points
