Cycling: Riders drop in rankings

New Zealand professional cyclists Chris Jenner and Julian Dean have lost ground in the latest world rankings.

Jenner's drop is the most dramatic. A loss of form means the Upper Hutt rider, who races on a French licence, drops from the top 200 to 805th.

He is now in danger of losing his spot on his French team's Tour de France squad.

Dean, who has been out of action because of injury, drops 10 places to 299th.

Fraser MacMaster is now New Zealand's second-ranked pro thanks to a series of top-10 and podium placings. He is 548th, three places ahead of Commonwealth Games-bound Gordon McCauley.

Below them are Scott Guyton at 752 and Graeme Miller at 915.

- NZPA