New leader in Challenge Family Pro Athlete World Bonus rankings

This past weekend’s racing at Challenge Cagnes-sur-Mer saw Aurélia Boulanger (FRA) take the women’s lead in the Challenge Family Pro Athlete World Bonus rankings while Jack Moody (NZL) cemented his place at the top of the men’s league.

Challenge Family’s World Bonus provides pro athletes with the opportunity to race for a share of a US$100,000 end-of-season bonus on top of the prize purses at races. Points are available at selected Challenge Family events and started with Challenge Israman in January and will end with Challenge Florianopolis in Brazil on November 24, 2024.

The bonus pays five deep across both men and women with the top ranked pros taking home US$22K, second will earn US$14K and third will win US$8K, fourth US$4K and fifth US$2K.

Boulanger’s win on the French Riviera was her third of the season with the Challenge Cesenatico and OTSO Challenge Salou titles already secured. The points earned saw her leapfrog over Rebecca Robisch (GER) to take the lead.

However, Robisch will race at DATEV Challenge Roth this coming weekend, and she will need a fifth place or better to regain her place at the top of the rankings table. Rounding out the top five at the halfway point of the year are Regan Hollioake in third, Marlene de Boer in fourth and India Lee tied with Alanis Siffert in fifth.

Current pro women’s ranking

In the men’s standings, Jack Moody’s increased his lead, now with 210 points over second place Jesper Svensson (SWE). Ognen Stojanovic (SER) is in third followed by Tom Hug (GER) in fourth. Marcel Bolbat’s fifth place at Challenge Cagnes-sur-Mer saw him break into the top five, tied in fifth place with Kristian Høgenhaug (DEN), Kyle Smith (NZL) and Kacper Stępniak (POL).

Current pro men’s ranking

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