The results of the European Racing Cup have had some impressive impact on the season's overall rankings of the individual races.
The impact was even more important in European rankings.
To the benefit of our readers we publish below the updated world and European rankings.
50km men
World list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 03:43:40 | 1. | Håvard HAUKENES | 90 | NOR | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:44:42 | 2. | Rafał AUGUSTYN | 84 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:45:09 | 3. | José LEYVER | 85 | MEX | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 03:46:03 | 4. | Evan DUNFEE | 90 | CAN | Monterrey (MEX) | 19.03 |
| 03:46:12 | 5. | Wenbin NIU | 91 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 03:47:18 | 6. | Hirooki ARAI | 88 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 03:47:37 | 7. | Andres CHOCHO | 83 | ECU | Monterrey (MEX) | 19.03 |
| 03:48:04 | 8. | Pedro Daniel GÓMEZ | 90 | MEX | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:48:15 | 9. | Ivan BANZERUK | 90 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:48:38 | 10. | Qianlong WU | 90 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 03:48:38 | 10. | Ihor HLAVAN | 90 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:48:39 | 12. | Adrian BLOCKI | 90 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:48:41 | 13. | Tongda BIAN | 91 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 05.03 |
| 03:48:45 | 14. | Luis BUSTAMANTE | 84 | MEX | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 03:48:56 | 15. | Rafał FEDACZYŃSKI | 80 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:49:00 | 16. | Veli-Matti PARTANEN | 91 | FIN | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:49:07 | 17 | Michele ANTONELLI | 94 | ITA | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:49:17 | 18. | Satoshi MARUO | 91 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 03:49:49 | 19. | Hayato KATSUKI | 90 | JPN | Wajima (JPN) | 16.04 |
| 03:49:49 | 19. | Brendan BOYCE | 86 | IRL | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
European list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 03:43:40 | 1. | Håvard HAUKENES | 90 | NOR | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:44:42 | 2. | Rafał AUGUSTYN | 84 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:48:15 | 3. | Ivan BANZERUK | 90 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:48:38 | 4. | Ihor HLAVAN | 90 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:48:39 | 5. | Adrian BLOCKI | 90 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:48:56 | 6. | Rafał FEDACZYŃSKI | 80 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:49:00 | 7. | Veli-Matti PARTANEN | 91 | FIN | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:49:07 | 8. | Michele ANTONELLI | 94 | ITA | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:49:49 | 9. | Brendan BOYCE | 86 | IRL | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:52:14 | 10. | Teodorico CAPORASO | 87 | ITA | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:53:01 | 11. | Damian BLOCKI | 89 | POL | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
| 03:53:50 | 12. | Maryan ZAKOLNYTSKYY | 94 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:55:13 | 13. | Nathaniel SEILER | 96 | GER | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:56:38 | 14. | Pedro ISIDRO | 85 | POR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:56:39 | 15. | Francisco ARCILLA | 84 | ESP | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:56:47 | 16. | Ivan PAJUELO | 93 | ESP | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:58:08 | 17. | Andrea AGRUSTI | 95 | ITA | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:58:35 | 18. | Andriy HRECHKOVSKYY | 93 | UKR | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:58:42 | 19. | Anders HANSSON | 92 | SWE | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 03:58:44 | 20. | Tadas SUSKEVICIUS | 85 | LTU | Dudince (SVK) | 25.03 |
20km men
World list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
Red shows the performance of Russian athletes who can not compete in international competitions.
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 01:17:54 | 1. | Kaihua WANG | 94 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:18:18 | 2. | Eiki TAKAHASHI | 92 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:18:23 | 3. | Isamu FUJISAWA | 87 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:18:25 | 4. | Sergey SHIROBOKOV | 99 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:18:52 | - | Sergey BAKULIN | 86 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:18:59 | 5. | Christopher LINKE | 88 | GER | Poděbrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:19:03 | 6. | Toshikazu YAMANISHI | 96 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:19:12 | 7. | Xiangqian JIN | 97 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:19:13 | 8. | Kai KOBAYASHI | 93 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:19:23 | 9. | Rui WANG | 96 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:19:25 | 10. | Hiroki ARAI | 88 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:19:37 | 11. | Dane Alex BIRD-SMITH | 92 | AUS | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 01:19:40 | 12. | Daisuke MATSUNAGA | 95 | JPN | Nomi (JPN) | 19.03 |
| 01:19:50 | 13. | Hyun-Sub KIM | 85 | KOR | Nomi (JPN) | 19.03 |
| 01:20:04 | 14. | Tomohiro NODA | 95 | JPN | Nomi (JPN) | 19.03 |
| 01:20:25 | 15. | Song SUN | 96 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:20:21 | 16. | Miguel Angel LOPEZ | 88 | ESP | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:20:28 | 17. | Kevin CAMPION | 88 | FRA | Poděbrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:20:31 | 18. | Satoshi MARUO | 91 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:20:40 | 19. | Eider AREVALO | 93 | COL | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 01:20:40 | 19. | Perseus KARLSTROM | 90 | SWE | Poděbrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
European list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 01:18:25 | 1. | Sergey SHIROBOKOV | 99 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:18:52 | - | Sergey BAKULIN | 86 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:18:59 | 2. | Christopher LINKE | 88 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 01:20:21 | 3. | Miguel Angel LOPEZ | 88 | ESP | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:20:28 | 4. | Kevin CAMPION | 88 | FRA | Podebrady (CZE) | 08:04 |
| 01:20:40 | 5. | Perseus KARLSTRÖM | 90 | SWE | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:20:43 | 6. | Nils BREMBACH | 93 | GER | Naumburg (GER) | 23:04 |
| 01:20:49 | - | Pyotr BOGATYREV | 91 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:20:57 | - | Aleksey SCHEVCHUK | 97 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:20:58 | 7. | Tom BOSWORTH | 90 | GBR | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 01:21:11 | 8. | Alvaro MARTIN | 94 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 01:21:12 | 9. | Aleksandr LIAKHOVICH | 89 | BLR | Gomel (BLR) | 22.04 |
| 01:21:16 | 10. | Artur BRZOZOWSKI | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 01:21:17 | 11. | Alex WRIGHT | 90 | IRL | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 01:21:18 | 12. | Luis Alberto AMEZCUA | 92 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 01:21:27 | 13. | Marius ZIUKAS | 85 | LTU | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 01:21:41 | 14. | Hagen POHLE | 92 | GER | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:21:43 | - | Kirill FROLOV | 93 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:21:56 | 15. | Diego GARCIA | 96 | ESP | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:21:59 | - | PAVEL PARSHIN | 94 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:22:04 | 16. | Francesco FORTUNATO | 94 | ITA | Cassino (ITA) | 26.03 |
| 01:22:05 | 17. | Giorgio RUBINO | 86 | ITA | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:22:08 | 18. | Karl JUNGANNSS | 96 | GER | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 01:22:09 | - | Vladislav SARAYKIN | 97 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:22:14 | 19. | Artur BRZOZOWSKI | 85 | POL | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:22:15 | 20. | Jakub JELONEK | 85 | POL | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
20km women
World list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
Red shows the performance of Russian athletes who can not compete in international competitions.
We also updated the list with the results obtained in Huangshang, China on March 4, 2017, which had previously been omitted.
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 01:25:18 | - | Yelena LASHMANOVA | 92 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:25:22 | - | Yekaterina MEDVEDEVA | 94 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:26:27 | - | Sofiya BRODATSKAYA | 94 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:26:28 | 1 | Xiuzhi LU | 93 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:26:29 | 2 | Na WANG | 95 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:26:35 | 3 | Jiayu YANG | 96 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:27:57 | 4 | Antonella PALMISANO | 91 | ITA | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:28:09 | 5 | Maria Guadalupe GONZALEZ | 89 | MEX | Lima (PER) | 13.05 |
| 01:28:15 | 6 | Yingliu WANG | 92 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:28:32 | - | Tatyana MINEYEVA | 90 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:28:34 | 7 | Jingjing NIE | 88 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:28:37 | 8 | Dandan DUAN | 95 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:28:44 | 9 | Mao LA | 96 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:28:45 | 10 | Peili YANG | 94 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:28:55 | 11 | Rui LIANG | 94 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:29.06 | 12 | Paola Bibiana PEREZ | 89 | ECU | Sucua (ECU) | 15.04 |
| 01:29:14 | 13 | Yuanyuan NI | 95 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:29:15 | 14 | Kimberly GARCÍA LEÓN | 93 | PER | Lima (PER) | 13.05 |
| 01:29:19 | 15 | Chen CHEN | 95 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01::29:27 | 16 | Qin HE | 92 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:29:29 | - | Klavdiya AFANASYEVA | 96 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:29:40 | 17 | Kumiko OKADA | 91 | JPN | Kobe (JPN) | 19.02 |
| 01:29:42 | 18 | Yefang JI | 96 | CHN | Huangshan (CHN) | 04.03 |
| 01:29:44 | 19 | Ana CABECINHA | 84 | POR | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:29:56 | - | Olga SHARGINA | 96 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:29:57 | 20 | Laura GARCÍA-CARO | 95 | ESP | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
European list at May 22, 2017 of the top 20 athletes
| Time | Pos | Athlete | YoB | Nation | Venue | Date |
| | | | | | | |
| 01:25:18 | - | Yelena LASHMANOVA | 92 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:25:22 | - | Yekaterina MEDVEDEVA | 94 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:26:27 | - | Sofiya BRODATSKAYA | 94 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:27:57 | 1. | Antonella PALMISANO | 91 | ITA | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:28:32 | - | Tatyana MINEYEVA | 90 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:29:29 | - | Klavdiya AFANASYEVA | 96 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:29:44 | 2. | Ana CABECINHA | 84 | POR | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:29:56 | - | Olga SHARGINA | 96 | RUS | Sochi (RUS) | 18.02 |
| 01:29:57 | 3. | Laura GARCÍA-CARO | 95 | ESP | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:30:11 | 4. | Inna KASHINA | 91 | UKR | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:30:11 | 5. | Nadiya BOROVSKA | 81 | UKR | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:30:52 | 6. | Maria PEREZ | 96 | ESP | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:30:55 | 7. | Julia TAKACS | 85 | ESP | Naumburg (GER) | 23.04 |
| 01:30:55 | 7. | Brigita VIRBALYTĖ-DIMSIENĖ | 85 | LTU | Adelaide (AUS) | 19.02 |
| 01:30:57 | 9. | Lidia SANCHEZ-PUEBLA | 96 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 01:30:58 | 10. | Valentina TRAPLETTI | 85 | ITA | Podebrady (CZE) | 21.05 |
| 01:31:39 | 11. | Viktoria MADARASZ | 85 | HUN | Békéscsaba (HUN) | 30.04 |
| 01:31:40 | 12. | Živilė VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ | 96 | LTU | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:31:50 | 13. | Amanda CANO | 94 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 01:32:00 | 14. | Emilie MENUET | 91 | FRA | La Roche-sur-Yon (FRA) | 12.03 |
| 01:32:15 | 15. | Ines HENRIQUES | 80 | POR | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 01:32.39 | 16. | Monika VAICIUKEVIČIŪTĖ | 96 | LTU | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:32:47 | 17. | Antigoni DRISBIOTI | 84 | GRE | Rio Maior (POR) | 01.04 |
| 01:33:03 | 18. | Ainhoa PINEDO | 83 | ESP | Mérida (ESP) | 02.04 |
| 01:33:18 | 19. | Anežka DRAHOTOVÁ | 95 | CZE | Podebrady (CZE) | 08.04 |
| 01:33:26 | 20. | Mária CZÁKOVÁ | 88 | SVK | Lugano (SUI) | 19.03
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