Cancellara, RadioShack and Italy top UCI WorldTour rankings
Swiss rider uses consistent Classics performance to move to number one
Fabian Cancellara was unable to claim his desired victories in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, but used his podium positions to claim the top of the International Cycling Union's WorldTour rankings. All three of the UCI rankings changed leaders, with Italy and Team RadioShack moving to the top of the nation and team rankings.
Cancellara (Leopard Trek) knocked previous leader Matthew Goss (HTC-Highroad), who did not finish Paris-Roubaix, down to second place, and now leads with 236 points ahead of Goss' 203 points. While Cancellara has won only one stage of a WorldTour race (the Tirreno-Adriatico time trial), his consistent performance of second and third places in Milan-San Remo, Flanders and Roubaix was enough to give him the lead.
Andreas Klöden (RadioShack), who won the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, jumped from twelfth to third place. He is tied in points with Michele Scarponi of Lampre, who is now fourth.
Klöden and teammate Christopher Horner finished one-two in Pais Vasco, which moved RadioShack to the top of the team rankings, moving up from sixth place. Former leader HTC-Highroad is now seconds, only 12 points down. Rabobank dropped from second to third.
Even the national ranking changed this week. Australia had led the rankings all year, but gained no points this week, while Italy gained enough to hopscotch over them from second place. Australia is still second, and Belgium continues in third place.
The next WorldTour points will be awarded on Sunday, April 17, after the Amstel Gold Race, to be followed by the Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, as the peloton moves to the Ardennes Classics.
1 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 236 | pts |
2 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 203 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack | 202 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 202 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 150 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack | 143 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 140 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 128 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 114 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 109 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard | 106 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 106 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 100 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard | 100 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 100 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 96 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 92 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team | 90 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 82 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team | 80 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 78 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 74 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 72 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 71 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 70 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 70 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek | 60 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 60 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack | 60 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 60 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 57 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 52 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad | 50 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 50 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 50 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 46 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad | 44 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | 42 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 41 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 40 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 31 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 30 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 30 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 30 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 30 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana | 28 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 26 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 22 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 21 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 20 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 20 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 15 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 14 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack | 13 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 12 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 12 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling | 11 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling | 10 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 10 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 10 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 10 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 9 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
66 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 8 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
67 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShack | 7 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
68 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 7 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
69 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana | 7 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
70 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad | 6 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
71 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 6 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
72 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | 5 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
73 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 4 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
74 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 4 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
75 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | 4 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
76 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | 4 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
77 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | 4 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
78 | Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team | 4 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
79 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
80 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 4 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
81 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
82 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 4 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
83 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 2 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
84 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
85 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
86 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
87 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 2 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
88 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
89 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
90 | John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
91 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 2 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
92 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team | 2 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
93 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
94 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 2 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
95 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 2 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
96 | Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 2 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
97 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
98 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
99 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 98 - Cell 3 |
100 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 99 - Cell 3 |
101 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | Row 100 - Cell 3 |
102 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard | 1 | Row 101 - Cell 3 |
103 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek | 1 | Row 102 - Cell 3 |
104 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 103 - Cell 3 |
105 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 104 - Cell 3 |
106 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 1 | Row 105 - Cell 3 |
107 | Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 106 - Cell 3 |
108 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 1 | Row 107 - Cell 3 |
109 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1 | Row 108 - Cell 3 |
110 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 109 - Cell 3 |
111 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 110 - Cell 3 |
112 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 111 - Cell 3 |
113 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad | 1 | Row 112 - Cell 3 |
114 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 1 | Row 113 - Cell 3 |
1 | Team RadioShack | 465 | pts |
2 | HTC-Highroad | 453 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 392 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | 358 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Leopard Trek | 308 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | BMC Racing Team | 278 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Lampre - ISD | 253 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Movistar Team | 248 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Quickstep Cycling Team | 234 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Sky Procycling | 234 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Saxo Bank Sungard | 219 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 178 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 168 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 111 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | AG2R La Mondiale | 103 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Katusha Team | 63 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 50 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Pro Team Astana | 45 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
1 | Italy | 525 | pts |
2 | Australia | 517 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Belgium | 466 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Spain | 411 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Germany | 397 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Netherlands | 336 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Switzerland | 296 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | United States | 266 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | France | 178 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Great Britain | 161 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Ireland | 72 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Colombia | 57 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Denmark | 52 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Austria | 44 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Portugal | 43 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Slovenia | 30 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Kazakhstan | 28 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Norway | 20 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Canada | 12 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | New Zealand | 11 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Belarus | 10 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Argentina | 9 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Latvia | 6 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Sweden | 4 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Russia | 4 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Slovakia | 2 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Luxembourg | 2 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Costa Rica | 1 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Poland | 1 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Czech Republic | 1 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
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