Latest ProTour rankings

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) (Image credit: AFP)

Following Milan-San Remo, the third round of the ProTour, the UCI has updated its ProTour rankings. Sprinters continue to hold sway at the top, with seven of the top 10 riders all fast men. After placing second overall in Tirreno-Adriatico and winning Milan-San Remo, Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) is the new ProTour leader with 93 points, ahead of World Champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) on 78 points and Danilo Hondo (Gerolsteiner) on 70 points. All three riders performed well in both T-A and M-SR, again reinforcing the notion that Tirreno-Adriatico is the best preparation for Milan-San Remo.