Sanchez still tops world rankings after Paris-Roubaix

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Alejandro Valverde and Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) are both vying for the overall.(Image credit: AFP Photo)

The top of the UCI's world rankings remains the same, with Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez maintaining the overall lead along with his country and Caisse d'Epargne team at the top of the three leaderboards. But after Paris-Roubaix and the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, the difference between the top five riders has narrowed to just 22 points.

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World Rankings as of April 12, 2010
1	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	222	pts
2	Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step	216	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha	208	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	201	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank	200	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	130	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team	120	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia	119	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team	116	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana	116	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank	112	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	109	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack	108	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana	107	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	100	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	100	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team	92	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team	90	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	86	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team	85	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	85	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia	83	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team	80	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo	80	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	78	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	72	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team	71	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha	68	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank	63	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	62	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	60	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto	60	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	58	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions	57	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale	55	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram	54	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank	52	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	44	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions	41	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	41	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia	40	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions	34	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux	32	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	30	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha	30	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha	30	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	30	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	30	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	21	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo	21	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	20	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank	12	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	12	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions	11	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	11	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	10	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini	10	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack	10	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	10	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom	10	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	8	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	7	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	7	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto	7	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	6	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack	6	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	6	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha	6	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana	6	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack	6	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	6	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram	6	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia	6	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	5	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom	5	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank	5	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux	5	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack	5	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia	4	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step	4	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	4	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	4	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	4	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	4	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	4	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini	4	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	3	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	2	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia	2	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini	2	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	2	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha	2	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	2	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	2	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux	1	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux	1	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	1	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram	1	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	1	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha	1	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia	1	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team	1	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	1	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	1	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia	1	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	1	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne	1	Row 109 - Cell 3
111	Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	1	Row 110 - Cell 3

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Nations
1	Spain	850	pts
2	Belgium	550	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Italy	393	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Australia	285	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	United States Of America	251	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Switzerland	204	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Germany	195	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Norway	126	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	France	119	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Kazakhstan	116	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Netherlands	103	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Estonia	100	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Great Britain	96	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	New Zealand	89	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Austria	83	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Czech Republic	80	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ireland	55	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Canada	41	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Russian Federation	39	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Slovakia	23	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Slovenia	14	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Denmark	12	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Argentina	12	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	South Africa	11	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Portugal	7	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Belarus	1	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Colombia	1	Row 26 - Cell 3

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Teams
1	Caisse d'Epargne	429	pts
2	Team Katusha	342	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Cervelo Test Team	302	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Team HTC Columbia	289	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Team Saxo Bank	276	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Omega PharmaLotto	255	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Astana	229	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Quick Step	226	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	LiquigasDoimo	210	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	BMC Racing Team	197	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Rabobank	190	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Sky Professional Cycling Team	169	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Euskaltel Euskadi	160	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Garmin Transitions	143	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Team Radioshack	135	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Androni Giocattoli	118	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Acqua & Sapone	116	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	LampreFarnese Vini	115	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne	113	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	100	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Colnago CSF Inox	93	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Team Milram	76	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	AG2R La Mondiale	65	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Topsport Vlaanderen Mercator	60	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Française Des Jeux	44	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	15	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	FootonServetto	7	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Saur Sojasun	6	Row 27 - Cell 3