Van Avermaet and Van der Breggen crowned 2017 WorldTour champions

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WorldTour winners Greg Van Avermaet and Anna van der Breggen(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) were officially crowned winners of the UCI WorldTour and Women's WorldTour, respectively, at the UCI Gala in China on Tuesday.

Like her fellow Olympic champion Van Avermaet, the Dutchwoman's success was rooted in the spring as she completed a stunning 'Ardennes triple', winning the Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the space of a week. She went on to pair it with stage race success, winning both the Amgen Women's Race and the Giro Rosa and finishing runner-up at the Boels Rental Ladies Tour.

"Sitting on the table with those two talented girls is great, and I hope women's cycling will develop more and more with these girls and other girls. I'm proud I'm able to win beautiful races and to win this prize means a lot to me," said Van der Breggen. "A lot of girls are getting stronger and stronger. That's only a good thing, it shows women's cycling is developing really fast at the moment, and that's great to see."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	3582	pts
2	Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky	3452	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb	2545	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe	2544	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida	2196	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky	2171	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team	2105	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors	2050	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb	2049	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo	1987	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors	1893	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team	1882	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team	1811	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin	1806	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin	1686	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates	1569	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo	1524	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors	1465	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1464	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac	1360	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal	1326	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ	1317	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Ion Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-Merida	1276	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	1275	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky	1266	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team	1214	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-Jumbo	1191	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky	1170	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors	1159	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ	1128	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo	1120	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe	1117	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott	1067	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb	1049	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky	1031	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo	990	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb	977	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates	929	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac	917	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	910	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida	887	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	881	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal	853	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-Scott	830	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team	810	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky	797	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal	788	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team	776	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott	776	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data	775	Row 49 - Cell 3

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Men's Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Team Sky	12806	pts
2	Quick-Step Floors	12652	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	BMC Racing Team	10961	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Team Sunweb	8033	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Trek-Segafredo	7934	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Movistar Team	7399	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Orica-Scott	7190	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Bora-Hansgrohe	6516	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	AG2R La Mondiale	6316	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Cannondale-Drapac	5748	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Katusha-Alpecin	5619	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	UAE Team Emirates	5494	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Lotto Soudal	5466	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Bahrain-Merida	5277	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Astana Pro Team	5018	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Team LottoNl-Jumbo	4846	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	FDJ	3616	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Dimension Data	2575	Row 17 - Cell 3

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2017 UCI Women's WorldTour Individual Rankings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	1016	pts
2	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica Scott Women	989	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling	856	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women	803	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5	630	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle High5	626	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	623	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	614	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team	518	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini	457	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Marianne Vos (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling	452	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	429	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing	427	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	373	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cylance Pro Cycling	347	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's Team	334	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing	321	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	320	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope	320	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team	303	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing	301	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women	271	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	269	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5	265	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Alé Cipollini	260	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team	251	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott Women	235	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope	225	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Eugenia Bujak (Pol) BTC City Ljubljana	221	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Alé Cipollini	219	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	214	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott Women	202	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica Scott Women	194	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	192	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica Scott Women	181	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling	180	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Alice Barnes (GBr) Drops Cycling Team	168	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Canyon SRAM Racing	161	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota	159	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	144	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	143	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team	134	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Ruth Winder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	124	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	116	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women	113	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Linda Villumsen (NZl) Team Virtu Cycling	111	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Danielle King (GBr) Cylance Pro Cycling	108	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5	103	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling	102	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products	Row 49 - Cell 2	Row 49 - Cell 3

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Team Rankings
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	3273	pts
2	Team Sunweb Women	2153	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Wiggle High5	1824	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Orica Scott Women	1821	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Canyon SRAM Racing	1505	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	WM3 Pro Cycling	1414	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team	1228	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Alé Cipollini	994	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Cylance Pro Cycling	763	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope	662	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	BTC City Ljubljana	512	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Astana Women's Team	398	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Lensworld-Kuota	300	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Team Virtu Cycling	278	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	259	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank	255	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Drops Cycling Team	245	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Hitec Products	243	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	BePink Cogeas	223	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Lotto Soudal Ladies	114	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Servetto Giusta	92	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Lares-Waowdeals	91	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Aromitalia Vaiano	58	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Team WNT Pro Cycling	52	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Australia	40	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Lointek	39	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Rally Cycling Women	38	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Hagens Berman / Supermint	28	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Sho-Air Twenty20	25	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Valcar PBM	24	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	China Chongming - Liv Pro Cycling	24	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team	22	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Conceria Zabri-Fanini-Guerciotti	14	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Team Illuminate	14	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	US National Team	10	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Norway	4	Row 35 - Cell 3

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