Milan-Sanremo winner replaces Tony Martin at the top
Thanks to his victory in Milan-Sanremo plus his general consistency this season, Australian rider Matt Goss has taken over leadership in the UCI World Tour rankings from his HTC Highroad team-mate, Paris-Nice victor Tony Martin.
The newly recalculated rankings factor in both Tirreno-Adriatico and Milan-Sanremo, and elevate Goss from third to first.
Italian rider Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) enters the rankings by jumping in at number two, holding 118 points to Goss’s 203. He is ten points ahead of Tirreno victor Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) and Martin, with Santos Tour Down Under winner Cameron Meyer just two points further back in fifth.
Meyer drops from second to fifth, while the Paris-Nice runner-up Andreas Klöden also moves downwards, going from fourth to sixth.
Three riders have entered the top ten as a result of their performances of late. Cancellara’s time trial win in Tirreno-Adriatico and his runner-up slot in Saturday’s Classic position him seventh, while another Tirreno stage winner, Philippe Gilbert, is eighth after his third place in Sanremo. He and Cancellara are tied for points and look set to continue their tussle in the spring Classics ahead.
Robert Gesink also enters the rankings, jumping in tenth courtesy of his second overall in Tirreno-Adriatico.
No change to leadership of Nations’ table:
Goss’s result in San Remo consolidates Australia’s positions at the top the nations ranking. At 497 points, it is far ahead of Italy’s 361, the Mediterranean country roaring up from eleventh courtesy of its riders’ performances in Tirreno and Sanremo. That rise sees Martin’s Germany drop a place to third, while Great Britain also slips a place to fourth.
The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, France and Portugal complete the top ten. The first two of those have a chance to progress in the upcoming spring Classics.
HTC stays solid in team’s rankings:
There’s been a fair degree of shuffling around in the teams’ table, but HTC-Highroad remains solid at the top. Rabobank has moved closer, going from fourth to second, but it is still 138 points shy of HTC’s 354, and needs a big push if it is to ascent that crucial further step.
The BMC Racing Team has jumped into the rankings in third place, knocking Team RadioShack down to fourth, and helping push Sky Procycling from second to fifth. Scarponi’s Lampre –ISD team goes from 13th to sixth, and could continue rising if he performs well in the Volta a Catalunya.
Three squads which should make a lot of progress in the Classics are currently in places eight through tenth; Omega Pharma-Lotto, Garmin-Cervélo and Leopard Trek have not performed at full capacity as yet, but that should change in the next month.
UCI WorldTour ranking, March 21:
Riders:
1 (3) GOSS Matthew Harley, HTC-HIGHROAD (THR), 203
2 (- ) SCARPONI Michele, LAMPRE – ISD (LAM), 118
3 (- ) EVANS Cadel, BMC RACING TEAM (BMC), 108
4 (1) MARTIN Tony, HTC-HIGHROAD (THR), 108
5 (2) MEYER Cameron, TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM), 106
6 (4) KLÖDEN Andreas, TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH), 88
7 (- ) CANCELLARA Fabian, LEOPARD TREK (LEO), 86
8 (- ) GILBERT Philippe, OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO), 86
9 (5) SWIFT Ben, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 82
10 (- ) GESINK Robert, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 80
11 (6) WIGGINS Bradley, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 74
12 (- ) NIBALI Vincenzo, LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ), 71
13 (7) MATTHEWS Michael, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 70
14 (- ) BASSO Ivan, LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ), 62
15 (- ) BALLAN Alessandro, BMC RACING TEAM (BMC), 60
16 (8) SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel, EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS), 59
17 (9) TEN DAM Laurens, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 52
18 (- ) POZZATO Filippo, KATUSHA TEAM (KAT), 50
19 (10) VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José, MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV), 46
20 (11) PERAUD Jean-Christophe, AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM), 41
21 (- ) PINOTTI Marco, HTC-HIGHROAD (THR), 40
22 (12) GREIPEL André, OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO), 38
23 (- ) MACHADO Tiago, TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH), 30
24 (13) BRAJKOVIC Janez, TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH), 30
25 (- ) CUNEGO Damiano, LAMPRE – ISD (LAM), 26
26 (15) KADRI Biel, AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM), 20
27 (14) LEIPHEIMER Levi, TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH), 20
28 (16) DE GENDT Thomas, VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD), 12
29 (17) HENDERSON Greg, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 11
30 (- ) VAN AVERMAET Greg, BMC RACING TEAM (BMC), 10
31 (19) DAVIS Allan, PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST), 10
32 (18) MOLLEMA Bauke, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 10
33 (- ) FARRAR Tyler, TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM), 10
34 (39) HAEDO Juan José, SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS), 9
35 (20) HAUSSLER Heinrich, TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM), 8
36 (22) MCEWEN Robbie, TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH), 7
37 (21) DI GREGORIO Rémy, PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST), 7
38 (- ) PETACCHI Alessandro, LAMPRE – ISD (LAM), 5
39 (- ) O’GRADY Stuart, LEOPARD TREK (LEO), 4
40 (- ) LÖVKVIST Thomas, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 4
41 (23) MONFORT Maxime, LEOPARD TREK (LEO), 4
42 (- ) BOOM Lars, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 4
43 (24) ULISSI Diego, LAMPRE – ISD (LAM), 4
44 (- ) POELS Wouter, VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD), 4
45 (25) GALIMZYANOV Denis, KATUSHA TEAM (KAT), 4
46 (27) ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin, MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV), 2
47 (30) SAGAN Peter, LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ), 2
48 (- ) RENSHAW Mark, HTC-HIGHROAD (THR), 2
49 (- ) DI LUCA Danilo, KATUSHA TEAM (KAT), 2
50 (- ) MALORI Adriano, LAMPRE – ISD (LAM), 2
51 (- ) OSS Daniel, LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ), 2
52 (26) CARRARA Matteo, VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD), 2
53 (28) PORTE Richie, SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS), 2
54 (29) URAN URAN Rigoberto, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 2
55 (31) BROWN Graeme, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 2
56 (34) ROELANDTS Jurgen, OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO), 1
57 (36) FEILLU Romain, VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD), 1
58 (35) THOMAS Geraint, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 1
59 (38) WILSON Matthew, TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM), 1
60 (- ) SIEBERG Marcel, OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO), 1
61 (- ) AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey, MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV), 1
62 (- ) GRABSCH Bert, HTC-HIGHROAD (THR), 1
63 (- ) FLENS Rick, RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB), 1
64 (40) SUTTON Christopher, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 1
65 (32) GERRANS Simon, SKY PROCYCLING (SKY), 1
66 (33) LOPEZ GARCIA David, MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV), 1
67 (37) VIVIANI Elia, LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ), 1
Nations:
1 (1) AUSTRALIA, 497
2 (11) ITALY, 361
3 (2) GERMANY, 236
4 (3) GREAT BRITAIN, 157
5 (6) NETHERLANDS, 150
6 (9) BELGIUM, 113
7 (4) SPAIN, 108
8 (- ) SWITZERLAND, 86
9 (5) FRANCE, 69
10 (- ) PORTUGAL, 30
11 (7) SLOVENIA, 30
12 (8) UNITED STATES, 30
13 (10) NEW ZEALAND, 11
14 (15) ARGENTINA, 9
15 (- ) SWEDEN, 4
16 (12) RUSSIA, 4
17 (14) SLOVAKIA, 2
18 (13) COLOMBIA, 2
19 (- ) COSTA RICA, 1
Teams:
1 (1) HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) USA, 354
2 (4) RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) NED, 216
3 (- ) BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) USA, 178
4 (3) TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) USA, 175
5 (2) SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) GBR, 173
6 (13) LAMPRE – ISD (LAM) ITA, 155
7 (16) LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) ITA, 138
8 (9) OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) BEL, 126
9 (5) TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) USA, 125
10 (12) LEOPARD TREK (LEO) LUX, 94
11 (6) AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) FRA, 61
12 (7) EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) ESP, 59
13 (14) KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) RUS, 56
14 (8) MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) ESP, 50
15 (11) VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) NED, 19
16 (10) PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) KAZ, 17
17 (15) SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) DEN, 11