Spain takes over as top country
Alberto Contador’s overall victory plus two stage wins in the Giro d’Italia have seen him race up the UCI WorldTour rankings, but Belgian Classic specialist Philippe Gilbert has managed to hold on to his number one slot.
Gilbert has a total of 356 points while Contador, who has increased his number to 349 as a result of his Italian Grand Tour success, is now just seven points behind. He has rocketed up from a pre-race ranking of 17th. With CAS apparently deferring his hearing until after the Tour de France, it appears likely that the rider can move into pole position in the standings in July, if not sooner than that.
In fact, the Spaniard could have already been leading had he not gifted stage wins during the Giro to various others, including stage 19 victor Paolo Tiralongo.
Giro runner-up Michele Scarponi (Lampre ISD) is one point behind the Spaniard, and has moved from sixth to third.
As might be expected, those who didn’t ride the Giro have slid down the rankings. Fabian Cancellara has gone from second to fourth, Cadel Evans drops from third to fifth, and Matt Goss slips four places to eighth. Andreas Klöden and Tony Martin have also moved downwards, from fifth to ninth and from seventh to tenth respectively.
There’s better news for Giro riders Joaquin Rodriguez and and Vincenzo Nibali. The Catalan rider was 13th but is now up to sixth, courtesy of his fifth-place finish in Italy. Nibali’s third overall sees him jump 17 places to seventh.
There is also no change at the top of the teams classification, with HTC Highroad remaining in the driving seat. It has 604 points, almost 100 clear of Saxo Bank SunGard, which jumps from tenth to second as a result of Contador’s Giro success.
That move displaces Leopard Trek, Team RadioShack and Omega Pharma Lotto, who each slide down a place from their previous positions of second through fourth.
The other big mover is Lampre-ISD, which goes from eleventh to sixth. This is mainly thanks to Michele Scarponi’s second overall in the Giro.
Contador’s success plus the four other stage wins achieved by Spanish riders in the Giro elevate their country from third to first. Both it and Italy overtake the previous leader, Belgium, and also move above Australia. Germany (5th) , the Netherlands (6th) and Switzerland (7th) remain unchanged; France and the USA swop places, and Great Britain stays tenth.
There’s scope for more changes in June due to the holding of two WorldTour events. The first is the Criterium du Dauphine, which takes place from June 5th – 12th. The second is the Tour de Suisse, which will be held this year between June 11th to 19th.
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UCI WorldTour ranking, May 30:
Individuals:
1 (1) Gilbert Philippe, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 356
2 (17) Contador Velasco Alberto, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 349
3 (6) Scarponi Michele, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 348
4 (2) Cancellara Fabian, Leopard Trek (Leo) 236
5 (3) Evans Cadel, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 232
6 (13) Rodriguez Oliver Joaquin, Katusha Team (Kat) 220
7 (24) Nibali Vincenzo, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 210
8 (4) Goss Matthew Harley, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 203
9 (5) Klöden Andreas, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 202
10 (7) Martin Tony, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 197
11 (8) Sanchez Gonzalez Samuel, Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) 163
12 (9) Gesink Robert, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 156
13 (10) Vinokourov Alexandre, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 146
14 (11) Horner Christopher, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 143
15 (12) Boonen Tom, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 140
16 (36) Kreuziger Roman, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 135
17 (109) Gadret John, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 116
18 (14) Intxausti Elorriaga Benat, Movistar Team (Mov) 110
19 (18) Pinotti Marco, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 110
20 (15) Uran Uran Rigoberto, Sky Procycling (Sky) 107
21 (16) Meyer Cameron, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 106
22 (19) Nuyens Nick, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 100
23 (20) Van Summeren Johan, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 100
24 (21) Ballan Alessandro, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 100
25 (22) Schleck Frank, Leopard Trek (Leo) 94
26 (23) Basso Ivan, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 92
27 (25) Tondo Volpini Xavier, Movistar Team (Mov) 90
28 (26) Swift Ben, Sky Procycling (Sky) 89
29 (27) Chavanel Sylvain, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 80
30 (28) Greipel André, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 78
31 (29) Wiggins Bradley, Sky Procycling (Sky) 75
32 (30) Schleck Andy, Leopard Trek (Leo) 72
33 (31) Martin Daniel, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 72
34 (32) Tjallingii Maarten, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 70
35 (33) Matthews Michael, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 70
36 (45) Ventoso Alberdi Francisco José, Movistar Team (Mov) 70
37 (34) Bennati Daniele, Leopard Trek (Leo) 60
38 (35) Farrar Tyler, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 60
39 (37) Rast Grégory, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 60
40 (38) Brajkovic Janez, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 60
41 (50) Weening Pieter, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 56
42 (39) Leukemans Björn, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 54
43 (56) Anton Hernandez Igor, Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) 53
44 (40) Ten Dam Laurens, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 52
45 (41) Gerrans Simon, Sky Procycling (Sky) 51
46 (66) Petacchi Alessandro, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 51
47 (42) Bak Lars Ytting, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 50
48 (43) Langeveld Sebastian, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 50
49 (44) Pozzato Filippo, Katusha Team (Kat) 50
50 (-) Nieve Ituralde Mikel, Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) 48
51 (46) Eisel Bernhard, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 44
52 (-) Kruijswijk Steven, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 44
53 (47) Fuglsang Jakob, Leopard Trek (Leo) 41
54 (48) Peraud Jean-Christophe, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 41
55 (49) Sörensen Chris, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 41
56 (51) Hincapie George, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 40
57 (52) Van Avermaet Greg, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 40
58 (-) Cavendish Mark, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 40
59 (-) Sivtsov Kanstantsin, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 38
60 (53) Cunego Damiano, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 33
61 (58) Machado Tiago, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 32
62 (54) Lopez Garcia David, Movistar Team (Mov) 32
63 (55) Kolobnev Alexandr, Katusha Team (Kat) 30
64 (57) Mondory Lloyd, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 30
65 (59) Freire Gomez Oscar, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 29
66 (92) Millar David, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 29
67 (-) Dupont Hubert, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 28
68 (60) Brutt Pavel, Katusha Team (Kat) 26
69 (80) Kiryienka Vasili, Movistar Team (Mov) 26
70 (85) Le Mevel Christophe, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 23
71 (61) Vanendert Jelle, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 22
72 (62) Leipheimer Levi, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 22
73 (-) Cataldo Dario, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 22
74 (-) Tiralongo Paolo, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 21
75 (63) Rojas Gil Jose Joaquin, Movistar Team (Mov) 21
76 (64) Kadri Biel, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 20
77 (65) Hushovd Thor, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 20
78 (103) Ulissi Diego, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 20
79 (-) Arroyo Duran David, Movistar Team (Mov) 18
80 (-) De Clercq Bart, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 16
81 (-) Capecchi Eros, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 16
82 (67) Mollema Bauke, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 14
83 (76) Seeldraeyers Kevin, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 14
84 (68) Cardoso Manuel Antonio Leal, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 13
85 (74) Moreno Fernandez Daniel, Katusha Team (Kat) 12
86 (69) Hesjedal Ryder, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 12
87 (-) Lastras Garcia Pablo, Movistar Team (Mov) 12
88 (70) De Gendt Thomas, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 12
89 (71) Talansky Andrew, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 11
90 (72) Henderson Greg, Sky Procycling (Sky) 11
91 (73) Hermans Ben, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 10
92 (75) Goddaert Kristof, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 10
93 (77) Flecha Giannoni Juan Antonio, Sky Procycling (Sky) 10
94 (78) Boom Lars, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 10
95 (79) Davis Allan, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 10
96 (-) Tschopp Johann, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 10
97 (110) Carrara Matteo, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 10
98 (-) Appollonio Davide, Sky Procycling (Sky) 10
99 (81) Haedo Juan José, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 9
100 (89) Porte Richie, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 8
101 (-) Rasmussen Alex, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 8
102 (82) Haussler Heinrich, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 8
103 (84) Mcewen Robbie, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 7
104 (83) Di Gregorio Rémy, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 7
105 (86) Martens Paul, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 6
106 (87) Zabriskie David, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 6
107 (88) Castroviejo Nicolas Jonathan, Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) 6
108 (90) Gavazzi Francesco, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 6
109 (91) Smukulis Gatis, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 6
110 (93) Thomas Geraint, Sky Procycling (Sky) 5
111 (94) Cherel Mikael, Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) 5
112 (95) Lövkvist Thomas, Sky Procycling (Sky) 4
113 (96) Monfort Maxime, Leopard Trek (Leo) 4
114 (97) Hayman Mathew, Sky Procycling (Sky) 4
115 (98) O’Grady Stuart, Leopard Trek (Leo) 4
116 (114) Di Luca Danilo, Katusha Team (Kat) 4
117 (102) Vandewalle Kristof, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 4
118 (100) Vigano Davide, Leopard Trek (Leo) 4
119 (99) Kvachuk Oleksandr, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 4
120 (101) Phinney Taylor, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 4
121 (104) Poels Wouter, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 4
122 (105) Nizzolo Giacomo, Leopard Trek (Leo) 4
123 (106) Galimzyanov Denis, Katusha Team (Kat) 4
124 (132) Bakelants Jan, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 3
125 (107) Cooke Baden, Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) 2
126 (111) Samoilau Branislau, Movistar Team (Mov) 2
127 (-) Kristoff Alexander, BMC Racing Team (BMC) 2
128 (112) Renshaw Mark, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 2
129 (119) Brown Graeme, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 2
130 (108) Westra Lieuwe, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 2
131 (113) Howard Leigh, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 2
132 (115) Ligthart Pim, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 2
133 (116) Sagan Peter, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 2
134 (117) Oss Daniel, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 2
135 (118) Malori Adriano, Lampre – ISD (Lam) 2
136 (120) Perez Moreno Ruben, Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) 2
137 (121) De Haes Kenny, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 2
138 (-) Popovych Yaroslav, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 1
139 (125) Sabatini Fabio, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 1
140 (129) Flens Rick, Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) 1
141 (127) Wilson Matthew, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 1
142 (-) Ciolek Gerald, Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) 1
143 (130) Rabon Frantisek, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 1
144 (133) Golas Michal, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 1
145 (-) Bozic Borut, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 1
146 (122) Faria Da Costa Rui Alberto, Movistar Team (Mov) 1
147 (123) Gasparotto Enrico, Pro Team Astana (Ast) 1
148 (124) Lequatre Geoffroy, Team Radioshack (Rsh) 1
149 (126) Sutton Christopher, Sky Procycling (Sky) 1
150 (128) Bobridge Jack, Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) 1
151 (131) Grabsch Bert, HTC-Highroad (Thr) 1
152 (134) Roelandts Jurgen, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 1
153 (135) Sieberg Marcel, Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) 1
154 (136) Amador Bakkazakova Andrey, Movistar Team (Mov) 1
155 (137) Viviani Elia, Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) 1
156 (138) Feillu Romain, Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) 1
Countries:
1 (3) Spain, 932
2 (4) Italy, 860
3 (1) Belgium, 750
4 (2) Australia, 662
5 (5) Germany, 484
6 (6) Netherlands, 384
7 (7) Switzerland, 306
8 (9) France, 295
9 (8) United States, 276
10 (10) Great Britain, 238
11 (11) Luxembourg, 166
12 (12) Kazakhstan, 146
13 (13) Denmark, 140
14 (16) Czech Republic, 136
15 (14) Colombia, 107
16 (15) Ireland, 72
17 (23) Belarus, 66
18 (17) Slovenia, 61
19 (18) Russia, 60
20 (20) Portugal, 46
21 (19) Austria, 44
22 (21) Norway, 22
23 (22) Canada, 12
24 (24) New Zealand, 11
25 (25) Argentina, 9
26 (26) Latvia, 6
27 (28) Ukraine, 5
28 (27) Sweden, 4
29 (29) Slovakia, 2
30 (30) Poland, 1
31 (31) Costa Rica, 1
Teams:
1 (1) HTC-Highroad (Thr) USA, 604
2 (10) Saxo Bank Sungard (Sbs) Den, 507
3 (2) Leopard Trek (Leo) Lux, 503
4 (3) Team Radioshack (Rsh) USA, 497
5 (4) Omega Pharma-Lotto (Olo) Bel, 475
6 (11) Lampre – ISD (Lam) Ita, 458
7 (5) BMC Racing Team (BMC) USA, 422
8 (6) Rabobank Cycling Team (Rab) Ned, 404
9 (7) Team Garmin-Cervelo (Grm) USA, 367
10 (12) Katusha Team (Kat) Rus, 338
11 (8) Sky Procycling (Sky) Gbr, 333
12 (9) Movistar Team (Mov) Esp, 328
13 (16) Liquigas-Cannondale (Liq) Ita, 322
14 (14) Pro Team Astana (Ast) Kaz, 319
15 (15) Euskaltel-Euskadi (Eus) Esp, 272
16 (13) Quickstep Cycling Team (Qst) Bel, 260
17 (17) Ag2r La Mondiale (Alm) Fra, 235
18 (18) Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team (Vcd) Ned, 82