UCI World Rankings, updated March 29, 2010
1. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne, 222 points 2. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (ESP), Team Katusha, 142 points 3. André Greipel (GER), Team HTC-Columbia, 119 points 4. Cadel Evans (AUS), BMC Racing Team, 116 points 5. Stefano Garzelli (ITA), Acqua & Sapone, 109 points
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Luís León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne) retained his top spot in the latest UCI rankings released Monday.
Sánchez finished fourth overall in the weeklong Volta a Catalunya to retain the lead in the season-long ranking with 222 points. Overall winner Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) bounced from 22nd to second place, with 142 points.
André Greipel (HTC-Columbia), who opened the season with victory in the Tour Down Under, slipped to third with 119 points. Cadel Evans (BMC) climbed into fourth with 116 points while Stefano Garzelli (Acqua e Sapone) slots into fifth with 109 points.
UCI Ranking as of March 29
1. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne, 222 points
2. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (ESP), Team Katusha, 142 points
3. André Greipel (GER), Team HTC-Columbia, 119 points
4. Cadel Evans (AUS), BMC Racing Team, 116 points
5. Stefano Garzelli (ITA), Acqua & Sapone, 109 points
6. Alberto Contador Velasco (ESP), Astana, 107 points
7. Oscar Freire Gomez (ESP), Rabobank, 100 points
8. Rein Taaramae (EST), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 100 points
9. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne, 99 points
10. Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ), Astana, 96 points
11. Xavier Tondo Volpini (ESP), Cervélo TestTeam, 92 points
12. Tom Boonen (BEL), Quick Step, 86 points
13. Michele Scarponi (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, 86 points
14. Greg Henderson (NZL), Sky Professional Cycling Team, 85 points
15. Bernhard Eisel (AUT), Team HTC-Columbia, 83 points
16. Roman Kreuziger (CZE), Liquigas-Doimo, 80 points
17. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 78 points
18. Robbie Mcewen (AUS), Team Katusha, 68 points
19. Sacha Modolo (ITA), Colnago-CSF Inox, 62 points
20. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL), Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator, 60 points
21. Philippe Gilbert (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 60 points
22. Daniele Bennati (ITA), Liquigas-Doimo, 58 points
23. Nicolas Roche (IRL), Ag2r La Mondiale, 55 points
24. Luke Roberts (AUS), Team Milram, 54 points
25. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 53 points
26. Jens Voigt (GER), Team Saxo Bank, 52 points
27. Robert Gesink (NED), Rabobank, 51 point
28. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 44 points
29. George Hincapie (USA), BMC Racing Team, 40 points
30. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN), Garmin-Slipstream, 40 points
31. Thor Hushovd (NOR), Cervélo TestTeam, 40 points
32. Michael Rogers (AUS), Team HTC-Columbia, 40 points
33. Michel Kreder (NED), Garmin-Slipstream, 34 points
34. Daniel Oss (ITA), Liquigas-Doimo, 30 points
35. Francesco Ginanni (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, 30 points
36. Eduard Vorganov (RUS), Team Katusha, 30 points
37. Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), Colnago-CSF Inox, 30 points
38. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), Liquigas-Doimo, 21 point
39. Peter Sagan (SVK), Liquigas-Doimo, 21 point
40. Matti Breschel (DEN), Team Saxo Bank, 12 points
41. Robert Hunter (RSA), Garmin-Slipstream, 11 point
42. José Haedo Juan (ARG), Team Saxo Bank, 11 point
43. Janez Brajkovic (SLO), Team RadioShack, 10 points
44. Manuele Mori (ITA), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 10 points
45. Jean-christophe Peraud (FRA), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 10 points
46. Paul Voss (GER), Team Milram, 8 points
47. Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Slipstream, 7 points
48. Luca Paolini (ITA), Acqua & Sapone, 7 points
49. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 7 points
50. Antonio Leal Cardoso Manuel (POR), Footon-Servetto, 7 points
51. Enrico Gasparotto (ITA), Astana, 6 points
52. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Team RadioShack, 6 points
53. Andreas KlÖden (GER), Team RadioShack, 6 points
54. Amaël Moinard (FRA), Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 6 points
55. Davide Malacarne (ITA), Quick Step, 6 points
56. Linus Gerdemann (GER), Team Milram, 6 points
57. William Bonnet (FRA), Bbox Bouygues Telecom, 6 points
58. Mark Cavendish (GBR), Team HTC-Columbia, 6 points
59. Lars Boom (NED), Rabobank, 6 points
60. Christopher Sutton (AUS), Sky Professional Cycling Team, 6 points
61. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Sky Professional Cycling Team, 6 points
62. Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS), Team Katusha, 6 points
63. Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 5 points
64. Graeme Brown (AUS), Rabobank, 5 points
65. Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA), Française des Jeux, 5 points
66. Thomas Voeckler (FRA), Bbox Bouygues Telecom, 5 points
67. Gert Steegmans (BEL), Team RadioShack, 5 points
68. Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA), Française des Jeux, 4 points
69. Markus Fothen (GER), Team Milram, 4 points
70. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 4 points
71. Jerome Coppel (FRA), Saur-Sojasun, 4 points
72. Pablo Lastras Garcia (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne, 4 points
73. Robert Förster (GER), Team Milram, 4 points
74. Paul Martens (GER), Rabobank, 4 points
75. Grega Bole (SLO), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 4 points
76. Aitor Galdos Alonso (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 3 points
77. David Loosli (SUI), Lampre-Farnese Vini, 2 points
78. Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA), Androni Giocattoli-Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni, 2 points
79. Jérémie Galland (FRA), Saur-Sojasun, 2 points
80. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (ESP), Caisse d’Epargne, 1 point
81. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (ESP), Sky Professional Cycling Team, 1 point
82. Sandy Casar (FRA), Française des Jeux, 1 point
83. Jan Bakelandts (BEL), Omega Pharma-Lotto, 1 point
84. Dominik Nerz (GER), Team Milram, 1 point
85. Tony Martin (GER), Team HTC-Columbia, 1 point
86. Davide Vigano (ITA), Sky Professional Cycling Team, 1 point
87. Sebastian Haedo Lucas (ARG), Team Saxo Bank, 1 point
88. Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS), Team Katusha, 1 point
89. Rigoberto Uran Uran (COL), Caisse d’Epargne, 1 point
90. Danilo Wyss (SUI), BMC Racing Team, 1 point
91. Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR), Française des Jeux, 1 point
92. Mattia Gavazzi (ITA), Colnago-CSF Inox, 1 point
93. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA), Française des Jeux, 1 point
94. Mauro Finetto (ITA), Liquigas-Doimo, 1 point