Gilbert rockets up UCI WorldTour Rankings

Podium kisses for Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto)

Podium kisses for Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Belgian Philippe Gilbert moved up into fifth place in the UCI World Rankings after his victory in the Amstel Gold Race, but lags a full 60 points behind the Spring's most consistent podium finisher Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek).

Gilbert's win pushed Belgium into the top spot of the nations ahead of Australia and Italy, and pulled the Omega Pharma-Lotto team up four spots into eighth behind leaders RadioShack, HTC-Highroad and Rabobank.

Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez was the biggest mover of the weekend after taking second to Gilbert in the Amstel Gold Race, up 41 places to 27th, while Simon Gerrans's third place helped move him 71 spots up into 34th.

Cancellara leads the individual rankings after taking second in both Paris-Roubaix and Milan-San Remo and a third place in the Tour of Flanders.

Milan-San Remo winner Matt Goss (HTC-Highroad) remained in second, 33 points behind, while Andreas Klöden (RadioShack) is in third, tied with Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD).

The team rankings are bad news for Astana and Vacansoleil, who occupy the last two spots. The performance of each team is critical to remaining in the 18-team World Tour.

Astana's points came primarily from Alexandre Vinokourov's performance in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, while Björn Leukemans has been the top performer for Vacansoleil.

The UCI's World Tour continues Wednesday with La Flèche Wallonne.

World Rankings as of April 18, 2011

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek236pts
2Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad203Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack202Row 2 - Cell 3
4Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD202Row 3 - Cell 3
5 (+11)Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto176Row 4 - Cell 3
6 (-1)Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team156Row 5 - Cell 3
7 (-1)Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack143Row 6 - Cell 3
8 (-1)Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team140Row 7 - Cell 3
9 (-1)Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team128Row 8 - Cell 3
10 (-1)Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad114Row 9 - Cell 3
11 (-1)Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi109Row 10 - Cell 3
12 (-1)Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard106Row 11 - Cell 3
13 (-1)Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo106Row 12 - Cell 3
14Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard100Row 13 - Cell 3
15 (-2)Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo100Row 14 - Cell 3
16 (-1)Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team100Row 15 - Cell 3
17Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale92Row 16 - Cell 3
18Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team90Row 17 - Cell 3
19Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling82Row 18 - Cell 3
20Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team80Row 19 - Cell 3
21André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto78Row 20 - Cell 3
22Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling74Row 21 - Cell 3
23Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo72Row 22 - Cell 3
24Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale71Row 23 - Cell 3
25Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team70Row 24 - Cell 3
26Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team70Row 25 - Cell 3
27 (+41)Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team67Row 26 - Cell 3
28 (-1)Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek60Row 27 - Cell 3
29 (-1)Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo60Row 28 - Cell 3
30Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team60Row 29 - Cell 3
31 (-2)Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack60Row 30 - Cell 3
32 (-1)Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling57Row 31 - Cell 3
33 (-1)Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team52Row 32 - Cell 3
34 (+71)Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling51Row 33 - Cell 3
35 (-2)Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad50Row 34 - Cell 3
36 (-2)Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team50Row 35 - Cell 3
37 (-2)Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team50Row 36 - Cell 3
38 (-2)Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team46Row 37 - Cell 3
39 (+4)Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team44Row 38 - Cell 3
40 (-3)Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad44Row 39 - Cell 3
41 (-3)Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad42Row 40 - Cell 3
42 (+61)Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek41Row 41 - Cell 3
43 (-4)Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale41Row 42 - Cell 3
44 (-4)George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team40Row 43 - Cell 3
45 (-4)David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team31Row 44 - Cell 3
46 (-)Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team30Row 45 - Cell 3
47 (-5)Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale30Row 46 - Cell 3
48 (-4)Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack30Row 47 - Cell 3
49 (-4)Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack30Row 48 - Cell 3
50 (-4)Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana28Row 49 - Cell 3
51 (+29)Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team26Row 50 - Cell 3
52 (-5)Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD26Row 51 - Cell 3
53 (-5)Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack22Row 52 - Cell 3
54 (-5)Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team21Row 53 - Cell 3
55 (-4)Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale20Row 54 - Cell 3
56 (-6)Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo20Row 55 - Cell 3
57 (-5)Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD15Row 56 - Cell 3
58 (-5)Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team14Row 57 - Cell 3
59 (-5)Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack13Row 58 - Cell 3
60 (-5)Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo12Row 59 - Cell 3
61 (-5)Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team12Row 60 - Cell 3
62 (-5)Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling11Row 61 - Cell 3
63 (-)Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack10Row 62 - Cell 3
64 (-6)Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 63 - Cell 3
65 (-2)Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team10Row 64 - Cell 3
66 (-7)Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling10Row 65 - Cell 3
67 (-7)Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team10Row 66 - Cell 3
68 (-7)Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana10Row 67 - Cell 3
69 (-7)Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team10Row 68 - Cell 3
70 (-6)Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team10Row 69 - Cell 3
71 (-6)Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard9Row 70 - Cell 3
72 (-6)Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo8Row 71 - Cell 3
73 (-4)Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana7Row 72 - Cell 3
74 (-7)Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShack7Row 73 - Cell 3
75 (-4)Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD6Row 74 - Cell 3
76 (-6)Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad6Row 75 - Cell 3
77 (-5)Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling5Row 76 - Cell 3
78 (+11)Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 77 - Cell 3
79 (-4)Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek4Row 78 - Cell 3
80 (-7)Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling4Row 79 - Cell 3
81 (-7)Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek4Row 80 - Cell 3
82 (-6)Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling4Row 81 - Cell 3
83 (-5)Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team4Row 82 - Cell 3
84 (-5)Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team4Row 83 - Cell 3
85 (-3)Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD4Row 84 - Cell 3
86 (-9)Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek4Row 85 - Cell 3
87 (-6)Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 86 - Cell 3
88 (-5)Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard2Row 87 - Cell 3
89 (-2)Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek2Row 88 - Cell 3
90 (+2)Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team2Row 89 - Cell 3
91 (-6)Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 90 - Cell 3
92 (-4)Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 91 - Cell 3
93 (-9)Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 92 - Cell 3
94 (-8)Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD2Row 93 - Cell 3
95 (-5)John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 94 - Cell 3
96 (-5)Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard2Row 95 - Cell 3
97 (-4)Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team2Row 96 - Cell 3
98 (-4)Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad2Row 97 - Cell 3
99 (-4)Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi2Row 98 - Cell 3
100 (-4)Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto2Row 99 - Cell 3
101 (-4)Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team2Row 100 - Cell 3
102 (+10)Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 101 - Cell 3
103 (+1)Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 102 - Cell 3
104 (-6)Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 103 - Cell 3
105 (-6)Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 104 - Cell 3
106 (-6)Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team1Row 105 - Cell 3
107 (-6)Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team1Row 106 - Cell 3
108 (-6)Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard1Row 107 - Cell 3
109 (-3)Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 108 - Cell 3
110 (-3)Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 109 - Cell 3
111 (-3)Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo1Row 110 - Cell 3
112 (-3)Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 111 - Cell 3
113 (-3)Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling1Row 112 - Cell 3
114 (-3)Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 113 - Cell 3
115 (-2)Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad1Row 114 - Cell 3
116 (-2)Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad1Row 115 - Cell 3
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Nations
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1 (+2)Belgium560pts
2Australia558Row 1 - Cell 3
3 (-2)Italy525Row 2 - Cell 3
4Spain432Row 3 - Cell 3
5Germany399Row 4 - Cell 3
6Netherlands342Row 5 - Cell 3
7Switzerland296Row 6 - Cell 3
8United States266Row 7 - Cell 3
9France178Row 8 - Cell 3
10Great Britain161Row 9 - Cell 3
11 (+2)Denmark92Row 10 - Cell 3
12 (-1)Ireland72Row 11 - Cell 3
13 (-1)Colombia57Row 12 - Cell 3
14Austria44Row 13 - Cell 3
15Portugal43Row 14 - Cell 3
16 (+9)Russia34Row 15 - Cell 3
17 (-1)Slovenia30Row 16 - Cell 3
18 (-1)Kazakhstan28Row 17 - Cell 3
19 (-1)Norway20Row 18 - Cell 3
20 (-1)Canada12Row 19 - Cell 3
21 (-1)New Zealand11Row 20 - Cell 3
22 (-1)Belarus10Row 21 - Cell 3
23 (-1)Argentina9Row 22 - Cell 3
24 (-1)Latvia6Row 23 - Cell 3
25 (-1)Sweden4Row 24 - Cell 3
26 (+1)Luxembourg2Row 25 - Cell 3
27 (-1)Slovakia2Row 26 - Cell 3
28Costa Rica1Row 27 - Cell 3
29Poland1Row 28 - Cell 3
30Czech Republic1Row 29 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Team RadioShack465pts
2HTC-Highroad453Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rabobank Cycling Team398Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team Garmin-Cervelo358Row 3 - Cell 3
5Leopard Trek345Row 4 - Cell 3
6BMC Racing Team278Row 5 - Cell 3
7 (+3)Sky Procycling275Row 6 - Cell 3
8 (+4)Omega Pharma-Lotto258Row 7 - Cell 3
9 (-2)Lampre - ISD253Row 8 - Cell 3
10 (-2)Movistar Team248Row 9 - Cell 3
11 (-2)Quickstep Cycling Team234Row 10 - Cell 3
12 (-1)Saxo Bank Sungard219Row 11 - Cell 3
13Liquigas-Cannondale168Row 12 - Cell 3
14 (+2)Katusha Team153Row 13 - Cell 3
15 (-1)Euskaltel-Euskadi111Row 14 - Cell 3
16 (-1)AG2R La Mondiale103Row 15 - Cell 3
17Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team64Row 16 - Cell 3
18Pro Team Astana45Row 17 - Cell 3

 

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