Nibali moves to second on WorldTour rankings after Giro victory

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) secured the most important victory of his career on Sunday, as the 28-year-old Italian triumphed in the Giro d’Italia ahead of Colombian Rigoberto Urán (Sky ProCycling) and Australian Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team). And in the WorldTour classification, Nibali has made huge gains as well.

Only Classics star Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Leopard) remains ahead of Nibali in the WorldTour after the Italian’s Giro d’Italia win, in which he also took two stages. Now second overall in the rankings, Nibali’s second Grand Tour win after the 2010 Vuelta a España is not the only factor behind his improvement in the WorldTour standings. This year Nibali has also taken the overall victory in the Tirreno-Adriatico for a second year running, where he claimed 106 points. Now, after the Giro d’Italia, he has increased his total to 322 points, while Cancellara, who did not race the Italian Grand Tour, remains on top with 351.

Apart from Nibali, who gained 18 places thanks to the Giro, the other new arrival in the top four of the WorldTour is Colombian Carlos Alberto Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale), winner of the Best Young Rider’s classification in the Giro and fifth overall. After placing well in the Vuelta al País Vasco and in the Ardennes Classics, Betancur is now fourth behind Cancellara, Nibali, and Peter Sagan (Cannondale Pro Cycling), trailing the Slovakian by 57 points and pushing Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp) down to fifth place.

The final new entry in the top-10 of the WorldTour is Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida), fourth in the Giro d’Italia and now in eighth place on the individual classification with 213 points.

While Urán’s podium placing in the Giro d’Italia is the first ever for Colombia in the Italian race, one other major knock-on effect - together with Betancur’s fifth place - is to help propel the South American nation to its first ever lead in the UCI WorldTour. Previously second, Colombia has now moved into the top spot on the nations standings ahead of Italy with 766 points to Italy’s 720, while Spain - previously leaders - have dropped to third overall with 707. Great Britain, previously third, now slides to fourth, while Australia, in large part thanks to Evans, moves up from tenth to fifth.

The teams classification, meanwhile, is relatively stable, with no changes in the top four spots overall as Team Sky, with 865 points, still leads with a solid advantage. The British squad has, in fact, considerably improved its margin over Russia's Katusha from 86 points to 184, although Katusha’s lead on Spanish outfit Movistar - the winners of four stages in the Giro - has shrunk by over a third, from 129 points to 79.

The most significant advance, unsurprisingly, is for Nibali’s Astana team up five places to sixth overall, while Lampre-Merida has gained two spots to move into the top ten.

The next event on the WorldTour calendar is the French stage race Critérium du Dauphiné, taking place June 2-9.

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WorldTour rankings - Individuals
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard351pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team322Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling312Row 2 - Cell 3
4Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale255Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp247Row 4 - Cell 3
6Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha246Row 5 - Cell 3
7Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling221Row 6 - Cell 3
8Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida213Row 7 - Cell 3
9Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling198Row 8 - Cell 3
10Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha189Row 9 - Cell 3
11Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team182Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling176Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team161Row 12 - Cell 3
14Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling153Row 13 - Cell 3
15Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step142Row 14 - Cell 3
16Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team140Row 15 - Cell 3
17Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step131Row 16 - Cell 3
18Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff124Row 17 - Cell 3
19Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida118Row 18 - Cell 3
20Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling117Row 19 - Cell 3
21Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team111Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale111Row 21 - Cell 3
23Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team111Row 22 - Cell 3
24Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team100Row 23 - Cell 3
25Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp96Row 24 - Cell 3
26Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step95Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha90Row 26 - Cell 3
28Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team90Row 27 - Cell 3
29Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team86Row 28 - Cell 3
30Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team83Row 29 - Cell 3
31Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff80Row 30 - Cell 3
32Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha80Row 31 - Cell 3
33Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team80Row 32 - Cell 3
34Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha76Row 33 - Cell 3
35Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge72Row 34 - Cell 3
36Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ72Row 35 - Cell 3
37Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick Step70Row 36 - Cell 3
38Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol70Row 37 - Cell 3
39Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team66Row 38 - Cell 3
40Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp64Row 39 - Cell 3
41Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge64Row 40 - Cell 3
42Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff63Row 41 - Cell 3
43Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team62Row 42 - Cell 3
44Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team61Row 43 - Cell 3
45Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi61Row 44 - Cell 3
46Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling59Row 45 - Cell 3
47Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team58Row 46 - Cell 3
48Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard52Row 47 - Cell 3
49Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge51Row 48 - Cell 3
50Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team51Row 49 - Cell 3
51Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team50Row 50 - Cell 3
52Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard42Row 51 - Cell 3
53Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi42Row 52 - Cell 3
54Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team41Row 53 - Cell 3
55Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol41Row 54 - Cell 3
56Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step40Row 55 - Cell 3
57Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling40Row 56 - Cell 3
58Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale38Row 57 - Cell 3
59Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team37Row 58 - Cell 3
60Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida33Row 59 - Cell 3
61Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi32Row 60 - Cell 3
62Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp32Row 61 - Cell 3
63Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team30Row 62 - Cell 3
64Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team30Row 63 - Cell 3
65Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step30Row 64 - Cell 3
66Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling27Row 65 - Cell 3
67John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano26Row 66 - Cell 3
68Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team24Row 67 - Cell 3
69Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp24Row 68 - Cell 3
70Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team23Row 69 - Cell 3
71Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha22Row 70 - Cell 3
72Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ21Row 71 - Cell 3
73Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida20Row 72 - Cell 3
74Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ20Row 73 - Cell 3
75André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol20Row 74 - Cell 3
76Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling18Row 75 - Cell 3
77Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard18Row 76 - Cell 3
78Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard18Row 77 - Cell 3
79Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step18Row 78 - Cell 3
80Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge17Row 79 - Cell 3
81Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol16Row 80 - Cell 3
82Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano16Row 81 - Cell 3
83Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team16Row 82 - Cell 3
84Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha16Row 83 - Cell 3
85Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 84 - Cell 3
86Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step14Row 85 - Cell 3
87Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 86 - Cell 3
88Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team12Row 87 - Cell 3
89Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha12Row 88 - Cell 3
90Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard11Row 89 - Cell 3
91Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 90 - Cell 3
92Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step10Row 91 - Cell 3
93Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard10Row 92 - Cell 3
94Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step10Row 93 - Cell 3
95Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 94 - Cell 3
96Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling9Row 95 - Cell 3
97Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team9Row 96 - Cell 3
98Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling8Row 97 - Cell 3
99Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge8Row 98 - Cell 3
100Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida8Row 99 - Cell 3
101Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida7Row 100 - Cell 3
102Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling7Row 101 - Cell 3
103Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard6Row 102 - Cell 3
104Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6Row 103 - Cell 3
105Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 104 - Cell 3
106Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge6Row 105 - Cell 3
107Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team6Row 106 - Cell 3
108Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 107 - Cell 3
109Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team5Row 108 - Cell 3
110Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge5Row 109 - Cell 3
111David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling5Row 110 - Cell 3
112John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 111 - Cell 3
113Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ4Row 112 - Cell 3
114Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team4Row 113 - Cell 3
115Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 114 - Cell 3
116Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team4Row 115 - Cell 3
117Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ4Row 116 - Cell 3
118Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha4Row 117 - Cell 3
119Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 118 - Cell 3
120Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 119 - Cell 3
121Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ2Row 120 - Cell 3
122Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha2Row 121 - Cell 3
123Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling2Row 122 - Cell 3
124Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano2Row 123 - Cell 3
125Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida2Row 124 - Cell 3
126Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge2Row 125 - Cell 3
127Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 128 - Cell 3
130Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1Row 129 - Cell 3
131Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard1Row 130 - Cell 3
132Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 131 - Cell 3
133Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ1Row 132 - Cell 3
134Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team1Row 133 - Cell 3
135Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 134 - Cell 3
136Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 135 - Cell 3
137Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard1Row 136 - Cell 3
138Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team1Row 137 - Cell 3
139Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ1Row 138 - Cell 3
140Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 139 - Cell 3
141Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 140 - Cell 3
142Robert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1Row 141 - Cell 3
143Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp1Row 142 - Cell 3
144Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 143 - Cell 3
145Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 144 - Cell 3
146Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 145 - Cell 3
147Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp1Row 146 - Cell 3
148Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 147 - Cell 3
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WorldTour rankings - Nations
1Colombia766pts
2Italy720Row 1 - Cell 3
3Spain707Row 2 - Cell 3
4Great Britain509Row 3 - Cell 3
5Australia437Row 4 - Cell 3
6Belgium408Row 5 - Cell 3
7Netherlands396Row 6 - Cell 3
8France366Row 7 - Cell 3
9Switzerland362Row 8 - Cell 3
10Slovakia322Row 9 - Cell 3
11Poland312Row 10 - Cell 3
12United States294Row 11 - Cell 3
13Slovenia266Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ireland247Row 13 - Cell 3
15Czech Republic120Row 14 - Cell 3
16Norway98Row 15 - Cell 3
17Portugal94Row 16 - Cell 3
18Germany80Row 17 - Cell 3
19Russia42Row 18 - Cell 3
20Lithuania32Row 19 - Cell 3
21Estonia30Row 20 - Cell 3
22Canada30Row 21 - Cell 3
23Costa Rica24Row 22 - Cell 3
24Austria18Row 23 - Cell 3
25Croatia18Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ukraine6Row 25 - Cell 3
27South Africa6Row 26 - Cell 3
28Finland4Row 27 - Cell 3
29Kazakhstan4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sweden2Row 29 - Cell 3
31Denmark1Row 30 - Cell 3
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WorldTour rankings - Teams
1Sky Procycling865pts
2Katusha681Row 1 - Cell 3
3Movistar Team602Row 2 - Cell 3
4RadioShack Leopard481Row 3 - Cell 3
5Omega Pharma-Quick Step478Row 4 - Cell 3
6Astana Pro Team473Row 5 - Cell 3
7Garmin-Sharp463Row 6 - Cell 3
8BMC Racing Team437Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ag2R La Mondiale418Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lampre-Merida392Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cannondale Pro Cycling355Row 10 - Cell 3
12Blanco Pro Cycling Team344Row 11 - Cell 3
13Team Saxo-Tinkoff269Row 12 - Cell 3
14Orica-GreenEdge212Row 13 - Cell 3
15Lotto Belisol148Row 14 - Cell 3
16Euskaltel-Euskadi146Row 15 - Cell 3
17FDJ121Row 16 - Cell 3
18Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team107Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Argos-Shimano56Row 18 - Cell 3

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