Boonen leaps up UCI world rankings after Flanders

Tom Boonen's second place finish at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday has seen the Quick Step rider move into the same position in the International Cycling Union's (UCI's) latest World Rankings, announced on Monday.

Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) remains the leader of the individual rankings, however Boonen's Flanders performance saw him move up 10 places from his previous position on the UCI list.

In addition to Boonen leap, the results of Belgian Classic saw Philippe Gilbert jump up to fourth (from 21st). Tour of Flanders winner Fabian Cancellara entered the rankings for the first time this season, and currently sits in 10th.

There was no change at the top end of the teams rankings, with Caisse d'Epargne, HTC-Columbia and Katusha holding their positions after strong early season performances. Astana leapfrogged Liquigas-Doimo for fourth, while Saxo Bank, Quick Step and Omega Pharma Lotto used the onset of the Classics to charge into the top-10.

Spain still rules the roost in the national rankings, though Belgium has now moved ahead of Italy for second. The Classics performances of George Hincapie (BMC Racing Team) and Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Transitions) have seen the United States shift from 13th to sixth, and Cancellara's heroics has seen Switzerland jump from 25th to eighth.

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International Cycling Union Individual Rankings
1Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spain)222pts
2Tom Boonen (Belgium)166Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain)142Row 2 - Cell 3
4Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)130Row 3 - Cell 3
5André Greipel (Germany)119Row 4 - Cell 3
6Cadel Evans (Australia)116Row 5 - Cell 3
7Maxim Iglinsky (Kazakhstan)116Row 6 - Cell 3
8Stefano Garzelli (Italy)109Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alberto Contador Velasco (Spain)107Row 8 - Cell 3
10Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)100Row 9 - Cell 3
11Oscar Freire Gomez (Spain)100Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rein Taaramae (Estonia)100Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain)99Row 12 - Cell 3
14Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spain)92Row 13 - Cell 3
15Michele Scarponi (Italy)86Row 14 - Cell 3
16Greg Henderson (New Zealand)85Row 15 - Cell 3
17Bernhard Eisel (Austria)83Row 16 - Cell 3
18George Hincapie (United States Of America)80Row 17 - Cell 3
19Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic)80Row 18 - Cell 3
20Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)78Row 19 - Cell 3
21Robbie Mcewen (Australia)68Row 20 - Cell 3
22Sacha Modolo (Italy)62Row 21 - Cell 3
23Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium)60Row 22 - Cell 3
24Björn Leukemans (Belgium)60Row 23 - Cell 3
25Daniele Bennati (Italy)58Row 24 - Cell 3
26Tyler Farrar (United States Of America)57Row 25 - Cell 3
27Nicolas Roche (Ireland)55Row 26 - Cell 3
28Luke Roberts (Australia)54Row 27 - Cell 3
29Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spain)53Row 28 - Cell 3
30Jens Voigt (Germany)52Row 29 - Cell 3
31Robert Gesink (Netherlands)51Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jurgen Roelandts (Belgium)44Row 31 - Cell 3
33Thor Hushovd (Norway)40Row 32 - Cell 3
34Ryder Hesjedal (Canada)40Row 33 - Cell 3
35Michael Rogers (Australia)40Row 34 - Cell 3
36Michel Kreder (Netherlands)34Row 35 - Cell 3
37Daniel Oss (Italy)30Row 36 - Cell 3
38Roger Hammond (Great Britain)30Row 37 - Cell 3
39Francesco Ginanni (Italy)30Row 38 - Cell 3
40Eduard Vorganov (Russian Federation)30Row 39 - Cell 3
41Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy)30Row 40 - Cell 3
42Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)21Row 41 - Cell 3
43Peter Sagan (Slovakia)21Row 42 - Cell 3
44Matti Breschel (Denmark)12Row 43 - Cell 3
45Robert Hunter (South Africa)11Row 44 - Cell 3
46Juan José Haedo (Argentina)11Row 45 - Cell 3
47Danilo Hondo (Germany)10Row 46 - Cell 3
48Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia)10Row 47 - Cell 3
49Manuele Mori (Italy)10Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jean-Christophe Peraud (France)10Row 49 - Cell 3
51William Bonnet (France)10Row 50 - Cell 3
52Paul Voss (Germany)8Row 51 - Cell 3
53Luca Paolini (Italy)7Row 52 - Cell 3
54Samuel Dumoulin (France)7Row 53 - Cell 3
55Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Portugal)7Row 54 - Cell 3
56Mikhail Ignatiev (Russian Federation)6Row 55 - Cell 3
57Lars Boom (Netherlands)6Row 56 - Cell 3
58Christopher Sutton (Australia)6Row 57 - Cell 3
59Enrico Gasparotto (Italy)6Row 58 - Cell 3
60Levi Leipheimer (United States Of America)6Row 59 - Cell 3
61Andreas Klöden (Germany)6Row 60 - Cell 3
62Amaël Moinard (France)6Row 61 - Cell 3
63Davide Malacarne (Italy)6Row 62 - Cell 3
64Linus Gerdemann (Germany)6Row 63 - Cell 3
65Mark Cavendish (Great Britain)6Row 64 - Cell 3
66Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway)6Row 65 - Cell 3
67Thomas Voeckler (France)5Row 66 - Cell 3
68Mirco Lorenzetto (Italy)5Row 67 - Cell 3
69Graeme Brown (Australia)5Row 68 - Cell 3
70Benoît Vaugrenard (France)5Row 69 - Cell 3
71Gert Steegmans (Belgium)5Row 70 - Cell 3
72Rémy Di Gregorio (France)4Row 71 - Cell 3
73Markus Fothen (Germany)4Row 72 - Cell 3
74Francesco Gavazzi (Italy)4Row 73 - Cell 3
75Jerome Coppel (France)4Row 74 - Cell 3
76Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spain)4Row 75 - Cell 3
77Robert Förster (Germany)4Row 76 - Cell 3
78Paul Martens (Germany)4Row 77 - Cell 3
79Grega Bole (Slovenia)4Row 78 - Cell 3
80Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spain)3Row 79 - Cell 3
81David Loosli (Switzerland)2Row 80 - Cell 3
82Leonardo Bertagnolli (Italy)2Row 81 - Cell 3
83Jérémie Galland (France)2Row 82 - Cell 3
84Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spain)1Row 83 - Cell 3
85Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spain)1Row 84 - Cell 3
86Matthieu Ladagnous (France)1Row 85 - Cell 3
87Sandy Casar (France)1Row 86 - Cell 3
88Jan Bakelandts (Belgium)1Row 87 - Cell 3
89Dominik Nerz (Germany)1Row 88 - Cell 3
90Tony Martin (Germany)1Row 89 - Cell 3
91Davide Vigano (Italy)1Row 90 - Cell 3
92Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Argentina)1Row 91 - Cell 3
93Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian Federation)1Row 92 - Cell 3
94Rigoberto Uran Uran (Colombia)1Row 93 - Cell 3
95Danilo Wyss (Switzerland)1Row 94 - Cell 3
96Yauheni Hutarovich (Belarus)1Row 95 - Cell 3
97Mattia Gavazzi (Italy)1Row 96 - Cell 3
98Mauro Finetto (Italy)1Row 97 - Cell 3
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International Cycling Union Teams Rankings
1Caisse D'epargne327pts
2Team Htc - Columbia249Row 1 - Cell 3
3Team Katusha247Row 2 - Cell 3
4Astana229Row 3 - Cell 3
5Liquigas-Doimo210Row 4 - Cell 3
6Bmc Racing Team197Row 5 - Cell 3
7Omega Pharma-Lotto185Row 6 - Cell 3
8Team Saxo Bank176Row 7 - Cell 3
9Quick Step172Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rabobank166Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cervelo Test Team162Row 10 - Cell 3
12Garmin - Slipstream142Row 11 - Cell 3
13Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni118Row 12 - Cell 3
14Acqua & Sapone116Row 13 - Cell 3
15Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne113Row 14 - Cell 3
16Lampre-Farnese Vini107Row 15 - Cell 3
17Sky Professional Cycling Team99Row 16 - Cell 3
18Colnago - Csf Inox93Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Milram76Row 18 - Cell 3
20Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator60Row 19 - Cell 3
21Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team60Row 20 - Cell 3
22Euskaltel - Euskadi56Row 21 - Cell 3
23Ag2R La Mondiale55Row 22 - Cell 3
24Team Radioshack27Row 23 - Cell 3
25Bbox Bouygues Telecom15Row 24 - Cell 3
26Française Des Jeux12Row 25 - Cell 3
27Footon-Servetto7Row 26 - Cell 3
28Saur - Sojasun6Row 27 - Cell 3
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International Cycling Union Nation Rankings
1Spain670pts
2Belgium460Row 1 - Cell 3
3Italy393Row 2 - Cell 3
4Australia284Row 3 - Cell 3
5Germany195Row 4 - Cell 3
6United States143Row 5 - Cell 3
7Kazakhstan116Row 6 - Cell 3
8Switzerland103Row 7 - Cell 3
9Estonia100Row 8 - Cell 3
10Netherlands91Row 9 - Cell 3
11New Zealand85Row 10 - Cell 3
12Austria83Row 11 - Cell 3
13Czech Republic80Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ireland55Row 13 - Cell 3
15Norway46Row 14 - Cell 3
16Canada40Row 15 - Cell 3
17France38Row 16 - Cell 3
18Russia37Row 17 - Cell 3
19Great Britain36Row 18 - Cell 3
20Slovakia21Row 19 - Cell 3
21Slovenia14Row 20 - Cell 3
22Denmark12Row 21 - Cell 3
23Argentina12Row 22 - Cell 3
24South Africa11Row 23 - Cell 3
25Portugal7Row 24 - Cell 3
26Colombia1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Belarus1Row 26 - Cell 3

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