Boonen leaps up UCI world rankings after Flanders
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Classics give Belgium, US, Switzerland a boost
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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.
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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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| 1 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spain) | 222 | pts |
| 2 | Tom Boonen (Belgium) | 166 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spain) | 142 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) | 130 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | André Greipel (Germany) | 119 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Cadel Evans (Australia) | 116 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kazakhstan) | 116 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Stefano Garzelli (Italy) | 109 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spain) | 107 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) | 100 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spain) | 100 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Rein Taaramae (Estonia) | 100 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spain) | 99 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spain) | 92 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Michele Scarponi (Italy) | 86 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Greg Henderson (New Zealand) | 85 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Bernhard Eisel (Austria) | 83 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | George Hincapie (United States Of America) | 80 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic) | 80 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Alessandro Petacchi (Italy) | 78 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Robbie Mcewen (Australia) | 68 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Sacha Modolo (Italy) | 62 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) | 60 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Björn Leukemans (Belgium) | 60 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Daniele Bennati (Italy) | 58 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Tyler Farrar (United States Of America) | 57 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Nicolas Roche (Ireland) | 55 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Luke Roberts (Australia) | 54 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spain) | 53 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Jens Voigt (Germany) | 52 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Robert Gesink (Netherlands) | 51 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Jurgen Roelandts (Belgium) | 44 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Thor Hushovd (Norway) | 40 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Ryder Hesjedal (Canada) | 40 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Michael Rogers (Australia) | 40 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Michel Kreder (Netherlands) | 34 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Daniel Oss (Italy) | 30 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Roger Hammond (Great Britain) | 30 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Francesco Ginanni (Italy) | 30 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Eduard Vorganov (Russian Federation) | 30 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy) | 30 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) | 21 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Peter Sagan (Slovakia) | 21 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Matti Breschel (Denmark) | 12 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Robert Hunter (South Africa) | 11 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Juan José Haedo (Argentina) | 11 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Danilo Hondo (Germany) | 10 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) | 10 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Manuele Mori (Italy) | 10 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (France) | 10 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | William Bonnet (France) | 10 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Paul Voss (Germany) | 8 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Luca Paolini (Italy) | 7 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Samuel Dumoulin (France) | 7 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Portugal) | 7 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Russian Federation) | 6 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Lars Boom (Netherlands) | 6 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Christopher Sutton (Australia) | 6 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Enrico Gasparotto (Italy) | 6 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Levi Leipheimer (United States Of America) | 6 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Andreas Klöden (Germany) | 6 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Amaël Moinard (France) | 6 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Davide Malacarne (Italy) | 6 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Linus Gerdemann (Germany) | 6 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) | 6 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) | 6 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Thomas Voeckler (France) | 5 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Italy) | 5 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Graeme Brown (Australia) | 5 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Benoît Vaugrenard (France) | 5 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Gert Steegmans (Belgium) | 5 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Rémy Di Gregorio (France) | 4 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Markus Fothen (Germany) | 4 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Francesco Gavazzi (Italy) | 4 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Jerome Coppel (France) | 4 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spain) | 4 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Robert Förster (Germany) | 4 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Paul Martens (Germany) | 4 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Grega Bole (Slovenia) | 4 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spain) | 3 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | David Loosli (Switzerland) | 2 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
| 82 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Italy) | 2 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
| 83 | Jérémie Galland (France) | 2 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
| 84 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spain) | 1 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
| 85 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spain) | 1 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
| 86 | Matthieu Ladagnous (France) | 1 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
| 87 | Sandy Casar (France) | 1 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
| 88 | Jan Bakelandts (Belgium) | 1 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
| 89 | Dominik Nerz (Germany) | 1 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
| 90 | Tony Martin (Germany) | 1 | Row 89 - Cell 3 |
| 91 | Davide Vigano (Italy) | 1 | Row 90 - Cell 3 |
| 92 | Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Argentina) | 1 | Row 91 - Cell 3 |
| 93 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Russian Federation) | 1 | Row 92 - Cell 3 |
| 94 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Colombia) | 1 | Row 93 - Cell 3 |
| 95 | Danilo Wyss (Switzerland) | 1 | Row 94 - Cell 3 |
| 96 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Belarus) | 1 | Row 95 - Cell 3 |
| 97 | Mattia Gavazzi (Italy) | 1 | Row 96 - Cell 3 |
| 98 | Mauro Finetto (Italy) | 1 | Row 97 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Caisse D'epargne | 327 | pts |
| 2 | Team Htc - Columbia | 249 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Team Katusha | 247 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Astana | 229 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Liquigas-Doimo | 210 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Bmc Racing Team | 197 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 185 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Team Saxo Bank | 176 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Quick Step | 172 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Rabobank | 166 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Cervelo Test Team | 162 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Garmin - Slipstream | 142 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni | 118 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Acqua & Sapone | 116 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 113 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 107 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 99 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Colnago - Csf Inox | 93 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Team Milram | 76 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 60 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 60 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 56 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Ag2R La Mondiale | 55 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Team Radioshack | 27 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 15 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Française Des Jeux | 12 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Footon-Servetto | 7 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Saur - Sojasun | 6 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Spain | 670 | pts |
| 2 | Belgium | 460 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 393 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 284 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 195 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | United States | 143 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 116 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 103 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Estonia | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 91 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 85 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Austria | 83 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 80 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ireland | 55 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Norway | 46 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Canada | 40 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | France | 38 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Russia | 37 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Great Britain | 36 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 21 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 14 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Denmark | 12 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Argentina | 12 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | South Africa | 11 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Portugal | 7 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Colombia | 1 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Belarus | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
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