Boonen takes over WorldTour rankings

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Winning smile: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Sirotti)

Following his impressive third victory of the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) has taken over the leadership in the WorldTour rankings. Just nine days after he took a record breaking fifth win in the E-3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke, and a week after his third victory in Gent-Wevelgem, the Belgian gathered enough points to relegate Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) to second.

Seventh in the UCI's top league after the E-3 Prijs Vlaanderen-Harelbeke and fourth after Gent-Wevelgem, Boonen's score increased to 266 points with his Tour of Flanders victory, while Gerrans, who held the lead first after winning the Tour Down Under and again after his fine victory in Milano-San Remo, remained at 210. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) dropped from second to third with 182 points.

Between Nibali's score and the upcoming Sagan, the Italian Liquigas-Cannondale squad has also gained enough points to oust British Sky ProCycling from the top spot of the teams ranking. Boonen's Omega Pharma-QuickStep team is now third overall, three places higher than a week ago. Two former leaders of the ranking, GreenEdge and RadioShack-Nissan have dropped to fourth and fifth spots, respectively.

In the nations classification, Belgium has soared to top spot ahead of long-standing leaders Spain, followed by Italy. However, the Belgians' advantage is minimal - just six points, 467 to Spain's 461. Thanks to Alessandro Ballan's podium spot in Flanders, Italy has a comfortable margin of 119 over fourth-placed Australia. This means the battle for the nations ranking looks increasingly like a three-way duel.

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WorldTour standings - Individuals
1	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	266	pts
2	Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	210	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	182	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale	179	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team	167	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team	140	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team	112	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling	112	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team	96	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	92	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	88	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan	86	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan	84	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	78	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan	72	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	70	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling	70	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling	63	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team	62	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	61	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling	61	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team	60	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	60	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Barracuda	60	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team	51	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	51	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling	50	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team	46	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD	44	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team	41	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	40	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	40	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan	40	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan	33	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda	31	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	31	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team	30	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan	30	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	24	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team	22	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	21	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team	20	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	20	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	15	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	15	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	14	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	14	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	10	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	10	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	10	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	8	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat	7	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team	7	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	7	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	6	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	6	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling	6	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	6	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	6	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	5	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	5	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD	5	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	5	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team	4	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team	4	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team	4	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team	4	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale	4	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	4	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan	4	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	3	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	3	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team	2	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team	2	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Barracuda	2	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	2	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	2	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team	1	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team	1	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team	1	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan	1	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda	1	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	1	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank	1	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	1	Row 91 - Cell 3

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WorldTour standings - Nations
1	Belgium	467	pts
2	Spain	461	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Italy	416	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Australia	297	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Netherlands	204	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Switzerland	198	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Slovakia	179	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	United States	141	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Great Britain	118	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	France	98	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Czech Republic	78	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Slovenia	73	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Portugal	72	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Norway	71	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Colombia	63	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Denmark	60	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Ireland	60	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Austria	51	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Croatia	41	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Germany	30	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Russia	8	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Poland	8	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Belarus	7	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Sweden	6	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Canada	2	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	New Zealand	1	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Luxembourg	1	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Argentina	1	Row 27 - Cell 3

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WorldTour standings - Teams
1	Liquigas-Cannondale	376	pts
2	Sky Procycling	356	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Omega Pharma-Quickstep	349	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	GreenEdge Cycling Team	333	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	RadioShack-Nissan	315	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Katusha Team	282	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	BMC Racing Team	208	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Movistar Team	198	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	198	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Astana Pro Team	130	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Lotto Belisol Team	101	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Garmin - Barracuda	97	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Euskaltel - Euskadi	88	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Rabobank Cycling Team	87	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Lampre - ISD	86	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	AG2R La Mondiale	76	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	FDJ-Big Mat	71	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Team Saxo Bank	2	Row 17 - Cell 3