Contador debuts at third in latest WorldTour standings

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The final podium in Paris-Nice 2014: Rui Costa, Carlos Betancur and Arthur Vichot(Image credit: AFP Photo)

Upon the conclusion of Tirreno-Adriatico, the third round of the UCI WorldTour, Carlos Betancur (AG2R La Mondiale) continues to lead the overall standings with 114 points, all earned during his victory at Paris-Nice. The 24-year-old Colombian is tied on points with Tour Down Under winner Simon Gerrans (Orica GreenEdge) at 114, but the AG2R La Mondiale rider gets the nod as WorldTour leader due to the tie breaker of having won two stages at Paris-Nice versus the Australian's one stage win at the Tour Down Under.

Tirreno-Adriatico winner Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) debuts in the WorldTour rankings in third place with 112 points. Fourth and fifth place are held by Cadel Evans (BMC) and world champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), each having accumulated 88 points in WorldTour events thus far this season. Evans' points were all earned at the Tour Down Under, where he finished second overall plus won a stage and placed third in another. Costa's points were all from Paris-Nice where he finished second overall and placed second on two consecutive stages.

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WorldTour - Individuals
1	Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale	114	pts
2	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	114	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo	112	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team	88	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida	88	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team	84	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida	83	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ.fr	78	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff-Saxo	71	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	68	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky	67	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	61	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin Sharp	55	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team	52	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Julián David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Trek Factory Racing	50	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	42	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar	42	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	40	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge	32	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing	30	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky	25	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha	22	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	20	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol	18	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	14	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol	12	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin Sharp	12	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	10	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team	10	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale	9	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr	8	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Adriano Malori (Ita) Movistar Team	6	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	6	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Moreno Hofland (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	6	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr	5	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky	4	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol	4	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Egor Silin (Rus) Team Katusha	4	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	4	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Giant-Shimano	4	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing	4	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol	4	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	4	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	4	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Bob Jungels (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	4	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	4	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	3	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	3	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Benjamin King (USA) Garmin Sharp	2	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	2	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky	2	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin Sharp	2	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	2	Row 52 - Cell 3
53	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	2	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale	2	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	2	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team	1	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	1	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano	1	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar	1	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale	1	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	1	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	1	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team	1	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica GreenEdge	1	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano	1	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin Sharp	1	Row 68 - Cell 3
69	Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar	1	Row 69 - Cell 3

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WorldTour - Nations
1	Australia	336	pts
2	Colombia	248	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Spain	206	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	France	194	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Italy	143	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Portugal	88	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Czech Republic	74	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Netherlands	64	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Denmark	52	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Germany	37	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Great Britain	35	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	South Africa	32	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Croatia	30	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Slovenia	21	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Slovakia	19	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Belgium	9	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Russia	4	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Poland	4	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Switzerland	4	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Luxembourg	4	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	United States	3	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Norway	2	Row 21 - Cell 3

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WorldTour - Teams
1	AG2R La Mondiale	216	pts
2	Team Saxo-Tinkoff	183	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Lampre-Merida	171	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Movistar Team	158	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Orica GreenEdge	153	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	BMC Racing Team	100	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Team Sky	98	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	FDJ.fr	91	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Trek Factory Racing	88	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Garmin Sharp	72	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Astana Pro Team	64	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Belkin-Pro Cycling Team	51	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Katusha	47	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Team Europcar	44	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Lotto Belisol	38	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team	21	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Team Giant-Shimano	20	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Cannondale	12	Row 17 - Cell 3