Froome moves to fourth in WorldTour standings after Dauphiné win

Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Leopard) remains in top spot in the individual rankings of the UCI WorldTour, but Sunday’s victory for Chris Froome (Sky) in the Critérium du Dauphiné has seen the Briton move up from ninth to fourth overall.

Froome’s teammate Richie Porte’s second place overall in the Dauphiné, meanwhile, has gained the 2013 Paris-Nice winner two spots in the WorldTour rankings, moving the Australian into fifth. Thus while the top three spots remain completely unchanged, with Cancellara at 351 points, Giro d’Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) at 322 and Peter Sagan (Cannondale) with 312, Froome is now just one point behind Sagan, with 311, while Porte's total is 305.

Froome’s resurgence in the WorldTour standings is a just reflection of the 28-year-old Briton’s impressive domination in the Critérium du Dauphiné, where he took third in the mid-week time trial, moved into the lead 24 hours later at Valmorel, the race’s first major summit finish, and then concluded Sunday’s final mountain test, at Risoul, in second place on the stage.

Overall, Froome completes what is both a hugely prestigious win in itself and a key dress rehearsal for the Briton’s bid for victory in the Tour de France in July with a 58-second advantage over teammate Porte, while Spain’s Dani Moreno (Katusha) is third, at 2:12.

It is Froome’s ninth win this season, following outright victories in the Tour of Oman, Critérium International and the Tour de Romandie, as well as a second place and a stage win in Tirreno-Adriatico. Should he meet with further success in the Tour de France, the overall top spot in the WorldTour rankings looks well within his reach at the end of July.

In the nations classification, Spain regained control of the lead from Colombia, briefly heading the rankings after their strong collective performance in the Giro d’Italia. With five riders in the top 10 overall, Spain jumped from third to first and now leads by 49 points on Colombia. Neither Colombia nor Italy, with 766 and 720 points respectively, scored any points in the Dauphiné.

The other major mover in the nations classification is Great Britain. Even though the country remains in fourth place, thanks to the Critérium du Dauphiné it has now added 112 points for a total of 622 points, solidifying their advantage over Australia, who remains in fifth spot.

Unsurprisingly, given Porte’s and Froome’s performances, Sky remains in the top spot of the WorldTour team rankings, but considerably reinforced that position. Already 184 points ahead of Katusha after the Giro d’Italia, Sky now has an advantage of 310 points on the Russian squad, while Movistar Team remains in third at 633 points.

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WorldTour standings - Individuals
1Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard351pts
2Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team322Row 1 - Cell 3
3Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro Cycling312Row 2 - Cell 3
4Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling311Row 3 - Cell 3
5Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling305Row 4 - Cell 3
6Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) AG2R La Mondiale255Row 5 - Cell 3
7Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp247Row 6 - Cell 3
8Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha246Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida213Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team192Row 9 - Cell 3
11Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha189Row 10 - Cell 3
12Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team182Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling176Row 12 - Cell 3
14Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling153Row 13 - Cell 3
15Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha151Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quick Step142Row 15 - Cell 3
17Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team140Row 16 - Cell 3
18Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Saxo-Tinkoff132Row 17 - Cell 3
19Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quick Step132Row 18 - Cell 3
20Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre-Merida118Row 19 - Cell 3
21Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling117Row 20 - Cell 3
22Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team113Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale111Row 22 - Cell 3
24Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team111Row 23 - Cell 3
25Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team100Row 24 - Cell 3
26Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp98Row 25 - Cell 3
27Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step95Row 26 - Cell 3
28Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha90Row 27 - Cell 3
29Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team90Row 28 - Cell 3
30Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team86Row 29 - Cell 3
31Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team83Row 30 - Cell 3
32Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Saxo-Tinkoff80Row 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
39Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team66Row 38 - Cell 3
40Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team66Row 39 - Cell 3
41Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp64Row 40 - Cell 3
42Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge64Row 41 - Cell 3
43Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo-Tinkoff63Row 42 - Cell 3
44Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team62Row 43 - Cell 3
45Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team61Row 44 - Cell 3
46Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi61Row 45 - Cell 3
47Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling59Row 46 - Cell 3
48Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team58Row 47 - Cell 3
49Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi58Row 48 - Cell 3
50Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard52Row 49 - Cell 3
51Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge51Row 50 - Cell 3
52Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team51Row 51 - Cell 3
53Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team50Row 52 - Cell 3
54Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard42Row 53 - Cell 3
55Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff41Row 54 - Cell 3
56Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team41Row 55 - Cell 3
57Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol41Row 56 - Cell 3
58Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling40Row 57 - Cell 3
59Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick Step40Row 58 - Cell 3
60Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step40Row 59 - Cell 3
61Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale38Row 60 - Cell 3
62Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team37Row 61 - Cell 3
63Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling34Row 62 - Cell 3
64Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida33Row 63 - Cell 3
65Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi32Row 64 - Cell 3
66Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin-Sharp32Row 65 - Cell 3
67Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team30Row 66 - Cell 3
68Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team30Row 67 - Cell 3
69John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano26Row 68 - Cell 3
70Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team24Row 69 - Cell 3
71Rohan Dennis (Aus) Garmin-Sharp24Row 70 - Cell 3
72Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp24Row 71 - Cell 3
73Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quick Step24Row 72 - Cell 3
74Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team23Row 73 - Cell 3
75Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha22Row 74 - Cell 3
76Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ21Row 75 - Cell 3
77Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Merida20Row 76 - Cell 3
78Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ20Row 77 - Cell 3
79André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol20Row 78 - Cell 3
80Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling18Row 79 - Cell 3
81Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) RadioShack Leopard18Row 80 - Cell 3
82Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack Leopard18Row 81 - Cell 3
83Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge17Row 82 - Cell 3
84Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol16Row 83 - Cell 3
85Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano16Row 84 - Cell 3
86Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team16Row 85 - Cell 3
87Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha16Row 86 - Cell 3
88Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling15Row 87 - Cell 3
89Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 88 - Cell 3
90Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step14Row 89 - Cell 3
91Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 90 - Cell 3
92Bauke Mollema (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team12Row 91 - Cell 3
93Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha12Row 92 - Cell 3
94Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack Leopard11Row 93 - Cell 3
95Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 94 - Cell 3
96Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step10Row 95 - Cell 3
97Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack Leopard10Row 96 - Cell 3
98Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick Step10Row 97 - Cell 3
99Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 98 - Cell 3
100Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling9Row 99 - Cell 3
101Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team9Row 100 - Cell 3
102Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge8Row 101 - Cell 3
103Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Merida8Row 102 - Cell 3
104Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Lampre-Merida7Row 103 - Cell 3
105Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling7Row 104 - Cell 3
106Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard6Row 105 - Cell 3
107Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling6Row 106 - Cell 3
108Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team6Row 107 - Cell 3
109Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 108 - Cell 3
110Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge6Row 109 - Cell 3
111Mark Renshaw (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team6Row 110 - Cell 3
112Marcel Kittel (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano6Row 111 - Cell 3
113David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling5Row 112 - Cell 3
114Paul Martens (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team5Row 113 - Cell 3
115Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge5Row 114 - Cell 3
116John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 115 - Cell 3
117Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ4Row 116 - Cell 3
118Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge4Row 117 - Cell 3
119José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team4Row 118 - Cell 3
120Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team4Row 119 - Cell 3
121Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 120 - Cell 3
122Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team4Row 121 - Cell 3
123Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ4Row 122 - Cell 3
124Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha4Row 123 - Cell 3
125Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard3Row 124 - Cell 3
126Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team3Row 125 - Cell 3
127Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 126 - Cell 3
128Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ2Row 127 - Cell 3
129Stef Clement (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team2Row 128 - Cell 3
130Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Tobias Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team1Row 139 - Cell 3
141Egor Silin (Rus) Astana Pro Team1Row 140 - Cell 3
142Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 141 - Cell 3
143Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ1Row 142 - Cell 3
144Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 143 - Cell 3
145Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-Shimano1Row 144 - Cell 3
146Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ1Row 145 - Cell 3
147Robert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team1Row 146 - Cell 3
148Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team1Row 147 - Cell 3
149Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 148 - Cell 3
150Danilo Hondo (Ger) RadioShack Leopard1Row 149 - Cell 3
151Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 150 - Cell 3
152Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ1Row 151 - Cell 3
153Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 152 - Cell 3
154Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team1Row 153 - Cell 3
155Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp1Row 154 - Cell 3
156Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol1Row 155 - Cell 3
157Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step1Row 156 - Cell 3
158Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp1Row 157 - Cell 3
159Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 158 - Cell 3
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WorldTour standings - Nations
1Spain811pts
2Colombia766Row 1 - Cell 3
3Italy720Row 2 - Cell 3
4Great Britain622Row 3 - Cell 3
5Australia553Row 4 - Cell 3
6Belgium408Row 5 - Cell 3
7Netherlands398Row 6 - Cell 3
8France366Row 7 - Cell 3
9Switzerland362Row 8 - Cell 3
10Slovakia322Row 9 - Cell 3
11Poland313Row 10 - Cell 3
12United States296Row 11 - Cell 3
13Slovenia266Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ireland247Row 13 - Cell 3
15Czech Republic120Row 14 - Cell 3
16Norway106Row 15 - Cell 3
17Portugal94Row 16 - Cell 3
18Germany86Row 17 - Cell 3
19Denmark66Row 18 - Cell 3
20Russia43Row 19 - Cell 3
21Lithuania32Row 20 - Cell 3
22Estonia30Row 21 - Cell 3
23Canada30Row 22 - Cell 3
24Costa Rica24Row 23 - Cell 3
25Austria18Row 24 - Cell 3
26Croatia18Row 25 - Cell 3
27South Africa7Row 26 - Cell 3
28Ukraine6Row 27 - Cell 3
29Finland4Row 28 - Cell 3
30Kazakhstan4Row 29 - Cell 3
31Sweden2Row 30 - Cell 3
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WorldTour standings - Teams
1Sky Procycling1062pts
2Katusha752Row 1 - Cell 3
3Movistar Team633Row 2 - Cell 3
4Astana Pro Team530Row 3 - Cell 3
5RadioShack Leopard481Row 4 - Cell 3
6Omega Pharma-Quick Step479Row 5 - Cell 3
7Garmin-Sharp465Row 6 - Cell 3
8BMC Racing Team437Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ag2R La Mondiale418Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lampre-Merida392Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cannondale Pro Cycling368Row 10 - Cell 3
12Blanco Pro Cycling Team346Row 11 - Cell 3
13Team Saxo-Tinkoff318Row 12 - Cell 3
14Orica-GreenEdge212Row 13 - Cell 3
15Euskaltel-Euskadi162Row 14 - Cell 3
16Lotto Belisol148Row 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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