Valverde tops UCI world rankings

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) celebrates as Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) punches the air in anguish (Image credit: AFP)

Alejandro Valverde has moved atop the World Classification of the International Cycling Union (UCI). The controversial Caisse d'Epargne rider used his overall victory in the Tour de Romandie to claim the lead in the world rankings.

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UCI World Rankings - Individuals
1	Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	392	pts
2	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	294	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha	268	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team	246	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	222	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step	216	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank	200	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana	161	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack	144	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam	120	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia	119	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana	117	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank	112	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo	110	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	109	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions	103	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	103	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana	100	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	100	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	100	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam	92	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam	90	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini	88	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	86	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team	85	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	85	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia	83	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha	82	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team	80	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	78	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	78	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank	72	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	72	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team	71	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha	68	Row 34 - Cell 3
36	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia	66	Row 35 - Cell 3
37	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank	63	Row 36 - Cell 3
38	Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	62	Row 37 - Cell 3
39	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	60	Row 38 - Cell 3
40	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto	60	Row 39 - Cell 3
41	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	58	Row 40 - Cell 3
42	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions	57	Row 41 - Cell 3
43	Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale	57	Row 42 - Cell 3
44	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana	56	Row 43 - Cell 3
45	Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram	54	Row 44 - Cell 3
46	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	52	Row 45 - Cell 3
47	Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha	52	Row 46 - Cell 3
48	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank	52	Row 47 - Cell 3
49	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack	50	Row 48 - Cell 3
50	Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	46	Row 49 - Cell 3
51	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	44	Row 50 - Cell 3
52	Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet	40	Row 51 - Cell 3
53	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo	36	Row 52 - Cell 3
54	Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions	34	Row 53 - Cell 3
55	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux	32	Row 54 - Cell 3
56	Tiago Machado (Por) Team Radioshack	31	Row 55 - Cell 3
57	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	30	Row 56 - Cell 3
58	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha	30	Row 57 - Cell 3
59	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha	30	Row 58 - Cell 3
60	Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	30	Row 59 - Cell 3
61	Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox	30	Row 60 - Cell 3
62	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	24	Row 61 - Cell 3
63	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	21	Row 62 - Cell 3
64	Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	20	Row 63 - Cell 3
65	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	16	Row 64 - Cell 3
66	Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini	14	Row 65 - Cell 3
67	Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions	13	Row 66 - Cell 3
68	Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank	12	Row 67 - Cell 3
69	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia	12	Row 68 - Cell 3
70	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	11	Row 69 - Cell 3
71	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	10	Row 70 - Cell 3
72	Marcel Wyss (Swi) Cervélo TestTeam	10	Row 71 - Cell 3
73	Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	10	Row 72 - Cell 3
74	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	10	Row 73 - Cell 3
75	William Bonnet (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	10	Row 74 - Cell 3
76	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	8	Row 75 - Cell 3
77	Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone	7	Row 76 - Cell 3
78	Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto	7	Row 77 - Cell 3
79	Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	7	Row 78 - Cell 3
80	Karsten Kroon (Ned) BMC Racing Team	6	Row 79 - Cell 3
81	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank	6	Row 80 - Cell 3
82	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram	6	Row 81 - Cell 3
83	Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	6	Row 82 - Cell 3
84	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack	6	Row 83 - Cell 3
85	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6	Row 84 - Cell 3
86	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank	6	Row 85 - Cell 3
87	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step	6	Row 86 - Cell 3
88	Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha	6	Row 87 - Cell 3
89	Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack	6	Row 88 - Cell 3
90	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6	Row 89 - Cell 3
91	Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom	5	Row 90 - Cell 3
92	Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux	5	Row 91 - Cell 3
93	Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	5	Row 92 - Cell 3
94	Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank	5	Row 93 - Cell 3
95	Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack	5	Row 94 - Cell 3
96	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux	4	Row 95 - Cell 3
97	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step	4	Row 96 - Cell 3
98	Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia	4	Row 97 - Cell 3
99	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	4	Row 98 - Cell 3
100	Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	4	Row 99 - Cell 3
101	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	4	Row 100 - Cell 3
102	Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	4	Row 101 - Cell 3
103	Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram	4	Row 102 - Cell 3
104	Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini	4	Row 103 - Cell 3
105	Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	3	Row 104 - Cell 3
106	Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux	2	Row 105 - Cell 3
107	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux	2	Row 106 - Cell 3
108	Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli	2	Row 107 - Cell 3
109	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	2	Row 108 - Cell 3
110	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini	2	Row 109 - Cell 3
111	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia	2	Row 110 - Cell 3
112	Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	2	Row 111 - Cell 3
113	Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun	2	Row 112 - Cell 3
114	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	1	Row 113 - Cell 3
115	Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto	1	Row 114 - Cell 3
116	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha	1	Row 115 - Cell 3
117	Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia	1	Row 116 - Cell 3
118	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia	1	Row 117 - Cell 3
119	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram	1	Row 118 - Cell 3
120	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo	1	Row 119 - Cell 3
121	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux	1	Row 120 - Cell 3
122	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux	1	Row 121 - Cell 3
123	Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team	1	Row 122 - Cell 3
124	Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank	1	Row 123 - Cell 3
125	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team	1	Row 124 - Cell 3
126	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne	1	Row 125 - Cell 3
127	Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	1	Row 126 - Cell 3
128	Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne	1	Row 127 - Cell 3

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UCI World Rankings - Teams
1	Caisse d'Epargne	620	pts
2	Team Katusha	500	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Astana	434	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Omega Pharma-Lotto	419	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Team HTC - Columbia	383	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Team Saxo Bank	334	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	BMC Racing Team	333	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Cervélo TestTeam	312	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Rabobank	258	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Liquigas-Doimo	255	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Lampre-Farnese Vini	248	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Euskaltel - Euskadi	238	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Team Radioshack	237	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Quick Step	226	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Garmin - Transitions	207	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Sky Professional Cycling Team	169	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Androni Giocattoli	118	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Acqua & Sapone	116	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne	113	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	110	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Colnago - CSF Inox	93	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Team Milram	76	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	AG2R La Mondiale	68	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator	60	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Française Des Jeux	45	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Landbouwkrediet	40	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	BBox Bouygues Telecom	15	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Footon-Servetto	8	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Saur - Sojasun	6	Row 28 - Cell 3

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UCI World Rankings - Nations
1	Spain	1155	pts
2	Belgium	714	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Australia	477	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Italy	401	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	United States	287	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Russia	242	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Kazakhstan	217	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Switzerland	214	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Germany	199	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Slovenia	142	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Norway	126	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	France	119	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Czech Republic	110	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Netherlands	110	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Canada	103	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Great Britain	102	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Estonia	100	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	New Zealand	89	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Austria	83	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Luxembourg	70	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Ireland	57	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Slovakia	38	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Portugal	38	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	South Africa	13	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Argentina	13	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Denmark	12	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Belarus	1	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Colombia	1	Row 27 - Cell 3