ProTour: Valverde still number one; Evans, Schumacher big movers

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears) has retained his ProTour number one ranking after the latest points were awarded at the conclusion of the Tour of Poland. Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) moved from sixth to second and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-Fondital) moved from seventh to third after their strong showing in Poland.

Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) was the biggest mover from outside the top ten. He moved from 25th to seventh after his overall win in the Tour of Poland. Evans and Ballan respective second and third places overall was enough to displace Franck Schleck and Tom Boonen from third and fourth spots.

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