Rodriguez takes over as WorldTour leader

Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez may not have achieved his goal of winning the overall at the Giro d'Italia, but the Spaniard's second place was enough to push him to the top of the UCI's WorldTour rankings. He replaced Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) on the top rung, moving up from sixth place to depose the Belgian winner of Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix.

Rodriguez, 33, has had his best season to date, winning a stage in Tirreno-Adriatico and two in the Vuelta al Pais Vasco and taking second overall there, and then sprinting to his first Classic victory in Flèche Wallonne.

After winning the Giro d'Italia's stage 10 to Assisi, Rodriguez claimed the pink jersey of race leader and held it for 10 of the next 11 stages before succumbing to Ryder Hesjedal in the final time trial.

Hesjedal's overall victory moved him up into the top 10 in the world, he sits in 8th place with Vincenzo Nibali, Samuel Sanchez, Peter Sagan, Bradley Wiggins, Simon Gerrans, Damiano Cunego and Oscar Freire occupying the rest of the top positions.

WorldTour standings as of May 28, 2012

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team404pts
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep366Row 1 - Cell 3
3Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale272Row 2 - Cell 3
4Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi252Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale229Row 4 - Cell 3
6Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling224Row 5 - Cell 3
7Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team210Row 6 - Cell 3
8Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda197Row 7 - Cell 3
9Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD184Row 8 - Cell 3
10Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team180Row 9 - Cell 3
11Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD174Row 10 - Cell 3
12Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team172Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team167Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team166Row 13 - Cell 3
15Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana150Row 14 - Cell 3
16Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana149Row 15 - Cell 3
17Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team132Row 16 - Cell 3
18Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda132Row 17 - Cell 3
19Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team126Row 18 - Cell 3
20Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling125Row 19 - Cell 3
21Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling112Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team104Row 21 - Cell 3
23Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Pro Team Astana100Row 22 - Cell 3
24Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan96Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team96Row 24 - Cell 3
26Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma - QuickStep90Row 25 - Cell 3
27Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale88Row 26 - Cell 3
28Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan86Row 27 - Cell 3
29Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team86Row 28 - Cell 3
30Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda85Row 29 - Cell 3
31Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team75Row 30 - Cell 3
32Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana74Row 31 - Cell 3
33Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team72Row 32 - Cell 3
34Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team72Row 33 - Cell 3
35Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan72Row 34 - Cell 3
36Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale71Row 35 - Cell 3
37Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling70Row 36 - Cell 3
38Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling66Row 37 - Cell 3
39Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling62Row 38 - Cell 3
40Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team60Row 39 - Cell 3
41Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling60Row 40 - Cell 3
42Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team60Row 41 - Cell 3
43Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team52Row 42 - Cell 3
44Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep52Row 43 - Cell 3
45Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team51Row 44 - Cell 3
46Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling50Row 45 - Cell 3
47Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling48Row 46 - Cell 3
48Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan42Row 47 - Cell 3
49Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling42Row 48 - Cell 3
50Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep42Row 49 - Cell 3
51Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi42Row 50 - Cell 3
52Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team40Row 51 - Cell 3
53Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat40Row 52 - Cell 3
54Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan37Row 53 - Cell 3
55Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale34Row 54 - Cell 3
56John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale33Row 55 - Cell 3
57Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale32Row 56 - Cell 3
58Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team32Row 57 - Cell 3
59Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda31Row 58 - Cell 3
60Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank30Row 59 - Cell 3
61Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan30Row 60 - Cell 3
62Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team30Row 61 - Cell 3
63Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team25Row 62 - Cell 3
64Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep24Row 63 - Cell 3
65Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team24Row 64 - Cell 3
66Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana22Row 65 - Cell 3
67Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling22Row 66 - Cell 3
68André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team22Row 67 - Cell 3
69Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team21Row 68 - Cell 3
70Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling20Row 69 - Cell 3
71Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team20Row 70 - Cell 3
72Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team20Row 71 - Cell 3
73Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team18Row 72 - Cell 3
74Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team17Row 73 - Cell 3
75Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana16Row 74 - Cell 3
76Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team16Row 75 - Cell 3
77Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi16Row 76 - Cell 3
78Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team16Row 77 - Cell 3
79Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team16Row 78 - Cell 3
80Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team16Row 79 - Cell 3
81Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team14Row 80 - Cell 3
82Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat14Row 81 - Cell 3
83Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team13Row 82 - Cell 3
84Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin-Barracuda12Row 83 - Cell 3
85Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team12Row 84 - Cell 3
86Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat10Row 85 - Cell 3
87Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 86 - Cell 3
88Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda10Row 87 - Cell 3
89Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale10Row 88 - Cell 3
90Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team10Row 89 - Cell 3
91Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 90 - Cell 3
92Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team10Row 91 - Cell 3
93Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda9Row 92 - Cell 3
94Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank9Row 93 - Cell 3
95Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team8Row 94 - Cell 3
96Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat8Row 95 - Cell 3
97Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team8Row 96 - Cell 3
98Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD8Row 97 - Cell 3
99Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep8Row 98 - Cell 3
100Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan8Row 99 - Cell 3
101Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team8Row 100 - Cell 3
102Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep8Row 101 - Cell 3
103Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team8Row 102 - Cell 3
104Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team7Row 103 - Cell 3
105Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat7Row 104 - Cell 3
106Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD6Row 105 - Cell 3
107Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team6Row 106 - Cell 3
108Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team6Row 107 - Cell 3
109Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-Barracuda6Row 108 - Cell 3
110Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team6Row 109 - Cell 3
111Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD6Row 110 - Cell 3
112Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana5Row 111 - Cell 3
113Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD5Row 112 - Cell 3
114Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team4Row 113 - Cell 3
115Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 114 - Cell 3
116Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 115 - Cell 3
117Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team4Row 116 - Cell 3
118Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team4Row 117 - Cell 3
119Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team4Row 118 - Cell 3
120Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat4Row 119 - Cell 3
121Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 120 - Cell 3
122Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 121 - Cell 3
123Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team4Row 122 - Cell 3
124Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda4Row 123 - Cell 3
125Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team4Row 124 - Cell 3
126Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan4Row 125 - Cell 3
127Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep4Row 126 - Cell 3
128Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank3Row 127 - Cell 3
129Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep3Row 128 - Cell 3
130Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team2Row 129 - Cell 3
131Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale2Row 130 - Cell 3
132Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team2Row 131 - Cell 3
133Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team2Row 132 - Cell 3
134Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana2Row 133 - Cell 3
135Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 134 - Cell 3
136Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat2Row 135 - Cell 3
137Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale2Row 136 - Cell 3
138Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team2Row 137 - Cell 3
139Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling2Row 138 - Cell 3
140Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda2Row 139 - Cell 3
141Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan1Row 140 - Cell 3
142José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 141 - Cell 3
143Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team1Row 142 - Cell 3
144Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 143 - Cell 3
145Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 144 - Cell 3
146Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank1Row 145 - Cell 3
147Svein Tuft (Can) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team1Row 146 - Cell 3
148Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team1Row 147 - Cell 3
149Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi1Row 148 - Cell 3
150Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 149 - Cell 3
151Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team1Row 150 - Cell 3
152Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat1Row 151 - Cell 3
153Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep1Row 152 - Cell 3
154Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 153 - Cell 3
155Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team1Row 154 - Cell 3
156Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team1Row 155 - Cell 3
157Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale1Row 156 - Cell 3
158Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Team1Row 157 - Cell 3

 

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