Sanchez still tops world rankings after Paris-Roubaix

The top of the UCI's world rankings remains the same, with Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez maintaining the overall lead along with his country and Caisse d'Epargne team at the top of the three leaderboards. But after Paris-Roubaix and the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, the  difference between the top five riders has narrowed to just 22 points.

Paris-Roubaix winner Fabian Cancellara jetted up to fifth from 10th to net a season total of 200 points, while Basque tour runner-up Alejandro Valverde edged out the Swiss sensation by one point to occupy the fourth spot.

Tom Boonen stayed second but moved to within 6 points of Sanchez' lead, while Katusha's Joaquin Rodriguez stayed in third by adding to his points tally with his fourth place overall in the Basque tour.

Other big movers for the week were Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky): third in Paris-Roubaix pushed him from 84th to 27th, RadioShack's Chris Horner, who entered the rankings at 13th after winning the Vuelta al Pais Vasco, and Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) who jumped to seventh thanks to his second in Paris-Roubaix.

Spain continues to dominate the nations rankings, far ahead of Belgium and Italy, while Caisse d'Epargne has a solid lead in the teams classification over Katusha and Cervelo.

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World Rankings as of April 12, 2010
1Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne222pts
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step216Row 1 - Cell 3
3Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha208Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne201Row 3 - Cell 3
5Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank200Row 4 - Cell 3
6Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto130Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team120Row 6 - Cell 3
8André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia119Row 7 - Cell 3
9Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team116Row 8 - Cell 3
10Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana116Row 9 - Cell 3
11Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank112Row 10 - Cell 3
12Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone109Row 11 - Cell 3
13Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack108Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana107Row 13 - Cell 3
15Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne100Row 14 - Cell 3
16Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team100Row 15 - Cell 3
17Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervelo Test Team92Row 16 - Cell 3
18Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo Test Team90Row 17 - Cell 3
19Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli86Row 18 - Cell 3
20Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team85Row 19 - Cell 3
21Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi85Row 20 - Cell 3
22Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia83Row 21 - Cell 3
23George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team80Row 22 - Cell 3
24Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo80Row 23 - Cell 3
25Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini78Row 24 - Cell 3
26Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi72Row 25 - Cell 3
27Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team71Row 26 - Cell 3
28Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha68Row 27 - Cell 3
29Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank63Row 28 - Cell 3
30Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox62Row 29 - Cell 3
31Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator60Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto60Row 31 - Cell 3
33Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo58Row 32 - Cell 3
34Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions57Row 33 - Cell 3
35Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale55Row 34 - Cell 3
36Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram54Row 35 - Cell 3
37Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank52Row 36 - Cell 3
38Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto44Row 37 - Cell 3
39Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions41Row 38 - Cell 3
40Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia41Row 39 - Cell 3
41Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia40Row 40 - Cell 3
42Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions34Row 41 - Cell 3
43Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux32Row 42 - Cell 3
44Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo30Row 43 - Cell 3
45Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha30Row 44 - Cell 3
46Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha30Row 45 - Cell 3
47Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli30Row 46 - Cell 3
48Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox30Row 47 - Cell 3
49Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo21Row 48 - Cell 3
50Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo21Row 49 - Cell 3
51Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto20Row 50 - Cell 3
52Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank12Row 51 - Cell 3
53Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini12Row 52 - Cell 3
54Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions11Row 53 - Cell 3
55Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank11Row 54 - Cell 3
56Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 55 - Cell 3
57Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini10Row 56 - Cell 3
58Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack10Row 57 - Cell 3
59Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini10Row 58 - Cell 3
60William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom10Row 59 - Cell 3
61Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram8Row 60 - Cell 3
62Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone7Row 61 - Cell 3
63Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne7Row 62 - Cell 3
64Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto7Row 63 - Cell 3
65Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 64 - Cell 3
66Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank6Row 65 - Cell 3
67Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack6Row 66 - Cell 3
68Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step6Row 67 - Cell 3
69Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha6Row 68 - Cell 3
70Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana6Row 69 - Cell 3
71Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack6Row 70 - Cell 3
72Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne6Row 71 - Cell 3
73Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram6Row 72 - Cell 3
74Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia6Row 73 - Cell 3
75Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team6Row 74 - Cell 3
76Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini5Row 75 - Cell 3
77Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5Row 76 - Cell 3
78Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank5Row 77 - Cell 3
79Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux5Row 78 - Cell 3
80Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack5Row 79 - Cell 3
81Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia4Row 80 - Cell 3
82Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step4Row 81 - Cell 3
83Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux4Row 82 - Cell 3
84Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram4Row 83 - Cell 3
85Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun4Row 84 - Cell 3
86Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank4Row 85 - Cell 3
87Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne4Row 86 - Cell 3
88Robert Förster (Ger) Team Milram4Row 87 - Cell 3
89Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini4Row 88 - Cell 3
90Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi3Row 89 - Cell 3
91Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 90 - Cell 3
92Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia2Row 91 - Cell 3
93David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini2Row 92 - Cell 3
94Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux2Row 93 - Cell 3
95Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha2Row 94 - Cell 3
96Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli2Row 95 - Cell 3
97Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun2Row 96 - Cell 3
98Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux1Row 97 - Cell 3
99Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux1Row 98 - Cell 3
100Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 99 - Cell 3
101Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram1Row 100 - Cell 3
102Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo1Row 101 - Cell 3
103Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha1Row 102 - Cell 3
104Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 103 - Cell 3
105Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team1Row 104 - Cell 3
106Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 105 - Cell 3
107Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto1Row 106 - Cell 3
108Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia1Row 107 - Cell 3
109Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank1Row 108 - Cell 3
110Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 109 - Cell 3
111Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox1Row 110 - Cell 3
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Nations
1Spain850pts
2Belgium550Row 1 - Cell 3
3Italy393Row 2 - Cell 3
4Australia285Row 3 - Cell 3
5United States Of America251Row 4 - Cell 3
6Switzerland204Row 5 - Cell 3
7Germany195Row 6 - Cell 3
8Norway126Row 7 - Cell 3
9France119Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kazakhstan116Row 9 - Cell 3
11Netherlands103Row 10 - Cell 3
12Estonia100Row 11 - Cell 3
13Great Britain96Row 12 - Cell 3
14New Zealand89Row 13 - Cell 3
15Austria83Row 14 - Cell 3
16Czech Republic80Row 15 - Cell 3
17Ireland55Row 16 - Cell 3
18Canada41Row 17 - Cell 3
19Russian Federation39Row 18 - Cell 3
20Slovakia23Row 19 - Cell 3
21Slovenia14Row 20 - Cell 3
22Denmark12Row 21 - Cell 3
23Argentina12Row 22 - Cell 3
24South Africa11Row 23 - Cell 3
25Portugal7Row 24 - Cell 3
26Belarus1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Colombia1Row 26 - Cell 3
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Teams
1Caisse d'Epargne429pts
2Team Katusha342Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cervelo Test Team302Row 2 - Cell 3
4Team HTC Columbia289Row 3 - Cell 3
5Team Saxo Bank276Row 4 - Cell 3
6Omega PharmaLotto255Row 5 - Cell 3
7Astana229Row 6 - Cell 3
8Quick Step226Row 7 - Cell 3
9LiquigasDoimo210Row 8 - Cell 3
10BMC Racing Team197Row 9 - Cell 3
11Rabobank190Row 10 - Cell 3
12Sky Professional Cycling Team169Row 11 - Cell 3
13Euskaltel Euskadi160Row 12 - Cell 3
14Garmin Transitions143Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Radioshack135Row 14 - Cell 3
16Androni Giocattoli118Row 15 - Cell 3
17Acqua & Sapone116Row 16 - Cell 3
18LampreFarnese Vini115Row 17 - Cell 3
19Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne113Row 18 - Cell 3
20Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team100Row 19 - Cell 3
21Colnago CSF Inox93Row 20 - Cell 3
22Team Milram76Row 21 - Cell 3
23AG2R La Mondiale65Row 22 - Cell 3
24Topsport Vlaanderen Mercator60Row 23 - Cell 3
25Française Des Jeux44Row 24 - Cell 3
26Bbox Bouygues Telecom15Row 25 - Cell 3
27FootonServetto7Row 26 - Cell 3
28Saur Sojasun6Row 27 - Cell 3

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