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Vuelta win moves Valverde to second in world ranking
Other Vuelta a España protagonists rise up the rankings
Alejandro Valverde's win in the Vuelta a España moved the Spaniard into second place on the International Cycling Union's (UCI) Individual World Rankings, released on Monday.
The Caisse d'Epargne rider had previously been in sixth position prior to his victory in the Spanish Grand Tour.
Valverde's ascension in the UCI Individual World Rankings was also duplicated by the other nine riders who finished in the top 10 at the Vuelta a España. Vuelta runner-up Samuel Sánchez (Euskatlet-Euskadi) leapt from 35th to eighth position while third place finisher Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) moved from ninth to fourth position.
Vuelta fourth place finisher Ivan Basso rose 20 positions in the UCI ranking, jumping from 32nd to 12th. Spain's Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia), fifth overall in the Vuelta, made his first appearance of the year in the rankings at 51st due to his Vuelta performance.
The rider who made the largest leap on the UCI rankings was Philip Deignan (Cervelo TestTeam), a stage winner and ninth overall finisher in the Vuelta a España. The Irishman soared 172 positions on the individual ranking, jumping from 243rd to 71st.
Vuelta points jersey winner and multi-stage winner André Greipel (Team Columbia-HTC) also made a significant jump from 120th position to 52nd as did Slovenian sprinter and Vuelta stage winner Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil), rising to 99th from 173rd.
Alberto Contador (Astana) continues to lead the rankings while Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank), previously in second, dropped one position to third.
The team rankings underwent a minor re-shuffling of the top 10, most notably Caisse d'Epargne's rise from sixth to second. Silence-Lotto and Rabobank each moved up one position respectively. Spain's Xacobeo Galicia made its first appearance of the year in the team rankings at 21st position. Astana remains the top ranked team.
Spain remains atop the nations ranking and there were no changes in the top 10. The Netherlands moved up to 11th position from 12th, switching positions with France. Slovenia moved from 20th to 18th position.
Below is the complete list of the latest UCI World individual, team and nation rankings.
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| 1 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 527 | pts |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 483 | |
| 3 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 334 | |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 329 | |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia-HTC | 322 | |
| 6 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 319 | |
| 7 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia-HTC | 304 | |
| 8 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 277 | |
| 9 | Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step | 249 | |
| 10 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 235 | |
| 11 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | 232 | |
| 12 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 229 | |
| 13 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 226 | |
| 14 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 218 | |
| 15 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 217 | |
| 16 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo TestTeam | 216 | |
| 17 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 212 | |
| 18 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 212 | |
| 19 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 211 | |
| 20 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 195 | |
| 21 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 194 | |
| 22 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 194 | |
| 23 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 180 | |
| 24 | Rider Removed From Rankings Due To Ongoing Doping Investigation | ||
| 25 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam | 176 | |
| 26 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 170 | |
| 27 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 164 | |
| 28 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 157 | |
| 29 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas | 156 | |
| 30 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 154 | |
| 31 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 150 | |
| 32 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 147 | |
| 33 | Rider Removed From Rankings Due To Ongoing Doping Investigation | ||
| 34 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 139 | |
| 35 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 135 | |
| 36 | Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam | 134 | |
| 37 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 133 | |
| 38 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 131 | |
| 39 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 125 | |
| 40 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream | 117 | |
| 41 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 117 | |
| 42 | Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 117 | |
| 43 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC | 115 | |
| 44 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Astana | 112 | |
| 45 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 110 | |
| 46 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 104 | |
| 47 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes Farnese Vini | 102 | |
| 48 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 98 | |
| 49 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 98 | |
| 50 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 92 | |
| 51 | Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 92 | |
| 52 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 91 | |
| 53 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 90 | |
| 54 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia-HTC | 90 | |
| 55 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 88 | |
| 56 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 87 | |
| 57 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 87 | |
| 58 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank | 85 | |
| 59 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 84 | |
| 60 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 83 | |
| 61 | Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step | 80 | |
| 62 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 79 | |
| 63 | Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 78 | |
| 64 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Ag2R La Mondiale | 77 | |
| 65 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | 76 | |
| 66 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) Ag2R La Mondiale | 74 | |
| 67 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | 74 | |
| 68 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 64 | |
| 69 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank | 62 | |
| 70 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | 61 | |
| 71 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo TestTeam | 61 | |
| 72 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | 60 | |
| 73 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 60 | |
| 74 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 58 | |
| 75 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 58 | |
| 76 | Anthony Roux (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 56 | |
| 77 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 56 | |
| 78 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia-HTC | 54 | |
| 79 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 54 | |
| 80 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 54 | |
| 81 | Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step | 52 | |
| 82 | Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 52 | |
| 83 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 51 | |
| 84 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | 50 | |
| 85 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 50 | |
| 86 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam | 50 | |
| 87 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | 50 | |
| 88 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 50 | |
| 89 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 50 | |
| 90 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step | 49 | |
| 91 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 48 | |
| 92 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 45 | |
| 93 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 44 | |
| 94 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 42 | |
| 95 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank | 40 | |
| 96 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia-HTC | 40 | |
| 97 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 39 | |
| 98 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 39 | |
| 99 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 34 | |
| 100 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank | 33 | |
| 101 | David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 33 | |
| 102 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 32 | |
| 103 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 31 | |
| 104 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo TestTeam | 30 | |
| 105 | Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 30 | |
| 106 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana | 30 | |
| 107 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 30 | |
| 108 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 29 | |
| 109 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia-HTC | 28 | |
| 110 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 26 | |
| 111 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 26 | |
| 112 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 26 | |
| 113 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale | 26 | |
| 114 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 26 | |
| 115 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 26 | |
| 116 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 25 | |
| 117 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank | 22 | |
| 118 | Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 22 | |
| 119 | Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana | 22 | |
| 120 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 22 | |
| 121 | Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 21 | |
| 122 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank | 21 | |
| 123 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 20 | |
| 124 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 20 | |
| 125 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 20 | |
| 126 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 20 | |
| 127 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia-HTC | 19 | |
| 128 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | 19 | |
| 129 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 18 | |
| 130 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 18 | |
| 131 | Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 18 | |
| 132 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 18 | |
| 133 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia-HTC | 17 | |
| 134 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 17 | |
| 135 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | 16 | |
| 136 | Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 16 | |
| 137 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | 16 | |
| 138 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 16 | |
| 139 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo TestTeam | 16 | |
| 140 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 16 | |
| 141 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 15 | |
| 142 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC | 15 | |
| 143 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R La Mondiale | 15 | |
| 144 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 14 | |
| 145 | Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 14 | |
| 146 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 14 | |
| 147 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux | 13 | |
| 148 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia-HTC | 12 | |
| 149 | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 12 | |
| 150 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 11 | |
| 151 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 11 | |
| 152 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 11 | |
| 153 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne | 11 | |
| 154 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia-HTC | 11 | |
| 155 | Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step | 11 | |
| 156 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha | 11 | |
| 157 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 10 | |
| 158 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | 10 | |
| 159 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 10 | |
| 160 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 10 | |
| 161 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | 10 | |
| 162 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas | 10 | |
| 163 | David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 10 | |
| 164 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | |
| 165 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 10 | |
| 166 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 10 | |
| 167 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 10 | |
| 168 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld | 10 | |
| 169 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia-HTC | 9 | |
| 170 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 9 | |
| 171 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas | 9 | |
| 172 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 9 | |
| 173 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 8 | |
| 174 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 8 | |
| 175 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | 8 | |
| 176 | David Garcia Da Pena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia | 8 | |
| 177 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 8 | |
| 178 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo TestTeam | 8 | |
| 179 | Félix Rafael Cardenas Ravelo (Col) Barloworld | 8 | |
| 180 | Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 8 | |
| 181 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 7 | |
| 182 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 7 | |
| 183 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 7 | |
| 184 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 6 | |
| 185 | Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 6 | |
| 186 | Rider Removed From Rankings Due To Ongoing Doping Investigation | ||
| 187 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 6 | |
| 188 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 6 | |
| 189 | Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 6 | |
| 190 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 6 | |
| 191 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | 6 | |
| 192 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 6 | |
| 193 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo TestTeam | 6 | |
| 194 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | |
| 195 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 6 | |
| 196 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia-HTC | 6 | |
| 197 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 6 | |
| 198 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 6 | |
| 199 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 4 | |
| 200 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | 4 | |
| 201 | Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Astana | 4 | |
| 202 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4 | |
| 203 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
| 204 | Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | |
| 205 | Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam | 4 | |
| 206 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 4 | |
| 207 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream | 4 | |
| 208 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C | 4 | |
| 209 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | |
| 210 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 | |
| 211 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 4 | |
| 212 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | |
| 213 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 4 | |
| 214 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
| 215 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Ag2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
| 216 | Markus Zberg (Swi) Bmc Racing Team | 4 | |
| 217 | Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 4 | |
| 218 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 3 | |
| 219 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 3 | |
| 220 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia-HTC | 3 | |
| 221 | Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha | 3 | |
| 222 | Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 2 | |
| 223 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo TestTeam | 2 | |
| 224 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step | 2 | |
| 225 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 2 | |
| 226 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam | 2 | |
| 227 | Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 228 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia-HTC | 2 | |
| 229 | Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 2 | |
| 230 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 2 | |
| 231 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 232 | Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Liquigas | 2 | |
| 233 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 2 | |
| 234 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 2 | |
| 235 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
| 236 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2 | |
| 237 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 2 | |
| 238 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
| 239 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana | 2 | |
| 240 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | |
| 241 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel | 2 | |
| 242 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto | 2 | |
| 243 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 2 | |
| 244 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
| 245 | Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD - Neri | 2 | |
| 246 | Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Barloworld | 2 | |
| 247 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana | 2 | |
| 248 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 | |
| 249 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 | |
| 250 | Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step | 1 | |
| 251 | Matheus Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 1 | |
| 252 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank | 1 | |
| 253 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
| 254 | Alexandre Usov (Blr) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
| 255 | Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram | 1 | |
| 256 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 1 | |
| 257 | Alexei Markov (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | |
| 258 | Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 1 | |
| 259 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam | 1 | |
| 260 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 1 | |
| 261 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
| 262 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step | 1 | |
| 263 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
| 264 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 1 | |
| 265 | Rider Removed From Rankings Due To Ongoing Doping Investigation | ||
| 266 | Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 1 | |
| 267 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD - Neri | 1 |
| 1 | Astana | 1100 | pts |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne | 1048 | |
| 3 | Team Columbia - HTC | 957 | |
| 4 | Team Saxo Bank | 941 | |
| 5 | Liquigas | 923 | |
| 6 | Cervelo TestTeam | 804 | |
| 7 | Quick Step | 760 | |
| 8 | Silence-Lotto | 717 | |
| 9 | Rabobank | 667 | |
| 10 | Team Katusha | 637 | |
| 11 | Garmin - Slipstream | 612 | |
| 12 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 551 | |
| 13 | Lampre - N.G.C | 465 | |
| 14 | Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 379 | |
| 15 | Française Des Jeux | 238 | |
| 16 | AG2R La Mondiale | 206 | |
| 17 | Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 189 | |
| 18 | Team Milram | 182 | |
| 19 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 170 | |
| 20 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 166 | |
| 21 | Xacobeo Galicia | 128 | |
| 22 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 108 | |
| 23 | Fuji-Servetto | 104 | |
| 24 | LPR Brakes Farnese Vini | 102 | |
| 25 | Agritubel | 34 | |
| 26 | Skil-Shimano | 33 | |
| 27 | Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 26 | |
| 28 | Contentpolis-Ampo | 24 | |
| 29 | Andalucia Cajasur | 21 | |
| 30 | Barloworld | 20 | |
| 31 | Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 11 | |
| 32 | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | 4 | |
| 33 | BMC Racing Team | 4 | |
| 34 | ISD - Neri | 3 |
| 1 | Spain | 1676 | pts |
| 2 | Italy | 984 | |
| 3 | Australia | 956 | |
| 4 | Germany | 753 | |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 590 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 575 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 563 | |
| 8 | Norway | 538 | |
| 9 | United States of America | 528 | |
| 10 | Great Britain | 489 | |
| 11 | Netherlands | 488 | |
| 12 | France | 454 | |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 330 | |
| 14 | Denmark | 322 | |
| 15 | Switzerland | 285 | |
| 16 | Ireland | 193 | |
| 17 | Belarus | 126 | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 119 | |
| 19 | Sweden | 105 | |
| 20 | Estonia | 98 | |
| 21 | Colombia | 91 | |
| 22 | Canada | 75 | |
| 23 | Slovakia | 51 | |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 49 | |
| 25 | Poland | 44 | |
| 26 | New Zealand | 34 | |
| 27 | Ukraine | 21 | |
| 28 | Lithuania | 16 | |
| 29 | Austria | 12 | |
| 30 | Finland | 10 | |
| 31 | South Africa | 10 | |
| 32 | Brazil | 2 | |
| 33 | Japan | 2 | |
| 34 | Argentina | 2 |
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Tour de France 2007, 2009, 2010
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Paris-Nice 2007, 2010
Spanish TT Champ 2009
UCI World Ranking 2009
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2nd GC, Tour de France 2009, 2010, 2011
Best Young Rider, Tour de France, 2008, 2009, 2010
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1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2009
2nd Flèche Wallonne 2009
3rdLiège–Bastogne–Liège, 2011Looking ahead to 2012
The big question about Andy Schleck in 2012 will be how his move to a team run by Johan Bruyneel will affect his racing. Schleck has lacked the competitive edge that Bruyneel is famous for – Schleck’s statement that he’d rather end up in second place on the Tour de France podium with his brother Fränk in third than win the race certainly doesn’t fit the Bruyneel philosophy! But Bruyneel’s attention to detail should aid Andy through this year’s Tour – and with 96km of individual time trialling, notoriously Schleck’s weak spot, he’ll need all the help he can get, if he wants to take that elusive win.
Away from the Tour, look for Andy in the Ardennes Classics, and then aiming to become the World Champion, on the hilly Valkenburg course.
