Boonen extends WorldTour rankings lead

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Tom Boonen joins compatriot Roger De Vlaeminck as the only four-time Paris-Roubaix champions. (Image credit: Photopress.be)

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To the victor goes the spoils - Tom Boonen adds a fourth cobblestone trophy to his collection. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tom Boonen has won Paris-Roubaix for the fourth time. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Boonen kicked for home solo some 52km out at Paris-Roubaix and held on comfortably (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) confirmed his superiority in the Spring Classics with a record-equaling fourth Paris-Roubaix victory that extended his lead in the individual UCI WorldTour rankings.

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Boonen also became the first rider to ever win the E3 Harelbeke, Gent-Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix in the same season and joined Roger De Vlaeminck as the only four-time Paris-Roubaix winners.

"My legs were good and after the great things I've done in the last two weeks, I was confident of pulling it off," said Boonen. "I wanted to do something extraordinary to mark my fourth Paris-Roubaix victory. I think I did it."

Boonen scored 100 UCI WorldTour points which increased his total to 366. Milan-San Remo winner Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) is a distant second with 210 points, and Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco winner Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) is third with 208 points.

Boonen's Omega Pharma-QuickStep squad extended its lead in the UCI WorldTour team ranking and now has a total of 547 points. Katusha is second with 382 points and Liquigas-Cannondale is third with 376 points.

Spain still leads the nation ranking with 717 points but Boonen's success has lifted Belgium to second place with 567 points. Italy is a close third with 566 points.

The next race in the UCI WorldTour is the Amstel Gold Race in the Netherlands on Sunday, April 15.

WorldTour Individual Rankings
1	Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	366	pts
2	Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	210
3	Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi	208
4	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	182
5	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale	179
6	Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team	167
7	Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team	166
8	Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team	142
9	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team	140
10	Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team	112
11	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling	112
12	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD	106
13	Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan	96
14	Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	92
15	Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	90
16	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan	86
17	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team	78
18	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	75
19	Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan	72
20	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	70
21	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling	70
22	Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team	66
23	Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling	63
24	Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling	61
25	Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	61
26	Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team	60
27	Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling	60
28	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Barracuda	60
29	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	60
30	Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	52
31	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	51
32	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team	51
33	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	51
34	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling	50
35	Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team	44
36	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling	42
37	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	40
38	Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	40
39	Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan	40
40	Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan	33
41	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	32
42	Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda	31
43	Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank	30
44	Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team	30
45	Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan	30
46	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	24
47	Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	24
48	André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team	22
49	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	21
50	Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling	20
51	Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team	20
52	Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	16
53	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	15
54	Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	14
55	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	14
56	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	12
57	Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	10
58	Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda	10
59	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	10
60	Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	10
61	Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	8
62	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team	8
63	Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat	7
64	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	7
65	Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team	7
66	Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	6
67	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	6
68	Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team	6
69	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team	6
70	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling	6
71	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	6
72	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team	5
73	Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	5
74	Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD	5
75	Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team	4
76	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team	4
77	Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team	4
78	Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team	4
79	Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4
80	Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan	4
81	Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	4
82	Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team	4
83	Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale	4
84	Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda	3
85	Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep	3
86	Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team	2
87	Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Barracuda	2
88	Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling	2
89	Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling	2
90	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Garmin - Barracuda	2
91	Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team	2
92	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	2
93	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team	1
94	Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team	1
95	Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team	1
96	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team	1
97	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda	1
98	Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team	1
99	Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat	1
100	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1
101	Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale	1
102	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1
103	Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale	1
104	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan	1
105	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank	1
106	Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	1
107	Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank	1
108	Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1
109	Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team	1

WorldTour Team Rankings
1	Omega Pharma-Quickstep	547	pts
2	Katusha Team	382
3	Liquigas-Cannondale	376
4	Sky Procycling	366
5	GreenEdge Cycling Team	342
6	RadioShack-Nissan	327
7	BMC Racing Team	279
8	Euskaltel - Euskadi	208
9	Movistar Team	205
10	Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	202
11	Rabobank Cycling Team	198
12	Lampre - ISD	168
13	Astana Pro Team	133
14	AG2R La Mondiale	106
15	Garmin - Barracuda	106
16	Lotto Belisol Team	101
17	FDJ-Big Mat	72
18	Team Saxo Bank	32

WorldTour Nation Rankings
1	Spain	717	pts
2	Belgium	567
3	Italy	566
4	Netherlands	348
5	Australia	315
6	Switzerland	198
7	Slovakia	179
8	United States	153
9	France	120
10	Great Britain	118
11	Norway	113
12	Germany	84
13	Czech Republic	78
14	Slovenia	77
15	Portugal	72
16	Colombia	65
17	Denmark	60
18	Ireland	60
19	Austria	51
20	Croatia	44
21	Belarus	8
22	Russia	8
23	Poland	8
24	Sweden	6
25	South Africa	6
26	Canada	2
27	New Zealand	1
28	Luxembourg	1
29	Argentina	1

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