Boonen extends WorldTour rankings lead
By Cycling News
Omega Pharma-QuickStep top team, Spain best nation
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.
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.
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 |
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 |
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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