Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) continued his run of success in the Spring Classics and moved up to fourth in the UCI WorldTour rankings thanks to another powerful sprint victory at Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday. Boonen beat Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Matti Breschel (Rabobank) in the dash to the line, timing his effort perfectly to beat the young Slovakian champion. Boonen joins Rik Van Looy, Eddy Merckx and Mario Cipollini as three-time winners of Gent-Wevelgem.
Boonen won the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Harelbeke race for a record fifth time on Friday to kick off an impressive weekend performance. Boonen had been tied with Rik Van Looy with four victories.
The Omega Pharma-QuickStep team leader now has a total of 166 points in the individual UCI WorldTour ranking, moving him up from seventh to fourth. Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge Cycling Team) still leads the ranking with 210 points after his victories at the Tour Down Under and Milan-San Remo. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) is second with 182 points and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) remains in third with 167 points.
The GreenEdge team also had another successful week of racing; with Michael Albasini winning the opening two stages and then successfully defending the overall race lead at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
They key mountain stage in the foothills of the Pyrenees was shortened due to snow and Albasini went onto finish 1:30 ahead of Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and 1:32 in front of third-placed Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) on general classification. Albasini picked up 112 points in the UCI WorldTour ranking, and entered the individual rankings in seventh place.
Sky Procycling is back at the top of the UCI WorldTour team ranking after consistent results in both Gent-Wevelgem and Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The British team tops the ranking with a total of 356 points. GreenEdge Cycling Team is up to second with 333 points and Liquigas-Cannondale is third with 326 points.
Spain remains the leader of the nations ranking with 461 points. Italy is second with 351 points and Belgium is third with 337 points.
| 1 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 210 | pts |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 182 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 167 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 166 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team | 140 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 129 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 112 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 112 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 92 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 88 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 86 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | 84 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team | 78 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan | 72 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 70 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 70 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 63 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team | 62 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 61 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 61 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Barracuda | 60 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 51 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 51 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team | 50 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 50 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team | 46 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 44 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team | 41 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 40 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | 40 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan | 33 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda | 31 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 31 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | 30 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 26 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 22 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 21 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team | 20 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 20 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 20 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 15 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 15 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 14 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 14 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Steve Chainel (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 10 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 10 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 10 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 8 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat | 7 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 7 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 7 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 6 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 6 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 6 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 6 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 6 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 5 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 5 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 5 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 5 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team | 4 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 4 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 4 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 4 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 4 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 4 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda | 3 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 3 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Katusha Team | 2 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
| 75 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin - Barracuda | 2 | Row 74 - Cell 3 |
| 76 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | Row 75 - Cell 3 |
| 77 | Svein Tuft (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 1 | Row 76 - Cell 3 |
| 78 | Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 77 - Cell 3 |
| 79 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 78 - Cell 3 |
| 80 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | 1 | Row 79 - Cell 3 |
| 81 | Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan | 1 | Row 80 - Cell 3 |
| 82 | Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale | 1 | Row 81 - Cell 3 |
| 83 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda | 1 | Row 82 - Cell 3 |
| 84 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1 | Row 83 - Cell 3 |
| 85 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 84 - Cell 3 |
| 86 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 85 - Cell 3 |
| 87 | Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 86 - Cell 3 |
| 88 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 1 | Row 87 - Cell 3 |
| 89 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team | 1 | Row 88 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Spain | 461 | pts |
| 2 | Italy | 351 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 337 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 297 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 198 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 164 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | United States | 141 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 129 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 118 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | France | 94 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 78 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Slovenia | 73 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Portugal | 72 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Norway | 71 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Colombia | 63 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Ireland | 60 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Austria | 51 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Denmark | 50 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Croatia | 41 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Germany | 30 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Russia | 8 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Poland | 8 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Belarus | 7 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Sweden | 6 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Canada | 2 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Luxembourg | 1 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Argentina | 1 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 1 | Sky Procycling | 356 | pts |
| 2 | GreenEdge Cycling Team | 333 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 326 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | RadioShack-Nissan | 315 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Katusha Team | 256 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 209 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Movistar Team | 198 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 198 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Astana Pro Team | 130 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Lotto Belisol Team | 101 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Garmin - Barracuda | 97 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 88 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Lampre - ISD | 86 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | BMC Racing Team | 78 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 77 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | AG2R La Mondiale | 76 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | FDJ-Big Mat | 71 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
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