Matt Goss’ (HTC-Highroad) Milan-San Remo victory has seen him take a commanding lead at the head of the UCI WorldTour rankings. The Australian inherits the top spot from fellow countryman Cadel Evans (BMC) and teammate Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad), winners of Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice respectively.
Goss has been a hugely consistent performer in WorldTour events in 2011 and that regularity is reflected by the ample margin of his lead. As well as picking up 100 points for winning Milan-San Remo, Goss took stage wins the Santos Tour Down Under and Paris-Nice to bring his total to 203.
Michele Scarponi’s (Lampre-ISD) strong showings at Milan-San Remo and Tirreno-Adriatico see him move up to second in the standings, albeit 85 points behind Goss. Evans and Martin remained locked together in joint 3rd place, while Tour Down Under winner Cameron Meyer (Garmin-Cervélo) lies in 5th.
It looks as though Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) and Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) will be difficult to separate throughout the spring, and the duo head north for the cobbled classics level on 86 points apiece.
With WorldTour points up for grabs at both Gent-Wevelgem and the Volta a Catalunya in the next seven days, there may well be a significant shake up in the rankings in the coming week, but given his current form, Matt Goss has every reason to be confident of building on his lead in Belgium.
Goss’ HTC-Highroad squad have a healthy advantage at the top of the team standings, well clear of the early season’s other dominant force, Rabobank. BMC’s leaders Evans and Alessandro Ballan have contributed handsomely to their team’s third place in the standings, while RadioShack lie in 4th.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, Quick Step remain the only of the eighteen ProTeams to have failed to pick up a single WorldTour ranking point so far in 2011, while Saxo Bank-SunGard’s reliance on Alberto Contador so far is reflected by its 17th place in the standings.
Not surprisingly, given the exploits of Goss, Evans and Meyer at WorldTour level, Australia stand top of the national rankings, ahead of Italy. Great Britain currently lie in 4th place, and will be hoping to maintain a position in the top ten in order to ensure that Mark Cavendish will have a full complement of support at the world championships in Copenhagen.
The top ten nations in the UCI WorldTour rankings on August 15 are entitled to field nine riders at the Worlds.
WorldTour rankings after Milan-San Remo
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 203 | pts |
| 2 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 118 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 108 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 108 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 106 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack | 88 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek | 86 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 86 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling | 82 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 80 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 74 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 71 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 70 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 62 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 60 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 59 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 52 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team | 50 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 46 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 41 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad | 40 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 38 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack | 30 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 30 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 26 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Biel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 20 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 20 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 12 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling | 11 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 10 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana | 10 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 10 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 10 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard | 9 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 8 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team RadioShack | 7 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana | 7 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 5 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Stuart O'grady (Aus) Leopard Trek | 4 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | 4 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek | 4 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 4 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 4 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 4 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team | 4 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 2 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad | 2 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team | 2 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 2 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 2 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard | 2 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 2 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 2 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo | 1 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad | 1 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling | 1 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 1 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | Row 66 - Cell 2 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HTC-Highroad | 354 | pts |
| 2 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 216 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | BMC Racing Team | 178 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Team Radioshack | 175 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Sky Procycling | 173 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Lampre - ISD | 155 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Liquigas-Cannondale | 138 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 126 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Team Garmin-Cervelo | 125 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Leopard Trek | 94 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ag2R La Mondiale | 61 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 59 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Katusha Team | 56 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Movistar Team | 50 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 19 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Pro Team Astana | 17 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Saxo Bank Sungard | 11 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 497 | pts |
| 2 | Italy | 361 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 236 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 157 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 150 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Belgium | 113 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Spain | 108 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 86 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | France | 69 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Portugal | 30 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 30 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | United States | 30 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 11 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Argentina | 9 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Sweden | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Russia | 4 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Slovakia | 2 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Colombia | 2 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 1 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
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