Kreuziger moves up in world rankings
By Cycling News published
Contador, Astana remain in the lead after San Sebastián
The San Sebastián Classic provided Czech rider Roman Kreuziger with an important opportunity to move up in the UCI's World Rankings this weekend. The Liquigas rider, who placed second to Spaniard Carlos Barredo, moved into third overall in the standings behind Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck.
Kreuziger moved up from fifth overall and now, with 310 points, trails Contador by 217. He is only 24 points behind Schleck, who crashed out of the race and injured his back.
Sprint star Mark Cavendish (Columbia-HTC) fell from third to fourth, while Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) moved down to fifth.
Kreuziger has gained points in the last three World Calendar races - the Tour of Switzerland, the Tour de France and the Clásica San Sebastian. His strong performance helped move the Liquigas team into third overall behind Astana and Saxo Bank.
1 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana | 527 | pts |
2 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 334 | |
3 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas | 310 | |
4 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad | 304 | |
5 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 295 | |
6 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana | 232 | |
7 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto | 219 | |
8 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank | 218 | |
9 | Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 217 | |
10 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team | 216 | |
11 | Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank | 212 | |
12 | Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step | 205 | |
13 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 202 | |
14 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 194 | |
15 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 189 | |
16 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | 188 | |
17 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 187 | |
18 | Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 178 | |
19 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 170 | |
20 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha | 164 | |
21 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha | 157 | |
22 | Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas | 156 | |
23 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha | 154 | |
24 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana | 150 | |
25 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank | 148 | |
26 | Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha | 145 | |
27 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 145 | |
28 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 139 | |
29 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas | 138 | |
30 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas | 135 | |
31 | Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 134 | |
32 | Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 133 | |
33 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 130 | |
34 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 125 | |
35 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad | 116 | |
36 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad | 115 | |
37 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step | 107 | |
38 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step | 104 | |
39 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 104 | |
40 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini | 102 | |
41 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 98 | |
42 | Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana | 94 | |
43 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad | 90 | |
44 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 89 | |
45 | Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 87 | |
46 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 87 | |
47 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream | 87 | |
48 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 82 | |
49 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step | 80 | |
50 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo Test Team | 80 | |
51 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana | 79 | |
52 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 78 | |
53 | Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale | 77 | |
54 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale | 74 | |
55 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 73 | |
56 | Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin - Slipstream | 64 | |
57 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (Blr) Liquigas | 61 | |
58 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank | 60 | |
59 | Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 60 | |
60 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 58 | |
61 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 57 | |
62 | Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 54 | |
63 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank | 53 | |
64 | Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram | 51 | |
65 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 51 | |
66 | Mickael Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto | 50 | |
67 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Slipstream | 50 | |
68 | Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 50 | |
69 | Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 50 | |
70 | Angel Gomez (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 50 | |
71 | Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux | 50 | |
72 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step | 49 | |
73 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas | 47 | |
74 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 45 | |
75 | Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank | 44 | |
76 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank | 44 | |
77 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 42 | |
78 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank | 40 | |
79 | Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad | 40 | |
80 | Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 39 | |
81 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank | 33 | |
82 | David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 33 | |
83 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 32 | |
84 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 32 | |
85 | Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervelo Test Team | 30 | |
86 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 30 | |
87 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 30 | |
88 | Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana | 30 | |
89 | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 26 | |
90 | Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale | 26 | |
91 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 26 | |
92 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 25 | |
93 | Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 22 | |
94 | Jose Serpa (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 22 | |
95 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 22 | |
96 | Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur | 21 | |
97 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank | 21 | |
98 | Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 20 | |
99 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 20 | |
100 | Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 20 | |
101 | Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 20 | |
102 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram | 20 | |
103 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad | 19 | |
104 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 18 | |
105 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - Highroad | 17 | |
106 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 17 | |
107 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas | 16 | |
108 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana | 16 | |
109 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Amica Chips - Knauf | 16 | |
110 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team | 16 | |
111 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | 16 | |
112 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream | 15 | |
113 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 15 | |
114 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad | 15 | |
115 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14 | |
116 | Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14 | |
117 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 14 | |
118 | Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad | 12 | |
119 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad | 12 | |
120 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto | 11 | |
121 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 11 | |
122 | Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad | 11 | |
123 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha | 11 | |
124 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank | 10 | |
125 | Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank | 10 | |
126 | Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux | 10 | |
127 | Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 10 | |
128 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 10 | |
129 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld | 10 | |
130 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 10 | |
131 | David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto | 9 | |
132 | George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad | 9 | |
133 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française Des Jeux | 9 | |
134 | Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 8 | |
135 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana | 8 | |
136 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha | 8 | |
137 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step | 8 | |
138 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas | 8 | |
139 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) Cervelo Test Team | 8 | |
140 | Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld | 8 | |
141 | Rubens Bertogliati (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 8 | |
142 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram | 7 | |
143 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 7 | |
144 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 7 | |
145 | Ruben Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 6 | |
147 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) Cervelo Test Team | 6 | |
148 | Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | |
149 | Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha | 6 | |
150 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 6 | |
151 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil-Shimano | 6 | |
152 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Columbia - Highroad | 6 | |
153 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram | 6 | |
154 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas | 6 | |
155 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 6 | |
156 | Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 6 | |
157 | Julian Sanchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo | 6 | |
159 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha | 6 | |
160 | Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas | 6 | |
161 | Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel | 6 | |
162 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 6 | |
163 | Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 5 | |
164 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad | 4 | |
165 | Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | 4 | |
166 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 4 | |
167 | Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 4 | |
168 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank | 4 | |
169 | Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 4 | |
170 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 4 | |
171 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | |
172 | Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
173 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 4 | |
174 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 4 | |
175 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Team Katusha | 4 | |
176 | Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
177 | Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream | 4 | |
178 | Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step | 4 | |
179 | Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 4 | |
180 | Markus Zberg (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 4 | |
181 | Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 4 | |
182 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 4 | |
183 | Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas | 3 | |
184 | Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team | 2 | |
185 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank | 2 | |
186 | Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha | 2 | |
187 | Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step | 2 | |
188 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom | 2 | |
189 | Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram | 2 | |
190 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel | 2 | |
191 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 2 | |
192 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Astana | 2 | |
193 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto | 2 | |
194 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo Test Team | 2 | |
195 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 2 | |
196 | Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 2 | |
197 | Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas | 2 | |
198 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 2 | |
199 | Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | |
200 | Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana | 2 | |
201 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
202 | Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld | 2 | |
203 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 1 | |
204 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. | 1 | |
205 | Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
206 | Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step | 1 | |
207 | Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
208 | Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto | 1 | |
209 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto | 1 | |
210 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad | 1 | |
212 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française Des Jeux | 1 | |
213 | Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 1 | |
214 | Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team | 1 | |
215 | Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) ISD | 1 | |
216 | Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 1 | |
217 | Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 1 | |
218 | Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo Test Team | 1 | |
219 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad | 1 | |
220 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano | 1 | |
221 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Liquigas | 1 |
1 | Astana | 1082 | pts |
2 | Team Saxo Bank | 863 | |
3 | Liquigas | 800 | |
4 | Team Columbia - High Road | 750 | |
5 | Caisse d'Epargne | 710 | |
6 | Cervelo Test Team | 697 | |
7 | Team Katusha | 637 | |
8 | Quick Step | 600 | |
9 | Silence - Lotto | 566 | |
10 | Rabobank | 491 | |
11 | Garmin - Slipstream | 432 | |
12 | Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli | 379 | |
13 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 377 | |
14 | LPR Brakes Farnese Vini | 290 | |
15 | Lampre - N.G.C | 281 | |
16 | AG2R La Mondiale | 206 | |
17 | Française Des Jeux | 192 | |
18 | Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo | 189 | |
19 | Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne | 126 | |
20 | Team Milram | 114 | |
21 | BBox Bouygues Telecom | 94 | |
22 | Agritubel | 34 | |
23 | Skil-Shimano | 32 | |
24 | Fuji-Servetto | 29 | |
25 | Ceramica Flaminia - Bossini Docce | 26 | |
26 | Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team | 22 | |
27 | Andalucia Cajasur | 21 | |
28 | Barloworld | 20 | |
29 | Contentpolis-Ampo | 6 | |
30 | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | 4 | |
31 | BMC Racing Team | 4 | |
32 | ISD | 1 |

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