Leipheimer and Cunego climb UCI rankings after Tour de Suisse

Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank), Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) on the podium. (Image credit: Sirotti)

Success at the Tour de Suisse has lifted Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-ISD) into the top 20 of the latest UCI ranking.

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Leipheimer snatched victory from the Italian in the final time trial stage on Sunday and scored 100 points for his success. That lifted the veteran American from 73rd to 18th in the individual ranking, with a total of 128 points. Cunego scored 80 points for second place and also scored four points for each of his six days in the leader's yellow jersey. He climbed from 60th to 20th in the ranking, with a total of 123 points. Stage winner and third overall Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) also shot up the ranking, moving from 56th to 21st with a new total of 120 points.

Despite not riding the Tour de Suisse, Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) still tops the individual ranking thanks to his incredible run of success in the spring Classics.

Gilbert has a total of 356 points, just seven points ahead of Giro d'Italia winner Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-SunGard). Italy's Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) is a close third with 348 points. Cadel Evans (BMC) is fourth with 314 points, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) is fifth with 288 points and Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek), winner of the final time trial stage at the Tour de Suisse, stays in sixth place with a total of 248 points. A total of 173 riders have so far scored points in this year’s ranking.

Spain leads the nations ranking, RadioShack climb to third in teams

Leipheimer's success helped lift RadioShack from fourth to third in the team ranking. The US-registered squad now has a total of 609 points and closed the gap on leaders HTC-Highroad, that has 628 points, and Leopard Trek, that has 613 points. The Saxo Bank-SunGard team slipped to seventh, while Cunego's Lampre-ISD moved up to fourth place. Omega Pharma-Lotto is fifth and BMC is sixth.

Spain still tops the nations ranking with 1000 points. Italy is second with 891 points, Belgium is third with 765 points and Australia is fourth with 748 points.

Rankings as of June 20, 2011
1	Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	356	pts
2	Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard	349
3	Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	348
4	Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team	314
5	Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team	288
6	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard Trek	248
7	Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana	224
8	Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	210
9	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack	207
10	Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad	207
11	Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad	203
12	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling	181
13	Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	163
14	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	162
15	Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack	143
16	Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team	140
17	Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana	135
18	Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack	128
19	Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek	126
20	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD	123
21	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	120
22	John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	116
23	Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team	110
24	Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad	110
25	Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling	107
26	Cameron Meyer (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo	106
27	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek	103
28	Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank Sungard	100
29	Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Team Garmin-Cervelo	100
30	Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team	100
31	Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	92
32	Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Procycling	91
33	Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Movistar Team	90
34	Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team	80
35	André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto	78
36	Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek	76
37	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	73
38	Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo	72
39	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	71
40	Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack	71
41	Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	70
42	Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	70
43	Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team	70
44	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	69
45	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	66
46	Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek	60
47	Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo	60
48	Grégory Rast (Swi) Team RadioShack	60
49	Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad	58
50	Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	56
51	Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	54
52	Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	53
53	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Procycling	51
54	Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	51
55	Lars Ytting Bak (Den) HTC-Highroad	50
56	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	50
57	Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Katusha Team	50
58	Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	48
59	Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard	45
60	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) HTC-Highroad	44
61	Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team	40
62	George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team	40
63	Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team	40
64	Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad	40
65	Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team	34
66	Tiago Machado (Por) Team RadioShack	32
67	David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team	32
68	Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	30
69	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team	30
70	David Millar (GBr) Team Garmin-Cervelo	29
71	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	28
72	Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo	27
73	Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team	26
74	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team	26
75	Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team	25
76	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo	23
77	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	22
78	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team	22
79	Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale	22
80	Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	21
81	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana	21
82	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	20
83	David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team	18
84	Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	18
85	Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	16
86	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	16
87	Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	16
88	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team	14
89	John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad	13
90	Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Team RadioShack	13
91	Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team	12
92	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo	12
93	Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team	12
94	Thomas Danielson (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo	11
95	Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo	11
96	Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Procycling	11
97	Juan José Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard	11
98	Ben Hermans (Bel) Team RadioShack	10
99	Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale	10
100	Allan Davis (Aus) Pro Team Astana	10
101	Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling	10
102	Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team	10
103	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	10
104	Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling	10
105	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek	8
106	Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo	8
107	Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard	8
108	Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad	8
109	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team	7
110	Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	7
111	Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team RadioShack	7
112	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Pro Team Astana	7
113	David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo	7
114	Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	6
115	Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col) Movistar Team	6
116	Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling	6
117	Gatis Smukulis (Lat) HTC-Highroad	6
118	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - ISD	6
119	Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling	5
120	Tejay Van Garderen (USA) HTC-Highroad	5
121	Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	5
122	Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team	5
123	Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Leopard Trek	4
124	Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling	4
125	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling	4
126	Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	4
127	Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team	4
128	Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD	4
129	Davide Vigano (Ita) Leopard Trek	4
130	Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team	4
131	Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek	4
132	Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team	4
133	Jan Bakelants (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	3
134	Baden Cooke (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard	2
135	Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team	2
136	Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team	2
137	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	2
138	Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	2
139	Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	2
140	Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD	2
141	Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	2
142	Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	2
143	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale	2
144	Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	2
145	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team	2
146	Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad	2
147	Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team	2
148	Leigh Howard (Aus) HTC-Highroad	2
149	Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo	1
150	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Saxo Bank Sungard	1
151	Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team	1
152	Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana	1
153	Nelson Oliveira (Spa) Team RadioShack	1
154	Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Quickstep Cycling Team	1
155	Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto	1
156	Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi	1
157	Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling	1
158	Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo	1
159	Bert Grabsch (Ger) HTC-Highroad	1
160	Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar	1
161	Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Team RadioShack	1
162	Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	1
163	Frantisek Rabon (Cze) HTC-Highroad	1
164	Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale	1
165	Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	1
166	Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Pro Team Astana	1
167	Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team	1
168	Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack	1
169	Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1
170	Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team	1
171	Matthew Wilson (Aus) Team Garmin-Cervelo	1
172	Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale	1
173	Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team	1

Nations
1	Spain	1000	pts
2	Italy	891
3	Belgium	765
4	Australia	748
5	Germany	508
6	Netherlands	491
7	United States	382
8	Switzerland	358
9	Great Britain	346
10	France	325
11	Kazakhstan	224
12	Denmark	206
13	Luxembourg	202
14	Czech Republic	136
15	Colombia	113
16	Belarus	86
17	Slovenia	78
18	Ireland	73
19	Russia	60
20	Portugal	47
21	Austria	44
22	Norway	35
23	Slovakia	22
24	Canada	12
25	New Zealand	11
26	Argentina	11
27	Latvia	6
28	Sweden	5
29	Ukraine	5
30	Poland	1
31	Lithuania	1
32	Costa Rica	1

Teams
1	HTC-Highroad	628	pts
2	Leopard Trek	613
3	Team Radioshack	609
4	Lampre - Isd	548
5	Omega Pharma-Lotto	541
6	Bmc Racing Team	534
7	Saxo Bank Sungard	513
8	Rabobank Cycling Team	495
9	Sky Procycling	441
10	Katusha Team	406
11	Pro Team Astana	397
12	Team Garmin-Cervelo	367
13	Liquigas-Cannondale	342
14	Movistar Team	328
15	Euskaltel-Euskadi	272
16	Ag2R La Mondiale	266
17	Quickstep Cycling Team	260
18	Vacansoleil-Dcm Pro Cycling Team	93