Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez remains atop the UCI's World Rankings after the year's first monument, Milan-San Remo, and the stage races Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico.
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The Caisse d'Epargne rider, who took second overall in the Tour Down Under and third overall at Paris-Nice, sits 39 points ahead of German André Greipel, who won the Tour Down Under. Cadel Evans (BMC) is a further three points adrift after sixth in the TDU and third overall in Tirreno-Adriatico.
Oscar Freire's win in Milan-San Remo boosted Spain's lead in the overall country rankings, while Caisse d'Epargne maintained the teams classification lead over the Astana squad of Paris-Nice winner Alberto Contador.
The UCI's World Rankings combine the ProTour races with events of the Historic classification for a total of 26 races over the course of the season. Series leader Sanchez is currently competing in the next stop, the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya in his home country.
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| 1 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 158 | pts |
| 2 | André Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 119 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 116 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 109 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana | 107 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank | 100 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 99 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step | 86 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni | 86 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 85 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana | 82 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 78 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha | 68 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 62 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo | 60 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 58 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Milram | 54 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 53 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank | 51 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank | 46 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam | 40 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia | 40 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha | 36 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni | 30 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha | 30 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 30 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 22 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 21 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 21 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo | 21 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions | 11 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 10 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 10 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 10 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto | 7 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana | 6 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram | 6 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 6 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank | 6 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 6 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha | 6 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam | 6 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 6 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone | 5 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 5 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux | 5 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 5 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank | 5 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team RadioShack | 5 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram | 4 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 4 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank | 4 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 4 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini | 4 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia | 3 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank | 2 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
| 60 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni | 2 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
| 61 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 2 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
| 62 | Jérémie Galland (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 2 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
| 63 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Professional Cycling Team | 1 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
| 64 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
| 65 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions | 1 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
| 66 | Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha | 1 | Row 65 - Cell 3 |
| 67 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne | 1 | Row 66 - Cell 3 |
| 68 | Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 1 | Row 67 - Cell 3 |
| 69 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Française des Jeux | 1 | Row 68 - Cell 3 |
| 70 | Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox | 1 | Row 69 - Cell 3 |
| 71 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux | 1 | Row 70 - Cell 3 |
| 72 | Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo | 1 | Row 71 - Cell 3 |
| 73 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank | 1 | Row 72 - Cell 3 |
| 74 | Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia | 1 | Row 73 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 263 | pts |
| 2 | Astana | 195 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Rabobank | 166 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Team HTC - Columbia | 163 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Liquigas-Doimo | 161 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Team Katusha | 141 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Androni Giocattoli - Serramenti Pvc Diquigiovanni | 118 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | BMC Racing Team | 117 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Acqua & Sapone | 114 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Lampre-Farnese Vini | 101 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Sky Professional Cycling Team | 98 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Colnago - CSF Inox | 93 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Quick Step | 86 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Team Milram | 64 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 53 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Team Saxo Bank | 49 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Cervélo TestTeam | 46 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 42 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 27 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Garmin - Transitions | 12 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | 11 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Footon-Servetto | 7 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Française des Jeux | 7 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Team RadioShack | 7 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Saur - Sojasun | 6 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Ag2R La Mondiale | 3 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Spain | 517 | pts |
| 2 | Italy | 393 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Australia | 284 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Germany | 179 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Belgium | 123 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 85 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 82 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 60 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 57 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Norway | 46 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Russia | 37 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | France | 32 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Estonia | 21 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Slovakia | 21 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | South Africa | 11 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Portugal | 7 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Slovenia | 4 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Austria | 3 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Ireland | 3 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | United States | 3 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Denmark | 2 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Colombia | 1 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Switzerland | 1 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Belarus | 1 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Argentina | 1 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
