Sagan surges to WorldTour lead

Thanks to his victory in Gent-Wevelgem, world champion Peter Sagan became the new leader of the UCI WorldTour,  surpassing Richie Porte (BMC), who has led the rankings since landing on the podium at Paris-Nice. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff), who finished second overall in the Volta a Catalunya, is now third.

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was the biggest mover, making his debut in the rankings at eighth after winning Catalunya by a slim seven seconds over Contador.

Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), who was previously second overall, slipped to fourth after coming ninth in Gent-Wevelgem.

In the team standings, Tinkoff have taken over top spot with a haul of 474 points with Team Sky dropping to second place on 463 points while BMC are third with 448 points. Giant-Alpecin remain bottom of the 18 teams with eight points.

 Australia continue to top the nation standings with 450 points with no change to the top five.

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UCI WorldTour rankings as of March 28, 2016

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Individual
#Rider Name (Country) TeamHeader Cell - Column 2 Header Cell - Column 3
1Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team229pts
2Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team222Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team171Row 2 - Cell 3
4Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team162Row 3 - Cell 3
5Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ137Row 4 - Cell 3
6Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky115Row 5 - Cell 3
7Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge113Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team104Row 7 - Cell 3
9Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky104Row 8 - Cell 3
10Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky102Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha96Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky92Row 11 - Cell 3
13Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo86Row 12 - Cell 3
14Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal84Row 13 - Cell 3
15Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step76Row 14 - Cell 3
16Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo71Row 15 - Cell 3
17Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step70Row 16 - Cell 3
18Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff Team68Row 17 - Cell 3
19Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ60Row 18 - Cell 3
20Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling54Row 19 - Cell 3
21Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team52Row 20 - Cell 3
22Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale52Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team51Row 22 - Cell 3
24Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Team Katusha50Row 23 - Cell 3
25Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky50Row 24 - Cell 3
26Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ50Row 25 - Cell 3
27Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha46Row 26 - Cell 3
28Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Movistar Team40Row 27 - Cell 3
29Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Astana Pro Team40Row 28 - Cell 3
30Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step37Row 29 - Cell 3
31Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-GreenEdge31Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo30Row 31 - Cell 3
33Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling30Row 32 - Cell 3
34Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale30Row 33 - Cell 3
35Fernando Gaviria (Col) Etixx - Quick-Step28Row 34 - Cell 3
36Lars Boom (Ned) Astana Pro Team22Row 35 - Cell 3
37Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Lotto Soudal21Row 36 - Cell 3
38Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Soudal21Row 37 - Cell 3
39Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky20Row 38 - Cell 3
40Caleb Ewan (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge17Row 39 - Cell 3
41Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge16Row 40 - Cell 3
42Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal14Row 41 - Cell 3
43Steve Morabito (Swi) FDJ11Row 42 - Cell 3
44Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Team Katusha10Row 43 - Cell 3
45Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo10Row 44 - Cell 3
46Aleksei Tsatevich (Rus) Team Katusha9Row 45 - Cell 3
47Mark Renshaw (Aus) Dimension Data8Row 46 - Cell 3
48Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky7Row 47 - Cell 3
49Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre - Merida7Row 48 - Cell 3
50Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team6Row 49 - Cell 3
51Patrick Bevin (NZl) Cannondale Pro Cycling6Row 50 - Cell 3
52Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team6Row 51 - Cell 3
53Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal6Row 52 - Cell 3
54Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team6Row 53 - Cell 3
55Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data6Row 54 - Cell 3
56Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal6Row 55 - Cell 3
57Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida5Row 56 - Cell 3
58Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step4Row 57 - Cell 3
59Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale Pro Cycling4Row 58 - Cell 3
60Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Tinkoff Team4Row 59 - Cell 3
61Rui Costa (Por) Lampre - Merida4Row 60 - Cell 3
62Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky4Row 61 - Cell 3
63Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ4Row 62 - Cell 3
64Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 63 - Cell 3
65Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 64 - Cell 3
66Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo4Row 65 - Cell 3
67Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team LottoNl-Jumbo4Row 66 - Cell 3
68Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team4Row 67 - Cell 3
69Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica-GreenEdge4Row 68 - Cell 3
70Gianni Meersman (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step4Row 69 - Cell 3
71Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin4Row 70 - Cell 3
72Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin4Row 71 - Cell 3
73Michael Morkov (Den) Team Katusha2Row 72 - Cell 3
74Daniel Oss (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 73 - Cell 3
75Adam Blythe (GBr) Tinkoff Team2Row 74 - Cell 3
76Leigh Howard (Aus) IAM Cycling2Row 75 - Cell 3
77Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky2Row 76 - Cell 3
78Wouter Wippert (Ned) Cannondale Pro Cycling2Row 77 - Cell 3
79Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data2Row 78 - Cell 3
80André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal2Row 79 - Cell 3
81Jarlinson Pantano (Col) IAM Cycling2Row 80 - Cell 3
82Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal2Row 81 - Cell 3
83Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team2Row 82 - Cell 3
84Tony Martin (Ger) Etixx - Quick-Step2Row 83 - Cell 3
85Natnael Berhane (Eri) Dimension Data2Row 84 - Cell 3
86Marko Kump (Slo) Lampre - Merida1Row 85 - Cell 3
87Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Tinkoff Team1Row 86 - Cell 3
88Carlos Verona (Spa) Etixx - Quick-Step1Row 87 - Cell 3
89Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Dimension Data1Row 88 - Cell 3
90Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step1Row 89 - Cell 3
91Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 90 - Cell 3
92Jan Bakelants (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 91 - Cell 3
93Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team1Row 92 - Cell 3
94Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale Pro Cycling1Row 93 - Cell 3
95Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 94 - Cell 3
96Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team1Row 95 - Cell 3
97Jesus Herrada (Spa) Movistar Team1Row 96 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamHeader Cell - Column 2 Header Cell - Column 3
1Tinkoff474pts
2Team Sky463Row 1 - Cell 3
3BMC Racing Team448Row 2 - Cell 3
4FDJ262Row 3 - Cell 3
5Etixx - Quick Step215Row 4 - Cell 3
6Team Katusha211Row 5 - Cell 3
7Movistar Team197Row 6 - Cell 3
8Orica GreenEdge181Row 7 - Cell 3
9Lotto Soudal146Row 8 - Cell 3
10Trek Factory Racing134Row 9 - Cell 3
11AG2R La Mondiale83Row 10 - Cell 3
12Team Lotto Nl - Jumbo75Row 11 - Cell 3
13Astana Pro Team72Row 12 - Cell 3
14Cannondale Pro Cycling Team67Row 13 - Cell 3
15IAM Cycling34Row 14 - Cell 3
16Team Dimension Data19Row 15 - Cell 3
17Lampre - Merida17Row 16 - Cell 3
18Team Giant - Alpecin8Row 17 - Cell 3
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Nations
#Rider Name (Country) TeamHeader Cell - Column 2 Header Cell - Column 3
1Australia450pts
2Belgium361Row 1 - Cell 3
3Great Britain297Row 2 - Cell 3
4Spain284Row 3 - Cell 3
5France264Row 4 - Cell 3
6Colombia253Row 5 - Cell 3
7Slovakia229Row 6 - Cell 3
8Switzerland158Row 7 - Cell 3
9Russia155Row 8 - Cell 3
10Poland103Row 9 - Cell 3
11Italy92Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ireland76Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luxembourg76Row 12 - Cell 3
14Canada54Row 13 - Cell 3
15United States52Row 14 - Cell 3
16Norway48Row 15 - Cell 3
17Netherlands45Row 16 - Cell 3
18Czech Republic42Row 17 - Cell 3
19Germany8Row 18 - Cell 3
20New Zealand6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Kazakhstan6Row 20 - Cell 3
22Slovenia5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Portugal4Row 22 - Cell 3
24South Africa4Row 23 - Cell 3
25Denmark2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Eritrea2Row 25 - Cell 3
27Belarus1Row 26 - Cell 3

 

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