Peter Sagan continues to prove the curse of the rainbow jersey is a fallacy as he surged to the lead of both the UCI WorldTour and World Rankings thanks to his back-to-back victories in Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders. The wins reversed a trend of second-place finishes that tallied six before he finally reached the top step on the podium in Belgium.
In the World Rankings, which comprises points from all UCI races on the WorldTour and Continental calendars from January 1, 2016, Sagan leads Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo) by a huge margin, 2145 to 1407. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) is third with 1338.
In the WorldTour rankings, which only takes into account WorldTour events, Sagan leads Richie Porte (BMC) with 329 points to Porte's 222. Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) is third with 171.
In 2017, the UCI World Rankings will begin to accumulate on a rolling 12-month window.
Rankings as of April 3, 2016
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | 2145 | pts |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 1407 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 1338 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 1074 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 1048 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 859 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 845 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 835 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 755 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 753 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 740 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 738 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ | 696 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 665 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step | 632 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 560 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 550 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 546 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani CSF | 543 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 538 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 516 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 513 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Petr Vakoc (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step | 495 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 493 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 466 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff Team | 329 | pts |
| 2 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 222 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team | 171 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | 166 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 162 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team LottoNl-Jumbo | 141 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ | 137 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky | 115 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 113 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 106 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky | 104 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team | 104 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | 102 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | 96 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 92 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 84 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step | 76 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Bob Jungels (Lux) Etixx - Quick-Step | 70 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Jay McCarthy (Aus) Tinkoff Team | 68 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ | 60 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Etixx - Quick-Step | 57 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Michael Woods (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 54 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 52 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 52 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Jon Izaguirre (Spa) Movistar Team | 51 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
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